An E-ticket ride is an especially thrilling amusement park ride. The term now can refer to anything extraordinary. What distinguishes this from any other ride is the level of detail, technology, and entertainment value.
From 1955-1982, the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, sold individual ride tickets with admission to the park. In 1972, simple rides like the King Arthur Carousel took A-tickets, while Alice In Wonderland was B-tickets. C and D-ticket rides were a bit more advanced, including Peter Pan’s Flight, and Flight to the Moon. The biggest, best, and newest rides in the park were reserved for the 85 cent E-ticket. In the 1970s, this list included Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Haunted Mansion.
One interesting thing about the tickets is that Disney officials consistently referred to them as coupons, while guests insisted they should be called tickets. In 1982, the tickets — or coupons — were phased out of the Disneyland world, as the park introduced a pay-one-price admission.
As a replacement of sorts for the ticketing system, Disney introduced the FASTPASS® for some of the rides. Generally, the FASTPASS® is used on the most popular rides. Rumors often circulate to suggest that Disneyland is planning to stop using this system in favor of VIP tickets, outraging some fans.
From 1997-2004, the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida offered an experience called E-ride Nights. This popular, although costly, extra allowed ticket-holding visitors to stay in the park three hours after closing and ride some of the most popular attractions.
Today, although the tickets no longer officially exist, Disney fans still classify rides by their ticket status. In the 2007 announcement of expansions to the California Adventure Park, at least two new E-ticket attractions were announced, the Little Mermaid ride and a test-track racing ride based on the Pixar movie Cars. Recent criticisms of the re-opened Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage suggest that some fans think the ride has been downgraded to a D-ticket from its former glory.
In popular culture, the phrase has been used to refer to an extraordinary experience. American astronaut Sally Ride famously referred to riding the space shuttle as an E-ticket experience. The phrase has appeared in several movies. Fans of the Disney parks have also produced a ride-based fan magazine called The “E” Ticket since 1986. Although the term no longer applies to the Disney method of ride admission, it is still consistently popular as a popular phrase.
What Is an E-Ticket Ride?
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PART FOUR WRITING (36分)
SECTION A
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer {007}.(5分)
People talk about the problems with diet and dieting, and use them as excuses for ending, or for not beginning a weight-loss plan. The main problems are that most people don’t know how the body works or they are unwilling to change th
eir lifestyles. When correctly solved, these problems will disappear and will finally be a regular part of your lifestyle.
One problem with diet and dieting is that people complain of feeling hungry. In fact, slimming doesn’t mean eating less. It just means eating differently. You should eat more foods rich in fiber(纤维) instead of foods high in fat. It is possible to be slim without ever feeling hungry. Eating more nutrient-rich (营养丰富的) foods also means you feel less hungry because your body is getting what it needs.
Another difficulty is the desire (欲望). Most people complain that they cannot eat their favorite foods based on weight-loss plans, which causes them to eat too much “ bad” foods. A slimming plan shouldn’t mean you can just eat “ bad” foods. While there are some foods that you should limit, there is no harm in treating yourself in small amounts now and then. Eating one chocolate bar once in a while is not going to end a healthy eating plan.
Title: Problems with 53.______________
Theme Your slimming problems will disappear when correct
ly 54.__________
Feeling Slimming just means eating differently instead of 55. ______________
Hungry ·Eating foods much in fiber and nutrients may stop you from feeling
hungry.
·A slimming plan never means just eating “bad” foods.
56.__________ Eating limited foods 57._______________ now and then does not harm you.
第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。
It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework, 31 with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.
If you give your children the 32 (impress) that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard 33 as unfit or unable persons. 34 children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.
My daughter Carla’s fifth grade teacher got every child in her class 35 (feel) special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out 36 they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.
You can see the same technique when you evaluate your 37 work at home. Don’t always scold and give lots of praise 38 . Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn’t done. If your child completes a difficult task, reward him 39 a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad. Learning is a process of trying and failing and trying and 40 . If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is one of the most diverse nations in the whole of Europe. This article will show you how to adapt to the varied culture of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Get used to small spaces. The United States is not only a huge country but also has big cars ,houses and spaces. Houses, apartments , cars and appliances are all smaller than what you are accustomed to, so you have to get used to smaller things.
Be polite .Always apologize for running into someone, even if it is their fault, as it makes you out to be a kind person. Respect people ‘s personal space and always wait in line.
Accept jokes. Bantering and taking the mickey are all ways to describe making fun of someone but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Teasing someone is a common way to show friendship .As one Briton put it,“ You never make fun of someone you don’t like.
Get used to the driving. The British drive on the left side of the road .Also the cars in the UK have the steering wheel(方向盘)on the right side, so you need get used to this as well. Be especially careful with your turns and remember that right turns in the UK cross opposite traffic in the same way that left turns do in the Us and other countries that drive on the right.
The British use different words and pronounce words differently .Look
around on the Internet or buy books about words and expressions used in Britain.
There’s more to the UK than London. London is an excellent city and the most popular in the Untied Kingdom. And the green countryside is a defining feature of the UK , which is something that should be explored.
| A．Get used to the lifestyle |
| B．Get used to the language |
| C．Different regions have their own traditions and even languages. |
| D．Be sure that you do so, or the result could be terrible |
E.However ,the UK does not have the luxury of space
F.But there are many other cities filled with culture and wonder.
G.One of the most confusing aspects of British culture is humor
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第四部分：书面部分（共两节，满分35分）
一．对话填空（满分10分）
Tom: I’m (76) w_______ if it is going to be fine this afternoon.
Lily: So (77) w_______?
T: The sports meet! It’s (78) f________ at 2:00, but the fog! You can only see a short (79) d_______.
L: But don’t you see the wind is (80) b________ to lift it up? I bet it will be fine this afternoon.
T: Don’t be so sure.
L: You’ve heard the (81) f_________ this morning, (82) h_________ you?
T: No, that’s why I am worried.
L: Why not try the 24-hour telephone weather forecast (83) s_______?
T: Yeah! How (84) c_______ I didn’t think of that? I’ll do it right (85) a________.
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。
In the past few years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less competitive. They are afraid that the stress and strains of work will rob them ____31____ joy and happiness and ____32____ them harm both physically and mentally.
In fact, however, stress isn’t the bad thing ____33____ it is often supposed to be. Above all, ____34____ it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge, and to give purpose and significance to ____35____, otherwise meaningless, idle life. ____36___, people under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own _____37____(person) worth—the very aim of a human life.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and _____38 ___ is no way to avoid it. What we can do is ____39____(develop) our adaptive abilities to deal with it rather than to escape ____40___ it.