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Activity centers provide a great family outing with opportunities to do outdoor activities, such as horse riding, rock climbing, treetop rope challenges, mini-golf and much more. Many of these centers also have a children’s soft play area, so you know children will be safe while they burn off some energy. These activity centers also provide great indoor alternatives should the weather be too cold and rainy to venture outdoors, as many activities will be held indoors in poorer weather.
The Chocolate Factory Hawkshead
If you love chocolate, then you will love The Chocolate Factory in Hawkshead. Here you can book special chocolate-making workshops that cater to children, family groups or adults only. The workshops last around 45 minutes，and children are provided with an apron and hairnet that they can keep along with their own creations.
Kong Adventure Center
When the weather is poor，but you still want to climb, the Kong Center in Keswick offers challenges suitable for the entire family. There is a large indoor climbing wall with various challenges, a bouldering room (鹅卵石铺的房间) that includes a MoonBoard, a child-friendly climbing wall and a hard play area located within the café.
The Puzzling Place
If you’re stuck for something to do on a rainy day in Keswick, then the Puzzling Place is a great way to spend a couple of hours. Be amazed at gravity-defying (反重力的)rooms, test your perception with optical illusions and train your brain with testing puzzles. Located in the center of Keswick, this is a great attraction for the whole family.
Rookin House Activity Center
Rookin House is a family-owned activity center close to Penrith, offering a whole host of activities suitable for both adults and children aged 4 and above. There is something to please everyone, with horse riding, off roading (越野驾驶), quad biking (骑四驱车) and shooting on the range available. You can even take a course in operating a JCB excavator! The center welcomes both groups and individual bookings.
1. Which of the following challenges your brain?
A. The Chocolate Factory Hawks-head. B. Kong Adventure Center.
C. The Puzzling Place. D. Rookin House Activity Center.
2. Which activity is not available in Rookin House?
A. Horse riding. B. Rock climbing.
C. Shooting. D. Quad biking.
3. What do the four activity centers have in common?
A. They are open to people of all ages. B. They are intended for sports fans.
C. They offer activities indoors. D. They are unsuitable for the entire family.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是应用文。文章介绍了四个活动中心提供
家庭郊游可以从事的户外活动， 同时这样的中心也有儿童软性游乐区，可以在天气不好的情况下进行室内活动。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The Puzzling Place中Be amazed at gravity-defying (反重力的)rooms, test your perception with optical illusions and train your brain with testing puzzles.”（令人费解的地方中被惊讶于地心引力房间，测试你的知觉与视错觉和训练你的大脑测试游戏。）得知，The Puzzling Place挑战你的大脑。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“There is something to please everyone, with horse riding, off roading (越野驾驶), quad biking (骑四驱车) and shooting on the range available. You can even take a course in operating a JCB excavator! The center welcomes both groups and individual bookings.”（这里有一些让每个人都满意的东西，有骑马、越野、四轮自行车和靶场射击。你甚至可以学习操作JCB挖掘机的课程!本中心欢迎团体和个人预订。）得知，没有Rock climbing.攀岩项目。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“These activity centers also provide great indoor alternatives should the weather be too cold and rainy to venture outdoors, as many activities will be held indoors in poorer weather.”（这些活动中心也提供了很好的室内选择，如果天气太冷或下雨，冒险到户外，因为许多活动将在室内举行，天气较差。）得知，这四个活动的共同点是提供室内活动。故选C。
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