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六级考试阅读理解模拟题 2008-12-08 00:03:38 转载标签： 杂谈 PartIV Reading Comprehension [reading in depth] 25minutes Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write our answers on Answer Sheet 2 Undoubtedly, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is one of the top theme park operators in the world, anchored by its popular Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts .A colossal force in the entertainment industry, The Walt Disney Company is best known for bringing fantasy and fun to families. The monarch of this magic kingdom is no man but a mouse -- Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Company is the worlds No.2 media conglomerate, behind Time Warner, with assets encompassing movies, music, publishing, television, and theme parks. Its TV holdings include the ABC television network and 10 broadcast stations, as well as a portfolio of cable networks including ABC Family, AE Television Networks, and ESPN. Walt Disney, the companys founder, was born in Chicago in 1901. His appeal to the greater United States is said to have had roots in his humble, middle-class upbringing. Disneys father, Elias, moved the family throughout the Midwest seeking employment. Young Disney grew up in a household where hard work was prized: feeding the familys five children left little pocket change for amusement. Walt Disney began working at the age of nine as a newspaper delivery boy. Drawing provided an escape for Disney, and at the age of 14 he took his work on the road and enrolled at the Kansas City Art Institute. His art was temporarily put on hold when he joined the Red Cross at age 16 to serve as an ambulance driver at the end of World War I. In 1919 he returned to the United States and found work as a commercial artist. Together with Ub Iwerks, another artist at the studio, Disney soon formed an animated cartoon company in Kansas City, n