with assigned arrival time in advance online.
$ 30 for adults, $ 25 for kids aged 10 and younger.
21. Which light show is free of charge?
A. Fairy Tale House. B. Holiday Lights on the Boardwalk.
C. Town of Islip Holiday Lights Show. D. Suffolk County Holiday Lights Show.
22. How much should a couple pay if they want to enjoy holiday-themed lights on June 30?
A. $60. B. $50. C. $44. D. $47.
23. What must visitors do when visiting Fairy Tale House?
A. Visit the dream room. B. Take the family members.
C. Book tickets ahead of time. D. Buy tickets with credit cards.
B
I believe my life was saved because of Beethoven's
Moonlight
(奏鸣曲)being put in a video
game. To be clearer, I was a terrible kid, living in the mean streets of Philadelphia, where I
frequently got involved with street gangs(街头混混)and did horrible things I regret today. I was
failing out of high school and had no future prospects(前途).The only music type I listened to at
the time was rap and R&B, but classical music never crossed my ear.
I remember playing a game one day, and in order to get to the next part of the game, the lead
character, "Jill", has to discover a page or two of sheet music for the piano in order to open a
secret passage to progress through the game. Once obtained, the game fades out and pops out a new
scene where Jill plays the piano. Being in complete awe, I had no idea what these feelings were and
admittedly didn't want it to stop. 20 seconds or so later, the short clip of music stopped and my
face was wet from tears that dripped from my eyes. I didn't know what was going on and was severely
confused. All I knew was that I had to replay that scene over and over again, not knowing who
Beethoven was or that it was a much longer and satisfying piece.
My last year of high school, I wasn't expected to graduate but I had the opportunity to select
a music elective(选修课程).It was then that I realized that classical music chose me and that I
had the gift for transferring emotion through classical composition. Everything became so much
clearer and for some reason higher learning other subjects, including physics and chemistry, became
interesting and easy. It was as if my brain had been turned on and I began to appreciate everything
and everyone around me. Without classical music, I would be like 90% of my friends back in
Philadelphia, or a non-productive member of society. Classical music saved my life.
24. Which word can best describe the author's childhood?
A. Awful. B. Common. C. Wealthy. D. Inspiring.
25. On what condition will Jill play the piano?
A. Exiting the game secretly.
B. Finding one or two pages of sheet music.
C. Listening to the music for 20 seconds.
D. Setting up a new scene for the next player.
26. What changed the author's life?
A. His strong brainpower. B. His last year in high school.
C. His appreciation for Beethoven. D. His encounter with classical music.
27. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. Where There Is Love, There Is Music
B. Music, the Second Language of Human Being
C. Happy, You Listen to Music; Sad, You Understand It
D. Music, a Medicine Curing the Disease of Thought
C
Masks that helped save lives during the CO VID-19 are proving a deadly threat to wildlife.
Macaques (帰猴)have been spotted chewing the straps off old and tossed-aside masks in the
hills outside Malaysia5s capital Kuala Lumpur—a potential choking threat to the small monkeys. And
in an incident that captured headlines in Britain, a gull (海鸥)was rescued by the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(RSPCA) in the city of Chelmsford after its legs became
tangled (缠绕)in the straps of a disposable (一次,性的)mask for up to a week. The animal
welfare charity was alerted after the bird was spotted, motionless(—"动不动 的)but still alive,
and they took it to a wildlife hospital for treatment before its release.
The biggest impact may be in the water, with green groups alarmed at the flood of used masks,
latex ( 乳胶)gloves and other protective gear finding their way into already polluted seas and
rivers. Conservationists in Brazil found one inside the stomach of a penguin after its body was
washed up on a beach, while a dead pufferfish was discovered caught inside another off the coast of
Miami.
French campaigners Operation Mer Propre found a dead crab trapped in a mask in a saltwater lake
near the Mediterranean in September.
Masks and gloves are wparticularly problematic" for sea creatures 9 says George Leonard, chief
scientist from US-based NGO Ocean Conservancy. "When those plastics break down in the environment,
they form smaller and smaller particles. Those particles then enter the food chain and impact the
entire ecosystems," he added.
There has been a shift towards greater use of reusable cloth masks, but many are still choosing
the lighter single-use varieties. Campaigners have urged people to throw them away properly and cut
the straps to reduce the risk of animals becoming trapped, OceansAsia has also called on governments
to increase fines for littering and encourage the use of washable masks.
28. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. Serious incidents of wildlife hunting.
B. Scientific research into wildlife living habits.
C. How wildlife is affected by disposable masks.
D. How human beings protect endangered wildlife.
29. How do masks endanger sea animals?
A. Sea animals may get twisted by masks.
B. Sea animals can't find their way home.
C. Sea animals have difficulty in finding food.
D. Sea animals are forced to leave their habitats.