阅读理解 Theme-park-bound bargain seekers would be wise to spend some time surfing online before they get in line at the parks this summer. A growing number of these attractions now allow customers to print e-tickets at home with large discounts off the gate price, in part to spur attendance that has declined in recent years. After boom times in the late 1990s, theme park attendance began to decrease, with an overall decline of about 4% over the past few years at North America''s 50 most-visited establishments, says James Zoltak, editor of Amusement Business. "The bloom was off the rose as we turned the corner into 2000, so there''s more discounting now," he says. Discounting isn''t new to an industry that has long partnered with other commercial enterprises, such as soft drink companies, to offer deals. But e-ticketing adds a new opportunity that not only brings savings but convenience as well, since it allows visitors to avoid the line at the gate. "If you can get in early before the lines fill up, you''re getting more for your money," says Robert Niles of the website Theme Park Insider.

单选题 The word "attractions" (Line 1, Para. 2) refers to______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题的解题思路是，首先应特别注意attractions前面的代词these，它应该指的是前面已经出现过的某一个词。据此可以判断，A、D不正确，因为它们只在后面出现；而B项的意思错误。因此本题的正确答案为C。

单选题 Why do more and more theme parks offer large discounts off the gate price?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题首先要弄清“in part to spur attendance that has declined in recent years”的意思，它是本题的依据句，意为：部分原因是为了提高最近几年不断下降的参观率。据此可以判断A、B、C三项不正确，因为它们所包含的都是错误信息或无关信息。而D项“为了吸引更多的人来公园”与依据句的意思一致。因此正确的答案为D。

单选题 What does the sentence "The bloom was off the rose" mean?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】要想解答本题，应将“The bloom was off the rose”放在上下文的背景下进行理解。这里它是一个比喻的说法，意思为：好日子一去不再有了。与文中“之所以进一步打折降价就是因为来的人更少了”意思最为接近，因此正确答案为B。

单选题 What is the new opportunity e-ticketing brings to the theme parks?

A、 The tour to the parks will be more convenient.
B、 Soft drink companies will be better partners of the parks.
C、 The theme park industry will be more profitable.
D、 Visitors to the parks will have more discounts.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解答本题的关键是找到依据句，它是第五段的第二个句子，关键信息词句是“…not only brings savings but convenience as well，since it allows visitors to avoid the line at the gate，”意思为：不光省钱还方便，因为参观者不用在公园门口花时间排队买票。B、C、D三项不正确，因为它们所包含的是错误信息或无关信息。A项正确，因为它与依据句的意思完全一致。

单选题 The last sentence of this passage is based on the idea that______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解答本题的关键是正确理解最后一句话的含义。If you can get in early before the lines fill up，you're getting more for your money意思为：如果你不排队能早点就进到公园，那你的钱花得很值。言下之意为时间就是金钱，节省时间就是节省金钱。B、C、D三项不正确，它们在文章中没有依据信息。正确答案为A。