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Withitssnow-coveredmountainsandavarietyofwildlife,YellowStoneNationalParkisoneofthescenictreasuresoftheUnitedStates.LocatedprimarilyinWyoming,theparkhostsmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.Ifyouplantotravelwithinthepark,keepinmindadvicefromtheNationalParkService.
SeasonalTravel
Travelvariesvastlyfromseasontoseason.Roadsaregenerallyopeninthesummerexceptforcasesofrockormudslides,wildfires,accidentsorroadconstruction.Earlysnowsinthefallcancausesomeroadstoclosetemporarily.Inthewinteralmostallroadsareclosedtomotorvehicles,butsnowmobilesandothersnowvehicleswithtracksareallowed.RoadsbegintoopenforthespringbythelatterpartofAprilbutcancloseifsnowfallcontinues.
DrivingTime
GrandLoopisthemainroadthroughYellowstoneNationalPark;
itpassesbymostofthemajorattractions.TheseincludeOldFaithful,YellowstoneLakeandtheGrandCanyonofYellowstone.ThemaximumspeedlimitontheGrandLoopis45milesperhour,butthespeedlimitdropsduringsomeofthewindingandtwistingsectionsofthisnarrowroad.Allowyourselfatleasttwodaystofullytraveltheloopduetothesizeoftheparkandbeingsometimesstuckinheavytraffic.
SafetyAwareness
Buffalo(水牛)oftenblocktheroadsintheparkastheymovethroughthefields.Ifagroupistravelingacrosstheroadyouareon,youcaneitherwaitforthemtopassorfindanalternativeroute.Ifyougetoutofyourvehicle,theNationalParkServicesaystostayatleast25yardsfromanybuffalo(and100yardsormoreawayfrombearsandwolves).Buffaloareparticularlyunpredictableandchargepeopleatspeedsupto30mph.
Youcantakeyourbicycleonanypublicroadsandroutesdesignedforbikes,butbicyclesarenotallowedontheparkroadswhicharenarrowwithfewshoulders.Altitudesrangefrom5,300to8,860feet.TheNationalParkServicerecommendscyclistswearhelmetsandnoticeableclothing.
21.WhatdoweknowabouttravellingintheYellowstonePark?
A.Roadswillstayopenincaseofemergency.
B.Trafficjamhappensfromtimetotime.
C.Thedrivingspeedontheroadcanbe50mph.
D.Motorvehiclesareallowedinthewinter.
22.WhatdoestheNationalParkServicesuggestpeopledoaboutsafety?
A.Stayinsidethecarthroughoutthetravel.
B.GetoutoftheirvehicleswhencomingacrosstheBuffalo.
C.Weartheeasy-to-seeclotheswhilebicycling.
D.Avoidbicyclingonthepublicroads.
23.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?
A.Aguidebook.B.Acommercialadvertisement.
C.Aresearchpaper.D.Ageographytextbook.
B
Therearemanyprogramsforhighschoolstudentstodaythathelplonelyteenagersdealwithloneliness.However,lonelinessisnotonlyaproblemforteensbutalsoanimportantandrarelyacknowledgedoneintheelderly.
InBritain,TraceyCrouchwasappointedtobethefirstMinisterofLonelinessinordertoaddresstheproblemscausedbyloneliness.Thisisthefirsttimesuchapositionhasbeencreated.
InBritain,therearearound9millionpeoplewhosaytheyarelonelyfrequently.InGermany,astudyconductedbyRuhrUniversityBochumfoundthat20percentofpeopleovertheageof85feltlonely,and14percentofthosebetweenage45and65feltsociallylonely.IntheUnitedStates,morethan25percentofthepopulationlivesalone,morethan50percentareunmarried.
Lonelinessisgenerallyassociatedwithheartdisease,overweight,andanxiety.Additionally,thestressfromlonelinesscancauseyourcellstochangeonamolecular(分子)levelthatreducesitsabilitiestodefendyourbodyagainstdiseases.Infact,doctorsbelievehavingfeelingsoflonelinessisequivalenttosmoking15cigarettesperdayinregardtoitseffectonhealth!
InBritain,thenewMinisterofLonelinesswillhelpintroducegovernmentpoliciesontheproblemandfundacharity—anorganizationforhelpingpeopleinneed,todevotetheireffortstowardsaidingloneliness.Therearecharitiesthatlinklonelyseniorstohighschoolstudentsinordertogivethemalineofcommunicationwhenevertheyfeellonely!
ThepossibilitiesforthenewMinisterofLonelinessareendless.Forexample,shecanprovideeducationservicestohouseholdbusinessessothattheycanidentifylonelycustomersiftheyseeone.Lonelinessfitsintothecategoryofbeingasocialproblemthatmustbemonitoredbytheentirecommunityinordertohelpthoseinneed.Therefore,governmentinvolvementinmedicalservicesandcareforseniorsandothersisvitalforhappyseniors.
24.HowdoestheauthordevelopParagraph3?
A.Bylistingsomestatistics.
B.Bygivingexamplesoflonelypeople.
C.Bypointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferences.
D.Bycomparingdifferentculturesindifferentcountries.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“equivalent”inParagraph4probablymean?
A.Relevant.B.Similar.C.Opposite.D.Superior.
26.WhatwilltheMinisterofLonelinessdo?
A.Dohouseworkforlonelypeople.
B.Developfriendshipswiththeelderly.
C.Helpfundcharitiestoaidlonelypeople.
D.Communicatewithanxiousschoolstudents.
27.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.UKbecomesthecapitalofloneliness.
B.Lonelinessaffectsoldpeople’slifeworldwide.
C.Manyteenagerssufferfromloneliness.
D.UK’sMinisterofLonelinesssettlesloneliness.
C
Nineyearsago,afewdaysbeforeChristmas,IwasadirectoratacompanyinSanFrancisco,andIwascalledintoameetingthatwasalreadyinprogress.Thatmeetingturnedouttobemyexitinterview.Iwas64yearsoldatthetime.Itwasn’tcompletelyunexpected.Isignedapileofpapersandleftthecompany.
So,40plusyearsofemploymentwasover.Ihadagoodreputationandbackground.Retirementwasnotachoiceforme.Iwantedtodosomething.Andthenanideacameintomymind,bornfrommyconcernforourenvironment.Iwantedtobuildmyownbusiness,designingandproducingbiodegradable(可生物降解的)packagingfromwaste.Thisiscalledcleantechnology,anditwasreallymeaningfultome.Itcouldhelpreducebillionsofpoundsofsingle-useplasticpackagingwastedeachyear.
Fiveyearslater,I’mdelightedandproudtosharewithyouthatourincomehasdoubledeveryyearandwehavenodebt.Meanwhile,Ihaveawonderfulpartner,andwe’vewonmorethan20awardsfortheworkthatwe’vedone.
AndIamdoingthemostrewardingandmeaningfulworkofmyliferightnow.ButwhatIreallylongforistofindotherfirst-timeentrepreneurs(企业家)whoaremyage.Iwanttoconnectwiththem.
SoIwanttodosomethingaboutthatinafewyears.Iwantustostarttalkingmoreaboutpeoplewhodon’tbecomeentrepreneursuntiltheyareseniors.Andthenconnectingallofthemacrossindustries,regionsandcountries—buildingacommunity.
28.Whathappenedtotheauthornineyearsago?
A.Heretiredfromhisformercompany.B.Hefailedaninterview.
C.Hehadagoodfamilybackground.D.Hechangedhisjobtoabetterone.
29.Whywasthenewbusinessmeaningfultotheauthor?
A.Itwasbeneficialtotheenvironment.B.Itdevelopedacleantechnology.
C.Itprovidedjobsforlotsofpeople.D.Itbroughtinquitealotofmoney.
30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedevelopmentofhisowncompany?
A.Cautious.B.Disappointed.C.Ambiguous.D.Positive.
31.Whatdoestheauthorplantodointhefuture?
A.Todosomethingelseaboutenvironment.
B.Tohelppeoplewhowanttobecomesuccessful.
C.Tomeetmorepeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.
D.Tobuildacommunityforseniorentrepreneurs.
D
InthisPennsylvaniacity,Pittsburghisshrinkingbutgettingwealthier.Since2000,itspopulationhasdeclinedby95,000whileitsincomepercapita(人均)hasshotup24percent.Thetrendistakingholdinmanyothercities,likeBuffaloinNewYork,ProvidenceinRhodeIslandandNewOrleans.
Someoftheseareashavecreatedmorehigh-payingjobsinenergy,healthcareoreducation.Othershavemanagedtoreshapetheirproducingindustryforaneweconomy.Higher-payingjobshaveagreatereffectbecausetheycreatedemandforadditionalservices."
ThestoryinPittsburghisverypositive,andotherareasarelookingatitasanexampleofthetransformationthatmightbepossible,”saidGuhanVenkatu,whowroteaneconomichistoryoftheareacalled“RustandRenewal”fortheFederalReserveBankofCleveland.
CarnegieMellonUniversityandtheUniversityofPittsburghhavehelpedbringtechjobsandinnovation(革新)totheareabysponsoringtechcentersthathelpgraduatesstartcompanieswithoutmovingtoSiliconValleyorSanFrancisco.ThishashelpedkeepPittsburgh'
seducatedyoungpopulationgrowingevenastheentirepopulationinthecityhasdropped.
PittsburghhasmoreSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)jobsthanothershrinkingcities,about80,000or7%ofalljobs.STEMjobsaddproductivityandincomegrowthtothearea.Manufacturersofhigh-techmedicalequipmentinthePittsburghareaalsohavedoubledemploymentinthelast10years.
However,someexpertsquestionwhethergrowingincomepercapitacanreallymakeupforadecliningpopulation.AccordingtoPatrickAdler,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,populationlossdoesmatterifitmeanslower-skilledworkershavefledbecauseofalackofopport