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01

B.TwoBeautifulCherryGardens

WhenyouthinkaboutthethingsthatmakemillionsofvisitorsinterestedinWashington,D.C.,eachyear,youprobablythinkabouttheWhiteHouseinUSA.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthelivingthingsthatarealsoamajortouristattraction?

ManyAmericansandinternationaltouristsmakeaspecialvisittoWashington,D.C.,inthespringtoseethebloomingpinkandwhiteJapanesecherrytrees.ThetreeswereoriginallyplantedasagiftfromthepeopleofTokyo,Japan,in1912.In1910,apreviousdonationof2,000cherrytreeshadbeendestroyedbecauseoftheinsectproblem.Eachspring,theNationalCherryBlossomFestival,atwo-week-longcelebration,attractstensofthousandsofvisitorsfromaroundtheworldtoseethemagnificenttreesinfullbloom.

Haveyoueverseenthesemagnificentblossoms?

LocatedinHaidianDistrict,Beijing,YuyuantanParkiseasytogettowithmanyconvenienttrafficchoices.DiaoyutaiStateGuesthouseistoitseasterngate,ChinaCentralRadioandTelevisionTowertoitswest,NavyGeneralHospitaltoitsnorthandChinaMillenniumMonumenttoitssouth.With1,820meterswidefromwesttoeastand1,106meterslongfromnorthtosouth,YuyuantanParkcoversanareaof136.69hectaresandthewatersurfacespansanareaof61hectares.

BackinJinDynasty（1115-1234）,YuyuantanParkwasalreadyafamousscenicspot.Today,celebratedforits"CherryBlossomFestival"everyspring,YuyuantanParkattractstouristsfromallovertheworld.ThecherrytreeswerealsoplantedasagiftfromthepeopleofJapan.

Iguessyoumusthavebeenthereformanytimesandhavegothundredsofbeautifulphotos,haveyou?

50.HowmanycherrytreesweredestroyedyearsagoinWashingtonD.C.?

A.1912.B.2000.C.1820.D.1106.

51.WhereisYuyuantanPark?

A.DiaoyutaiStateGuesthouseistoitswesterngate.

B.ChinaCentralRadioandTelevisionToweristoitseast.

C.NavyGeneralHospitalandHaidianaretoitsnorth.

D.ChinaMillenniumMonumentistoitssouth.

52.ThecherrytreesinWashingtonD.C.andYuyuantanParkareboth_____accordingtothepassage.

A.famousoftheCherryBlossomFestival

B.plantedtwicebecauseoftheinsectproblem

C.bloomingincolorsaswhite,pinkandred

D.bloomingineachspringandsummertime

02

Mydaughterisasingleparent,whoselifeisveryhardbecauseshehasthreeyoungsons.Sheplanshermoneycarefullyandmanagestogetsomethingexpensivethatmanypeoplecanbuyeasily.

Whenhereldestson,Davidwantedabicyclesothathecoulddoanafter-schooljob,thefamilysavedupandsoonhewastheproudownerofagoodsecond-handbicycle.OneafternoonmydaughteraskedDavidtogoshopping.Herodehisbicycle,butcarelesslyleftitoutsidetheshopwithoutputtingonthelock.WhenDavidcameoutoftheshop,itwasgone.Hewalkedhomeintearsandthen,togetherwithhisangrymother,wenttothelocalpolicestationtoreportthetheft.

Imaginetheirjoywhentheyarrivedatthestation,acarparkedoutfronthadDavid’sbikeintheboot（后备箱）.Thedrivertoldmydaughterhowhe’dseenagroupofkidsgoforthebikeoncemygrandsonhadgoneinsidetheshop.Thedriverhadcalledouttothemtoleavethebikealone.Instead,oneofthekidsinthegrouphadjumpedonthebicycleandriddenitawaywhiletheothersfollowed.

Thedrivergotinhiscar,droveafterthemandbroughtthestolenbikeback.Hewashappytobeabletoreturnittomygrandsontogetherwithalessonaboutthemistakeoffailingtousethebikelock.Then,inalltheexcitement,hedroveawaywithoutevengivinghisnameortelephonenumber.

50.Howisthewriter’sdaughter’slife?

A.Verybusy.B.Veryhard.C.Verysimple.D.Veryhopeless.

51.Davidlosthisbikebecause______.

A.manypeoplestolethingsB.thelockwasbroken

C.bikeswereneededbyallD.hewastoocareless

52.WhohelpedDavidfindhislostbike?

A.Hismother.B.Adriver.C.Hisgrandmother.D.Apoliceman.

03

Gordon’shobbymayseemstrangetous.Helikesbuildingmodelshipsinsideoldbottles.

Gordonhasalwayslovedships,especiallysailingshipsfromtheolddays.HisinterestwasmademanyyearsagowhenhevisitedamuseuminOttawa,Canada,wheremodelshipsinbottlesweredisplayed（展示）.Gordonregardeditasawonderfulshow.Atthesametimeanideacametohismind.Howdidthecraftsman（手艺人）gettheshipthroughthenarrowneckofthebottle?

Gordondecidedtomakearesearch.

Hefoundanoldcraftsmanwhowasgladtoteachhimthebasicskills.First,Gordontakesanoldbottle.Thenheputsinalayerofpaint,carefullyshapedandpaintedtolooklikethesea.Next,hebuildstheship.Togettheshipthroughtheneckofthebottle,Gordonfolds（折叠）downthemasts（桅杆）.Oncetheshipisinsidethebottle,he