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11days,10nights,14travelers

DepartsMarch14,May23andNovember21,2020

CharlesDarwincalledtheGalá

pagosIslands“alittleworldwithinitself”.Thisjourneyletsyouexploretheworld’smostfascinatingwildlifedestinationwhiletravelingincomfort.Experienceevolutioninprogressandlearnmoreaboutthesehistoricislands.Visitislandswithwildlifespecies（物种）thatexistnowhereelseintheworld.Seegianttortoisesandseabirds,andswimwithsealions.

WinterinYellowstone

7days,6nights,25travelers

DepartsJanuary10and24,2020

YellowstoneNationalParkismagical,wherevisitorsarefewandwildlifeviewingiswonderful.Inthefreezingair,seemudpotsandpouringspringsstrangelycoveredinsteam.Thejourneyputsoneofourgreatestecosystemsonfulldisplay.Viewwildlifeintheirhabitatasfewseethem.

FlyinginZeroGravity

DepartsMarch12,2020

Thefantasyoffloatingthroughtheair,weightless,isonethathasbeenrealizedbyonlyafew.Now,youcanexperienceitforyourself.JoinoneofthefamousZERO-GExperienceflightsforatrueweightlessexperience.You’llalsolearnaboutthefrontiersintheuniversescientistsareseekingtocontrol.

AFamilyHuntforDinosaurs

6days,5nights,25travelers

DepartsJune25,2020

JointhisadventuretowesternColorado’sredrockcountry,forchildren8andolderandtheirfamilies.Gobehindthescenesatauniversitylaboratoryforaspecialhands-onexperiencetolearnhowfossils（化石）arecleaned,identifiedandpreserved.Digonyourownfor250-million-year-oldfossils,whichyoucanbringhome.

21.WhatdidCharlesDarwinsayabouttheGalá

pagosIslands?

A.Ithadasmallpopulation.B.Itwasactuallyasmallisland.

C.Ithaduniquewildlifespecies.D.Itwasararelyvisitedisland.

22.Whichactivityissuitableforspaceexplorers?

A.WinterinYellowstone.B.FlyinginZeroGravity.

C.AFamilyHuntforDinosaurs.D.TheGalá

EvolutioninAction.

23.WhatcantouristsdoonAFamilyHuntforDinosaurs?

A.Attendalectureaboutfossils.B.Learntoidentifytheredrocks.

C.Spendaweekinthelab.D.Discoverancientfossils.

B

TheAralSeainCentralAsia,oncethefourthlargeslakeintheworld,hadshrunkbecauseof

irrigationanddrought.Thenin2005,theKazakhgovernmentandtheWorldBankconstructedadamthatseparatedthenorthernandsouthernpartsofthesea,allowingthenorthernpartoftheAralSeatostarttorecover.Therearefishinthewateragainandduringthefouryearsafter2005,fishermencameheretocelebrate.However,thisweek'

ssatellitepicturesshowthattheeasternpartoftheAralSeaiscompletelydry.Itisthefirsttimethatithascompletelydriedupin600years.

YusupKamalov,ascientistfromUzbekistan,ismyguide.We'

restandinglookingatavastdesert.It'

snotlikeanyotherdesert—-thereareabandonedfishingboatslyingonthesand.Fiftyyearsago,ThesouthernshoreoftheAralSeawasrightwherewestand.Nowitis80kilometresawaytothenorthwestandwesetofftodrivetothewater’sedge.Ontheway,Iseepeopleridingbikesorwalkinghereandthere,whichremindsmehowIfeltwhiletakingaboatinthislakemanyyearsago.

Pointingtotheoilrigs（钻塔）standingonhersand,Kamalovsays,44Eachyearafewmoreareputuptoexploit（开采）oil.'

'

"

Canyouimagine,”hecontinues,“that40yearsagothewaterwas30metresdeeprighthere?

”WereachthewaterandItrytoswim,butthewaterissosaltythatIjustfloatonthesurface.Nofishareabletosurvivehere."

Thisiswhattheendoftheworldlookslike.Moreeffortsareobviouslyneededtochangeit,buttimeislimited,"

saysKamalov.

24.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefishermenintheAralSeain2008?

A.Selfless.B.Pleased.C.FrightenedD.Demanding.

25.HowdotheauthorandhisguidetraveltotheAralSea'

ssouthernshore?

A.Bycar.B.Byboat.C.Bybike.D.Onfoot.

26.WhatcanweinferaboutoilexploitationintheAralSea?

A.Ithasbecomethedevelopmentfocus.B.IthaspollutedtheAralSeaseriously.

C.Itwilldomuchgoodtothefishermen.D.ItwillsolvethewatercrisisofUzbekistan.

27.WhcitisKamalov，sattitudetotheAralSea'

sfuture?

A.Ambiguous.B.Confident.C.Skeptical.D.Worried.

C

ScientistStephenHawkinghadtoworkreallyhardtospeak.Hechoselettersandwordsfromasynthesizer（合成器）screencontrolledbytwitchesofamuscleinhischeek.

However,thepainstakingprocessusedbyHawking,whodiedin2018,mightsoonbereplaced.Withaverydifferentapproach,doctorshavefoundawaytogetaperson’sspeechdirectlyfromtheirbrain.

Thebreakthroughisthefirsttoshowhowaperson’sintentiontosayspecificwordscanbetakenfrombrainsignalsandturnedintotextquickly.Itisfastenoughtokeeppacewithnaturalconversation.

Doctorswantedsomethingthatallowspeoplewhoareparalyzed（瘫痪）tocommunicatemorequicklythanexistingdevicesallowfor.Today’sdevicespickupeyemovementsandmusclesuddenmovementstocontrolakeyboard.“Todatethereisnospeechsystemthatallowsuserstohaveinteractionsontherapidtimescaleofahumanconversation,”saidEdwardChang.

Intheresearch,Changusedthedevicestorecordbrainactivitywhileeachpatientwasaskedquestions.Usingtherecordings,Changandhisteambuiltcomputermodelsthatlearnedtomatchparticularpatternsofbrainactivitytothequestionsthepatientsheardandtheanswerstheyspoke.Oncetrained,thesoftwarecouldidentifyalmostinstantly,andfrombrainsignalsalone,whatquestionapatientheard.Itwasaccurate76percentofthetime.

Theworkisstillinitsearlystage.However,WinstonChiong,ascientist,saiditwasimportanttodebatethemoralproblemssuchsystemsmightraiseinthefuture.Forexample,couldsuchspeechdevicesbyaccidentrevealpeople’sprivatethoughts?

Changsaidthatsharingtheirpeople’sinnerthoughtsisalmostimpossible.Hisdeviceworksonlyasthoughtsareturnedintosignalstodrivemusclesinvolvedinspeech.“Ihavenointerestindevelopingatechnologytofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking,evenifitwerepossible.Butifsomeonewantstocommunicateandcan’t,Ithinkwehavearesponsibilityasscientiststorestorethat.”hesaid.

28.WhydoesthewritermentionStephenHawking?

A.Tointroduceabreakthroughincommunicating.

B.Toshowhonortothefamousscientist.

C.Toreflecthisdifficultyinspeaking.

D.Toexplainhisspecialwayofmakingsound.

29.Howdoesthebrain-readingsoftwarework?

A.Bysensingthesoundwaveofwords.B.Byreceivingbrainsignals.

C.Bymovingmusclesuddenly.D.Bypickingupeyemovements.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reveal”meaninparagraph6?

A.Remove.B.Cover.C.Expose.D.Change.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Thepatientcommunicateswithdoctorsfreely.

B.Anewsoftwarefollowsyourwordsmeanwhile.

C.Othersmayreadyourinnerthoughts.

D.Brain-readingsoftwarehelpstheparalyzedtalk.

D

Foragenerationnow,schoolreformhasmeantwhatstudentsmustbetaughtandcarriedoutbystandardizedtests.

Here’sathoughtexperiment.Supposethatnextyearalmosteverystudentpassedthetests.Whatwouldthereactionbefrompeople?

Wouldtheyshaketheirheadsinrespectandsay,“Damn,thoseteachersmustbegood!

”?

Ofcoursenot.Suchremarkablesuccesswouldbeusedasevidencethatthetestsweretooeasyanditneedstoraisestandards.“Highstandards”reallymeans“standardsthatallstudentswillneverbeabletomeet”.Mylittlethoughtexperimentuncoversatruththatwehavebeentaughttorespondwithdoubtwheneverallmembersofanygrouparesuccessful.InAmerica,successdoesn’tcountunlessitisgotbyonlyafew.

Considerwidespreadcomplaintsabout“gradeinflation（膨胀）”inhighereducation.Manypeopledon’tevenbothertostressthatgradeshaverisenovertime.TheysimplypointtohowmanystudentsgetA’srightnow.Thegoal,inotherwords,isn’ttodowellbuttodefeatotherpeoplewhoarealsotryingtodowell.Gradesintestingshouldbeusedtoannouncewho’sbeatingwhom.Aschool’sfinaltask,apparently,isnottohelpeveryonelearnbuttopreparethegamesothattherewillalwaysbelosers.

Thismakesnosenseinanysituation.Perhaps,forexample,wecandefendratingstatesornationsbasedonthequalityoftheirair,healthcareorschools,butrankingthemisfoolish.Schooltestingrankingdoesn’tleadtoimprovementsinperformancebuttendstoholdusbackfromdoingourbest.Itmakesproductiveteamworklesslikelyandleadsallconcernedtofocusnotonmeaningfulimprovementsbutontryingtobeateveryoneelse.

Mostofall,itencouragesthefalsebeliefthatexcellenceisazero-sumgame.Itwouldbemorereasonabletorescuethespiritoftheconcept:

Everyonemaynotsucceed,butatleastintheoryallofuscould.

32.Whatdidthewriter’sthoughtexperimentprove?

A.Goodteachersrepresenthighertestscores.

B.Americantestsareusuallytooeasy.

C.Excellenceisregardedasararething.

D.Studentsdon’tmeettheteststandards.

33.WhatdoesthewriterthinkAmericanschoolsseemtodo?

A.Promoteteacherstoteachbetter.B.Removethebeliefofbeatingothers.

C.Helpallstudentsdowellatschool.D.Ensuretheexistenceoffailures.

34.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsschoolstestingranking?

A.Sympathetic.B.Ambiguous.

C.Disapproving.D.Unconcerned.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhyCan’tEveryoneGe