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Theoriginalplansfortheparkwereon8acresnexttotheBurbankstudioswherehisemployeesandfamiliescouldgotorelax.Although,WorldWarIIputthoseplansonhold.Duringthewar,Disneyhadtimetocomeupwithnewideas,andcreationsforhismagicalpark.Itwassoonclearthat8acreswouldn'
tbeenough.
Finallyin1953,hehadtheStanfordResearchInstituteconductasurveyfora100-acresite,outsideofLosAngeles.Heneededspacetobuildrivers,waterfalls,andmountains;
hewouldhaveflyingelephantsandgiantteacups;
afairy-talecastle,moonrockets,andascenicrailway;
allinsideamagickingdomhecalled"
Disneyland."
ThesearchforthebestvenuefortheparkendedintheruralAnaheim,Californiawithapurchaseofa160-acreorangegrovenearthejunctionoftheSantaAnaFreeway(I-5)andHarborBoulevard.
ConstructionforDisneylandbeganonJuly21,1954,12monthsbeforetheparkwasscheduledtoopen.
Some160-acresofcitrustreeshadbeenclearedand15housesmovedtomakeroomforthepark.However,whentherealdesigningcamearound,Disneymetwithinevitablequestions.Howdoyoumakebelievablewildanimals,thataren'
treal?
HowdoyoumakeaMississippipaddleship?
HowdoyougoaboutbuildingahugecastleinthemiddleofAnaheim,California?
Disneyaskedhismoviestudiostaffforanswers.ThedesignofDisneylandwassomethingneverdonebefore.Therewouldbefouruniquelydifferentthemeparts:
Adventureland,Frontierland,FantasylandTomorrowland.Bitbybit,DisneylandgotreadyforOpeningDay.Thestaffworkedaroundtheclocktogetready.
Butopeningdaywasaterribledisaster.Besidetheterribleopeningdayconditions,theparkdideventuallypickup.By1965,tenyearsafteropeningday,50Millionvisitorshadcomethroughthegates.
1.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.
A.WhatvisitorscanenjoyinDisneyland.
B.ThedifficultiesDisneymetinbuildingDisneyland
C.HowDisneylandcameintobeing
D.AbriefintroductiontoDisneyland
2.WhichofthefollowingdateswouldprobablybetheopeningdateofDisneyland?
A.1953B.1954C.1955D.1965
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrue?
A.WorldWarIIhadsomeinfluenceonthebuildingplanoftheDisneyland.
B.DisneymusthavemetmanydifficultiesinbuildingDisneyland.
C.About50millionvisitorshavevisitedDisneylandsofar.
D.Disneywasagreatmanwithgreatimaginationandcreativity.
4.Youcouldseeallthefollowingthingsexcept_________inDisney.
A.rivers,waterfalls,andmountainsB.flyingelephantsandgiantteacups
C.ahugecastleD.wildanimals
5.Theunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.
A.collectB.improveC.findD.open
【答案解析】
1.C
本题主要介绍了迪斯尼乐园是如何建成的展开论述。
A、B两项片面,D项范围太大。
2.C
根据倒数第三段和最后一段最一句话可以得出答案。
3.C
根据最后一段最一句话可以得出答案。
4.D
根据倒数第二段:
Howdoyoumakebelievablewildanimals,thataren'
这一句话可以得出答案。
5.B
根据上下文语境可以推出pickup此处应为“好转;
改善”的意思。
(2)
OceanParkHongKongisathemeparkintheSouthernDistrictofHongKongIsland.TheparkwasbuiltwithdonationsfromtheRoyalHongKongJockeyClub(nowHongKongJockeyClub)andopenedon10January1977.TheparkisoperatedbyOceanParkCorporation,whichisastatutory(法定的)department.Itoffersaffordablemarineanimaleducationandentertainmentandisaprivateorganizationforcommercialpurposes.
Intheearlyoperationofthepark,themainsourcesofincomefortheparkweretheticketpricesandthefundingfromtheJockeyClub.Sincetheticketpricewaslow,mostofthetimeOceanParkwasoperatingunderdeficit(财政赤字).In1July1987,thegovernmentestablisheda200milliontrustfromthefundingofJockeyClub,undertheOceanParkCorporationOrdinance.ThisseparatedOceanParkfromJockeyClubandbecameanon-profitorganization;
itneedstoberesponsibleforitsownincomeandwasallowedtousecommercialmeanstooperatethepark.
Sinceitwaspermittedtousecommercialmeanstooperate,itgraduallyraiseditsticketpriceandthedeficitturnedintoprofit.In1992,3millionvisitorsvisitedthepark.Since1998,theEastAsianfinancialcrisis(经济危机),agingattractions,andthepassingawayofthekillerwhale;
theparkrecordedadeficitforacoupleyears.Althoughitwasallowedtohost2pandasin1999,thenumberofvisitorsdidnotgoupandOceanParkwasforcedtocloseitswaterattractionsandthe"
OldVillage"
attractionandturnedtobringinmoreridesinanattempttocapturetheyouthdemand.TogetherwiththeopeningupofmainlandvisitorsundertheIndividualVisitScheme,OceanParkrecordedanastonishing4millionvisitorsintheyear2004-