Walt Disney was born in the USA in 1901. Wall lived a poor life
 
when he was young. To have fun, Walt began drawing. In 1928, Mickey \ Mouse was created and became world-famous at once. He soon drew other cartoon characters like Donald Duck.
Then Walt decided to open theme parks. In 1955, Walt Disney himself opened the first Disney park in California, USA. Later, another Disney World opened in Florida, USA in 1971. Tokyo Disneyland opened in Japan in 1983, and Euro Disney opened in France in 1992. In 2005, the world's fifth Disneyland opened in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest of all Disneylands, but the Adventureland in it is the biggest one of all.
On April 8th, 2011, Shanghai Disneyland project started in Pudong New Area.
It's 12 kilometers from Pudong International Airport. The planned castle for the
Shanghai Disneyland is going to be the biggest and tallest of all the world's Disney
theme parks. "Visitors will say 'wow, look at that big castle' when they first see
it," said Robert Iger, President and CEO of the Walt Disney Company. The theme
park will be the world's sixth Disney park and the first one on the Chinese mainland, It will also be the third of its kind in Asia. The park will be built in about five years and will possibly open in 2014, at the earliest. It may attract 7.3 million visitors in its first year.
【小题1】Which may be the best title of the passage?
A.Father of Mickey MouseB.Disneyland in the USA
C.Walt Disney and his cartoon charactersD.Disneylands all over the world
【小题2】How many Disneyland parks are there in the world now?
A.Six.B.Five.C.Three.D.Two.
【小题3】Which of the following about the Shanghai Disneyland is NOT true?
A.Shanghai Disneyland will be the first Disney theme park in China.
B.About 7.3 visitors may come to Shanghai Disneyland in its first year.
C.It will take about five years to finish building the Shanghai Disneyland.
D.Shanghai Disneyland will have the biggest castle of all the Disney parks.

 

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris was set up as Euro Disney in 1992. The company changed the name in 1995. Like Tokyo Disney, it has two separate parks. The main park has live different lands -Adventure-land, Fantasyland, Discovery land, Frontierland and Main Street USA. The second park, Walt Disney Studios Park, revolves(环绕) around a movie theme and offers surprising and special shows. Disneyland Paris also contains seven Disney hotels and a pair of golf (高尔夫) courses: one for adults and one for children.     

Telephone: 011-33-1-60-30-60-30  

Website: http//www.disneylandparis.com 

Hong Kong Disneyland

Hong Kong Disneyland debuted(首次亮相) in 2005 and still contains just one theme park. It holds four theme lands like other Disneyland parks - Main Street, Fantasyland, Adventureland and Tomorrowland - with three more lands scheduled(预定的) for opening between 2011 and 2014. Besides the theme park, Disney also runs a pair of official hotels and builds a man-made lake.

Telephone: 011-852-1-830-830

Website: http//www.park.hongkongdisneyland.com

1. If Jim goes to Disneyland Paris, he can't ___________.

A. see films                                                B. play golf

C. live in a Disney hotel                 D. go boating on the lake

2.There will be ___________lands in Hong Kong Disneyland in 2015.

A. six                                      B. seven

C. eight                                            D. four

3.We can know the ___________about the two parks according to the passsage.

a. telephone numbers                            b. websites

c. addresses                                  d. ticket price

A. a & b                                                                       B. a & d

C. a & c                                                              D. c & d    

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Tokyo Disney has two separate parks.

B. All the Disney parks have two separate parks.

C. Disneyland Paris is the best one in the world.

D. Hong Kong Disneyland has five different lands nowadays.

5.The writer wrote the passage to ___________.

A. tell us the best time to visit Disneyland

B. tell us Hong Kong Disneyland is better than anyone else

C. ask us to visit the Disneyland

D. introduce these two Disneylands

 

Snooker(台球)is a big sport in China.It is said that there are 300 million snooker players in China, so it's not surprised that some of the world's best players come from China.Ding Junhui is one of them.

When Ding Junhui was eight years old, there were not many snooker clubs.His father often played with his friends on a table in the street,and one day Ding Junhui played with one of his father friends and beat him.His father,a shoe salesman,discovered that his son was talented at snooker.He then took Ding Junhui to China's nation snooker training center in Dongguan,Guangdong Province.There.they lived in a room of five square meters.When they ran out of money.Ding's father phoned his wife and told her to sell their house.

After years of hard training,Ding turned professional in 2003 and became China's No.1.In 2005.more than 100 million people watched Ding Junhui win the 2005 World Snooker China Open.Since then, snooker has become more and more popular in China.

“When I was a small boy, snooker was not in the top 10 favorite sports in China,”Ding says.“Table tennis was top, followed by soccer, basketball and badminton.Now,basketball is top,but snooker is surely in the top five.”

1.Ding Junhui’s father usually played snooker  ---When Ding Junhui was young.

A.in a club          B.in the street        C.at home           D.in a training center

2.Ding Junhui became the best snooker player in China          

A.in 2003           B.in 2005           C.when he was 6      D.when he was 8

3.Ding Junhui and his father lived a_____ life when he was training in Dongguan.

A.rich              B.colorful           C.hard             D.modern

4.According to Ding Junhui’s words,_________ is the top sport in China now.

A.ping-pong         B.soccer            C.snooker           D.basketball

5.The passage mainly tells us  ____ 

A.how to be a top player in snooker

B.what is the most popular sport in China

C.snooker player Ding Junhui's story

D.the history of snooker in China

 

Lots of young people like reading magazines in their free time for fun. Of so many different magazines, Reader’s Digest is famous and popular.

Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, it’s just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket”. It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Outside the USA, another 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries also read this magazine in 21 languages.

This magazine’s focus is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else such as TV and newspaper. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, or something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.

This magazine actually used to be a public business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.

1.How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?

A.Once a year.                           B.Once a month.

C.Once a week.                          D.Once a day.

2.How many people all over the world read this magazine?

A.38 million.         B.40 million.         C.78 million.         D.108 million.

3.Which of the following is NOT the focus of Reader’s Digest?.

A.Timely news .                          B.Personal experiences

C.Cultural views                          D.Local customs

4.Which of the following is true?

A.Reader’s Digest is the name of a newspaper.

B.Reader’s Digest is big and not easy to carry.

C.Reader’s Digest can open people’s eyes.

D.Reader’s Digest is still a family business today.

 

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