Question

Disneyland may look like a straightforward theme park. But there’s a secret world hidden behind the balloons, castles and cotton candy — a place where wild cats wander at midnight, Mickey Mouse hides in the wallpaper, and movie stars drink martinis behind closed doors.

Cat security — It’s not easy keeping the ground of Disneyland spotless, as well as free of unwanted pests. Every night after closing time, 200 wild cats were freed into the park to help keep the rodent（嚙齒）population under control. Though Disney doesn’t comment on the matter, rumor（傳聞）has it that the cat taskforce dates back to 1957. After unsuccessful attempts to chase them out of the park, Disney decided to put the cats to work instead.

Hidden Mickeys—At Disneyland the round-eared Mickey Mouse image is everywhere. But you can also see hundreds of “Hidden Mickeys” across the park, which are very difficult to spot: they’re camouflage （偽裝）in the architecture and landscaping as well as in the smallest stylistic details.

Cocktail（雞尾酒）behind closed doors—Disney is dry unless you can manage to get your name on the list at Club 33. The secret cocktail club has a limited membership of just 487 and a waiting list of approximately 14 years. Walt Disney designed the club as a special space to entertain possible investors; since then, it has hosted US presidents, film stars and foreign guests.

Always on stage—At Disneyland, a doorman isn’t a doorman, he is a “cast member”. So are the large numbers of cashiers, painters, ride operators, gardeners and performers. All “cast members” are trained to follow a specific rule that helps preserve the Disney magic. On the list of dos and don’ts? Never break character. If wearing a costume that belongs in Fantasyland, don’t set foot in Tomorrowland—it might Confuse visitors or break the park’s orderly image. Cast members have a Disney “l(fā)ook book” that details the fresh-faced ideal—no long fingernails, beards, or unnaturally colored hair allowed. It’s a return to Walt Disney’s All-American standards: when the park opened even guests with facial hair weren’t allowed entrance.

1.The reason why there are many wild cats in Disneyland is that ________.

A. they’re in charge of the cleaning of the park

B. they’re allowed to act as cleaners and guards

C. they have to keep watch in the daytime

D. they have a comfortable house to live in

2.From the passage we can know that in Disneyland “Hidden Mickeys” are _________.

A. small          B. obvious          C. everywhere       D. dishonest

3.What do the underlined Words “Disney is dry” in paragraph 4 mean?

A. It’s easy to join the Club 33.           B. The ground keeps dry.

C. It doesn’t often rain.                 D. Drinking alcohol is forbidden.

4. From the last paragraph, we can know the workers in Disneyland _______.

A. must know the dos and don’t

B. needn’t have their facial hair shaved

C. can wear unnaturally colored hair

D. mustn’t get in Tomorrowland

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：迪斯尼樂園可能看上去是個很簡單的主題公園。但是在那些氣球、城堡和棉花糖背后有著一個秘密的世界----一個在夜晚有野貓在游蕩，米老鼠藏在壁紙上和電影明星們在關(guān)閉的大門后喝馬丁尼酒的地方。然后分四個部分集體描述：1.野貓保安；2.隱蔽的米老鼠；3. 緊閉的大門后的雞尾酒；4. 一直在演出的舞臺上。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過Cat security 標(biāo)題下的最后一句After unsuccessful attempts to chase them out of the park, Disney decided to put the cats to work instead.（經(jīng)過多次失敗的嘗試后，迪斯尼決定讓那些貓發(fā)揮作用。）判斷：迪斯尼樂園里有很多野貓的原因是它們被允許充當(dāng)清潔工和看門人的角色。A意為它們負(fù)責(zé)清理樂園 不如B項完整；C 意為 它們得在白天值班，至少daytime不正確；D 意為它們有舒適的房子住，完全與內(nèi)容不符。故選B。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Hidden Mickeys一段的描述可知，在迪斯尼樂園，“Hidden Mickeys” 無處不在，而且很難看到：它們偽裝在建筑物中和園林綠化中和最小的藝術(shù)風(fēng)格細(xì)微處。故選C。

3.詞義判斷題。dry 不僅有干燥的意思，還有禁酒的意思。根據(jù)Cocktail behind closed doors（雞尾酒在關(guān)閉的門后）判斷 ，在迪斯尼樂園酒是被禁止飲用的，秘密的雞尾酒俱樂部僅有487名成員，大約14年的等候批準(zhǔn)的申請人名單。所以A不對而最佳選D。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的描述，在迪斯尼樂園工作的員工必須一直在演出，后面細(xì)致地描述了能做和不能做的事。B、C、D三個選項都是細(xì)節(jié)，而A包括其他。故選A。

考點：文化類短文閱讀。