OPENINGTIMES:20Marto19OctOPENINGTIMES:20Marto19OctMontoSat:9:00amto5:00pmSun:9:30amto5:00pm20Octto19MarMontoSat:9:30amto4:00pmSun:10:00amto4:00pmTheBirthplaceiswithinADMISSION:Adult￡490Child￡2,20Family￡12.00(2adults+upto3children)57.Wh高二英語閱讀理解專項訓(xùn)練（一）AShakespeare'sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare'sWorldWelcometotheworld—famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasborninl564andwherehegrewupTheproperty(房產(chǎn))remainedintheownershipofShakespeare'sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheworld,forover250years?EnterthroughtheVisitors'Centreandseethehighly—praisedexhibitionShakespeare'sWorld，alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare?StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup?DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare'speriod?Enjoythetraditional(傳統(tǒng)的)Englishgarden,plantedwithtreesandflowermentionedinthepoet'sworkseasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap；nearestisWindsorStreet(3minutes'Walk)TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors'Centre，itsexhibitionandthegardenareaccessible可進入的)towheelchairusers?TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse(oppositetheBirthplace)56.Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown-upsandtwochildren？￡9.80.B.￡12.00.C.￡14.20.D.￡16.40.ereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare'sBirthplace？Behindtheexhibitionhall.OppositetheVisiturs'Centre.C.AtWindsorStreet.D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.58.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoente.D.theexhibitionA.theHouseB.thegardenC.theVisitors'CentneD.theexhibitionhallEDGEWOOD-EverymorningatDixieHeightsHighSchool,customerspourintoaspecialexperiment:thedistrict'sfirstcoffeeshoprunmostlybystudentswithspeciallearningneeds.Wellbeforeclassesstart,studentsandteachersorderLattes,CappuccinosandHotChocolates.Then,duringthefirstperiod,teacherscallinordersontheirroomphones,andstudentsmakedeliveries.Byclosingtimeat9.20a.m.,theshopusuallysells90drinks."Whoevermadethechitea,Ms.Schatzmansaysitwasgood,"ChristyMcKinley,asecondyearstudent,announcedrecently,afterhangingupwiththeteacher.TheshopiscalledtheDixiePIT,whichstandsforPowerinTransition.Althoughsomeofthestudentsarenotdisabled,manyare,andthePIThelpsthemprepareforlifeafterhighschool.Theylearnnotonlyhowtorunacoffeeshopbutalsohowtodealwiththeiraffairs.Theykeepatimecardandreceivepaychecks,whichtheykeepincheckregisters.Special-educationteachersKimChevalierandSueCaseyintroducedtheDixiePITfromasimilarprogramatKennesawMountainHighSchoolinGeorgia.Notthatitwaseasy.Chevalier'sfirstproblemtoovercomewasproduct-related.Shouldschoolsbesellingcoffee?Whataboutsugarcontent?KentonCountyFoodServiceDirectorGingerGrayhelped.Shemadesureallthedrinks,whichusenon-fatmilk,fellwithinnutrition（營養(yǎng)）guidelines.Thewholeschoolhasjoinedintohelp.Teachersagreedtogiveuptheirlounge休（息室）inthemornings.Artstudentspaintedthenameoftheshoponthewall.Businessstudentsdesignedthepaychecks.Thebasketballteamhelpedpayforcups.59．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Abest-sellingcoffee.B．Aspecialeducationalprogram.C．Governmentsupportforschools.D．Anewtypeofteacher-studentrelationship.TheDixiePITprogramwasintroducedinorderto.A．raisemoneyforschoolaffairsB．dosomeresearchonnutritiondevelopstudents'practicalskillsD.supplyteacherswithdrinksHowdidChristyMcKinleyknowMs.Schatzman'sopinionofthechitea?A.Shemetherintheshop.B.Sheheardhertellingothers.Shetalkedtoheronthephone.D.Shewenttoherofficetodeliverthetea.WeknowfromthetextthatGingerGray.A.managestheDixieP1TprograminKentonCountyB．seesthatthedrinksmeethealthstandardsC．teachesatDixieHeightsHighSchoolownstheschool'scoffeeshopCAlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanfly,flieslikeafatchicken,eatsgreenleaves,hasthestomachofacowandhasclaws（爪）onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mabovetheriver,animportantfeature（特征）forthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.Inappearance,thebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcreamandredontheunderside.Theheadissmall,withalargesetoffeathersonthetop,brightredeyes,andblueskin.Itsnearestrelativesarethecommonbirds,cuckoos.Itsmoststrikingfeature,though,isonlyfoundintheyoung.Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclaws,togetherwiththebeak喙），theycanclimbaboutinthebushes,lookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedone.Whentheyounghoatzinshavelearnedtofly,theylosetheirclaws.DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birds,butinApril,whentherainyseasonbegins,theycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.63．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.B．Therelativesandenemiesofhoatzins.C．PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.D．Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.64.Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsintha.A．theylooklikeyoungcuckoosB．theyhaveclawsonthewingsC．theyeatalotlikeacowD．theyliveonriverbanks65．Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?A．Theyhadclawstohelpthemclimb.B．Theycouldflylongdistances.C．Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.D．Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersonthetop.66．Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyseasoncomes?A．Tofindmorefood.B．Toprotectthemselvesbetter.C．Tokeepthemselveswarm.D．Toproducetheiryoung.DSciencecan'texplainthepowerofpets,butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure血（壓）andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack,reducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.Anyownerwilltallyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsome,ananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wife.A2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress（緊張）levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners-whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic算術(shù)）orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalone,withahusband/wife,aclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.Thosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedmostquicklytobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroom,peoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorerelaxed放松）aroundpets,saysAllen,whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon'tjudge.Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandtheirequallyfatdogsondiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56peoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaverage,peoplelostaboutI1pounds,or5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetter,losinganaverageof12pounds,morethan15%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn'tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbut,sayresearchers,gotmoreexerciseoverall-mostlywiththeirdogs-andfounditworthdoing.67．Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A．Whatpetsbringtotheirowners.B．Howpetshelppeoplecalmdown.C．People'sopinionsofkeepingpets.D．Pet'svalueinmedicalresearch.68．WelearnfromthetextthatapersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellifA．hehasapetcompanionB．hehaslessstressofworkC．heoftendoesmentalarithmeticD．heistakencareofbyhisfamily69．AccordingtoAllen,whydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenl~cingstressfultasks?A．Theyhavelowerbloodpressure.B．Theybecomemorepatient.C．Theyarelessnervous.D．Theyareinhigherspirits.70．TheresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthatA．peoplewithdogsdidmoreexerciseB．dogslostthesameweightaspeopledidC．dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledidD．peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpfulEThereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Charilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway,wavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMaiaysia.Iwasmoved.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcar,sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.Ididnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazihestoreadandreread.Ilookedaboutthetrain.Therewasnotonefamiliarface.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysia.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingapore,soIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.Aswewentbeyondthecity,Iwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight,ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowavehack.Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlife.Theneverythingcamealive.Themountainsseemedtospeaktome.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttime.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworth.Ilo