精英家教网 > 高中英语 > 题目详情
阅读理解。
     Tickets for the World Expo (世博会) 2010 will go on sale for groups on March 27, and for
the public on July 1, 2009.
     The basic ticket price will be 160 yuan. Foreigners will be able to buy tickets from overseas
outlets authorized by the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination (BSWEC)
     From March 27 to June 30, group bookings can be made for organizations, institutions and
enterprises.The public can buy tickets from July 1.
    Peak day admission tickets will cost 200 yuan and will cover 17 days including Chinese Labor
Day holiday (May 1-3), National Day holiday (October 1-7), and the last week before closing
(October 25-31).
    Tickets will be discounted from 10 to 30 yuan for those who buy before the Expo opens on May
1, 2010.People going to the Expo after 5pm (apart from the peak days) can get tickets for 90 yuan
but only during Expo.Three-day passes will cost 400 yuan and seven-day passes 900 yuan.
    At least 62 million tickets will be available. Discounts will also be offered to the disabled, senior
citizens, students with valid IDs and Chinese servicemen and women. Children under 1.2 meters
will not have to pay. he basic price is "affordable" for the majority of people. It was common practice
to set ticket prices within the 1 to 3 percent range of the host country's per-capita disposable income
(人均可支配收入).
     The Expo organizer will encourage people to reserve tickets in advance or buy group tickets in
an attempt to control visitor flow. The organizer is expecting 70 million visitors, 5 percent of whom
will be from overseas.
    The organizer will appoint domestic and overseas agencies to sell tickets and there will be 3,200
sales outlets in China. People will be able to purchase tickets at branches of China Mobile, China
Telecom, Bank of Communications <http://www.bankcomm.com/jh/en/index.jsp> and China Post.
Online and hotline channels will also be opened.
    The first domestic and overseas ticket sales agencies will sign contracts with the organizer on
March 2.During Expo, visitors will be able to buy tickets on site or at kiosks(电话亭). The Expo
Bureau will appoint travel agents to organize group tours.
1. If you want to visit Expo at 9 a.m. on May 2, 2010, you will have to pay ______ for the ticket.
A. 200 yuan
B. 90 yuan
C. 160 yuan
D. 190 yuan  
2. To control visitor flow, the Expo organizer will ________ .
A. sign contracts with the sales agencies
B. appoint travel agents to organize group tours
C. appoint domestic and overseas agencies to sell tickets
D. encourage people to book tickets ahead of time or buy group tickets
3. The main idea of this passage is _________.
A. where people can buy Shanghai Expo tickets
B. that Shanghai World Expo will be held on 2010
C. that Shanghai World Expo tickets will set to go on sale
D. how people can buy tickets to visit Shanghai World Expo
练习册系列答案
  • 精致课堂有效反馈系列答案
  • 小考状元必备测试卷系列答案
  • 全能小考王小升初名校备考密卷系列答案
  • 中考5月冲关卷系列答案
  • 中考5加3预测卷系列答案
  • 升学考试一本通系列答案
  • 一路领先应用题卡系列答案
  • 实验班小学毕业总复习系列答案
  • 口算加应用题专项天天练系列答案
  • 小学毕业升学学业水平测试系列答案
  • 年级 高中课程 年级 初中课程
    高一 高一免费课程推荐! 初一 初一免费课程推荐!
    高二 高二免费课程推荐! 初二 初二免费课程推荐!
    高三 高三免费课程推荐! 初三 初三免费课程推荐!
    相关习题

    科目:高中英语 来源:内蒙古赤峰市四校2011届高三第一次统一考试英语试题 题型:050

    阅读理解

      World Reading Day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 ti encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading.It is also the day to honor great writers, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.

      Many countries celebrated World Reading Day.Take the UK as an example, on that day, millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore.It has been done every year since 1998.World Reading Day 2010 in the UK will take place on Thursday 4th March.Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only.The initiative is so well established in schools there that they want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading.Most other countries hold World Reading Day on 23 rd April every year.

      World Reading Day is also celebrated in China.Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, an avid reader, does lots of reading every day though he is very busy.On World Reading Day 2009 he encouraged citizens to do more reading.Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading.“Books cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading.”

      Reading can benefit people in many ways.Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology.Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world.Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.

      “Reading makes a full man”(Bacon, 1597).Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the out side world and perfect us.Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day.

    (1)

    Which of the following statements about World Reading Day is TURE?

    [  ]

    A.

    It was set up to encourage people to learn English.

    B.

    China also celebrates it on 4th March every year.

    C.

    It is also the same day as some great writers was born or died.

    D.

    Only since 1998 has the UK begun to celebrate it.

    (2)

    An avid reader is a person who ________.

    [  ]

    A.

    loves reading

    B.

    never reads

    C.

    does little reading

    D.

    hates reading

    (3)

    According to the passage, reading can help people EXCEPT ________.

    [  ]

    A.

    learn a foreign language better

    B.

    know more about culture

    C.

    improve your memory greatly

    D.

    know more about the outside world

    (4)

    What's the best title for the passage?

    [  ]

    A.

    World Reading Day in the UK

    B.

    Reading makes a full man

    C.

    World Reading Day in China

    D.

    World Reading Day and Reading

    查看答案和解析>>

    科目:高中英语 来源:广东省湛江市第二中学2009-2010 学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解


    阅读(共两节,满分40分)
    阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
    阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A , B , C , 和 D中,选出最佳选项。
    A
    Tony Bennett, the American singer recenlty touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I left My Heart in San Fransisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.
    “I never get tired of singing it.” He said. “I like ti too much . It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”
    Bennet is to record a TV special with American singer Lens Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled Listen Easy”will be published in June.”I like it here.” He added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”
    He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film , which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expresson for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America ,but he becomes a failure.
    “In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine.He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.
    41. The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means______
    A. Bennett’s favourite song but is’s not very popular.       
    B. a song that is always popular
    C. a song which makes hm standard    
    D. a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience
    42. What does tony Bennett want to do?
    A. Buy a house and live in England.    B. Stay with his wife and daughter in England.
    C. Live part of each year in England    D. Leave American and setle in England
    43. What’s Tonny’s hobby?
    A. Singing            B. Drinking           C. Playing            D. Painting
    44. What can we learn about Tony’s father from this passage?
    A. He liked his son’s singing.
    B. He was born in Italy and died when Tonny Bennett was a small boy
    C. He was a part of Bennett’s achievement
    D. He was glad that his son became famous.
    45. What kind of man is Tonny Bennett
    A. hardworking and humours                     B. family-centered and hardworking
    C. enthusiastic and kindly                    D. ambitious and trustworthy

    查看答案和解析>>

    科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

    阅读(共两节,满分40分)

    阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

    阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A , B , C , 和 D中,选出最佳选项。

           Tony Bennett, the American singer recenlty touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I left My Heart in San Fransisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.

           “I never get tired of singing it.” He said. “I like ti too much . It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”

           Bennet is to record a TV special with American singer Lens Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled Listen Easy”will be published in June.”I like it here.” He added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”

           He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film , which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expresson for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America ,but he becomes a failure.

           “In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine.He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.

    41. The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means______

           A. Bennett’s favourite song but is’s not very popular.        B. a song that is always popular

           C. a song which makes hm standard     D. a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

    42. What does tony Bennett want to do?

           A. Buy a house and live in England.    B. Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

           C. Live part of each year in England    D. Leave American and setle in England

    43. What’s Tonny’s hobby?

           A. Singing            B. Drinking           C. Playing            D. Painting

    44. What can we learn about Tony’s father from this passage?

           A. He liked his son’s singing.

           B. He was born in Italy and died when Tonny Bennett was a small boy

           C. He was a part of Bennett’s achievement

           D. He was glad that his son became famous.

    45. What kind of man is Tonny Bennett

           A. hardworking and humours                     B. family-centered and hardworking

           C. enthusiastic and kindly                    D. ambitious and trustworthy

    查看答案和解析>>

    科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

    阅读(共两节,满分40分)

    阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

    阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A , B , C , 和 D中,选出最佳选项。

           Tony Bennett, the American singer recenlty touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I left My Heart in San Fransisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.

           “I never get tired of singing it.” He said. “I like ti too much . It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”

           Bennet is to record a TV special with American singer Lens Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled Listen Easy”will be published in June.”I like it here.” He added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”

           He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film , which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expresson for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America ,but he becomes a failure.

           “In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine.He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.

    41. The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means______

           A. Bennett’s favourite song but is’s not very popular.        B. a song that is always popular

           C. a song which makes hm standard     D. a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

    42. What does tony Bennett want to do?

           A. Buy a house and live in England.    B. Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

           C. Live part of each year in England    D. Leave American and setle in England

    43. What’s Tonny’s hobby?

           A. Singing            B. Drinking           C. Playing            D. Painting

    44. What can we learn about Tony’s father from this passage?

           A. He liked his son’s singing.

           B. He was born in Italy and died when Tonny Bennett was a small boy

           C. He was a part of Bennett’s achievement

           D. He was glad that his son became famous.

    45. What kind of man is Tonny Bennett

           A. hardworking and humours                     B. family-centered and hardworking

           C. enthusiastic and kindly                    D. ambitious and trustworthy

    查看答案和解析>>

    科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

    第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

    阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中。选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    Alice watched from her brother’s New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees, broke windows, and swallowed cars, including her own, A few miles away ,her best friend ,Pat also a nurse. was supervising patients in the high-risk hospital when the river banks broke, For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up,

    Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States, Weeks later, they ,like thousands of others,returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone,

    The following spring, as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning, residents, When asked if she would head a desperatedly needed clinic, Alice said she’d do ti ,but only with Pat ,It took Pat less then five minutes to say yes, And after consulting with her children, she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

    As word spread ,help poured in , Groups raised money and donated medical equipment ,exam tables, free ductwork, other supplies and even labor, Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat’s living room into a waiting room.

    On February 27,2007,the clinic opened, with patients lined up around the block, Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina, Over 1,200 people have made their way to the clinic, whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test.:”Would your mama feel comfortable here?” Until recently, it was the only health-care facility in there, “It’s a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure.”says Latoya Owens, 30, who suffers from hypertension.

    “This is the most rewarding thing I ‘ve ever done ,” says Alice .Adds Pat ,”I ‘m alleviating(减轻)some suffering in an underserved population. I listen to their stories, and I cry a lot, People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here, but we are far from that.”

         

    56 When Hurricane Katrina arrived,         

     A  Alice was driviilg to her brother’s hous    B.Pal was visiting in a hospital

     C  houses were destroyed                   D peoplc were rescued to safety

    57.What does the fifth paragraph mainly 1elI us?

     A.The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina.

     B.The clinic helped local people a lot.

     C.The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood.

     D.The clinic was decorated to people’s satisfaction.

    58.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage'

     A.Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought.

     B.Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing.

     C.Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice.

     D.People were ready to help when disasters happened.

    59.Pat cried a lot probably because      

     A.she was sad about what people had suffered

     B.she was moved by people’s help to the clinic

     C.work in the clinic was too difficult

     D.she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

    60.The underlined word“evacuated’’in the second paragraph most probably means“    

     A.foreed        B.attached       C.related    D.moved

    查看答案和解析>>

    同步练习册答案