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sgoodnewsandbadnewsforflowerfansthisspringinWashingtonstate.
Goodnews-TheTulip(郁金香)FestivalinSkagitCountyplanstoreturnfor2021withnewrules,andwithreservedticketsavailableforTulipTown.
AttendancewillbelimitedatTulipTownthisyear,butitisplanningtoopenearlierandstayopenlater.Asinanypublicplacestatewide,facecoveringsarerequired.AsofMarch7,thetulipswerenotyetblossominginSkagitCounty.WhentheystarttoblossomeachyeardependsontheweatherinMarch,butmid-Aprilishistoricallythepeakfortulipblossominthegardensandfields.
Badnews:
TheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattleisaskingpeopletoviewthecherryblossomsfromhomeagainthisyearinordertoreducecrowdingandlimitthespreadofCOVID-19,UWVideohasalivewebcamoverlookingthecampus,andthere'
savirtualtourwithphotosfromcampusthatwillbeupdatedthroughouttheblossomseason.
TherearedozensofdifferentvarietiesofblossomingcherryandplumtreesintheSeattlearea,withblossomsvisiblefromearlyFebruaryuntilMayforsome.
1.WhatisthebesttimetoenjoyTulip?
A.March.B.February.C.April.D.May.
2.Whichplaceisrecommendedtoadmirecherryblossoms?
A.SkagitCounty.B.TulipTown.C.Theweb.D.UWcampus.
3.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?
A.Toinform.B.Toexplain.C.Topersuade.D.Toeducate.
AppalachianMountainshaveoneoftherichestandmostdiverseseasonalforestsonearth.However,italsohasadarker,decades-longhistoryofcoal-miningthathaddonealmostgreatdamagetolocalecosystems,leavinghundredsofbarrenandbaldhills.
In2002,afteryearsoftellingcoalcompaniestopackrubble(碎石)andplantgrassontheremainsofmountaintopexplosionandopencastminingsites,Angel,anofficerofSurfaceMiningEnforcement,noticedthatthebigtrees—thelife-givingforcesofAppalachia—werenotreturningtothearea.
WhenAngelwenttotheUniversityofKentuckytopursueaPh.D.,therehemetChrisBarton,ayoungforestryprofessorwhowasstudyinghowregrowingforestscouldsolvefrequentfloodingproblems.In2004,Angel,Barton,andotherscreatedtheAppalachianRegionalReforestationInitiative-treesshouldbeplantedonmines.Regulatorsfromalllevelsofgovernment,scientists,environmentalists,andevencoalminersagreed.Thenativehadthepowerofspirittoturnoveranewleafandbeginworkingtoremoveyearsofenvironmentaldegradation.
Withinjustafewyears,almostallnewminesintheMountainwerereforesteduponcompletiontratherthanseededwithgrass.
Now70yearsold,Angelhasbeenthedrivingforcebehindare-greeningofcoalcountry.Withjointefforts,187milliontreeshavebeenplantedover275,000acresofformermines.
AngelandBarton,sjourneyhasn'
tbeeneasy,astreeplantingismuch-lessprofitablethanmining.Theslowworkofreforestingtheareacontinuesbythesweatofpeoplefromthemountainswhounderstandthebeautyandimportanceoftheirforestedhomes.
4.WhatcauseddamagetotheforestsinAppalachianMountains?
A.Lackofwater.B.Frequentflood.
C.Governmentpolicy.D.Yearsofcoal-mining.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph3mean?
A.Worsening.B.Conservation.
C.Restoration.D.Pollution.
6.WhyisAngelandBarton'
sjourneymorechallenging?
A.Miningrequireslesssweat.
B.Theinitiativereceiveslesssupport.
C.Itiseasiertopackrubbleandplantgrass.
D.Tree-plantingislessfinanciallyrewarding.
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Promiselittle,butdomuch.
B.Manyhandsmakelightwork.
C.Thetreeistheguardianofwater.
D.Greenthelandtomakepeoplerich.
At9amonaWednesday,GabyRountreewavesgoodbyetoMilaassheispickeduptogotodaycareinMexicoCity."
Ithasmadehersoindependent,sofriendlyandsolovelywithothers,"
MsRountreesaysjoyfully.Sheshutsthefrontdoorandturnstohomeschoolinghertwochildren.ForMilaisnotachild,butthefamilydog.
SchoolsandnurserieshavebeenshutinMexicoforayearowingtothepandemic.Butdoggydaycareisbooming.Doggycarersofferclaw-trimsandletbelovedpetsplayoutdoors."
Manyclientsnowhaveahomeofficeorareworriedabouttheirdogsbecomingtooattachedtothem,"
explainsMontserrat,anownerofadogday-carecentre,asshestrokesatinydogonherlap.Thefacility,intherichneighbourhood,alsohasacampwheredogscanspendarelaxingweekendinthecountryside.
Mexico'
srisingpassionfordogshascoincided(同时发生)withfallinghumanfertility.Inthemid-1980s,aMexicanwomancouldexpecttohavefourchildren;
now,onlytwo.Inthelongrun,aspeoplehavegrownricherandthereturnstoeducationhaverisen,familieshaveshrunk.Forsome,adogisalovablesubstit