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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