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1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网- 1 -绵阳市 2015 高考英语阅读理解一轮学生自选练习（6）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【北京市东城区 2014 高考英语调研检测题】A Worlds of FunLocation: Worlds of Fun is located off Highway 435 in Kansas City, Missouri. History: Worlds of Fun was opened on May 26, 1973, at a cost of 25 million d
2、ollars. Loosely themed around the Jules Verne book, Around the World in Eighty Days, the park was founded by Hunt Midwest Company. In 1982, Hunt Midwest bought a nearby waterpark, Oceans of Fun. In 2013, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun were combined to a one ticket admission, providing all guests wi
3、th access to 235 acres of amusement and water rides. Hours: Worlds of Fun is open from April through Halloween. Tickets: Buy and print online. Always try to buy your tickets in advance, to save time when you get to the park. Reservations: Worlds of Fun sells “Fast Lane” cards that save riders time b
4、y allowing them to bypass the majority of wait for most of rides and attractions including Mamba, Prowler, and Patriot. Ride as many times as you want all day long. Strategy(策略策略): Most visitors tend to begin the day with Prowler, the hottest attraction in the park. Use that tendency to your advanta
5、ge and head to the Patriot first. After that, try the Dragons. Then work your way back to the Prowler. After riding the Prowler, there is only one coaster left, Mamba. Hit it next. If the park is not very crowded, you can ride Boomerang on the way to Mamba. After riding Mamba, head back for a ride o
6、n the Wolf. By then you will have tried most of the popular rides and attractions in the shortest possible time. News: In 2014, Worlds of Fun is adding Steel Hawk, a ride that will take guests up 301 feet in the air and spin them at a 45-degree angle for a 60-second flight. Wait to have a try! 56. W
7、hen did Hunt Midwests two parks start to share one ticket? A. In 1973. B. In 1982. C. In 2013. D. In 2014. 57. With a “Fast Lane” card, the visitor can _. A. save some money高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网- 2 -B.buy tickets onlineC.avoid lining up for longD. enjoy all the rides for free58 What is talked a
8、bout in the part of Strategy? A. The best visiting route. B.The highest ride in the park.C.The most popular tour season. D. The hottest attractions in the park. 【参考答案】56C57C 58A阅读理解3D cinema has been around since the early 20th century, but Hollywood brought the technology back in 2007. Many thought
9、 it was just a trick to make more money. But then came Avatar, the first mustsee movie in 3D.But since Avatar, 3D cinema has struggled. In_2010,_several_3D_movies_bombed_at_the_box_office. And by late 2010, some people said the technology was dead. Of course, that wasnt the first time Hollywood had
10、struggled with new technology. Although sound was added to movies in the late 1920s, it took audiences time to get used to the new technology. But in the end, sound and colour became the standard. James Cameron, director of Avatar, thinks were going through the same process with 3D.Some say cinemas
11、are charging too much for 3D movies. In the US, seeing a 3D movie can cost up to $7.5 more than seeing it in 2D.Also, a recent study at California State University finds audiences dont actually enjoy movies in 3D any more than in 2D.Walter Murch, a famous movie editor, wrote in 2011 that human being
12、s have no ability to process 3D images. Watching a 3D movie confuses our brain and this is why some people get headaches.But James Cameron disagrees. In fact, he recently predicted that in five years all movies will be in 3D.And there are signs that 3D is fighting back. More 3D movies were put on th
13、e market in 2012 than ever before. The Lion King 3D recently made over 高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网- 3 -US $150 million at the box office, and Camerons Titanic 3D made even more.Who knows what the future holds for 3D? Steven Spielberg recently said, “Im hoping 3D gets to a point where people notice it
14、. Because then it just becomes another tool and helps tell a story.”1The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably means that in 2010, 3D movies_Awere not successfulBbecame popularCdeveloped quicklyDwere of poor quality2The example of sound and colour is used mainly to show that_AHollywood tends to absorb what is newB3D technology takes time to be acceptedCHollywood struggles with new technologyDhigh technology helps to make better movies3In Walter Murchs opinion, 3D movies_Abring moviema
