The New York Aquarium (水族馆) offers a diverse collection and nice viewing experience for all our guests. Whether you’re observing penguins on their rocky coastline home or swimming underwater, looking at a coral reef (珊瑚礁) under the water, or cheering on California sea lions at the theater, you’ll find plenty to see and do during your visit. Your underwater adventure is waiting for you! This summer, head out to Coney Island to learn about the underwater world at the New York Aquarium.

Just off the Coney Island in Brooklyn, the New York Aquarium features more than 300 marine (海洋的) species, such as dolphins and seals. Meet some of our mammals and fish, and learn about their natural history, biology, and cultural roles.

Total Experience Ticket

Adult                                   $18.00

Child (Ages 3-12)                         $14.00

Senior (65+)                                    $15.00

Groups (at least ten visitors)                                  $8.00

﹡Includes admission to our 4-D Theater Plus General Admission.

﹡Children under 3 years old are free!

﹡To receive the group rate, you must make a reservation at least two weeks in advance of your group’s visit. Please call 718-741-1818.

Friday Afternoon Special

Admission on Fridays beginning at 3:00 p.m. is by donation. Suggested donation is $13 for adults, $9 for children, and $10 for seniors. Every dollar you give supports our work in caring for animals at the aquarium.

Aquarium Parking

Car                                                                                       $13.00

Bus                                                                                       $13.00

Please note:

﹡Due to rising costs, the Wildlife Conservation Society reserves the right to change all fees without notice.

﹡All Aquarium buildings and exhibits are wheelchair-accessible.

﹡For further information, please call 718-265-3454.

1.Which animal can’t visitors probably see at the New York Aquarium?

A. Penguins.               B. Pandas.          C. Dolphins.                D. Seals.

2.Six adults (including a man of 68) and two children (aged 2 and 10) are going to visit the New York Aquarium on Sunday. They will have to pay ______________ at least.

A. $144                       B. $133                        C. $64                          D. $119

3.The donation is used to ______________.

A. help the poor people

B. help to save the endangered animals in the wild

C. care for animals at the aquarium

D. help the disabled visitors

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. You can visit the New York Aquarium at 5:30 p.m. on Christmas.

B. A visitor in a wheelchair can get around at the New York Aquarium.

C. Visitors can enjoy free parking service on Friday.

D. To enjoy the group rate, visitors must make a reservation at least two weeks in advance by sending an e-mail.

Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses.
Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”
“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”
So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”
“How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Don’t invite too many.”
Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party. 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.”
“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8.30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party. 6.30 p.m.”
A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8.30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained.”
Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.
When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”
“I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.
【小题1】Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

单词拼写 (共5小题, 每小题1分, 满分5分)

根据句子的意思和括号里的中文提示， 写出下列的单词。

61. According to the plan, three ____ (申请人) will hand in their forms after they register. 

62. I did what I could to make our guests _____ (舒服的).

63.There are many ____ (目击者) who saw the fighting right on spot.     

64. It is ____ (非法的) for anyone to sell or buy marijuana (大麻) in our country.

65. China is a country with a long history of ____ (文明).    

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1. All of the following hotels are close to the sea EXCEPT __________.

   A. S W France                     B. The Blakeney Hotel 

 C. Willapark Manor Hotel            D. The Country Garden Hotel

2. If you want to take your children and your dog with you on holiday, you can choose ______.

   A. The Country Garden Hotel         B. Willapark Manor Hotel 

 C. The Bay Hotel                   D. Boscastle

3.  One of the hotels offers special price for __________.

   A. young people   B. elderly people   C. foreign guests    D. students

4. The purpose of the passage is to ______________.

   A. warn                B. advise               C. describe                  D. advertise

III 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）         阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡卷上将该项涂黑。

Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen,

I take great pleasure in formally welcoming you and Madam Liu to Buckingham Palace on the occasion of your State Visit to the United Kingdom. You are certainly no stranger to the United Kingdom. This will be your second visit this year, and I also met Your Excellency when you visited as Vice-President in 2001.

It is now almost twenty years since I visited China. Since then China’s development has caught the world’s attention and admiration. It matters to all of us what kind of country China’s people will build, what role they will play in the world of the twenty-first century, and how this will be sensed by others.

China’s growth brings with it difficult challenges for you and your government, but also great opportunities. During her visit in September, the Princess Royal saw both the flagship cities of Beijing and Shanghai and the efforts of government and non-governmental organizations to reduce poverty in rural areas of Anhui and Gansu. I am delighted that China was able to join discussions earlier this year on poverty relief in Africa, sharing with the global community your own remarkable experience in this area.

In those twenty years, the world has changed too. When I visited China in 1986, we had no inkling that the Cold War was so close to its end and we knew little then of the significance of global warming. Now we are able to work together and in the international community to solve problems of environmental protection and sustainable (可持续的) development ...

May I now ask all our guests to raise their glasses and drink a toast:

To His Excellency the President of the People’s Republic of China and Madam Liu and the Chinese people.

1. The speech was most probably given in _________.

A. 1986          B. 1995             C. 2001             D. 2005

2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The hostess cares much about China’s development.

B. China is faced with both difficult challenges and opportunities.

C. China attended the discussion earlier that year whose topic was how to relieve poverty in rural areas of Anhui and Gansu.

D. China used his own successful experiences to help African people to reduce poverty.

3. The underlined word “inkling” means ____________.

A. slight knowledge              B. suggestion         C. impression         D. doubt

4. The paragraphs which are left out probably talk about ___________.

A. the history of the two countries

B. things they disagree with each other

C. what the partnership between the countries is like today

D. development of the two countries

5. Which of the following best summarizes the tone of the speech?

A. Formal.                 B. Excited.                   C. Casual.                    D. Personal.