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hat makes life a little easier for parents. KidZania is not a traditional theme park in almost any sense of the word— there are no roller coasters or merry173。go173。rounds in are, however, plenty of attractions and activities that will keep children busy, active, engaged and excited all day. What makes it so much fun is that it’ s a kid173。sized city— plete with restaurants, banks, grocery stores and hospitals— where the kids get to be adults,doing the things most of us do on any normal day. They start by picking one of nearly 100 “ careers” and learning about ,they put on their uniform and are ready to work and earn KidZania dollars(“Kidzos”) . Most activities are universal but some are localized to reflect the distinct flavors and personality of the country and region where the park is located and to keep it real for the kids. Kids get paid for every job they do, which helps them explore the mysteries of managing in hand, they can spend it or save they run short of money, they’ ll have to find a way to earn some. Each KidZania city is planned in amazing detail, even including real world brands that help sponsor the city and keep it was a little wary of all the popular corporate logos, but the brands weren’ t pushed at are there to reinforce the “ real city” feeling by mixing it with things kids recognize and KidZania employs senior citizens who give the park a homey feel and help put children at also employs the disabled, whether blind, deaf or wheelchair173。 making for a more realistic city, this teaches children about those with different abilities and gives them an opportunity to spend time with people they might otherwise have stared at or treated less than is an important part of KidZania, just as it is throughout KidZania experience empowers kids, giving them the confidence to be their best selves, and the inspiration to be great global it’ s part of what makes KidZania such an amazing place for families and children. 24. KidZania is unique in that ________. A. it has no entertainment facilities B. it includes lots of localized activities C. it offers kids chances to learn through working D. it employs many seniors and disabled people C 解析:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的第一、二、三段可知這個(gè)兒童公園能夠讓兒童體驗(yàn)成人的生活 , 讓孩子們?cè)诠ぷ髦衼?lái)學(xué)習(xí)。故選 C項(xiàng)。 25. The underlined word “ wary” in Paragraph 8 is similar in meaning to “ ________” . A. astonished B. cautious C. delighted D. conscious B 解析:詞義猜測(cè)題。通讀第八段可知 , 每一個(gè)兒童公園里面的規(guī)劃都很詳盡 , 甚至 包括真實(shí)世界中的品牌 , 由這些品牌為其提供資助 , 維持其運(yùn)作 , 作者一開始對(duì)這些品牌的Logos 是持謹(jǐn)慎態(tài)度 , 擔(dān)心對(duì)于孩子而言過(guò)于商業(yè)化 , 但后來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)其存在的目的在于讓城市充滿孩子熟悉的物品 , 借此強(qiáng)化 “ 真 實(shí)城市 ” 的感受 , 故選 B項(xiàng)。 26. Children’ s theme park KidZania is set up mainly to ________. A. prepare them to be good citizens in the future B. provide them with a place to have a good time C. make them aware of their parents’ hardship D. assist them in building a good relationship with parents A 解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解 題。根據(jù)第四段的“ where the kids get to be adults” , 可知這個(gè)兒童主題公園建立的目的是讓他們體驗(yàn) 成人生活 , 在將來(lái)做一個(gè)好的市民。故選 A項(xiàng)。 27. What’ s the passage mainly about? A. Children do part173。time jobs at a theme park. B. A theme park pushes kids to be grown173。ups. C. KidZania theme park makes adults’ life easier. D. Kids get to“ be” adults at KidZania theme park. D 解析:主旨大意題。文章主要講了 KidZania 兒童公園建立的原因和它的吸引家長(zhǎng)和孩子們的獨(dú)特之處 , 能讓那些兒童體驗(yàn)成人的生活 , 在將來(lái)做一個(gè)好的市民。故最佳答案選D項(xiàng)。 C Words pour into the English language all the ones pop up continually in newspapers, television, radio, and recently, the World Wide are added to the tens of thousands already in educated native speaker of English— whether from the US, Britain, Australia, or any country where English is the main language of munication— knows at least 30, 000, which is only a part of the overall number that 20, 000 words are learnt by English native speakers by the age of , students of English need this number of words in order to write or talk about the various topics they might need to discuss. But which words should people know? This changes constantly as fresh topics bee newsworthy, and produce new lexical items (words, groups of words, or words with new meanings). Students of English need to learn these new additions to the language, and also get an explanation of what they good way to do this is to consult an online for people who do not have access to the World Wide Web, the lexicographers and publishers of the dictionaries have created this New Words supplement to help students with these new words. Words e into the language in three major , they may enter English as loanwords, words taken into English from another language, or sometimes from a regional dialect or another variety of has accepted words from many different , new words can be created by word formation, when words are formed by taking existing words, or pieces of words, and putting them together to make new ones (for example, chat room or change management). Third, new words can e from layering (分層 ), when an existing word splits into more than one results in polysemy. 28. An educated Australian probably knows________words to municate and show their opinions freely. A. at least 20, 000 B. less than 20, 000 C. at least 5, 000 D. at least 30, 000 D 解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段的第四句 “An educated native speaker of English— whether from the US, Britain, Australia, or any country where English is the main language of munication— knows at least 30, 000, which is only a part of the overall number that exists.” 可知答案。 29. One purpose for students to consult an online dictionary is to________. A. change words constantly B. produce lexical items C. learn the new words D. find out how dictionaries are written C 解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。由短文第二段第三、四句可知答案。 30. We can infer from Paragraph 3 that ________. A. the English language is rather open B. words are formed in three ways C. most English words have just one meaning D. chat room is