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阅读下列短文，从四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.

A

A visit to a zoo can be an amazing experience for people of all ages. If you want to get close to wildlife, why not visit one of the following zoos in  the UK?

Longleat Safari (游猎)& Adventure Park

Wiltshire’s Longleat Safari & Adventure Park is the UK’s oldest safari park. Opened in 1966, it was the first safari park opened outside Africa. It was just a 100-acre lion reserve (保护区)in the beginning, but it has grown fast over the years. Now you can see parrots and other creatures here, although lions are still popular with many people.

Open from mid-February to early November，a day ticket costs £26 for adults. Adm ission for 3 to 14-year-olds is £18.50 and £21 for the over-60s.

Located just off the A36 between Bath and Salisbury, it can be reached by taking the A362.

Bristol Zoo

Bristol Zoo is one of the UK’s oldest zoos. It will celebrate its 180th anniversary in 2016. Here, you will find over 400 different species of creatures. It also has nine animal houses, so even if the weather isn’t at its best, there are still lots of amazing creatures to look at, including the endangered red panda. Perhaps one of the most popular places is Bug World, where you can see all kinds of scary insects.

Admission for adults is £14 and £8.50 for 3 to 14-year-olds and £11 for the over-60s.

Located in the Clifton region of Bristol, you can reach the zoo by taking either the No. 8 or 9 bus. Clifton Down train station is also close by, and if you are taking public transport, you can buy a discounted entry ticket to the zoo.

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

A. Wiltshire’s Longleat Safari & Adventure Park is the first safari park in the world.

B. Wiltshire’s Longleat Safari & Adventure Park has a longer history than Bristol Zoo.

C. Bristol Zoo is the oldest zoos in the UK.

D. Visitors can see all kinds of scary insects in Bug World.

2. How much should a 61-year-old couple with their 4-year-old grandson pay to visit Bristol Zoo?

A. £52.      B. 30.5.     C. £60.5.     D. £42.

3. Bristol Zoo was opened probably in______.

A. 1836      B. 1636      C. 1936      D. 1736

4. We can get to Bristol Zoo by taking______.

A. No. 89 bus   B. No. 9 subway line  C. a train    D. the A362

B

It was an extremely hot day. My younger brother Walt and I had decided to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickez’s farm and through some woods, because it would be the only way to cool ourselves down.

The only problem with our plan was that this farm was guarded by a huge mean (凶暴的) Hereford bull (公牛). Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in town, maybe even in the county and we believed in him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about what he said. For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull. Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the farm, and Mr. Blickez agreed.

On our way across the farm, we stopped at the fence to admire the swimming hole. The sun shone brightly across the cool waters. We couldn’t wait to get there. Suddenly, Walt shouted loudly. Elsie had run to him and was licking (舔) his back. I immediately hid under the fence. However, when I looked up, I saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull at all. She was just a friendly young cow, and she was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.

When we discovered the truth, we were so happy. We then ran to the swimming hole and jumped in. The water was just as wonderful as we had dreamed. After that day, we had many good days and we often visited our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”. .

5. What’s the meaning of the underline word “fishy” in Paragraph 2?

A. Doubtful.   B. Interesting.    C. Funny.    D. Believable.

6. What was the problem faced by the author and his brother?

A. They didn’t know where to swim.     B. They didn’t know how to get to the stream.   C. Their mother didn’t want them to swim.   D. They had to face a very mean bull.

7. When Elsie saw the author’s brother, she _______.

A. tried to attack him         B. showed her friendliness

C. immediately ran away       D. tried to drive him away

8. What’s the passage mainly about ?

A. The bull guarding Mr.Blickez’s farm.

B. How friendly the so-called mean bull was.

C. The story of visiting the swimming hole.

D. How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.

C

Do you like going to a theater to watch live performances? If you do, I’m not alone.[来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。K]

Live performances at theaters interest different groups of people from rich people to office workers. If you go to any theater and look at its audience, you will find it is made  up of teenagers, the elderly and anyone in between. One part of it is due to the marketing and the show itself. For example, Hair isn’t going to interest the same audience as My Fair Lady. Another part of it is due to the area in which you live. The Palace Theater in Manchester, for example, interests a more urban (城市的)crowd than the Leddy Center in Epping. All of these people have an interest in the magic of live performances and they go to the theater for different reasons.

There is nothing better than live theatre performances to increase your cultural awareness (意识) When you go to see a live theater performance, no matter whether it is a musical or a play, you are improving your knowledge of the world around you. Some people go to the theater to have fun and escape their troubles; others, particularly rich people, go to the theater to develop their knowledge of the world around them. Both of them are very good reasons for going to see live theater performances. However, personally, I often go to the theater more to have fun than anything else.

Everyone has the right to enjoy any performance, whether it’s a world-famous performance by the New Hampshire Ballet or a second-rate performance by your local community theater. The main thing to remember is whether you are there to heighten your awareness of the culture or to get away from your problems. You should appreciate the performance for what it is, because too many people these days don’t know enough about the arts.