2．Amusement parks make most of their money from admission fees paid by guests attending the park．Other sources include parking fees，food and drink sales and souvenirs．Practically all amusement parks operate using one of two admission principles：
Pay-as-you-go．In this form，a guest enters the park at little or no charge．The guest must then buy rides one by one，either at the attraction's entrance or by buying ride tickets．The cost of the attraction is often based on its complexity （复杂性） or popularity．The park may allow guests t o buy unlimited admissions to all attractions within the park．A pass is then shown at the attraction entrance to gain admission．
Disneyland opened in 1955 using t he pay-as-you-go form．Initially，guests paid the ride admission fees at the attractions．Soon，the problems of dealing with so many coins led to the development of a ticket system that，while now out of use，is still part of the amusement-park vocabulary．In this new form，guests bought ticket books that contained a number of tickets，with"A，""B"and"C．"Rides and attractions using an"A-ticket"were generally simple，with"B-tickets"and"C-tickets"used for the larger，more popular rides．Later，the"D-ticket"was added，then finally the now-famous"E-ticket，"which was used for the biggest rides，like Space Mountain．Smaller tickets could be traded up for use on larger rides．Disneyland，as well as the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World，gave up this practice in 1982．
●The advantages include：
●guests pay for only what they choose to experience
●attraction costs can be changed easily
●The disadvantages include：
●guests may get tired of spending money almost continuously
       guests may not spend as much on food or souvenirs

24．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．Attractions of amusement parks．
B．Admission fees of amusement parks．
C．Admission principles of amusement parks．
D．Sources of income of amusement parks．
25．According to the pay-as-you-go principle，guestsB．
A．don't pay at the gate of the park  
B．must pay for each ride they take
C．have to pay for all rides in the park  
D．needn't pay after entering the park
26．According to the passage，what is the meaning of the underlined word"Initially"in Paragraph 3？B
A．Gradually．
B．At the beginning．
C．At last．
D．Commonly．
27．What would be introduced following the passage？A   
A．The other admission principle．
B．Amusement parks'earnings．
C．Some other admission principles．
D．Users of the pay-as-you-go principle．

1．In order not to wake up the baby，I patted my wife ggently on the shoulder and she followed me out of the room tiptoed．

20．Many overseas summer programs are actually commercial and expensive activities，not as culture-centered as promoted．

19．Before I consulted you，I had no ccomprehension that a company might try to fool people into buying a product or service．

18．Though the rudder was fitted at ttremendous speed，it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win．

17．To vvarying degrees，we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn．

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56．How much money can you save if you want to buy a medical book？B
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A．persuade readers to buy the books
B．encourage readers to read more about medicine
C．introduce medicine books to readers
D．develop people's reading habit．

15．Andrew Carnegie was a 19th century steel tycoon （大亨） who became one of the 20th century's most famous philanthropists （慈善家）．His life story is one of the most famous rags-to-riches accounts in United States'history．
Carnegie was born in Dunfermline，Scotland，on November 25，1835．The son of a weaver，he came with his family to the United States in 1848 and settled in Allegheny，Pennsylvania．At age thirteen，Carnegie went to work as a bobbin （线轴） boy in a cotton factory．He then moved rapidly through a succession of jobs with Western Union and the Pennsylvania Railroad．In 1865，he resigned to establish his own factory and eventually organized the Carnegie Steel Company，which started the steel industry in Pittsburgh．At age sixty-five，he sold the company to J．P．Morgan for﹩480 million and devoted the rest of his life to his philanthropic activities and writing，including his autobiography．
Many people of wealth have contributed to charity，but Carnegie was perhaps the first to state publicly that the rich have a moral responsibility to give away their fortunes．In 1889 he wrote The Gospel （福音） of Wealth，in which he asserted that all personal wealth beyond what was required to supply the needs of one's family should be regarded as a trust fund to be administered for the benefit of the community．
Carnegie set about giving away his fortune through innumerable personal gifts and through the establishment of various trusts．In his thirties，Carnegie had already begun to give away some of his fast-accumulating funds．His first large gifts were made to his native town．Later he created seven philanthropic and educational organizations in the United States，including Carnegie Corporation of New York，and several more in Europe．
One of Carnegie's lifelong interests was the establishment of free public libraries to make available to everyone as a means of self-education．There were only a few public libraries in the world，in 1881，when Carnegie began to promote his idea．He and the Corporation altogether spent over﹩56 million to build 2，509 libraries throughout the English-speaking world．
After this program was ended in 1917，the Corporation continued for about forty years an interest in the improvement of library services．Other major programs in the Corporation's early history included adult education and education in the fine arts．
During his lifetime，Carnegie gave away over﹩350 million．He died in Lenox，Massachusetts，on August 11，1919．

59．Carnegie became wealthy byB．
A．his investment in weaving industry
B．starting his steel business from nothing
C．his father's financial support
D．his philanthropic activities
60．What is the correct order of events related to Carnegie？B
a．He sold his company．
b．He organized the Carnegie Steel Company
c．He worked in a cotton mill．
d．He came to the United States
e．He wrote The Gospel of Wealth
A．c，d，e，b，a        B．d，c，b，e，a      C．c，b，a，d，e   D．d，b，a，e，c
61．Carnegie established public libraries in order toD．
A．become famous               B．realize his dream
C．improve library services    D．help people educate themselves．

14．________ the relationship，try to _____ to each person all your kindness and understanding．（　　）

A．

However，appeal

B．

Whatever，turn

C．

Whatever，extend

D．

However，attach

13．In a recent study，some scientists looked at the monkey's brain activity through a computer system，which changed the brain __________ into digital motor commands．（　　）

A．

sign

B．

signal

C．

assignment

D．

statistics