Ticket price increases at HK Disney

Source：Xinhua | 02—05—2009 11：39

Hong Kong Disneyland announced on Tuesday it will raise weekday admission prices for mainland and overseas tourists by about 19 percent．But Hong Kong residents and tourists who purchase tickets through travel agents can still enjoy the old prices until June 30．

A one-day admission will cost HK $350（$45）for adults and HK $250 for children aged up to 11 from Monday, the previous charges for weekends．Adults were previously admitted for HK $295 and children HK $210．

A Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman said the park does not expect the new pricing structure to have an immediate impact on attendances, as research shows guests choose when to visit the attraction based on time available rather than ticket prices．But the hikes（the rise of prices）drew immediate criticism from the industry．The greater tourism industry fears it may harm mainlanders willingness to visit Hong Kong．

Joseph Tung Yao-chung, executive director of Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, said the decision was unwise in the current financial climate．He also urged the company to rethink its decision, during an interview with Southern Metropolis Daily．

1．On September 10 of 2009（weekday）, Hong Kong residents and tourists will have to spend buying three children tickets．

A．HK $360              B．$360                    C．HK $750               D．HK $885

2．There is a family with five people, John，his father，mother，grandfather and grandmother. They are from America, John is eleven years old．If they visit the place on June 30 2009（weekday），they will spend about        in total．

A．$212                   B．$1650                  C．HK $1400              D．$1390

3．What can we infer from the passage?

    A．Joseph Tung Yao-chung disagreed about the ticket price increase at HK Disney．

    B．Hong Kong Disneyland will make a lot of money by raising weekday admission prices for mainland tourists．

    C．The Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman didn't like the new pricing structure．

    D．Only tourists from mainland visit Hong Kong Disneyland．

Seven Chinese sailors are missing after a Chinese cargo ship sank in Russian waters near Japan on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday．“Some of the 10 Chinese sailors on board were saved but seven are still missing after the ship sank off the waters of Vladivostok,” said a statement on its website．The ministry didn't mention the cause of the incident, saying rescue efforts and an investigation into the incident are ongoing．

But the Global Times, a Chinese language newspaper based in Beijing, said yesterday the ship was fired on by the Russian navy before it sank．The news is first reported in a Russian newspaper．New Star, the cargo ship was sequestered（扣押） at the Russian port of Nakhodka earlier this month for alleged（被指控的，可疑的）smuggling．It left the port not far from the Sino-Russian border without permission from Russian authorities last Thursday and was chased（追） by a cruiser，the newspaper said．Later, the warship shot at least 500 rounds onto the ship and forced it to sail back toward the port in force 6 winds．However, the Chinese ship started to sink on the way According to the report，in a period of almost 24 hours，Russian navy officers and soldiers onboard the cruiser watched the sinking boat and did not make any response to the cries for help from the crewmen．In the end, 16 sailors onboard New Star got on two lifeboats. The Russian sailors managed to save one boat carrying eight people，while the other was engulfed in the waves．Of all the sailors onboard 6 came from Indonesia．

The Russian News Agency reported the incident yesterday and said the coast guard just found an empty boat in a three-day search．It also said that bad weather was the reason behind the accident．

According to the International Maritime Organization, the owner of New Star is a shipping company of Zhejiang, while the operator is a company based in Guangzhou.

1．The passage may be found in        

A．magazines                                        B．newspapers

C．scientific fictions                               D．biographies（传记）

2．How many Chinese sailors have been saved?

A．10                       B．7                         C．3                         D．6

3．Why did the Russian warship shoot the cargo ship?

    A．To force it to sink                    B．To force it to go back to China

C．To force it to sail back to Russia       D．To kill the sailors on the ship

4．It can be inferred that       ．

    A．the other 8 sailors may have died

    B．the Russian navy officers and soldiers were willing to help the sailors

    C．the Russian port was far from China

    D．the Chinese ship was not very good

TWENTY-FIVE years ago director Stephen Spielberg captured the hearts of Western audiences with his family classic．E．T．Now his Hong Kong director Stephen Chow is trying to do the same trick in China．

Chow's latest movie CJ7（《长江七号》），in cinemas now，is a heart-warming story about a poor migrant worker（外来务工者） and his son．When a strange alien enters their lives，father and son learn a lesson about the value of family．Chow hopes his movie will help to make family films more popular in China．

Family films have been the main part of the Hollywood market for the last 40 years．They have given audiences movies like E．T．, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park．However, there are few of these movies in China, where expensive history films are more popular．

A family film is not simply a children's movie．It is a film that is not only suitable for children, but appeals to the whole family．

According to Raymound Zhou，a famous film critic，these films are rare in China because “very few families go to the cinema together”．Because of this，there is little demand for movies that appeal to the whole family．

However, in the West，it is common for the family to sit down and watch a movie together．Tim Bridges, from London，says：“I love it at Christmas when I sit down and watch a movie with my family．”

All family films contain similar messages about being honest、remaining positive and learning there is more to life than money．According to the American movie reviewer，Dave Johnson, this is because “When parents watch a movie，they want their children to be learning good values”．

Just like when the alien in Spielberg's E．T．phones home to make contact with his family, Chow will hope Chinese audiences are tuned in and ready to receive his family movie message．

1．Which of the following can replace the underlined part in the last paragraph?

    A．understand what others are thinking            B．make telephones

C．go to the cinema                         D．sing songs

2．What is the family film，according to the passage?

    A．A kind of film that is about history．

    B．A kind of film in which the characters are animals．

    C．A kind of film that is meant for both children and adults

D．A kind of film that is about families

3．What is implied but not stated directly in the passage?

    A．Families in China should go to the cinema at Christmas．

    B．It's good for children to watch family films．

    C．Chinese families don't like family films．

D．The movie CJ7 has nothing in common with E．T．

4．It can be inferred that in the future，            ．

    A．Chinese families will go to the cinema together

    B．there may be more family films in China

    C．making family films in China is not easy

    D．family films are about love

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy．They feel heavy pressures from their parents to do well in school．Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life．Though this may be good ideas for those very bright students，it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learning．

Unfortunately，a number of students killed themselves．Others are after comfort in using drugs．Some do bad things with trouble-makers and turn to crime．Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have disappointed their parents．Such students feel that they are less important and leave school before they have finished their study．

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way．Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers' work to help their children．To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to special school called juku-cram schools．These schools are open during the evening and on weekends, and their only purpose is to prepare students to pass exams, they do not try to educate students in any real sense of the real world. It thus comes as a shock to realize that almost three quarters of the junior or high school population attend these cram schools．

Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students' hair to their clothes and things in their school bag．Child psychologists now think that such strict rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society．They regard the rules as being harmful to the development of each student．They believe that no sense of moral values is developed and that students are given neither guidance nor training in becoming good citizens．

1．A lot of Japanese students are unhappy at school because                

    A．they work very hard                                B．they find they can't do well at school

C．they feel unimportant                          D．they are under too much pressure

2．Because of their failure at school, some students take drugs to              

    A．kill themselves                           B．seek comfort

C．disappoint their parents                     D．make trouble

3．What should be the best title of the passage?

A．Students' Pressure

B．Students' Problems

    C．The Negative Impact（影响） of Japanese Education

D．The Trouble in Japanese Schools

4．In juku-cram schools students                ．

    A．are taken good care of by the teachers                B．feel no pressure

C．are trained to pass exams                 D．can learn a lot of useful things

5．In ordinary Japanese schools，             ．

    A．there are strict rules                                B．students feel safe

    C．students can do anything                            D．learning is not important

Postcards to myself

In 50 years of traveling Colin McCorpuodale has visited every country in the world, except three．And everywhere he goes，he sends himself a postcard．He always chooses a postcard with a beautiful view，and sticks on an interesting stamp．Usually he writes just a short message to himself．His latest one，from the Malians island，read Good fishing．

On a wall in his home in London there is a large map of the world．There are hundreds of little red pins stuck in it．“It's good to get a pin in the map，” says Mr. McCorquodale, “but I follow the rules．I'm allowed to stick one in only if I've  been in a place for more than 24 hours．”

Naturally，Mr. McCorpuodale has his favorite places．New Zealand he describes as “wonderful”．In Europe，he says，“Italy is a favorite place．But in Italy tourists are worried that they will get ripped off because people there often charge too much for something．”Of China he says, “This is one country in the world which is completely different．There is no European influence”．

Wherever he goes，Mr. McCorpuodale takes with him a photo of his wife，a candle，a torch，a shirt with a secret pocket, and a pen for writing his postcards．

So why does he do it? For the postcards or the travel?  Mr. McCorpuodale laughs．“I do it for the journey，”he says．“I get a kick out of traveling，and all the planning．”

1．We can learn from the second paragraph that            

    A．There is a large map of London in his home．

    B．Mr. McCorpuodale likes sticking red pins in the map at will（随意）

    C．If he traveled in a place and stayed there 2days，he will stick a red pin in the map．

D．He likes collecting red pins．

2．What is written on his latest postcard?

    A．A favorite place                                B．Malians island

C．Good fishing                                 D．A beautiful view

3．Tourists in Italy are often               ．

A．beaten                 B．helped                  C．encouraged           D．cheated

4．From the passage we know that Mr. McCorpuodale            ．

    A．has visited all the countries in the world

    B．has only three favorite places

    C．takes his wife with him wherever he goes

D．gets a lot of pleasure from traveling and the planning for it

请对每一行作出判断，如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个√，如有错误，按照改错的方法改，请将答案写在答题卡上。

I'm very glad to have received the letter you sent me two       1．            

weeks ago．I have been thinking about a question you asked         2．            

me．In my opinion，you should go back after you finish your      3．           

studies abroad．For one reason，that you are studying is badly    4．           

needed nowadays in our country．It will be quite easily for you    5．            

to find a good job．In fact，I know a few big company here in    6．            

our city hope to hire people like you．For another reason，       7．           

I think it will be very much more convenient for you to look       8．            

after your parents as they are getting old．Therefore this is only     9．            

my point of view．It is up for you to make a right choice．       10．           

在紧张的高三备考阶段，英语老师为了提高复习效率，广泛征求学生意见。假如你叫张华，请根据以下提示，给英语老师写封信，表达你们的需求和建议。

    a）适当放慢进度，留出思考时间

    b）反复训练重要、易错知识点

    c）指导方法

    d）减少作业量以保证质量

    e）给予更多鼓励

    注意：

    1．根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

    2．要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；

    3．词数：100个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。

    Dear Mr. Wang，

We're so pleased that you are willing to share our views．……

Yours,

                                                              ×××

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．month

       A．compare              B．movement           C．government         D．wrong

2．wealth

       A．breathe                B．measure              C．steak                   D．real

3．worked

       A．answered            B．watched              C．visited                 D．recognized

4．especial

       A．century               B．coast                   C．official                D．escape

5．quiet

       A．society           B．field              C．various           D．friend

—What a wonderful speech he made!

—Really good! I could hardly imagine myself        to make a speech in public.

A．make         B．to make          C．making          D．being made

—Did you fix the computer yourself?

—No, I       , because I don’t know much about computers.

A．has it fixed           B．had fixed it           C．had it fixed            D．fixed it