2. What can visitors learn in the StarRider Theater?

A. The history of the Adler Planetarium Chicago.

B. The wonder of the interactive adventures.

C. The complicated Digistar 3TM technology.

D. The movement of the stars in the night sky.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知, 游客在这里能了解到星星在夜空中的运动。

3. How much will a couple and two kids at least spend to visit the Adler?

A. $37. 　　　　　　　 B. $63.

C. $72. D. $100.

【解析】选B。数字计算题。根据Ticket Price部分可知, 成年人每人28美元, 儿童22美元, 一对夫妇和两个孩子则是(28×2)+(22×2)=100, 如果在网上订购, 则会在总价的基础上优惠37%, 即至少为63美元。

　　Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.

In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st. People may go to parties, dress in formal clothes-like tuxedos (小礼服)and evening gowns, and drink champagne at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise.

It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year's promise, called a resolution. New Year's resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the new year.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (again). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.

Another New Year tradition that is followed to bring good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas (豇豆)for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!

【文章大意】几乎所有的文化都要庆祝旧一年的结束及新一年的开始, 但时间和方式会有所不同。

4. Which culture celebrates New Year in the morning?

A. The passage doesn't say. B. Spain.

C. France. D. The United States.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第二段中But some cultures prefer to celebrate the