Question

Amusement parks make most of their money from admission fees paid by guests attending the park. Other sources include parking fees, food and drink sales and souvenirs. Practically all amusement parks operate using one of two admission principles:

     Pay-as-you-go In this form, a guest enters the park at little or no charge. The guest must then buy rides one by one, either at the attraction’s entrance or by buying ride tickets. The cost of the attraction is often based on its complexity (复杂性) or popularity. The park may allow guests to buy unlimited admissions to all attractions within the park. A pass is then shown at the attraction entrance to gain admission.

     Disneyland opened in 1955 using the pay-as-you-go form. Initially, guests paid the ride admission fees at the attractions. Soon, the problems of dealing with so many coins led to the development of a ticket system that, while now out of use, is still part of the amusement-park vocabulary. In this new form, guests bought ticket books that contained a number of tickets, with “A,” “B” and “C.” Rides and attractions using an “A-ticket” were generally simple, with “B-tickets” and “C-tickets” used for the larger, more popular rides. Later, the “D-ticket” was added, then finally the now-famous “E-ticket,” which was used for the biggest rides, like Space Mountain. Smaller tickets could be traded up for use on larger rides. Disneyland, as well as the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, gave up this practice in 1982.

The advantages include:

guests pay for only what they choose to experience

attraction costs can be changed easily

The disadvantages include:

guests may get tired of spending money almost continuously

guests may not spend as much on food or souvenirs

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Attractions of amusement parks

B. Admission fees of amusement parks.

C. Admission principles of amusement parks

D. Sources of income of amusement parks.

2.According to the pay-as-you-go principle, guests _____.

A. don’t pay at the gate of the park

B. must pay for each ride they take

C. have to pay for all rides in the park

D. needn’t pay after entering the park

3.According to the passage, what is the meaning of the underlined word “Initially” in Paragraph 3?

A. Gradually.    B. At the beginning.     C. At last.      D. Commonly.

4.What would be introduced following the passage?

A. The other admission principle

B. Amusement parks’ earnings.

C. Some other admission principles

D. Users of the pay-as-you-go principle.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了游乐园采取了两种制度，一是现收现付制，就是游客进入游乐园时几乎不付费之后你要乘坐的任何工具和玩的设施都要一一付费，并且短文以迪士尼乐园为例进行了介绍。

1.主旨大意题。根据短文主要介绍了游乐园的规章制度，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据Pay-as-you-go In this form, a guest enters the park at little or no charge. The guest must then buy rides one by one, 按照现收现付制，进入游乐园游乐园时几乎不付费之后你要乘坐的任何工具或设施都应付费，故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据guests paid the ride admission fees at the attractions. Soon, the problems of dealing with so many coins led to the development of a ticket system that,根据soon可知划线的应是最初，最初游客在娱乐设施处付费，不久处理那么多的硬币成了一个问题，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据Practically all amusement parks operate using one of two admission principles: 因为上文只介绍了一种现收现付制，还有一种制度没有提到，故下文该介绍另一个制度，故选A。

考点：社会类短文阅读。