五、阅读理解
Shanghai is a main place for investment (投资) by international theme park companies, for they hope to make use of China's growing entertainment (娱乐) and travel markets.
The success of earlier parks has made it easier for more brands (品牌) to set up in Shanghai. For example, Shanghai Disney Resort welcomes over 14 million visitors each year and the number keeps growing.
At the same time, LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort was open in 2025. The park includes eight themed areas with 2,889 LEGO models made from over 85 million LEGO bricks. It includes special Chinese features. For example, it has the world's first "Monkie Kid" area, based on the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West.
John Jakobsen, an officer of LEGOLAND Resort, said the company chose Shanghai because of the Yangtze River Delta, which also includes Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui Provinces. It may bring nearly 55 million possible customers (顾客), showing the strength of China's market.
Two more theme parks are also coming to Shanghai. Warner Bros has teamed up with Jinjiang International to build a "Making of Harry Potter" studio tour. It is planned to open in 2027 with an investment of 2.8 billion yuan. Unlike the ones in London and Tokyo, it will include Chinese colour and new technology. Another theme park, based on the popular cartoon show "Peppa Pig", is also being planned.
China will
hasten investment projects and work harder to support new types of cultural businesses and develop the tourism industry. "China has a huge customer base of young people and families who are strongly interested in wonderful entertainment experiences and are willing to pay for high-quality joyful times," said Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy.
Shanghai's fast-growing theme parks, like "Harry Potter" and "Peppa Pig" projects, show China's big market and government-supported growth. By mixing culture with new ideas, they are changing fun parks around the world. They have a brighter future.
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C
) 1. According to Jakobsen, why did LEGOLAND Resort choose Shanghai for its new park?
A. Because of the beautiful environment in Shanghai.
B. Because of the history and traditional culture of Shanghai.
C. Because Shanghai may attract large numbers of customers.
D. Because it could get more support from the Chinese government.
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D
) 2. What does the underlined word "hasten" mean?
A. Give away. B. Give up. C. Slow down. D. Speed up.
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A
) 3. What's the purpose of the article?
A. To report on Shanghai's growing theme parks.
B. To record different theme parks in Shanghai.
C. To warn about Shanghai's over-investment in theme parks.
D. To win a lot of support of developing cultural industry.
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A
) 4. What's the writer's attitude (态度) towards the future of Shanghai's theme parks?
A. Hopeful. B. Worried. C. Curious. D. Unsure.
