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Arizona 

fortheirvacationthissummer.

Emilyhasalwayswantedtovisit 

Boston，thecapitalof 

Massachusetts。

ZachandshebothagreethatwalkingalongtheFreedomTrailwouldenablethemtosee 

Boston’smostfamousplacesofhistoricinterest,likethesiteoftheschoolBenFranklinattendedandtheOldStateHouse.IfEmilyandZachwenttoMassachusetts，theycouldspendafewdaysatthebeacheson 

CapeCod。

Emilylovesbodyboarding，andZachisgreatatbodysurfing.Theybothenjoybuildingsandcastleswiththeirmomanddad.

ZachfindslearningaboutNativeAmericanswonderfulandhasalwayswantedtotravelalongtheApacheTrailin 

Arizona.ThismountainhighwaypassesNativeAmericanruinsin 

Tonto 

NationalForest.EmilyisnotasinterestedintravelingalongthistrailasZach,buttheybothwouldliketovisitPhoenix,thecapital,andthentraveltoGrandCanyonNationalParkandMeteorCrater（陨石坑）。

ZachlearnedinscienceclassthatMeteorCraterisaholeover4，000feetwideand520feetdeepthatwascreatedwhenahugeobjectfromspacefelltoEarth.Theobjectwentsodeepthatithasneverbeenfound.Zachwouldreallyliketotrytodiscoverit。

ButEmilythinksifexperiencedscientistsandresearcherscannotfindit,Zachmightaswellnotevenbother（费工夫）totry.

Theonly 

drawback 

forZachandEmilyiftheychoose 

wouldbetheheat。

Itisveryhotanddryinthissouthwesternstate。

Massachusetts，ontheotherhand，isinthenortheastern 

UnitedStates.HereZachandEmilyandtheirparentscouldenjoymild（温和的）temperatures。

Theirparentslovehotweather，butZachandEmilydonotreallyliketosweat。

Howwilltheyeverdecidetowhichstatetheyshouldtravel?

Ifonlytheycouldtaketwotrips！

21.EmilyandZachwillspendtheirsummervacation_____.

A.visitingtheirparents

B.learninghowtoswim

C.doingsomesightseeing

D.livingwithNativeAmericans

22。

ComparedtoEmily,Zachismoreinterestedin_____.

A.design 

B.sports

C。

beaches 

D.history

23.Theunderlinedword“drawback”inParagraph4means_____.

A。

value 

B.reason

interest 

D。

disadvantage

24。

Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AdifficultchoiceB。

Aninterestingplan

C.AnunforgettabletripD。

Apersonalexperience

B

Inthe 

U.S。

，speakingmorethanonelanguagefluentlyisnotverycommon—exceptin 

LosAngeles， 

California.ThecityhasoneofthelargestpopulationsintheU。

S。

ofyoungpeoplebetweentheagesof18and34。

MorethanhalfoftheminLosAngelesarebilingual（会说两种语言的）.

MariaElenaBurgos，amotheroftwoAmerican—borndaughters,iscookingaMexicanbreakfast.ShesaysmakingMexicanfoodisjustoneofthemanytraditionsinherhome.AnotherisspeakingSpanishtoherchildren.“WewanttokeepSpanishsomewhereintheirlearningtoo,notonlyathome.”Ms。

Burgosthinksbeingbilingualwillgivethemmoreopportunitiesinthefuture。

KnowingSpanishalsomeansthechildrencantalkwiththeirrelativesin 

Mexico.

Ms.Burgos’daughtersbothwanttoknowtheirfamily'

sculture。

“Wearedoingthisinordertogobacktoourrootsbecausethat'

spartofwhoweare,"

theysay.

TheU。

CensusBureau（人口普查局）saysmorethanhalftheadultsinthe 

LosAngeles 

areabetween18and34yearsoldspeakalanguageotherthanEnglishathome。

Forthewholecountry，thenumberofbilingualadultsisonly25percent.Thenumberofbilingualspeakershasgoneupsincethe1990s。

UniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesprofessorRaulHinojosasaysthatinthepast,thechildrenandgrandchildrenofimmigrants（移民）didnotcontinuetospeaktheparents’nativelanguage。

Butnowtheoppositeistrue.

Inthelasttenyears,moreimmigrantparentssaytheywanttheirchildrentokeepspeakingtheirnativelanguage.Mr。

Hinojosacallstheirchoicethe“pathofpride"

.Thedecisiontokeepanativelanguageisclearin 

now.And，asthenumberofminoritiesinthe 

U。

continuestogrow，hethinksbilingualismwillspreadtotherestofthecountry。

25。

Ms。

Burgoshopeshertwodaughterscan_____.

haveahealthydiet

B。

becometrueAmericans

C.developmanygoodhabits

D.haveacompetitiveadvantage

26.What'

stheattitudeofMs。

Burgos'

daughterstowardsspeakingSpanish？

A.Bored。

Worried.

C.Interested。

D.Surprised。

27。

Fromthelastthreeparagraphs，wecanlearnthatmorepeopleinthe 

U.S. 

_____。

areproudoftheirnewcountry

speakEnglishveryfluently

C.arelearningasecondlanguage

D.areforgettingtheirparents’nativelanguage

28.Mr.Hinojosaissurethat_____.

morepeoplewillimmigratetothe 

U.S.

the 

isonthepathtobilingualism

C.thepopulationof 

willdrop

D。

moreminoritieswillbeacceptedbythe 

C

Mostpeoplewillrecognisethemaninthisphotograph.Heis,ofcourse，BillClinton，ex—presidentofthe 

UnitedStates.BillClintonisaverypopularspeechgiverandregularlygivestalksallovertheworld,tomanydifferentaudiences。

Heissoeffectiveatgivingtalksbecausehehasaspecialqualitywhichwecall“charisma（魅力）"

.

Nowadays, 

psychologists 

（心理学家） 

arebecomingveryinterestedincharismaandwanttodescribeitsmeaninginabetterway.Peopleoftenmisunderstandwhatcharismaisandthinkofitasakindoffame,butitisnotthesameasfame。

Charismaisakindofmagicandisrelativelyrare。

Awell—knownAmericanpsychologistthinksthatcharismaticpeoplearebasicallyexcellentcommunicators。

However,theyhaveotherqualitiessuchasself-confidence,eloquence（口才）andvision.

Charismaticpersonalitiesareabletodrawpeopletothem，andpeoplefeelhappyintheircompany.Thereisasenseof“togetherness"

whenacharismaticpersoniswithotherpeople。

Agoodexampleofthisability，somesay，isthefamousAmerican,OprahWinfrey。

Sheisahighly-successfulbusinesswomanandisprobablybestknownasthepresenterofaverypopulartalkshow。

Oprahisabletorelatetoaudiencesathershowsandtheyrespondwelltoher.Hercharismaticpersonalityhasmadeheroneoftherichestwomenintheworld.Sheownsseveralhousesandpublishesherownmagazines.Presently,sheispresentinganewseriesofthe 

OprahWinfreyShow.Shealsorunsabookclub，whichinfluencesthenation'

sreadinghabitsandmaybeoneofthereasonswhypeoplearereadingmorethesedaysinthe 

USA。

Awomanwhohadextraordinarycharismawasthefilmstar,MarilynMonroe.Abeautifulwomanandatalented（有天赋的）actress，shewasalwaysthecentreofattentionwherevershewent.

Unlikefame,charismadoesn’tdisappearovertime.Evennow，morethanfiftyyearsafterherdeath，whenyoungpeoplesee 

Monroe 

inherfilms,hercharismaseemsasfreshandpowerfulasever.

29。

BillClintonisgoodatgivingtalksbecause_____。

hehasaqualitycalledcharisma

B.hewasoncepresidentofthe 

USA

C.hehasmanyfansthatsupporthim

heiswell-knownallovertheworld

30。

Accordingtothetext，charismaticpeople_____。

arealleffectivespeechmakers

areallconfidentandsuccessful

C.caneasilyattractandinterestpeople

D.oftentrytocreateacalmatmosphere

31。

WhatdoweknowaboutOprahWinfrey？

Sheismostfamousasamagazinepublisher.

Shehasahappyrelationshipwithheraudiences。

C.SheoftengivestalkstoAmericanyoungpeople.

ShewritesbookstoinfluenceAmericans’readinghabits。

32.TheauthormentionsthepopularityofMarilynMonroetoshowthat_____.

fameisasimportantascharisma

famouspeoplealwayshavecharisma

C.charismadoesn’tbecomeweakerovertime

isanextraordinarilytalentedactress

D

InFebruary1807,PresidentJeffersonorganizedanexpedition（远征）fortheAmericanPhilosophicalSociety（APS）。

ThemembersoftheSocietywereespeciallyinterestedinthebonesandlongteeththathadbeenfoundalongthe 

OhioRiver 

valleyformorethan100years。

TheFrenchandBritishexplorerswhohadfirstdiscoveredtheseboneshadsentmostofthembacktotheircountries。

Manybelievedtheywerefromamammoth（猛犸象），similartothefrozenanimalbonesfoundinSiberia.Buttheteethofthemammothfoundinthe 

valleyweredifferentfromthoseofthemammothfoundoverseas。

ThescientistsoftheSocietyknewtheyhadtofindmoreofthesemysteriousbones.

AspresidentoftheSociety,ThomasJeffersonhired 

（雇用）WilliamClarktocarryoutthisnewsearch.Fouryearsearlier，JeffersonhadchosenClarkandMeriwetherLewistosurveythevast，unknownlandswestofthe 

MississippiRiver 

tolookforthemysteriousanimalslivingthere.ButtheLewisandClarkExpeditionjustfoundfewfossils（化石）.

Sointhefallof1807,WilliamClarktriedagain.HemadehiswaytoBigBoneLickinthe 

valley，wheremammothboneshadbeencollectedbefore.Afterdiggingforonlytwoweeks，Clarksent 

Jefferson 

aletterdescribingthebonestheyhadfound。

Jeffersonhopedthat 

Clark 

wouldbeabletofindmoredifferentbones。

HewantedtoexpandtheAPS'

fossilcollection。

Clarkandhismenfinallydugoutabout300bones，includingm