题目内容
Pacific Ocean Park
In 1956 CBS and the Los Angeles Turf Club (Santa Anita) asked for the lease（租出）on the Ocean Park Pier and they proposed to build a $ 10,000,000 sea theme park to compete with Disneyland. They closed the pier after Labor Day, hired the best amusement park designers and Hollywood special effects experts and began to design new attractions for the theme park. More than 80 special effects men, scenic designers and artists worked for more than a year on the project.
They like Disney, found corporate sponsors（赞助商）to share the expenses of some of the exhibits. To save money they rebuilt existing buildings and joined six of the old attractions into the design; the roller coaster merry-go-round, Toonerville Fun House, Glass House, twin diving bells, and Strat-o-liner ride. They called the new park Pacific Ocean Park.
The 28 acre park was decorated throughout in a sea-green and white art modern look. Its entrance set among fountains, sculptures（雕塑）and large sea horse and clam（蛤）shell decorated frieze（建筑物上端的带状装饰）, set the mood for the wonders within. The ticket booth in Neptune's Courtyard was set under a six legged concrete starfish（海星）covering. Plastic bubbles and sea horses decorated its top. All day admission was ninety cents for adults; less for children. This included entry to the park, Neptune's Kingdom, the Sea Circus and the Westinghouse Enchanted Forest exhibit. Other rides and attractions were at additional costs.
Opening day on Saturday July 28,1958 drew 20,000 curious people and dozens of Hollywood celebrities（名人）. Sunday's 37,262 paying customers brought traffic jams to the area. During the first six days it outperformed Disneyland in attracting customers.
(1) Pacific Ocean Park was built
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A．only to enjoy the tourists because most people like the sea
B．by CBS and the Los Angeles Turf Club because they wanted to make money by renting it
C．to make more profit by competing with Disneyland
D．because CBS and the Los Angeles Turf Club wanted to cooperate with each other
(2) The underlined word“corporate”means
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(3) Which is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．They employed various experts to work on it but didn't succeed at first.
B．They pulled down a lot of old buildings because money was never a problem to them.
C．They decorated the park in a sea-blue and white color.
D．They attracted more customers than Disneyland since its opening after a week.
(4) When you visit the Pacific Ocean Park, ________.
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A．You must take a lot of money because the admission ticket is expensive
B．You will be free to visit most places in the park for nothing
C．You will be deeply impressed by the beautiful design in or outside the park
D．You must be careful because the charge is sometimes unfair
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孟建平错题本系列答案Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending the cold winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan Strait(海峡). In November, 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America.
They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, men were dying of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in a battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail round Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan’s expedition. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world.
1.The purpose of Magellan’s expedition was to ________.
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A．sail round the world |
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B．find a seaway from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
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C．make a voyage to Asia |
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D．carry men to Philippines |
2.The number of the ships lost on the whole expedition was ________.
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A．two |
B．three |
C．four |
D．five |
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition?
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A．Lack of equipment. |
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B．Cold winter in Patagonia. |
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C．The death of Magellan. |
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D．Dangers from rocks and storms. |
4.The best title for this passage is ________.
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A．The Discovery of Magellan’s Strait |
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B．The Discovery of the Philippines |
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C．The Most Dangerous Expedition |
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D．The First Expedition to Asia |
About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.
We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was
wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in "snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.
The next scene was a complete contrast (对比). The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures in front taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen (幕). An actor and actress stood of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water’s edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!
Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film "stars"!
1.Who is the author?
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A．A cameraman. |
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B．A film director. |
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C．A crowd-scene actor. |
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D．A workman for scene setting. |
2.What made the author feel cold?
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A．The heavy snowfall. |
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B．The man-made scene. |
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C．The low temperature. |
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D．The film being shown. |
3.What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned in the last paragraph?
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A．A new scene would be filmed. |
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B．More stars would act in the film. |
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C．The author would leave the studio. |
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D．The next scene would be prepared. |