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The UK's Best Theme Parks
Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire
The new Tamarin Trail takes adventurers through beautiful gardens, allowing kids and adults to come facetoface with a troop of monkeys. The park is also home to Europe's only Thomas Land, which last year underwent a ￡ 2.5m expansion, including new rides. There are thrilling rides, including the standup roller coaster, Shockwave, and the 54metre drop tower, Apocalypse.
Adults from ￡ 15, children from ￡ 10(under2s free)．
Thorpe Park, Surrey
All aboard Derren Brown's Ghost Train which opened in July 2016. This 10 － 15 minute train journey includes exciting liveaction performances, 4D special effects and so on. Also new is “I'm a Celebrity... Maze (迷宫)”， and there are some of the highest and fastest rides in Europe here too.
Adults from ￡ 28, children from ￡ 24 (under3s free)．
Warwick Castle, Warwickshire
Although not officially a theme park, this medieval castle offers history, magic, myth and adventure to suit all ages, and is now home to the UK's first fully interactive and multisensory Horrible Histories Maze, giving visitors a fascinating experience of getting lost in time. From July, you can sleep over in the new riverside MiddleAgesthemed woodland cottages of Knight's Village.
From ￡ 31(under3s free)．
Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey
Following the Pandemonium live show in 2016, last year saw The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure open at Chessington, which has over 40 rides and attractions. Rides include Dragon Falls, Safari Skyway, Toadies Crazy Cars and Runaway Train.
From ￡ 29 (under3s free)．
体裁：应用文 题材：广告 主题：英国主题公园
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文。英国有许多著名的主题公园，本文就向大家介绍了其中的四个主题公园。
1．Where are animalloving children probably advised to go?
A．Warwick Castle.
B．Thorpe Park.
C．Drayton Manor Theme Park.
D．Chessington World of Adventures.
答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据第一则广告的首句“The new Tamarin Trail takes adventurers through beautiful gardens, allowing kids and adults to come facetoface with a troop of monkeys.”我们可以知道，Drayton Manor Theme Park里有许多猴子，喜爱动物的孩子可以去那里玩。
2．How much should a couple with their twoyearold son pay at least in Thorpe Park?
A．￡ 56. B．￡ 52.
C．￡ 40. D．￡ 30.
答案与解析：A 考查细节理解。根据第二则广告中最后的价格说明“Adults from ￡ 28, children from ￡ 24 (under3s free)”，我们可以知道，在Thorpe Park，成人票价28英镑起，而年龄在3岁以下的孩子免费。因此，这对带着两岁孩子的夫妇最低要支付56英镑的门票钱。
3．What do the parks have in common?
A．Children should be accompanied by adults.
B．They have all been rebuilt before reopening.
C．They all offer exciting rides in the parks.
D．Certain kids have free entry to the parks.
答案与解析：D 考查细节理解。综合全文的内容，特别是每则广告后面的价格说明，我们可以知道，每个主题公园都规定3岁或2岁以下的儿童可以免费入园，即某些孩子可以免费入园。因此本题的答案为D。
