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Knott’s Berry Farm is the nation’s oldest, and first, theme park and draws around five million visitors each year. Knott’s Berry Farm hardly had a very good start. Arriving in Southern California in the 1920s, the Knott Family farmed about 20 acres of land and finally started a restaurant called Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant. Mrs. Knott’s food became well known and her husband Walter built a Ghost Town as a way of entertaining waiting customers. The family kept expanding and today, Knott’s Berry Farm has 165 rides, shows, attractions and restaurants. For more than 80 years, Knott’s Berry Farm has been entertaining families and visitors from around the world with great rides and fantastic fun.

Knott’s Berry Farm is separated into six different themed areas with rides and attractions. Fiesta Village highlights (突出) California’s Spanish heritage (遗产) with art work, rides and food. Indian Trails is similar to Fiesta Village but with an accent on Native American legends, crafts, music and dancing. The heart and soul of Knott’s, Ghost Town is an 1880s California Boom Town with cowboys, gunfights, stagecoaches, and a real steam train. The Boardwalk makes people think of Southern California beach and surfing heritage plus the Boomerang roller coaster and the Hammer-Head. Wild Water Wilderness is an 1800s-style park with water rapids and a magical journey into Native North America. For Peanuts fans, Camp Snoopy is a six-acre children’s wonderland with 30 rides and attractions. Knott’s Berry Farm also stages yearly special events such as Scary Farm and Halloween Haunt plus Knott’s Merry Farm for the holiday season.   

Knott’s Berry Farm is in Buena Vista, Orange County, California. It is about half an hour from downtown Los Angeles and 10 minutes from Disneyland. Knott’s Berry Farm is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the week. The park is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays. During the summer months, the park is open later. The theme park is closed on Christmas Day. Tickets for 2010 are. adults, $53.99 all day; people older than 62, $23.99; children three to 11 years, $23.99. For more information about Knott’s Berry Farm, call 714-220-5220.  

1.The first paragraph is mainly about Knott’s Berry Farm’s _____.

A．attractions         B．history            C．services           D．prices

2.Besides Indian Trails, you can also experience Native American culture in _____.

A．Fiesta Village       B．the Boardwalk      C．Wild Water Wilderness    D．Camp Snoopy

3.How long is Knott’s Berry Farm open on week-days?

A．For eight hours.     B．For nine hours.     C．For ten hours.      D．For twelve hours.

4.What do we know about Knott’s Berry Farm from the passage?

A．It is in Northern California.                B．It is open all the year round.

C．It has eight themed areas.                 D．It is not far from Disneyland.

5.The type of this passage would be _____.

A．explanation        B．argumentation      C．narration          D．practical writing

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要是介绍了Knott’s Berry Farm的历史，营业的时间，组成部分，地理位置等等。

1.推断题。从第一自然段Arriving in Southern California in the 1920s, the Knott Family farmed about 20 acres of land and finally started a restaurant called Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant. 及后面的文章可知，这一段只要是讲解了Knott’s Berry Farm的历史，故选B

2.细节题。从文章Wild Water Wilderness is an 1800s-style park with water rapids and a magical journey into Native North America. 可知答案选C

3.细节题。从文章Knott’s Berry Farm is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the week. 可知，Knott’s Berry Farm在周内开放8个小时，故选A

4.细节题。从文章It is about half an hour from downtown Los Angeles and 10 minutes from Disneyland.可知，Knott’s Berry Farm与迪斯尼乐园不远，故选D

5.推断题。本文主要是介绍了Knott’s Berry Farm的历史，营业的时间，组成部分，地理位置等等，很明显是一篇说明文，故选A

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