Opened in 1971, the Magic Kingdom was the first theme park at Walt Disney World. All Disney World theme parks are open 365 days a year, although opening and closing times for each park are different from day to day. If  you are traveling without kids, try to visit it on a school day to avoid the largest crowds. If you need to visit it during a school vacation, try at least to avoid the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day and the Fourth of July.

If you are not staying at a Disney World hotel, avoid visiting the Magic Kingdom on its Extra Magic Hours days. The hotel guests get into the park early on those days, increasing the waiting time for visitors who arrive at the normal opening time.

Buy your Walt Disney World tickets online at Disney World’s website. There will be some advice on picking the right ticket. See the guide to Disney World tickets. You will also need to call in advance to make lunch or dinner reservations (预订). Disney accepts reservations, through 1-407-WDW-DINE, up to 180 days in advance. Time does pass quickly, so you should call six months before your trip to get a lunch reservation in the castle. We suggest you should have your lunch at Cinderella’s Royal Table for your tour. If you can’t get the reservation, ask for the Liberty Tree Tavern instead.

Keep in mind that to reach the Magic Kingdom, you must park at Disney World’s Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) parking lot, take a tram (有轨电车), and then take a boat across the Seven Seas Lagoon to the Magic Kingdom.

1.We learn from the passage that ______.

A．children are not allowed to visit Disney World on New Year’s Day

B．Disney World theme parks have the same opening and closing times

C．a single adult had better visit the Magic Kingdom on a school day

D．the Magic Kingdom was the earliest theme park in the world

2.If you want to have dinner in the Walt Disney World, you can ______.

A．see the guide to Disney World tickets to reserve a table

B．make a call to reserve a table for dinner in advance

C．use 1-407-WDW-DINE to reserve about 3 months in advance

D．go to Cinderella’s Royal Table or the Liberty Tree Tavern at any time you like

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to passage?

A．Disney World theme parks will be closed on Christmas Day.

B．The only way to get Walt Disney World tickets is to buy them online.

C．Visitors have to reach the Magic Kingdom by tram and then boat.

D．The Magic Kingdom has Extra Magic Hours every day.

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A．The History of the Magic Kingdom

B．A Brief Introduction to the Magic Kingdom

C．Advice on Making a Trip to the Magic Kingdom

D．The Most Important Theme Park at Walt Disney World

 

Many of us mistakenly believe that it’s wrong to think we have any good qualities. We may spend a lot of time blaming ourselves for our negative qualities, thinking that self criticism is the key to improving our performance. However, a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can stop our efforts to make friends with other people. How can we believe that others could like us if we believe our inner being is flawed?

If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for that dislike might have little or nothing to do with you. The person who doesn’t like you might be fearful, or shallow or busy or shy. Perhaps you and that person are simply a mismatch for each other at this particular time.

Don’t take yourself out of the game by deciding that your flaws are bigger than your good qualities. In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else. Although some factors that might cause one person to reject you, there are at least many factors that will work in your favor.

You might be thirty pounds over your ideal weight, but you may have a wonderful laugh and a real enthusiasm for life. There are many people who don’t mind your extra pounds. You may drive a shabby car, but you might be a great dancer and a loyal friend. There are people out there  looking for loyalty, or fun, or sweetness, or wisdom, and the package it comes in is not important. If you are worried that you are not beautiful enough to attract friends, keep in mind that not everyone is looking for physical beauty in their friends. You can decide to feel inferior because you don’t have much money and you don’t drive a nice car. You can believe that this is the reason                                       

that you don’t have many friends in your life. On the other hand, if you are very wealthy you may be suspicious that everyone is after your money and that nobody really likes you as a person.

   The point is that you can focus on just about anything and believe it’s the reason you do not have friends and cannot make any.

1.According to the passage,         plays an important role in making friends.

A. admitting your shortcomings          B. self criticism

C. modesty               D. confidence

2.If you are not liked by a person,        .

A. you should find the reason in yourself

B. you’d better talk with the person face to face

C. you may not be the one to be blamed

D. you and that person misunderstand each other

3.We can learn from the third paragraph that        .

A. your good qualities may make you earn more money

B. your weakness may also be your strengths in some way

C. your negative qualities may cause you to lose friends

D. you’ll have few friends if you don’t share the same interest

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?

A. It is important to lose weight.

B. It is easier for a wealthy person to make friends.

C. Inner qualities are more important than physical appearance.

D. If you are not beautiful enough, try to improve your physical beauty.

5.What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write?

A. How to find your good qualities.            B. How to make friends.

C. How to make self criticism.                D. How to keep fit.

 

第二节 读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. That is the crucial first step if we are to have good relationships with others. How can we have good relationships with others if we don’t even have good relationship with ourselves?

Here are some tips:

1. Forgive yourself

You may have made those mistakes in the past, but is there anything you can do about them? I don’t think so, except learning from them. It’s true that you are not perfect, but neither is everybody else. It’s normal to make mistakes, so do yourself a favor by giving yourself forgiveness.

2. Focus on your strengths

Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, focus on your strengths. You always have some strengths which give you a unique combination nobody else have. Recognize your strengths and build your life around them.

3. Stop comparing yourself with others

You are unique. You can never be like other people, and neither can other people be like you. The way you measure your success is not determined by other people and what they achieve. Instead, it is determined by your own life purpose. You have everything you need to achieve your life purpose, so it’s useless to compare yourself with others.

[写作内容]

假设你的同学总觉得自己学习不如别人，因而产生自卑心理，请你写根据上面所提供的材料写一篇短文,用E-mail 发给他(她)：

1．以约30个词概括文章大意，说明首先要对善待自己的观点；

2．以约120个词表达你对他(她)的建议和希望，并包括如下要点：

(1) 分析他(她) 产生自卑心理的原因；

(2) 找出他(她)的优势；

(3) 提出合理建议。

[写作要求]            1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；       2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；  3．文章开头和结尾已写好。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

Dear Li Ping,

I’m glad that you trust me so much and tell me your true feeling, now I’ve read an article which says that                                                 

_____________________________________________________________________With the best wishes!

Yours truly，

Wang Yan

 

How many coins do you have in your pocket right now? Three? Two? Or one? With a phone card, you can make up to 200 calls without any charges at all．

★What do you do with it?

Go to a telephone box marked "Phone-card"．Put in your card to start, make your phone call and when you have finished, the screen will tell you how much is left on your card．It costs no extra for the cards, and the calls cost 10 p（便士） per unit, the same as any other pay-phone call．You can buy it in units of 10, 20, 40, 50, or 100．

★Appear in a shop nearby．

Near each card-phone place, you will find a shop where you can buy one．They are at bus, train or metro stations．At universities, hospitals, clubs, restaurants and shopping centers, you can also buy it．

★No more broken pay-phones．

It is possible that many pay-phones don't work because they have been damaged． There are no coins in a card-phone to excite the thieves' interest in it．So you are not probably to find a broken one．

Get a phone-card yourself and try it out．Or get a bigger wallet．

1.The passage is most probably ____．

         A．a warning                             B．a notice

         C．an advertisement                      D．an announcement

2.The underlined word "one" means ____．

         A．a shop            B．a coin            C．a pay-phone      D．a phone-card

3.It is suggested in the passage that you buy a phone-card because ____．

         A．you have got a bigger wallet than others

         B．it's convenient to make calls with a phone card

         C．the phone box might have been damaged

         D．there are many different kinds of phone-cards

 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。   

Body language is the quiet，secret and most powerful language．Of all．It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 % of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7％．So，while your mouth is closed，just what is your body saying．．．

Arms.  1 If you keep your  arms to the sides of your body or behind your back this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way．  2   If someone upsets you，just cross your arms to show you’re unhappy.

Head．When you want to appear confident，keep your head level. If  you are monitor in class，you can take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously．3

Legs．Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies．If you are at interviews, try to keep them still

Posture．A good posture makes you feel better about yourself.  4 This makes breathing more difficult，which in turn   make you feel nervous  or uncomfortable．

Mouth．When you are thinking，you often purse(皱拢)your lips．You might also use this position to hold back all angry comment you don't wish to show.  5

A．If you are feeling down, you normally don't sit straight, with your shoulders inwards.

B．If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this.

C．Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies.

D．How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet.

E. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you’re not pleased.

F. However, to he friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.

G. Don’t say too much when you're happy,