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

　　Long before any recorded human history in Yellowstone, a massive（巨大的）volcanic eruption spat out a great amount of ash that covered all of the western U.S. , much of the Midwest, northern Mexico and some areas of the eastern Pacific. The eruption lowered that of Mt.St. Helens in 1980 and left a hole 30 miles wide by 45 miles long.

　　That climactic event occurred about 640,000 years ago, and was one of many processes that shaped Yellowstone National Park—a region once said to be“the place where hell bubbles（起泡）up.”Geothermal（地热的）wonders, such as Old Faithful, are evidence of one of the world's largest active volcanoes. These exciting features puzzled the park's earliest visitors, and helped lead to the creation of the world's first national park.

　　Fur trappers'（捕获者）fantastic tales of cauldrons（大锅炉）of bubbling mud and roaring geysers（间歇泉）sending steaming feathers skyward made their way back east. Several expeditions were sent to look into it, opening the West to further exploration and exploitation. In 1871, Ferdinand Hayden led an expedition that included artist Thomas Moran and photographer William H．Jackson. They brought back images that helped convince（使信服）. Congress that the area known as Yellowstone needed to be protected and preserved.

　　In 1872, President Ulysses S.Grant signed a law declaring that Yellowstone would forever be“devoted and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.”

(1) This passage mainly tells us about

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A．How Yellowstone park got its name

B．How Yellowstone park became a public park

C．When Yellowstone park had a volcanic eruption

D．Why Yellowstone park became a public park

(2) A massive volcanic“eruption”in the passage means

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(3) It can be concluded from the passage that

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A．The U.S. agreed to make it a national park as soon as the eruption happened

B．The U.S. government found it a good way to make a profit by making it a public park

C．Many people did a lot before the congress agreed to make it a national park

D．It became a public park so that the government could win again in the coming election

(4) Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

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A．The volcanic eruption made the Mt．St．Helens appeared lower than before.

B．The earliest visitors were so attracted by the wonderful features that they suggested that it become a national park.

C．Yellowstone became a national park owing to the efforts of a great many people.

　　The first Disneyland in Europe was opened in France in 1992. At first it was called “Euro Disney”, but later it was renamed as“Disneyland Paris”in 1994. It is now one of the most successful Disney theme parks in the world with up to 70,000 visitors a day during the warm summer months.

　　The park has five different parts called“lands” Each land has its own unique（独特的）and exciting features. The five different lands are called Main Street USA, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland.

　　In Main Street USA, you can experience a typical American town of 100 years ago. There are steam trains at the railroad station, horse-drawn street cars and jazz bands in the streets. All the shops sell old-fashioned goods and the people wear old-style clothes.

　　In Adventureland, you can find Caribbean pirates（海盗）and African dancers. You can also camp with the Swiss Family Robinson in their tree house.

　　Frontierland shows the American Wild West—there is even a native American village. The most popular attraction here is the Phantom Manor which has 999 ghosts（鬼怪）! Each ghost has a secret, but you will have to go into the house to find out what they are!

　　In Fantasyland, you can meet your favourite Disney characters in their own surroundings：Sleeping Beauty in her castle, Dumbo the flying elephant in a circus（马戏团）, and Snow White in the dark forest. You can also enjoy tea with Alice and their friends in Wonderland.

　　The main attraction in Discoveryland is Space Mountain. In it you can go to the moon on an exciting roller coaster ride—the journey takes two and a half minutes!

　　After visiting the lands, you can have a meal in one of the many restaurants in the park or you can meet Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Pluto. In Disney Village you can relax and enjoy the magical surroundings, go shopping or visit a nightclub（夜总会）.

　　We know that you will love Disneyland Paris because it has something for everyone. Book your trip of a lifetime now!

(1) Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

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A．The story of Disneyland

B．The history of Disneyland

C．Disneyland Paris

D．Welcome to Disneyland

(2) Which of the following is NOT true about Disneyland Paris?

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A．All ghosts in Phantom Manor have secrets.

B．There are Caribbean pirates in Adventureland.

C．Main Street USA shows life in a typical American town 100 years ago.

D．Disney cartoon characters can be found in the same land.

(3) The word“renamed”in the second line means _______.

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(4) All the shops sell old-fashioned goods and the people wear old-style clothes. In this sentence,“old-fashioned”means _______.

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　　Every history has a starting point and most roller coaster historians agree that the ride's origins were the Russian Ice Slides（滑翔）. These slides first appeared during the 17th century throughout Russia. The structures were built out of lumber（木材）with a sheet of ice several inches thick covering the surface. Riders climbed the stairs tied to the back of the slide, sped down the 50 degree drop and go up the stairs of the slide that laid parallel（平行的）to the first one. It is said that Catherine the Great was a large fan of the slides and had a few built on her own property.

　　There is some disagreement as to who actually added wheels and created a rolling coaster. Robert Cartmell, who wrote the book A History of the Roller Coaster, gives the Russians belief for building the first wheeled machine… Other historians say it was the French who added wheels to the slides. It is known that by 1817 two coasters were built in France.

　　The Aerial Walk, one of the two coasters featured a heart-shaped design with two tracks that flowed in opposite directions from a central tower. They then went around the course, came together at the bottom and go up parallel. The first looping（多圈的）coaster was in Frascati Gardens in Paris, France. The hill was 43 feet high, had a 13 foot-wide loop and tested with everything under the sun before humans were allowed on. The design was simple：the rider rode down the gentle slope（斜坡）on a small cart and through a metal circle.

　　The ride ran for about twenty seasons and the pleasure railway grew old-fashioned. A Centrifugal Railway was built in the Circus Napoleon, but failed in an accident on the trial run and was quickly shut down. It was several years before a man named La Marcus Thompson created the first roller coaster in the United States and change the amusement industry forever.

(1) It is commonly agreed that the roller coaster was originally created ________.

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(2) “on her own property”in the first paragraph means ________.

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(3) Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．It was the Russians that added the wheels to the slides.

B．It was after twenty years that we began to have roller coasters like today.

C．It was the French who added the wheels to the slide.

D．It was very dangerous to take the roller coaster since its origin.

(4) This passage mainly tells us about _______.

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A．the history of roller coasters

B．the fun of roller coasters

C．who invented roller coasters

　　Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you see the manners of your foreign friends, you will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own.

　　A visitor to India should remember that they are impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he is disagreeing. But in many parts of India a rotating（转）movement of the head is to show agreement. In Bulgaria you shake your head to show “yes”—a nod to show “no”.

　　In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs while sitting and talking to someone, even at an important meeting. But doing this could cause offence to a Thailander. Also touching the head of a grown-up is impolite. It's just not done in Thailand.

　　American informality is well known. But we Chinese are very likely to regard it as a lack of respect when we first encounter（遇见）it, especially in the business world. The almost immediate use of first names upsets Chinese who are not used to it.

　　We should not be surprised if Americans don't shake hands with us. They often just nod or smile. And they simply say “Hi”or“Hello”. Americans at a party are not likely to say“goodbye”to everyone when they leave. They just wave their hands or say something informal to the whole group such as“Well, see you tomorrow”or“So long everybody”. Then they disappear, no handshakes, for Americans have different senses of timing and pace from us. We need to understand this if we want to understand Americans.

　　Knowing about manners is useful when you are traveling, but you need to know the language used to express for ritual（礼节）.

(1) Generally speaking, in India people ______.

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A．usually use their left hand impolitely

B．don't often use their left hand to pass food at a table

C．use their left hand to pass food at a table

D．don't use their left hand to wash themselves

(2) Shaking your head means “yes” _____.

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(3) A Thailander will be angry if you ______.

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A．touch his head

B．cross your legs while you are talking to him

C．shake your head

D．both A and B

(4) From the passage, we can know American are ______.

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(5) We can infer from the passage that ______.

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A．you should not touch a grown-up's head in India

B．you should not cross your legs at an important meeting in Europe

C．different countries have different manners

　　Niagara Falls, in east central North America, is the second largest waterfall on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa．It located on the Niagara River, in western New York and southeastern Ontario. One fifth of all the fresh water in the world lies in the four Upper Great Lakes--Michigan, Huron, Superior and Erie. All the outflow empties into the Niagara river and finally cascades（成瀑布落下）over the falls. Niagara Falls consists of three separate waterfalls：Horseshoe Falls (sometimes called Canadian Falls) , American Falls, and the smaller, neighboring Bridal Veil Falls（新娘面纱瀑布）. While not especially high, Niagara Falls is very wide, and is by far the most voluminous（容量大的）waterfall in North America.

　　Niagara Falls is a great tourist attraction, drawing millions of visitors each year. The falls may be viewed from parks located on either side of the river, from observation towers, from boats, from Goat Island, and from the Rainbow Bridge, located a short distance downstream. Visitors also may enter the Cave of the Winds, situated behind a curtain（帘）of falling water near the base of the American Falls.

　　The Niagara is a fairly young river, only 12,000 years old! The Niagara Escarpment, which was created by erosion（侵蚀）is much older. The Niagara's large volume of flow, averaging about 5,520cu. m. per second, give the river great power potential（电能）. In 1950 the United States and Canada signed an agreement to build power station, and soon after that the major power stations were built. The Canadians built the twin Sir Adam Beck-Niagara power stations at Queenstown, Ontario. The Americans constructed the Robert Moses-Niagara Power Plant near Lewiston, New York. Both projects, each located about 6 km below Niagara Falls. Much of the electricity is used by industries in the nearby cities of Niagara Falls, New York, and Niagara Falls, Ontario.

（1）The Niagara Falls belongs to ________ .

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（2）How many power stations are mentioned in the passage?

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（3）Which part of waterfall is called “Bridal Veil Falls”?

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（4）The falls may be viewed from about ________ places.

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　　for National Geographic News

　　October 15,2003

　　China successfully launched its first manned space mission today. Carrying a single yuhangyuan, the Chinese term for astronaut, the Shenzhou 5 rocket blasted off（点火起飞）from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. It was to orbit（绕轨道而行）Earth 14 times before returning.

　　“The successful launch of Shenzhou 5 is the glory of our great motherland,” China's President Hu Jintao said after the launch was declared a success, according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. “The long-cherished space dream of the Chinese nation has finally come true,”Hu Shixiang, deputy director-general of China's manned space flight program, told Xinhua.

　　China's first astronaut, 38-year-old Yang Liwei, said“I feel good,” 34 minutes after the launch at 9 a.m. local time. Yang was described as an athletic former fighter pilot who has an 8-year-old son, likes swimming and skating, and has not seen his younger brother or elder sister in three years while he prepared to become China's first man in space.

(1)The passage is most probably taken from ________ .

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(2)Which is true about Yang Liwei?

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A．He is an athletic fighter pilot.

B．He is the first astronaut in China.

C．He has an 8-year-old son who likes swimming and skating.

D．His younger brother and elder sister were too busy to see him.

(3)The best title of the passage is ________.

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A．China-- a powerful country

B．Yang Liwei--a great man

C．China's successful launch of it's first manned space mission

D．China's space research

(4)Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?

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A．Chinese officials say China spends more than two billion US dollars each year on space research.

B．The whole nation is proud of the successful launch of its first manned space mission.

C．China successfully launched its first manned space mission on October 15.

　　When I was twenty seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco, and an expert at stock（股票）. I was content with the prospect（前景）.

　　One day I ventured in a small boat too far, and was carried out to sea．Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a small brig（双桅船）which was bound for London. When I stepped ashore in London my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had only a dollar in my pocket.

　　About ten o'clock on the following morning, thirsty and hungry, I was dragging myself along Portland Place, when a child that was passing, towed （牵着）by a nurse-maid, threw a luscious（甘甜的）big pear--minus one bite--into the gutter（排水沟）. I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved（恳求）it, my whole being begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it some passing eye detected my purpose, and of course I straightened up then, and looked indifferent（无关紧要的）, and pretended that I hadn't been thinking about the pear at all. This same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn't get the pear. I was just getting desperate（不顾一切的）enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was raised, and a gentleman spoke out of it, saying,

　　“Step in here, please.”

　　I was admitted by a well-dressed flunkey（仆役）, and shown into a sumptuous（华丽的）room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting. They sent away the servant. and made me sit down. They had just finished their breakfast, and the sight of the remains of it almost overpowered me. I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food, but as I was not asked to sample it, I had to bear my trouble as best I could.

(1)When the author was twenty-seven-years old, he worked as a clerk ________ .

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(2）He got to London because ________ .

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A．he wanted to be an expert at stock

B．he wanted to find a couple of elderly gentlemen

C．his small boat turned over and he was saved by a ship which would sail for London

D．he liked adventure and wanted to go to London to travel

（3）The underlined word“treasure”in the third paragraph means ________ .

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A．a store of gold, silver jewels

B．a very valuable and important object

C．a very useful and important thing

D．a big pear--minus one bite

（4）The last sentence“I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that ________ food…”means ________ .

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A．I have no ability to say things that are clever and amusing facing that food

B．I was so hungry that I would almost lose my mind facing that food

C．I didn't control my feeling facing that food

D．I was completely concentrated on the food and really wanted to eat it

　　We eat for many different reasons but not always for the right reason. Most people choose food purely based on taste, and that's fine because food was meant for enjoyment. However, if we make food decisions based on taste alone, without regard to nutrition（营养）or healthy eating habits, then gaining weight is inevitable（不可避免的）. Changing your eating habit demands considering the nutritional value as well as well as the amount of calorie and fat.

　　Healthy eating habit is formed by eating foods that are low in fat. Learn to read labels（标签）so you can make good decisions based on healthy eating habits. Every packaged food product has a label that will tell you the nutritional value, calorie and fat content.

　　As you gain experience reading labels, you won't be fooled by clever and deceptive marketing techniques used to get more of your money. Healthy eating habit comes by education. Foods that have the word“light”on the package can still have a high amount of fat and calories.“Fat-free”does not mean you can eat all you want just because it has no fat. Many fat-free foods are loaded with sugar and are high in calories.

　　Eating habit remain the same as we grow from childhood to adulthood. If you were raised on sugar and high fat foods, chances are good that you still eat the same today. Unfortunately, our metabolism（新陈代谢）is likely to slow down as we age and many adults get the “middle age spread”by their mid thirties. The amount of fat keeps building as we get older unless the cycle is broken by good eating habits or exercise, preferably both.

(1)The best title for this passage is ________ .

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A．Changing your eating habits

B．Healthy eating habit

C．Don't trust advertisement

D．What are healthy foods

(2)Most people choose food because ________ .

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A．they contain all kinds of nutritions

B．they want to keep healthy

C．they want to keep slim

D．they like the taste of the food

(3)“Every packaged food product has a label that will tell you the nutritional value, calorie and fat content”, which of the following sentences is true according to this sentence?

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A．We should eat more packaged food.

B．We should buy food according to the label on the package.

C．If there is no label, we must never buy this product.

D．The label can give us some information about what food we need in order to keep healthy.

(4)From the third paragraph, we know that ________ .

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A．we should buy food which has the word“light”on it

B．we should buy food which says“fat-free”

C．we should still be careful whatever the ads say

　　If you think America cooking means opening a package and throwing the contents into the microwave（微波炉），think again. On the one hand, it's true that Americans have cold cereal（谷类食品）for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and instant（速溶的）dinners. From busy homemakers to working people, many Americans enjoy the convenience of fast food that can be ready to serve in 10 minutes or less. On the other hand, many Americans recognize the value of cooking skills. Parents--especially mothers--see the importance of training their children--especially daughters. Most Americans will admit that there's nothing better than a good home--cooked meal. But with cooking, an with any other skill, good results don't happen by accident.

　　Probably every cook has his or her own cooking style. But there are some basic skills that most people follow. For example, baking is a main method of preparing food in America. For that reason, Americans would find it next to impossible to live without an oven（烤箱）.American cooks give special attention to the balance of foods, too. In planning a big meal they try to include a meat, a few vegetables, some bread or pasta（面食）and often a dessert（甜食）.They also like to make sure the meal is colorful. Having several different colors of food on the plate usually makes for a healthy meal.

For those who need guidance in their cooking, or for those who have just run out of ideas, recipes are lifesavers. Recipes list all the ingredients （成分）for a dish (generally iv the order used) ,the amount of each to use, and a description of how to put them together.

(1)This passage mainly tells us that ________ .

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A．although Americans usually have fast food ,they pay special attention to cooking as well

B．without an oven, Americans find it impossible to live

C．Americans give special attention to the balance of foods

D．Americans like to have several different colors of food on the plate

(2)Americans have cold cereal for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and instant dinner because ________ .

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A．they like instant6 food

B．most Americans are lazy and don't like cooking at all

C．most American working people are busy and don't have time to cook

D．the fast food is delicious and it usually contains a lot of vitamins（维生素）

(3)By saying “but with cooking ,as with any other skill, good results don't happen by accident”,the author means ________ .

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A．good cooking doesn't come easily, it needs a lot of practice

B．unlike skills, cooking does not need practice

C．cooking comes from one's gift, not through practice

D．cooking can lead to accidents

(4)From the text, we know that ________ .

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A．Americans don't care about food

B．Americans are not good at cooking because they like to use recipes

C．the recipes are something about how to cook and how much each ingredient is needed