【正文】 5 train to London will now be leaving at 10：55 a． platform 9， not platform second announcement is for passengers traveling to train to Bristol， will now not leave until 12： 20 p． really do apologize for the delay to this passengers need further information， please check our website for is also a message for a who is traveling to you please e to the Lost Luggage Office， where somebody has handed in your puter？ I repeat， your puter is awaiting collection. 第二部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C 和 D)中，選出最佳選項。 A Taking a trip to Philadelphia can be a rewarding experience or an absolute disaster— it all depends on pre trip make planning easier， Huffington Post Travel Series remends attractions for those planning Philadelphia family vacations. The Philadelphia Museum of Art Located on the 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway， the Philadelphia Museum of Art features more than 225,000 pieces in its vast collection， dating back to the first century A． can discover modern art exhibits， clothing collections gathered throughout time and classic tours are also available. Price： adults， 16； children 12 to 17， 12； children 11 and under， free. The Please Touch Museum The Please Touch Museum on 4231 Avenue of the Republic offers kids the chance to explore， discover and learn in a fun museum features six interactive zones where kids and parents are encouraged to play and learn about science， the environment and include Flight Fantasy， where kids learn about flying machines， and River Adventures， which teaches kids about science， nature and weather. Price： adults， 15； children under the age of 1， free The Philadelphia Zoo The Philadelphia Zoo sits on a 42 acre Victorian zoo features 1,300 animals， including a number of rare and endangered visiting the zoo families can see big cats， zebras， giraffes， endangered turtle species and zoo also includes rides for kids，such as a Rainforest Carousel and Camel Safari. Price： Adults， 18； children 2 to 12， 15； children younger than 2， free. The Franklin Institute The Franklin Institute is Philadelphia’ s major science museum， and one of the oldest in the United museum offers guests the chance to experience flight simulator(模擬器 ) and sky first floor offers a large Kid Science exhibit， where children discover science through a fictional second floor features air shows. Price： Adults， 12； children 4 to 11， 12. 語篇解讀 本文為應(yīng)用文，介紹了由 Huffington Post Travel Series為家庭親子游推薦的幾處值得一游的費城景點。 21． One of the features of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is that . A． visitors have access to River Adventures B． visitors can learn about exhibits using pre recorded voice introductions C． it has the cheapest admission fees for adults D． it offers kids tour rides to see more endangered animals 答案 B 解析 細節(jié)理解題。由本文第二段最后一句 “ Audio tours are also available.(音頻旅游也是可以的。 )” 可知選 B。 22． The Please Touch Museum differs from the others mainly because . A． it boasts a number of rare and endangered species B． it has a large collection of clothing C． it bines learning with pleasure D． it includes a large kid science exhibit 答案 C 解析 細節(jié)理解題。由 The Please Touch Museum 部分的第一句 “ The Please Touch Museum on 4231 Avenue of the Republic offers kids the chance to explore， discover and learn in a fun environment.” 可知這個博物館提供給孩子們探索的機會，在快樂的環(huán)境中發(fā)現(xiàn)和學(xué)習(xí)。故答案選 C。 23． Teenagers interested in aircraft will most likely to visit both . A． the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Please Touch Museum B． the Please Touch Museum and the Franklin Institute C． the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Franklin Institute D． the Philadelphia Zoo and the Please Touch Museum 答案 B 解析 推理判斷題。由 The Please Touch Museum 和 The Franklin Institute 部分對飛行和飛行器械的展出介紹可知答案為 B。 24． Which group does the Travel Series mainly target? A． Families with kids. B． Newly married couples. C． Individual visitors. D． Museum lovers. 答案 A 解析 讀者對象題。由全文第一段可知，本文閱讀對象是針對那些家有孩子前往費城旅游的家庭。 B Laws that would have ensured pupils from five to sixteen received a full financial education got lost in the “ wash up” ． An application is calling on the next government to bring it back. At school the children are taught to add up and subtract(減法 ) but， extraordinarily， are not routinely shown how to open a bank account— let alone how to manage their finances in an increasingly plex and demanding world. Today the parenting website Mums and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a pulsory element of the school curriculum in from five to sixteen should be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions， they that was exactly the plan preserved in the children, schools and families bill that was shelved by the government in the so called “ wash up” earlier this month— the rush to legislation before parliament was and parent groups believe financial education has always been one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum. As the Personal Finance Education Group(PFEG) points out， the good habits of young children do not last 75% of seven to eleven year olds are savers but by the time they get to 17， over half of them are in debt to family and this age,26% see a credit or overdraft(透支 ) as a way of extending their spending predicts that these young people will “ find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have been fallen many of their parents’ generation unless they receive good quality financial education while at school” ． The UK has been in the worst financial recession(衰退 ) for does seem odd that— unless parents step in— young people are left in the dark until they are cruelly introduced to the world of debt when they turn up at a recent poll of over 8,000 people,97% su