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1、www.ks5u.com第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共50分）第一节：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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOnedayWaltDisneyhadavision.Itwasavisionofaplacewherechildrenandparentscouldhavefuntogether.ThemoreWaltdreamedofa"magicalpark,"themoreimaginativeandelaborateitbecame.Theoriginalplansforthepa
2、rkwereon8acresnexttotheBurbankstudioswherehisemployeesandfamiliescouldgotorelax.Although,WorldWarIIputthoseplansonhold.Duringthewar,Disneyhadtimetocomeupwithnewideas,andcreationsforhismagicalpark.Itwassoonclearthat8acreswouldn'tbeenough.Finallyin1953,hehadtheStanfordResearchInstitutecon
3、ductasurveyfora100-acresite,outsideofLosAngeles.Heneededspacetobuildrivers,waterfalls,andmountains;hewouldhaveflyingelephantsandgiantteacups;afairy-talecastle,moonrockets,andascenicrailway;allinsideamagickingdomhecalled"Disneyland."ThesearchforthebestvenuefortheparkendedintheruralAnahei
4、m,Californiawithapurchaseofa160-acreorangegrovenearthejunctionoftheSantaAnaFreeway(I-5)andHarborBoulevard.ConstructionforDisneylandbeganonJuly21,1954,12monthsbeforetheparkwasscheduledtoopen.Some160-acresofcitrustreeshadbeenclearedand15housesmovedtomakeroomforthepark.However,whenthereald
5、esigningcamearound,Disneymetwithinevitablequestions.Howdoyoumakebelievablewildanimals,thataren'treal?HowdoyoumakeaMississippipaddleship?HowdoyougoaboutbuildingahugecastleinthemiddleofAnaheim,California?Disneyaskedhismoviestudiostaffforanswers.ThedesignofDisneylandwassomethingneverdonebe
6、fore.Therewouldbefouruniquelydifferentthemeparts:Adventureland,Frontierland,FantasylandandTomorrowland.Bitbybit,DisneylandgotreadyforOpeningDay.Thestaffworkedaroundtheclocktogetready.Butopeningdaywasaterribledisaster.Besidestheterribleopeningdayconditions,theparkdideventuallypickup.By19
7、65,tenyearsafteropeningday,50millionvisitorshadcomethroughthegates.1.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A.HowDisneylandcameintobeingB.ThedifficultiesDisneymetinbuildingDisneylandC.WhatvisitorscanenjoyinDisneyland.D.AbriefintroductiontoDisneyland2.Whichofthefollowingdateswouldpr
