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A rock group called the Rocket Crew is on tour. Their agent (经纪人) has asked the town officials about Wilbour City on the tour. The stadium in the town is large enough to hold the expected crowd. Ticket sales in the area would be good because several towns are around Wilbour City. However, many people in the town don't want a rock concert because they fear the damage the crowd might cause. To settle the problem about whether or not to invite the group to appear, the mayor took a poll(民意测验). The results are:

Would buy tickets Would not buy tickets Undecided 6180 (41.2％) 5914 (39.4％) 2920 (19.4％) Fear the damage Not fear the damage Undecided 3043 (20.3％) 8746 (58.3％) 3225 (21.4％) Thought it would help the city Didn't think it would help the city Undecided 9412 (62.7％) 2085 (13.9％) 3517 (23.4％)

56. The mayor took the poll among _____ people.

A. 15,014 B. 6,180 C. 9,412 D. 8,746

57. From the results of the poll, we know that half of the people or more _____.

A. would buy the tickets for the concert

B. haven't yet given their own opinions

C. are against the invitation to the group

D. are for the invitation to the group

58. The concert is probably to be held in _____.

A. a cinema B. a stadium C. a theatre D. a concert hall

59. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Poll B. The City of Wilbour C. Rocket Crew D. A Rock Concert

Aquatic Adventures!

Help Us Get Ready for Showtime!

Trainer Program

What does it take to work with seals or sea lions? Find out with Atlantis Marine World’s Trainer Program and go behind the scenes with our Marine Mammal staff and:

﹒Learn how we train our animals and help train our sea lions to learn how to paint

﹒Go into the seal exhibit with trainers

﹒Join in a seal training period - and get to pet and feed one of our harbor seals

﹒Help prepare food for seals

﹒Attend our Sea Lion Show

﹒Get a kiss from sea lion, Java – and take home a photo

Summer Adventure Days – Camp! Atlantis Style!

Our camp program adds interactive excitement to your child’s summer vacation. Children ages 3 to 14 discover the wonders of the sea environment through age – appropriate activities.

Pirate Snorkel Adventure

Yo-ho-ho, this is a whole lot of fun! Join us this summer for our interactive Pirate Snorkel Adventure and help Captain Poseidon locate missing treasure. While searching our lake, don’t miss tropical fish from all around the world. When you’re done, you’ll walk away with some booty （战利品） of your own – a ＄2.00 game card and a pirate eye patch (海盗眼罩)  featuring our very own Jolly Poseidon!

Smooth Sailing: Taste Long Island Wine Cruise Now Accepting Reservations!

Experience the magic of Taste Long Island, a Saturday evening wine and cheese cruise aboard the Atlantis Explorer Tour Boat. Featuring local wines, this adventure along the Peconic River is a relaxing way to enjoy both beautiful scenery and fine wines. Guests 21 and older only. Members and Green Key Cardholders enjoy 25％ off.

1. If you attend Atlantis Marine World’s Trainer Program, you can _____.

A. watch the performance of sea lions.      B. learn how to paint sea lions.

C. get a chance to kiss sea lions.           D. help prepare a seal exhibit.

2. The activities in Summer Adventure Days are divided according to ____.

A. children’s hobby.                     B. children’s age.

C. the price.                           D. the type of sea animals

3. In which activity will you get something as a reward?

A. Atlantis Marine World’s Trainer Program. B. Summer Adventure Days.

C. Pirate Snorkel Adventure.              D. Smooth Sailing.

4.What is special about Smooth Sailing?

A. Guests under 21 cannot be accepted.

B. It provides famous wines from all over the world.

C. Guests usually get a discount.

D. It doesn’t accept bookings.

   Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and hs team, from East Caronlina University in the US. Their work highlights that parents who argue about finances contribute to increasing credit card debt among their children during their students years. Their work is published online in Springer's Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

   Credit card debt among college students has been a growing concern for researchers and policymakers over the last decade. In addition, there is growing concern among educators that more students are dropping out of school, not because of academic failure, but because of financial reasons, and credit card especially. Hancock and colleagues' study is the first to examine how parental interactions, and financial knowledge and attitudes may have a cumulative effect（累积效应）on the number of credit cards students own and their level of credit card debt.

   The researchers analyzed data for 420 undergraduate students from seven different American universities, who took part in the College Student Financial Literacy Survey. According to the online survey, nearly two-thirds of students had a credit card, and nearly a third had more than one. Those students who reported that their parents argued about finances were more likely to have more than two cards than the students whose parents who did not argue about finances.

In terms of debt, those students who had two or more credit cards were nearly three times more likely to report having credit card debt over ＄500.

The researchers conclude, "It is clear that the influence of parents cannot be neglected. Researchers, educators and policymakers should work in finding effective ways to increase the positive financial behaviors fo college students. We need to help students learn financial skills and establish healthy financial attitudes at earlier ages to prevent poor financial habits from taking root."

31. In Adam Hancock's research, student's credit card debt is related to their _________.

   A.knowledge            B.concerns           C.school            D.parents

32. When college students have credit card debt, they may ________.

   A.quit school                                B.fail in their exams  

   C.study financial knowledge                    D.have more credit cards

33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

   A. More than 400 students i a university took the survey.

   B. The survey was conducted with the paper questionnaire.

   C. Nearly all the students in this survey have credit cards.

   D. Students have fewer cards if their parents argue more.

34. If you have two or more credit cards, you are more likely to ________.

   A.get wealthy           B.have argument       C.buy more things   D.become in debt

35. As a student, what can yo learn from the passage?

   A. We need to turn to our parents when we have credit card debt.

   B. We should build correct financial attitudes when we are young.

   C. We shouldn't have credit cards so that we can avoid argument.

   D. We can have more credit cards to make life more comfortable.