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Besidesflowers,therearespecialartshowsandhandicraftsales.Localartistsselleverythingfromphotographytoglassart.ButSkagitValley'
scharmisn'
tlimitedtothefestival.
DeceptionPassBoatTour
DeceptionPassconnectsStagitBaytotheStraitofJuandeFuca.Onaone-hourboattourthroughthePass.Touristslearnaboutthearea'
shistory.ThefirstfemaleferrycaptaininWashingtonStateoperatedherboatthroughthispass.Fromthetopofthetourboat,passengersgeta360-degreeview.Theymightevenspotsomewhalesoreagles!
LincolnTheater
Thisbuildingbuiltin1926,wasasilentmoviehouseandtheater.Itnowhostsmanycommunityevents.Visitorscanenjoyayear-roundscheduleofconcerts,shows,movies,workshopsandmore.
Theprideofthetheaterisitspipeorgan—theoriginalusedforsilentmovies.Itisingoodcondition,andorganistsarewelcometocomeandperformonit.
PlacestoStory
ThoughSkagitValleyisn'
tabigcity,ithaseverythingatiredtouristneeds.Thereareseveralluxuryhotels,butvisitor'
swantingamorepersonalexperiencehavechoicestoo.Therearemorethan40bedandbreakfastinnsinthesurroundingarea.
Tulips,tours,entertainmentandmuseums.Itistheperfectchoiceforavacationinthecountry.
1.TotravelinSkagitValley,youhadbetterdoit
.
A.byboatB.bycarC.bybikeD.byfoot
2.WhatdoweknowaboutReceptionPass?
A.ItistheentrancetotheStagitBay.
B.Thecaptainoftheferryisawoman.
C.Ittakesanhourtogothroughitonaboat.
D.Passengerscanfindwhalesalltheyearround.
3.WhatisLincolnTheaterproudofmost?
A.Itsshows.B.Itsconcerts.
C.Itssilentmusic.D.Itspipeorgan.
4.Theunderlinedword"
luxury"
maymean
A.expensiveB.conformableC.distantD.clean
5.Thepassageisintendedfor
A.thehistoryteachersB.thetravelers
C.themusiciansD.thegardeners
B
In1916,BritishexplorerSirErnestShackletonmadeoneofthefirsttripstoAntarcticaandbarelysurvived.NowanadventurernamedTimJarvishasannouncedplanstorecreateShackleton'
sdangerousjourneynextmonth,hopingtoraiseawarenessaboutclimatechange.
ShackletonwantedtoleadthefirstjourneyacrossAntarctica,fromthenorthernsidetothesouth.Buttheadventurewentoffcoursewhenicedamagedhisship,andheandthecrewhadtofighttheirwaybacktocivilization.
Withnothingbutalifeboatandasmallamountoffood,Shackletonand5membersofhis22-mancrewsailed800milesthroughicebergsandfreezingconditions,fromAntarctica'
sElephantIslandtoawhalingstationonanislandcalledSouthGeorgia,offthecontinent'
scoast.Oncethere,Shackletonwasabletogethelptorescuethecrewmembershehadleftbehindmonthsbefore.
Almost100yearslater,JarvisplanstorecreatethevoyageinthesamekindoflifeboatthatShackletonwasforcedtousein1916.Thereplica(复制品)lifeboatisnamedafterAlexandraShackleton,thegreatexplorer'
sgranddaughter,whooriginallyaskedJarvistoconsiderthetrip.
"
We'
reonaboatwithabsolutelynomodernguideaids,"
Jarvisrecentlytoldreporters."
lljustbegoingintodarkness."
Whytakethetrip?
LittlewasknownaboutAntarcticaatthetimeofShackleton'
sjourney.TheexpeditiongavetheworldimportantinformationaboutAntarctica'
sclimateandgeography.Jarvisintendshis2013missiontoshowhowthecontinent'
sicyenvironmenthaschangedoverthepasthundredyearsbecauseofclimatechange.
TheironyisthatShackletontriedtosavehismenfromAntarctica,"
Jarvistoldreporters."
WearenowtryingtosaveAntarcticafromman."
ButthiscrewwillnotbeinthesamekindofdangerthattheShackletonexpeditionwas.Ahigh-techboatwillfollowJarvisatalltimesandhelpifnecessary.JarvisandhismemberswillcomparewhattheyseeofAntarctica'
smeltingicewithShackleton'
sdescriptions,thenwritedownthedifferences.
JarviswillleaveforAntarcticafromthesoutherntipofSouthAmericainJanuary.Hebelievesthetripwilltaketwomonthsifeverythinggoesaccordingtoplan.
6.Accordingtothepassage,explorerShackleton
A.sailed800milestoreachElephantIsland
B.returnedwith5membersofhiscrew
C.madeanarrowescapefromhisjourney
D.wenttoAntarcticatocatchwhales
7.WhatcausedShackleton'
sexplorationtofail?
A.BigicebergswereontheirwaytoAntarctica.
B.Theycouldn'
tbearthefreezingweather.
C.Theyranoutoftheirfoodsoon.
D.Theirshipwasdamagedbyice.
8.WhydidTimwanttorecreatethevoyage?
A.Tocareabouttheclimatechange.
B.ToprotectAntarcticafrombeingpolluted.
C.TohonorthebravetravelofShackleton.
D.TomakeAlexandraShackletonglad.
9.WhatwillTimdoinAntarctica?
A.ChangeAntarctica'
sicyenvironment.
B.RecordthechangesoficeinAntarctica.
C.FindwhatShackletonleft100yearsago.
D.PreventAntarctica'
sicefrommelting.
10.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.PrepareforanAdventureB.ExploretheUnknownWorld
C.TheEndoftheEarthD.GoforaHikeinAntarctica
C
DeathValleyNationalParkinCaliforniaishometoaplacecalledTheRacetrackPlaya.TheRacetrackisadrylakesituated1,130mabovesealevel,andeventhoughitis4.5kmlong,thegroundissurprisinglyflat,withonlya4cmheightdifferentialbetweenthenorthandsouthends.ThemountainssurroundingtheRacetrack,includedmainlydarkstone,reachashighas1,731mabovethelakebed.Whentheheavyrainscome,waterrushesdownthemountainsandontothelakebed,formingashallowlake.Duetothehottemperaturesoftheregion,thewaterevaporates,leavingbehindalayerofsoftmud.Whentheliquidfullyevaporates,thegroundcracksandleavesamosaicpatternbehind.Whileallofthisisinteresting,thefeaturethatmakesthisareatrulyuniqueissomethingthathasyettobefullyunderstoodbythescientificcommunity.
Overtime,stoneshavefallenfromthemountainsidesontothelakebed.Someofthestonesaresmall,thoughothersweighasmuchas700pounds.Oncetheyaresituatedontheflatsurface,onemightbeeasytothinkthattheywouldremainthereforthousandsofyears.This,however,isnotthecase.Thesehugerocksandstones(knownasSailingStones,SlidingRocks,orMovingRocks)arefoundalloverthedrylakebedwithlongtrailshavingformedbehindthem,extendingforhundredsofmeters.Sincethereisnoevidenceofhumanoranimalactivitiesinthemovementofthesestones,onehastowonderhowitishappening.
Notonlydothestonesmove,buttheymoveincompletelydifferentdirections.Twostonescouldstartnexttooneanother,andstartmovingataboutthesamespeed,butonewillsuddenlystoporchangedirections.Sometimesthesailingstoneswillturnaroundcompletely,movingbacktowardstheirpointoforigin.Thetracksleftbehindaregenerallynowiderthan30cm,andlessthan2.5cmdeep.Thelongesttrackshavebeenformingformanyyears,thoughtodate,nobodyhaseverseentheevent.
Untilsomeoneactuallyseeit,wewon'
tknowforcertainhowthesestonessailaroundthelakebedinDeathValleyNationalPark.
11.WhatdoweknowabouttheRacetrackPlaya?
A.Itisabout1,731mabovethesealevel.
B.Itissurroundedbyvarioustrees.
C.Itsgroundisabout4cmdeep.
D.Itisadrylakewithasmoothbottom.
12.Theunderlinedword"
evaporates"
A.givesoffB.goesoffC.washesawayD.takesup
13.Whatdothewords"
thecase"
inParagraph2referto?
A.Thestonesfallontothelakebed.
B.Thestonesstaywheretheyare.
C.Thestonesbecomeroundinshape.
D.Thestonescanweigh700pounds.
14.ThestonesattheRacetrack
A.won'
tstopandchangetheirdirections
B.willmoveinthesamedirection
C.won'
tmoveupthesurroundinghills
D.won'
tmovebackwheretheystart
15.Thepassageismainlyabout
A.thestonesmovingconstantly
B.thestonesrollingatthebottomofalake
C.thestrangelakeinCaliforniaforpeopletovisit
D.themysterybehindthesailingstonesofDeathValley
D
TheancientcityofXi'
aninChinaholdsmanytreasures.Andlastmonth,archaeologistsworkingtheremadeanimportantdiscovery—aburiedpalacebuiltinthethirdcenturyB.C.tohonorChina'
sfirstemperor.
Theentirepalacemeasuresroughly2,260feetlongby820feetwide.Itincludes10courtyardhousesandonemainbuilding.Archaeo