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Walt Disney and Shanghai government have formally agreed to open up a Disney theme park in China's commercial capital.

Just days after the World Expo was closed, they agreed on plans for a joint venture(合資企業(yè))to manage the project, expected to cover nearly eight square miles for the entire resort(度假勝地), the city government said in a statement. The cost is reportedly estimated at 25 billion yuan.

Plans call for the theme park to be a “strong international tourism resort” with a pleasant, low-carbon environment, the city said.A joint venture between local companies and Disney will be responsible for construction, management and operation of the Disney theme park，it said.

Some villagers were long ago moved off farmland in Chuansha, a part of Pudong district near the city's main international airport，to make way for the park.

Disney issued a statement confirming its discussions with the Shanghai government, saying, “We can confirm the statement from the Shanghai government that we have taken another step forward in the approval process.”

But the company said it was still awaiting final approval of the joint venture by the central government and completion of necessary procedures.

The sixmonthlong World Expo，which ended on Sunday，drew a record of 72 million visitors，mostly Chinese tourists.That event made it necessary for the city to build nearly a dozen new subway lines，new highways，airport upgrades and other modern facilities.

With the Disneyland project due to start，the city appears likely to continue its building boom(激增)．

The agreement on Friday came exactly a year after China's national planning agency approved the plans for the parka major step toward getting the project started.

The park will give Shanghai，the mainland's main financial and commercial centre，a new showcase.While the city is one of China's most modern and wealthy cities，it has relatively few big historic landmarks compared with ancient capitals like Beijing and Xi'an.

Disney has said the Shanghai resort will include a “MagicKingdomstyle theme park with characteristics tailored to the Shanghai region.”

Disney has been expanding its presence in mainland China after opening a theme park in Hong Kong in 2005.That venue, which has suffered from disappointing attendance，is in the midst of Disney’s expansion as it intends to compete with the future theme park in Shanghai.

1.What do we know about the Disneyland project to be built in Shanghai?

A．The cost is more than 25 billion yuan.

B．The design is environmentally friendly.

C．It will be built by Walt Disney Company.

D．It is as large as the World Expo Garden in area.

2.What can we learn from Disney's statement?

A．The construction of the theme park is in process.

B．They need approval from the central government.

C．The joint venture has completed necessary procedures.

D．Disney didn't think their discussions with the Shanghai government was helpful.

3.We can infer from the last paragraph that________.

A．visitors often go to Hong Kong Disneyland these days because of its expansion

B．the Shanghai theme park should learn from Hong Kong's

C．Hong Kong Disneyland will face more challenges

D．Hong Kong Disneyland is well managed

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.C

【解析】

試題分析: 就在世博會(huì)剛剛落下帷幕幾天后，上海市政府和迪士尼公司宣布上海迪士尼樂園項(xiàng)目正式啟動(dòng)。

1.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二、三段可知，新的迪士尼主題公園由一家合資企業(yè)負(fù)責(zé)建造，造價(jià)預(yù)算大約250億元，體現(xiàn)低碳、環(huán)保的特點(diǎn)。故B項(xiàng)正確。

2.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)五、六段可知，迪士尼公司發(fā)表聲明說，他們證實(shí)與上海市政府在協(xié)商，在獲得批準(zhǔn)的進(jìn)程中又邁出了一步，這一點(diǎn)他們已經(jīng)從上海市政府的聲明中得到證實(shí)，不過他們還在等待中央政府的最后批準(zhǔn)并要完成一些必要的程序。故選B。

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，香港迪士尼主題公園游客不多，未來上海迪士尼主題公園的建成將使香港迪士尼主題公園面臨更大的挑戰(zhàn)，故選C。

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