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tsuitedforruggedterrain(地形),considertakingaroadbikeonpavedtrailsthroughforestpreservesoralongcountryroads.
Gardening
Contrarytopopularbelief,youdon'
thavetotravelbeyondyourownbackyardtoexperiencethebeautyofnatureeveryday.Ifyourpersonalityislessadventurousoryourmobilityrestricted,considerplantingagardentogrowyourownvegetables,fruit,herbs,orflowers.There'
ssomethingtrulysatisfyingaboutmixingupasaladwithfreshingredientsyougrowyourself.Oneofthebestpartsaboutspendingtimeingardeningisthatitdoesn'
thavetobreakyourbudgetandanyonecandoit.
1.Whatdohikersneedforhiking?
A.Practicalskills.B.Necessaryequipment.
C.Ausefulmap.D.Arelaxedmood.
3.What'
sNOTtheadvantageofgardeningaccordingtothetext?
A.Youdon'
tneedtogofartoenjoythebeautyofnature.
B.Itgivesyouasenseofsatisfactionwhencookingwithfreshingredients.
C.Itdoesn'
ttakeanyenergyormoneytodoit.
D.I’seasytostartitforanyonewholikesit.
3.Whichofthefollowingcantakeyoutotravelfarthest?
A.Hiking.B.BackcountryCamping.
C.MountainandRoadBiking.D.Gardening.
Passage2
It’shardtobeabirdinaworldwhichisinthechargeofmankind.
Youcanhardlyhearyourselfsing,letalonehearthesongsofyourfriends…andworstofall,youcan’thearapredator(捕食者).Noiseisalmosteverywhere,especiallynoisefromtraffic.
Researchershavetriedtostudytheinfluenceofroadnoiseonanimalsbylookingatanimalslivingnearnoisyroads.
“Wefiguredoutawaytohavejustthenoisewithoutanyoftheothereffectsoftheroad,andtodothatweputmanyspeakersinaforestwheretherewasnoroad,”saidChrisMcClure,abiologistatBoiseStateUniversityandThePeregrineFund.HeandhisteamcarriedouttheirexperimentataplacepopularwithbirdsinIdahoastheyflysouthforthewinter.
Whilethenoisekeptlotsofbirdsaway,someremained.Buttheyhadtroubleputtingonenoughweighttosupporttheminthenextpartoftheirmigratoryjourney.
“Theyhavetotakefoodbuttheyalsohavetoavoidgettingeatenbyapredator.Butthesetwothingscan’tbedoneatthesametimebecausetoeat,theyhavetolookdown,whichmeanstheyaren’tlookingatpredators.”
Andwhenit’stooloud,theycan’thearthealarmcallsofotherbirds.Sotheyhavetowastetimelookingforpredatorsinsteadofsearchingforfood.
By2050,it’sthoughtthatenoughnewroadswillbebuilttocircletheplanetmorethan600times.Butthere’saneasysolutiontothenoiseproblem—“Loweringspeedlimitsdoesalot.”
Sonexttimeyou’redrivingthroughnature,justslowdownalittle.It’ssaferforyouandthewildlife.Andyoucanenjoytheviewalittlelonger.
1.Whodoestheword“you”inPara2referto?
A.Adriver.B.Apredator.C.Aresearcher.D.Abird.
2.Whydidtheresearchersdotheexperimentinaforestwithoutroads?
A.Topreventbirdsfrombeinghitbycars.
B.Toseparatenoisefromothereffectsoftheroad.
C.Totestalargernumberofbirds.
D.Toputasmanyspeakersaspossible.
3.Whycan’tbirdsputonenoughweightwithmuchnoisearound?
A.Theycan’tconcentrateonlookingforfood.
B.Theyhavetoflysouthforthewinter.
C.Theycan’thearthealarmcalls.
D.Theyfeelafraidofthenoise.
4.Whatisadvisedtodotoprotectbirdsfromthenoiseproblem?
A.Tobuildenoughnewroads.
B.Tocarryoutmoreexperiments.
C.Toenjoytheviewalittlelonger.
D.Todriveslowlythroughnature.
Passage3
InBritain,manytheatresputonshowsforchildrenatChristmasandmanytheatreshaveatheatre-in-educationteamworkingthere.Thisteam,madeupofactorsandteachers,writesplaysforchildren,usuallyperformingtheminschools.Theydodifferentplaysfordifferentagegroupsandthechildrenoftentakepartintheplayinsomeway.
PantomimeisaspecialkindofChristmasshowforchildren.Itislovedbypeopleandalsoallowstheaudiencetojoinin.“Pantomime”wasthenameoftheRomanactorwhoperformedshowswithoutspeaking—thisiswheretheEnglishword“mime”comesfrom.
Apantomimeisalwaysbasedonawell-knownchildren'
sstory.Buttherearealwayscertaintypesofcharactersintheshowandcertainsituationsandevents.Forexample,apantomimemustalwaysincludeahero,knownasthe“principalboy”andthisprincipalboyisalwaysplayedbyaprettygirlwearingashortcostume.Thenthereisthecomicolderwoman,knownasthe“dame”whoisplayedbyaman.Thereisalwaysagroupofmenandwomenwhosinganddanceandoftenthereisapantomimehorse.Thehorseisplayedbytwomenwhoformthe“front”and“back”endsinsidea“horse”costume.Itisfunnyanditusuallykicksthedamewhensheisn'
tlooking.
Membersoftheaudiencehavetoshoutawarningtooneofthecharactersandarguewiththecharacter(usuallythedame)whenshedoesnotbelievethem.Whensheshouts,“Ohno,itisn'
t,”theaudiencealwaysrespondswith“Ohyes,itis!
”Theaudiencealsolearnsandsingsasimplesongandafewchildrenaresometimesinvitedtohelponeofthecharactersduringtheshow.
1.Thetheatre-in-educationteams_____.
A.aremadeupoffamouslocalactors
B.writeplaysforthesameagegroup
C.oftengiveplaysintheirowntheatres
D.usuallyallowchildrentojoininaplay
2.Accordingtothetext,apantomime_____.
A.isdesignedtomakepeoplelaugh
B.ismadeupofthreecharacters
C.isespeciallypopularwithgrown-ups
D.canbewatchedallyearroundinBritain
3.Whenthedamesays,“Yes,itis”,theaudienceshould_____.
A.followherandsing
B.standupanddance
C.repeatwhatshesays
D.disagreewithherloudly
Passage4
Thenexttimeyougettheurgetothrowacoinintoalake,river,streamoreventhefountaininyourneighborhoodforgoodluck,resistitforyourgoodfortunemaynotbesogoodforthereceiveroftheforeignobject.
Notconvinced?
YouwillbewhenyouseewhattheseriouseffectofyearsofcointhrowinghasdoneontheMorningGlory.OnceregardedasoneoftheprettiestandmostfamouspoolsinYellowstoneNationalPark,MorningGlorywasnamedafterthebeautifulblueflower,whosedistinctcolorwasattributedtothermophilic(喜温的)bacteriathatgrewfastinthepool'
shotwater.However,todayitisamixofyellow,greenandalittleoftheoriginalblue.
Whileitmayappeartobemorecolorful,thereasonforthecolorchangeisnotgood.Overthepastyears,thethoughtlessthrowingofcoins,stones,rocksandevenbottles,hasblockedthepool'
sopeningfortheescapeofheat.Consequently,thetemperatureofthepoolhascooleddownconsiderably,whichinturnkilledthebacteria,causingthebrightbluetofade.
Now,differentkindsofalgae(藻类)andbacteriahavetakenover,resultinginthecurrentrainbowofcolors.Expertsbelievethattheyellowbacteriaaretakingoversorapidlythatinafewyears,theentirepoolwillbeasicklyorangeincolor.
Thoughtheauthoritieshavetriedtoremovetheoffensiveitems,theyhavenothadmuchsuccessinrestoringthepooltoitsoriginalglory.Topreventfurtherdamage,theyhavefencedoffthelake,sothattouristscannotgotoonearitandalsoplacedasignappealingtothemnottoturnthisMorningGloryintoa"
FadedGlory"
.So,thenexttimeyouarethinkingofthrowingthatcoin–thinktwice!
1.Theunderlinedphrase“wasattributedto”inParagraph2canbeplacedby“________”.
A.accountedforB.contributedto
C.dealtwithD.resultedfrom
2.Thereasonwhythehotspringhaslostitsoriginalcoloristhat________.
A.foreignobjectshaveblockedtheheatandkilledthebacteria
B.theriseofitswatertemperaturehaschangeditsecologicalbalance
C.thermophilicbacteriahavegrownfastinthepool’shotwater
D.somebacteriahavepreventedalgaefromgrowingfast
3.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?
________
A.ThrowingThatCoinforMakingaWishIsUseless!
B.GoodFortuneDestroystheBeautyofMorningGlory!
C.ThinkTwiceBeforeThrowingCoinsForGoodLuck!
D.BeCarefulofBacteriaTakingoverthe"
!
Passage5
Thoughimpressive,sandworksofartaretemporarymasterpiecesthatdisappearwiththefirstlargewaveofrain.However,Bengel’ssandartispermanent.That’sbecausetheGermanartistusesthesandto“paint”hismasterpiecesoncanvas(帆布).Whilethefinalproductiscertainlybrilliant,whatisevenmoresoisthewayitiscreated.
Bengelbeginsbycoveringablankcanvaswithaspecialgluethatdriesextremelyslowlygivingtheartistampletimetodrawthedesiredimage.Hethenbegins“painting”withgrainsofblacksandandinsomecases,goldfoil.Ittakesthe