四 阅读理解 (共 15 小题;每题 2 分，共 30 分)
阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项。
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California State Railroad Museum Hours The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day) Admission $4 adults; $2 students; children aged 5 and under are free.
Parking
A small number of metered parking spaces are available (可供使用) on the streets of Old Sacramento. However, these spaces are not suitable for guests visiting longer than 90 minutes. All-day parking is available in large public garages at both ends of Old Sacramento.
Food Service
The Silver Palace Restaurant in the Central Pacific Passenger Station serves good food at reasonable prices. It is just one black southwest of the main entrance to the Museum. There are many other restaurants throughout Old Sacramento.
Accessibility (无障碍通行)
The California State Railroad Museum is fully accessible to the disabled. Wherever possible, wheelchair lifts are provided. Certain exhibits and programs do have limited accessibility because of the narrow stair ways or door openings on some railroad passenger cars.
Other Offerings
Guided tours and films about the Museum are offered daily. There are many other chances at the Museum, too, including related historical attractions within Old Sacramento State Historic Park.
51.Which of the following is TRUE about the Museum?
A. Children may visit the Museum any day of the year
B.Films about the Museum are shown on weekends
C.A student is admitted at half the regular price
D.The disabled are admitted free of charge.
参考答案：C
52.Where is a visitor advised to park his car if he’ll spend several hours at the Museum?
A.In a garage provided by the Museum
B.On a parking space near the Museum
C.On a metered parking space on the street.
D.In a public garage at one end of Old Sacramento.
参考答案：D
53.Where can a visitor enjoy a good but not too expensive meal?
A.The Silver Palace Restaurant
B.Any restaurant in Old Sacramento
C.Old Sacramento State Historic Park
D.The California State Railroad Museum.
参考答案：A
B
How Coney Island got its name remains a mystery, though people have found explanations from almost every stage of its history.
A written record came out in 1924. It says that the island was once the home of the Konoh people. The name Konoh was mispronounced and finally became “Coney.”
Another explanation finds the name connected with the arrival of Henry Hudson in New York Harbor in 1609. According to it, John Coleman, Hudson’s right-hand man, was killed by Indians. To honor him, people named the island after him.
The Dutch settled in Manhattan in1624, and they became to Coney Island soon afterwards. Since the Dutch word for rabbit (兔子) was konijn and the island had a large population of wild rabbits, many people have supposed this fact to have led to the name. There was a different story about the Dutch word. The Dutch fought the Indians there and were believed to have said that their enemies “ran like rabbits.”
According to an article in a magazine, an Irish captain named Peter O’ Connor sailed between New York and Ireland in the late 1700s, and he named Coney Island after an island that was close to his home in Ireland and of the same size as the American island.
Unfortunately, there is little evidence (证据) that the Dutch, or the English after them, used any word “Coney” for several centuries. There is a lot of evidence, however, that the name Coney Island came into use in the first half the 19th century, after a ferry (渡船) service to carry passengers from the island to the mainland.
54.According to the passenger, the name Coney______.
A.was mispronounced by the Konoh Coleman
B.was given by a man called John Coleman
C.comes from an island close to the English coast
D.is close in pronunciation to a Dutch word
参考答案：D
55.It is said that John Coleman ______.
A.used his right hand better than the left one
B.was an important assistant of Henry Hudson
C.killed many Indians in battles in 1609
D.was the first man to reach the island
参考答案：B
56.The writer believes that the name Coney Island most probably _____.
A.has a history of less than 200 years
B.came into use several hundred years ago
C.was used first by the English, not the Dutch
D.is related to the sail from NewYork to Ireland
参考答案：A
57.From the passage we know that the word mystery means something____.
A.that history books keep a record of
B.people have found explanations for
C.that has not been known enough about
D.people have not yet thought about
参考答案：C
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