【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 B. surprisingly C. repeatedly D. thoughtfully（ ）50. A. special B. lovely C. useful D. valuable四 閱讀理解 （共15小題；每題2分，共30分） 閱讀下列短文，然后根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從每小題的四個選項中選出最佳的一項。ACalifornia State Railroad MuseumHours The museum is open from 10 . to 5 . daily (except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day)Admission＄4 adults。 ＄2 students。 children aged 5 and under are free.Parking A small number of metered parking spaces are available (可供使用) on the streets of Old Sacramento. However, these spaces are not suitable for guests visiting longer than 90 minutes. Allday parking is available in large public garages at both ends of Old Sacramento.Food ServiceThe Silver Palace Restaurant in the Central Pacific Passenger Station serves good food at reasonable prices. It is just one black southwest of the main entrance to the Museum. There are many other restaurants throughout Old Sacramento.Accessibility (無障礙通行)The California State Railroad Museum is fully accessible to the disabled. Wherever possible, wheelchair lifts are provided. Certain exhibits and programs do have limited accessibility because of the narrow stair ways or door openings on some railroad passenger cars.Other OfferingsGuided tours and films about the Museum are offered daily. There are many other chances at the Museum, too, including related historical attractions within Old Sacramento State Historic Park.51. Which of the following is TRUE about the Museum? A. Children may visit the Museum any day of the yearB. Films about the Museum are shown on weekendsC. A student is admitted at half the regular priceD. The disabled are admitted free of charge.52. Where is a visitor advised to park his car if he’ll spend several hours at the Museum? A. In a garage provided by the MuseumB. On a parking space near the MuseumC. On a metered parking space on the street.D. In a public garage at one end of Old Sacramento.53. Where can a visitor enjoy a good but not too expensive meal? A. The Silver Palace RestaurantB. Any restaurant in Old SacramentoC. Old Sacramento State Historic ParkD. The California State Railroad Museum.BHow Coney Island got its name remains a mystery, though people have found explanations from almost every stage of its history.A written record came out in 1924. It says that the island was once the home of the Konoh people. The name Konoh was mispronounced and finally became “Coney.”Another explanation finds the name connected with the arrival of Henry Hudson in New York Harbor in 1609. According to it, John Coleman, Hudson’s righthand man, was killed by Indians. To honor him, people named the island after him.The Dutch settled in Manhattan in1624, and they became to Coney Island soon afterwards. Since the Dutch word for rabbit (兔子) was konijn and the island had a large population of wild rabbits, many people have supposed this fact to have led to the name. There was a different story about the Dutch word. The Dutch fought the Indians there and were believed to have said that their enemies “ran like rabbits.”According to an article in a magazine, an Irish captain named Peter O’ Connor sailed between New York and Ireland in the late 1700s, and he named Coney Island after an island that was close to his home in Ireland and of the same size as the American island.Unfortunately, there is little evidence (證據(jù)) that the Dutch, or the English after them, used any word “Coney” for several centuries. There is a lot of evidence, however, that the name Coney Island came into use in the first half the 19th century, after a ferry (渡船) service to carry passengers from the island to the mainland.54. According to the passenger, the name Coney______. A. was mispronounced by the Konoh ColemanB. was given by a man called John ColemanC. es from an island close to the English coastD. is close in pronunciation to a Dutch word