Allen : I’ve never been a big fan of the bears , especially the vacation show . On my last trip to Disneyland (1999) we passed it by , because we didn’t want to spend the time on something we didn’t really enjoy. If we’d known it would be closed by our next visit , I’m sure we would have watched it one more time . I was just making the point that it wasn’t until Disney announced the closing that this feeling suddenly sprang (弹跳) up for the Country Bear show at Disneyland .
But I think the idea of keeping some attractions (胜迹) open forever regardless of (不顾及) the number of visitors it gets is a mistake . We all have great memories of the Bears , but clearly very few kids today (or I should say families today ) are making those same memories from this show . That may be a sad fact , but it’s a fact . For whatever reason , the show doesn’t pull in the numbers . Isn’t it right to use the Country Bear space to bring in a more popular attraction so that more kids today can make those magic memories of an attraction THEY like ? Otherwise aren’t we just telling kids today that they “have to” make great memories of the Bears , when it’s obvious that the kids themselves are not enjoying the Bears like we did ?
Roger : I am very disappointed that they have decided to retire the Country Bear Playhouse . I remember going to the show as a child , and still enjoyed it as a teenager ,
and now young adult . It is true that there aren’t a lot of shows left at DL and with this one closing even less . Being at DL does require a lot of walking , and it is nice to have a few attractions that are a place to sit and enjoy a good show . I understand that DL has to develop , but there has to be some history to the Disneyland that Walt Disney first designed . There should be some parts of DL that just never go away , and this is one of them . By the time I have children it looks like there won’t be any attractions that I can say I went to as a child at the rate they are going .
Now the Bears are leaving . What I want to say is: stop trying to compete with everyone ! DL is the best , because of attractions like the Country Bears . If DL insists on destroying all of its magic to make way for the latest , well , then it might as well be just another theme (主题) park .
1.What news might get people talking about the problem of the Country Bears ?
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A．The Country Bear Playhouse will be closed . |
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B．There will be a new attraction for our guests at Disneyland |
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C．The number of visitors to the Country Bear Playhouse is falling . |
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D．The Bears will retire because of old age and can’t give shows any more . |
2.Allen spoke mainly to get his point across that .
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A．the Bears will be missed |
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B．we should tell kids today that they “have to” make great memories of the Bears |
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C．the longtime attraction ought to make way for a future attraction |
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D．people never care about what they have until all is lost |
3.Which is the best choice to complete Roger’s idea : “The Country Bears have been a part of Disneyland for nearly 30 years , .”
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A．and I feel it is time to give our bears a good rest |
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B．but anyway , the attraction has lost interest |
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C．but I know that Disneyland will always be changing , and I accept that |
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D．and I am sad that the Bears will be leaving |
4.Which of the following is not in the same group as the other three ?
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A．an attraction |
B．a theme park |
C．the Bears |
D．the latest magic |
5.Where can this passage be found ?
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A．In a Web discussion zone (区). |
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B．In a suggestion book . |
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C．In a report on the popularity of the Country Bears . |
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D．In high school students’ compositions |
There was one shop in the town of Mufulira which was widely known for its racial discrimination. It was a drugstore .While Europeans were served at the counter ,a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but were treated rudely by the shop assistants .One day I was determined to make a public protest （抗议）against this kind of thing ,and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store.
I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand ,he shouted at me in a bastard （怪声怪气的）language which is only used by a boss when speaking to his servants .I stood at the counter and politely requested in proper English that I should be served .The manager became angry and said , “Even if you stand till Christmas ,I will never serve you .”
I went to the District Commissioner’s office .Fortunately ,he was out ,for he was one of the old school; however ,I saw a young District Officer who was a friend of mine .He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that all I had to do was come to him personally and he would buy my medicine for me .I protested that that was not good enough .I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager .This he did ,and I well remember him saying to the manager , “Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council, and you treat him like a common servant .” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said , “If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was ,then ,of course ,I should have given him proper service.”
I had to explain once again that he had missed my point .Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a store…any more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend ? I want to prove that any man of any color ,whatever his position ,should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted .After all, the money which I paid across the counter was exactly the same money as was paid by a European customer.
1.The writer was ,at the time of the story , .
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A．a European officer |
B．an African servant |
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C．a drugstore assistant |
D．a black school teacher |
2.The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in dirty words because .
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A．he could not speak English in a polite way |
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B．he thought the writer couldn’t understand English |
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C．that was the language he used when speaking to Africans |
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D．that was the only language he could speak when he was angry |
3.In paragraph 3, the underlined sentence “he was one of the old school” means .
A．he stuck to those old racial ideas
B．he graduated from an old white school
C．he was in charge of an old black school
4.Why didn’t the writer wait at the window of the drugstore like other Africans?
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A．He believed his white friends would help him out . |
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B．He wanted to fight for equal rights of all black people. |
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C．He thought he was educated and should be treated differently. |
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D．He thought ,being an important person ,he should not be kept waiting. |
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.
"Everything happens for the best." My mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous 37 ."
Mother was right. After graduating from college I had decided to try for a job in 38 , then work my way up to 39 . I got 40 on the door of every station every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn't 41 hiring an inexperienced person. "Go out in the sticks(边远地区) and find a 42 station that'll give you a chance." she said.
I thumbed(搭便车) home to Dixon, Illi. 43 there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 44 to manage 45 sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high-school football, I 46 the post, but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best." Mom 47 me. I drove to Davenport, in Iowa. I 48 WOC Radio there. Peter Macarthur, the program director, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration(挫折感) 49 over. I asked aloud. "How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station ?" I was waiting for the 50 when I heard Macarthur calling. "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about 51 ?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(an) 52 game.
I remembered a game we had won. I did a 15-minute buildup to that play, and Peter told me I would 53 Saturday's game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother's words, 54 I have many times since, "If you … , one day something good will happen...."
I often wonder what my 55 might have been like if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
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The book A Short Guide to Great Britain , which you sent me before I went abroad , offered me ______ guide.I am really thankful.
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B．practical |
C．humorous |
D．acceptable |
— Mary told me she would meet me at yesterday’s party. But she didn’t turn up.
— It is a pity that she broke her ________ .
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B．heart |
C．habit |
D．rule |
See what you have done !Don’t you a ____ of right and wrong ?
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B．look |
C．dream |
D．sense |
