Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
Zoo Lights
6pm---10pm Thursdays through Wednesdays, through Jan. 7. The Phoenix Zoo’s 15th-annual holiday light festival features more than 2 million lights and light displays throughout the zoo, as well as a new arctic exhibit and jingo, the talking giraffe. Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, $7 ahead of time. Phoenix. $8 at gate. (602)273-1341. www.phoenixzoo.org.
Cowboy Christmas
5pm---9pm Thursdays, 5pm---10pm Fridays and Saturdays, 5pm---9pm Sundays through Wednesdays, through Jan 1. Rawhide’s Main Street will be lit with 150,000 lights, including a 100-foot tall “tree of lights” and nightly lighting ceremony. Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Gila River Reservation. FREE. (480) 502—5600. www.rawhide.com.
Arizona Celebration of Lights
6pm---9pm Thursdays, 6pm---l0pm Fridays and Saturdays, 6pm---10pm Sundays through Wednesdays, through Jan.1. A 2-mile drive featuring 300 light displays with more than 5 million lights. Community Church of Joy, 21000 N. 75th Ave., Glendale. $12 per car, $8 for adults, free for kids aged 4 and younger, $2 discount with canned food or toy donations. (623)561—0500. www.joyonline.org.
Glendale Glitters Quiet Nights
6pm---10pm Thursdays through Wednesdays, through Jan.6. A display featuring 1.4 million lights decorates downtown Glendale. It also features an animated musical light show in the north part of town. The center of the display is at Murphy Park. Murphy Park, 5850 W. Glendale Ave. Glendale. FREE. (623)930—2820.
Valley of Lights
6pm---12pm Thursdays through Wednesdays, through Dec. 30. A one-mile drive through exhibits featuring more than 100,000 lights and animated displays. Donations accepted. Fain Park, 2200 N. Fifth St., Prescott Valley. FREE. 1一(928)一759—3090. www.pvchamber.org.
小题1:These ads are all about__________.
A．night light displays in the Phoenix Zoo
B．celebrations of lights
C．Christmas activities all over the world
D．advertisements of some products小题2:Which of the following websites can offer you further information about the 100-foot tall “tree of lights”?
A．www. pvchamber. org.
B．www. joyonline. org.
C．www. rawhide.com.
D．www. phoenixzoo.org.小题3:If Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith drive to Arizona Celebration of Lights with their son aged 5, most probably how much will they pay for the visit at least?
A．$34.
B．$36.
C．$28.
D．$26.小题4:According to the text, which of the following offer animated displays?
A．Zoo Lights & Cowboy Christmas.
B．Valley of Lights & Cowboy Christmas.
C．Zoo Lights & Arizona Celebration of Lights.
D．Valley of Lights & Glendale Glitters Quiet Nights.小题5:What’s the purpose of the text?
A．To attract more visitors to these activities.
B．To collect more donations from the visitors.
C．To let kids have an interesting Christmas Day.
D．To earn more money.
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题1:主旨大意题。由整篇文章可知,五个广告全部是关于不同地方的灯会的宣传。
避错指导: 选项A错误,因为五个灯会并不是在一个地方；选项C的范围太大；选项D错误,因为本篇文章并不是关于产品的广告。 故答案选B。
小题2:事实细节题.由文章的第二个广告可知the 100-foot tall “tree of lights”属于Cowboy Christmas的活动内容。故答案选C。
小题3:“数字”型细节理解题.由文章的第三个广告可知, 大人的票价是8美元,4岁和4岁以下的小孩免费,停车费是12美元。另外,如果捐献罐装食品或玩具,可以减掉2美元。故答案选A。
小题4:细节判断题.由文章的最后两篇广告可知,在这两处活动中都可以欣赏到animated displays。故答案选D。
小题5:作者意图题. 由文章可知,这五个广告所描述的活动有些是可以免费参加的,有些是收费的；有些是接受捐助的,有些是不作要求的。因此,本文的目的就是吸引更多的参观者。故答案选A。