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

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．

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
Editors of newspapers have responsible jobs because they have to make sure that their newspaper gets  36  on time ,sells well,and everything that goes into it ,including  37 ,is acceptable.Some newspapers  38   local or national affairs ,some  39 international and economic matters while others are  40   serious and aim to enterain with more human interest  stories.
Sometimes particular stories “sell” newspapers. In America and Europe ,ordinary people seem to  41  by the lives of pop stars ,film stars and the remaining  42 families .These people really have two lives ,a public life and a private life.So the reporters can be too interesed in getting a good story and try to   43  famous people in their private lives which can then get their newspaper into trouble  44 they get printed.
There was a recent  45  when a reporter climbed a tree and took a photograph of   46 in a swimming pool without her knowledge .She didn’t  47  being photographed on public 48 but she objected to being photographed while she was spending private time with her personal friends ----and  49  in a swimming pool.
The photograph was in the newspaper  50  ---“The Alganian Princess having a good time in the embassy pool with her friends”----and all hell broke loose .The editor of The BEACON(the newspaper that had printed the photograph)immediately received a strongly worded letter of  51  from the Royal Palace press office  52  that the reporter had been “interfering in her private life” and that “something would be done about this.” Of course the damage had already been done but the newspaper must have sold a lot of   53  copies because of the photograph. All the editor could do was to print   54 on the front page to the Alganian Princess and hope that   55  would be accepted and that he wouldn’t lose his job.
36. A.to print    B.printing       C.  print          D.printed
37. A.charts     B.photographs    C.subtitles         D.advertisements
38. A. focus on   B.come out      C.draw attention to  D.look into
39. A. of        B. for           C.with            D.on  
40. A. more      B.less          C.most            D.least 
41. A be favorite  B.appeal to      C.be fascinated     D.be adapted
42.A.good       B.happy        C.rich            D.royal
43.A.keep an eye on              B.take photographs of
C.benefit from                 D.write fictions about
44.   A. if        B.even if        C. since          D. although
45. A. report     B.article        C.case            D.story
46. A.a friend    B.a flim star     C.a princess       D.an officer
47. A.like       B.know         C.want           D.mind
48. A.occasions  B.surroundings   C.atmosphere      D.places
49. A. eventually B.actually       C.especially       D.angrily
50. A.one day    B.the other day   C. the next day     D.to this day
51. A. comment   B.complaint     C.attack          D.disagreement
52. A.explained   B. added        C. to stress        D.saying
53. A.latest       B.interesting     C.attracting       D.extra
54.A.an apology   B. a response    C.another picture   D.a letter
55.A.she         B.he           C.it              D.there

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hired a plumber（水管工） to help me restore an old farmhouse, and he just finished a rough first day on the job: a  41 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to  42  .
   43  I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.    44  arriving, he invited me in to meet his   45 . As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small   46 , touching the tips of the branches with both   47 .
When   48 the door he passed through an amazing transformation. His brown face was in all smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his   49 a kiss.  50 he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my   51 got the better of me. I asked him about what I had   52 him do earlier.
"Oh, that's my   53 tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's   54 :those troubles don't   55 the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree    56  when I come home and ask God to    57 them. Then in the morning I   58 
them up again." "And the   59 thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't   60 as many as I remember hanging up the night before."
41. A. smooth                  B. broken                  C. failed                     D. flat
42. A. begin                     B. start                       C. set                         D. launch
43. A. While                    B. During                   C. As soon as              D. Though
44. A. In                         B. For                        C. On                         D. At
45. A. friends                   B. parents                   C. family                    D. home
46. A. room                     B. tree                       C. flower                    D. wood
47. A. arms                      B. hands                     C. fingers                   D. feet
48. A. opening                 B. closing                   C. knocking                D. covering
49. A. wife                      B. daughter                C. son                        D. baby
50. A. Meanwhile             B. Afterwards             C. Previously              D. Consequently
51. A. satisfaction             B. responsibility          C. occupation              D. curiosity
52. A. heard                     B. made                     C. seen                       D. let
53. A. comfort                 B. pain                       C. suffering                D. trouble
54. A. at length                B. for sure                  C. at risk                   D. straight away
55. A. belong in               B. hold back               C. fit in                      D. bring to
56. A. one day                 B. every morning        C. one night                D. every night
57. A. take note of            B. take care of            C. look for                 D. focus on
58. A. pick                      B. take                       C. bring                     D. choose
59. A. flexible                  B. funny                    C. casual                    D. humorous
60. A. almost                   B. roughly                  C. nearly                    D. approximately

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60. As a guest at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, you can enjoy an extra day in ______.

A. Disney’s Hollywood Hotel                 B. a Hong Kong family

C. Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel               D. Hong Kong Disneyland Park

61. You can get a Stay and Play for 2 Days ticket______.

A. from 13 May 2009 to 30 September 2009

B. by calling +852 1-830-830 any time of the day

C. by getting in touch with your travel agent

D. with your used Hong Kong Disneyland Park ticket

62. It can be inferred（推断）from the article that ______ .

A. Disney’s Hollywood Hotel is in Hollywood, the USA

B. Regular Day tickets are cheaper than Peak Day tickets

C. anyone can exchange his park ticket for a Stay and Play for 2 days ticket

D. this special offer lasts a little over six months

63. This advertisement is probably taken from ______ .

A. a newspaper        B. a magazine        C. the website      D. a travel handbook

China Daily: As China comes down from a travel rush during the seven-day holiday for National Day, people called for a return of the Labor Day Golden Week holiday as a way to ease(缓解) the travel peak.

By Friday, 79 million passengers were expected to have used the railways up about 8 percent over last year. Waterways had shipped around 2 million, a rise of about 17 percent on last year, www. cntv. cn, the website of China Central Television, said on Saturday.

As large numbers of tourists swarmed scenic spots around China, it caused huge crowds and many complaints.

The Forbidden City in Beijing has long been a big draw for travelers. On Tuesday alone, the museum reported, it received more than 180,000 visitors, about six times higher than a regular day.

According to China Central Television, restless visitors demanded their money back from the tourism committee, and police were sent to help deal with the problem.

The Beijing-HongKong-Macao expressway, the Shanghai-Kunming expressway and the route from Beijing to Kunming saw large increases in traffic on Saturday, according to www. cntv. cn.

“As there are only two long holidays in the country and paid leave is not well carried out by employers（雇主）, people have limited chances for travel”, Dai Bin, the director of China Tourism Academy, said in a report by Beijing Times on Saturday.

“The travel rush during the ‘Golden Week’ holidays happens because people do not take long journeys during shorter holidays”, said Liu Simin, a researcher with the China Academy of Social Sciences, in a report by Beijing Times on Saturday.

Liu said that now the most important task is to ease the pressure from the huge numbers of tourists. When the Labor Day Golden Week holiday came to an end in 2007, a chance to travel was reduced.

In 2008, the government shortened the Labor Day Golden Week holiday, usually lasting from May 1 to May 7, to three days and added three other short vacations to the list.

1.The Labor Day Golden Week holiday was shortened to __________________.

A. one day        B. two days        C. three days             D. four days

2.The underlined word “swarmed” in the third paragraph probably means “_______”.

A. crowded into        B. left        C. escaped from                 D. planned to go to

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People called for a return of the Labor Day Golden Week holiday.

B. The museum reported it received more than 180,000 visitors during the holiday.

C. Now the most important task is to ease the pressure from the huge numbers of tourists.

D. There are only two long holidays in the country.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Seven-day Golden Week Holiday sees huge crowds on popular tourists spots

B. The problem during the seven-day Golden Week Holiday.

C. Travel complaints.

D. The pressure from the huge numbers of tourists.