人教版高一英语下讲解20

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[00:00.00]和谐英语学习网 Part 2   PRE-READING
[00:04.99]Discuss the following questions with your partner.
[00:12.85]1 What do you think you can see in a theme park?
[00:22.60]2 Do you like scary rides?
[00:30.64]3 What do you think about bungee jumping and other adventure sports?
[00:52.30]4 Does your town or city have an amusement park?What can you do there?
[01:03.16]READING
[01:07.60]THEME PARKS
[01:11.05]A theme park is a collection of rides,
[01:15.81]exhibitions or other attractions that are based on a common theme.
[01:22.57]Unlike traditional amusement parks,
[01:27.01]theme parks often wnat to teach visitors something.
[01:32.34]At the World Park,one of the largest theme parks in China.
[01:38.51]visitors can look at buildings,
[01:42.56]castles and statues from more than thirty countries.
[01:49.04]At the China Ethnic Culture Park,people can learn about the customs,costumes,
[01:56.69]and culture of China's fifty-five minorities.
[02:02.33]There are also theme parks about cartoon characters,animals--even about water.
[02:10.38]What they all have in common is that they combine fun
[02:16.33]with the opportunity to learn something.
[02:20.49]Many people come to theme parks looking for thrills and entertainment.
[02:26.65]But theme parks also try to make sure thar visitors leave knowing more about their theme.
[02:34.31]A good example of a theme park that both educates
[02:40.76]and entertains is Ocean Park in Hong Kong.
[02:44.70]Visitors to Ocean Park will find all the rides
[02:50.76]and attractions that can be found in most parks,
[02:55.44]but they will also find many opportunities to learn about life in the ocean.
[03:02.28]More than 50,000 students visit the park every year.
[03:08.24]The park has a conservation centre that helps protect marine animals
[03:14.09]and their habitats in the rivers and coastal waters of Asia.
[03:19.94]Ocean Park is built on both sides of a mountain
[03:24.90]on the south side of Hong Kong Island.
[03:29.27]The park is divided into two sections.
[03:34.10]Headland,visitors can take the shuttle to the Lowland.
[03:42.25]At the Lowland,they cna explore the past at the Discovery of the Ancient World
[03:50.19]and examnine giant footprints at the dinosaur exhibition.
[03:56.25]Visitors can also lern about coral and sharks at Dolphin University,
[04:03.02]look at the winged beauties in the Butterfly House,
[04:08.16]or admire An An and Jia Jia,the two giant pandas.
[04:14.41]Disneyland in California was one of the first theme parks
[04:20.88]to become popular around the world.
[04:24.23]New Disney parks have opened in other parts of the US and in Europe and Asia.
[04:31.67]The theme of the Disney parks is the world of Walt Disney and his characters:
[04:38.33]Mickey Mouse,Donald Duck and many others.
[04:43.69]Visitors to the Disney parks can meet Mickey and his friends,enjoy rides and games,
[04:51.94]and look at exhibitions from all parts of the world.
[04:57.01]Another big theme park in the US is Universal Studios in Florida.
[05:04.38]At Universal,all the rides and activities are based on Universal Pictures movies.
[05:12.84]Entering one of the attractions at Universal Studios is like strpping into
[05:19.90]the world of your favourite movie.
[05:23.94]Visitors can go on exciting rdes where they can feel what it is like
[05:30.61]to do the things they have seen their heroes do in the movie.
[05:36.17]New theme parks are being built all over the world.
[05:41.52]It seems that people just cannot get enough of scary rides and exciting adventures.
[05:49.28]The parks are becoming more advanced and new technology allows us
[05:56.73]to experience almost anything without actually being in danger or risking injury.
[06:03.26]So if you want to know what it feels like to fall through the air,
[06:07.93]take off in a rocket,fly a helicopter or fight alien creatures in outer space,
[06:18.70]visit one of the theme parks in your area.
[06:23.35]If there isn't one where you live yet,don't worry,the theme parks are coming!
[15:20.03]LANGUAGE study
[15:31.97]If you have any difficulty in making any decision,