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Shanghai Disney Resort will officially open and welcome its first guests on June 16, The Walt Disney Company and Shanghai Shendi Group announced early morning today.

“The resort will host a multi-day grand opening celebration, culminating in a spectacular welcoming ceremony for the resort’s first official guests.” The management of the resort said.

At the opening, it will include the Shanghai Disneyland, a theme park with six themed lands, two themed hotels, Disneytown, a huge shopping, dining and entertainment district and Wishing Star Park. It will also celebrate China’s rich heritage and cultural elements.

“Both shareholders and the board of directors agree this is the optimal time to welcome our first official guests to the resort,” said Philippe Gas, general manager of the resort.

Major construction of the resort is now complete and will be followed by extensive preparations to ensure the resort is fully operational and ready to greet millions of guests. The resort will continue to hire and train a new cast to join the current team of nearly 2,000 cast members and imaginers, according to the resort.

The theme park’s ticketing plan as well as other operational details of the resort will be announced at a later date.

Shanghai Disneyland, the resort’s theme park, will have six themed lands: Adventure Isle, Gardens of Imagination, Mickey Avenue, Tomorrow land, Treasure Cove and Fantasyland, with the Enchanted Storybook Castle, the largest castle in a Disney park.

Shanghai Disney Resort broke ground in 2011. The iconic castle topped off in May 2015.

1.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Shanghai Disney Resort will have some unique Chinese features.

B. The optimal time for the opening of the resort has not been decided.

C. The resort will employ 2,000 cast members and imaginers at most.

D. Millions of guests will visit Shanghai Disney Resort on the opening day.

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The ticket prices of the theme park have been announced.

B. The whole construction of Shanghai Disney Resort has already been completed.

C. Extensive preparations will have to be made before the opening of the resort.

D. The iconic castle, Disneytown, topped off in May 2015.

3.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Shanghai Disney Resort is the largest one in the world.

B. Shanghai Disney Resort is to open on June 16.

C. Shanghai Disney Resort has completed its main construction.

D. Shanghai Disney Resort will have six themed lands.

Well-known for historic architecture and chocolates, Lviv, Ukraine's official capital of culture, looks, smells, and tastes like the best of Europe. Indeed, its western flavor has earned it the title "Little Paris of Ukraine".

For centuries Lviv, located 50 kilometers from the Poland-Ukraine border, was an important stopping point on the main trade routes between the east and west. During the Renaissance, the city could afford Italy's finest architects because every merchant passing through was forced to stay and sell their goods for at least two weeks. "It was a very smart move to collect money from them," said Yaroslav Hrytsak, a local historian, adding, "It kept the wealth in the city, and that wealth has been transformed into architectural richness."

Many historic buildings remain but Lviv's prosperity didn't survive its bloody history. Over the centuries, the city fell under the rule of Poland, Austria, Austria-Hungary, Russia and the Nazi Germany. In addition, both Sweden and Turkey tried unsuccessfully to conquer the city. Then for almost half a century Lviv was ruled by the Soviet Union (苏联). With that, the city was condemned to relative obscurity(无闻). But recently things have started to change. Lviv experienced a sudden 40% increase in tourism in early2010, which was the highest rate in Europe. Just last month, its gates opened even wider, when Lviv became a host city for the Euro 2012 football championships.

So how has this happened? With the Soviet collapse, some saw new opportunities for reviving Lviv's former wealth and fame.

Limelight networks is a US-founded company. It's one of many digital tech firms to have opened offices in Lviv over the past few years. "It had good growth and experience in the US, however, the company needs more talent to do the new cool projects and products for our customers. This is why we're here in Ukraine." said CEO of Limelight networks.

Lviv's unexpected abundance of I.T. talent is in fact a legacy(遗产) of the former Soviet Union. To help the military, many Soviet universities focused on turning out world-class engineers and Lviv's university is still producing them. Now, the city is home to 23 higher education institutions.

It's clear that the city of Lviv does not intend to remain a hidden jewel for much longer.

1.Which of the following countries didn't rule Lviv in history?

A. Sweden B. Poland C. Russia D. Germany

2.Why did Limelight networks open offices in Lviv?

A. Because of Lviv's cheap work force.

B. Because of Lviv's beautiful scenery.

C. Because of Lviv's abundant IT talent.

D. Because of Lviv's rich natural resources.

3.The passage implies that ______.

A. it is likely that more universities will be set up in Lviv.

B. it is difficult for Lviv to revive its former wealth and fame.

C. it is possible that Lviv will become a European cultural capital.

D. it won't be long before Lviv regains its former fame.

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