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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
the parks in our area.
We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks. Last season we asked some 15,000 visitors
in 45 parks how we could improve our programs and services. We also looked at the thousands of
comment cards we received. As a result, we"ve added new comfort stations, increased the number of
campsites, and made other facility improvements. In addition, we"ll be providing more programs in
education. This year, for example, more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities to
excite your curiosity about nature and history.
Through the Internet, you"ll be happy to know that you can now explore all 270 parks on line. Let your
family plan your park vacation, study a map of canoe routes, listen to the call of a loon(候鸟) or find
up-to-date information about programs, services and facilities.
So come and discover what Ontario Parks has to offer. Our parks are places to go with families and
friends, for relaxation and fun, or simply to get away from it all. They are places where we can enrich
our souls and "recharge our internal(内部的)batteries". They provide chances to explore nature, see
wildlife, swim, canoe, camp, hike, picnic, ride a bike. You"ll enjoy some of the best outdoor experiences
available anywhere in the world.
We urge you to come out and have an Ontario Parks experience!
| Purpose | To manage Ontario"s parks |
| Ways to get advice for improvements | ● Asked some 15,000 visitors in 45 parks ● Looked at thousands of comment cards |
| Improvements already made | ● New comfort stations 1 ● The number of campsites increased ● Other facilities improved |
| Future improvements | More 2 programs to be provided |
| Website information | ● 270 parks for exploration ● 3 information about programs, services and facilities |
| 4 for an Ontario Parks experience | ● 5 and enjoy yourself when going with families and friends ● Enrich your soul ● Explore nature, see wildlife and enjoy some of the best out experience |
| 1. added 2. educational 3. Latest 4. Reasons 5. Relax | |
| Situated in the southeast part of California, Death Valley covers an area of more than 3.3 million acres, even larger than the famous Yellowstone National Park. Death Valley is a land of extremes. It is one of the hottest places on the surface of the earth. The highest ground temperature ever recorded was 93. 90℃ on July 15, 1972. It is the driest place in North America with an average rainfall of only l.96 inches a year. Death Valley also boasts the lowest point in the western hemisphere-Bad-water, at 85. 95 meters below sea level. Death Valley got its name in 1849, when a group of emigrants were looking for a shortcut to the gold field of California. They were given bad advice and went into the valley. Some of them were killed by the bad weather and harsh road. When the rest finally walked out, they gavethe area its name by saying to it "Good-bye, Death Valley". As the name might suggest, there is very little apparent vegetation within Death Valley. First impressions, however, can be deceiving. Death Valley includes more than 1000 species ofplants that have adapted to the harsh conditions. Death Valley is also a land of beauties. Sunrise and sunset are two of the most spectacular attractions. Depending on different angles, they show many of the area"s different moods.For the best viewing, plan to be there approximately one hour before sunset or before sunrise. Death Valley National Park is open all year round. In spite of the climate, hiking is one of the most popular activities in Death Valley. The surrounding mountains produce spectacular wildflower displays along with snow-covered peaks, breathtaking sand dunes, abandoned mines and industrial structures. | |
| 1. All the following statements are the most special natures of Death Valley except_________. | |
| A. it has the largest number of desert plants B. it has the hottest ground in the world C. it is the driest place in North America D. it is the lowest in the western hemisphere | |
| 2. From the passage we can know that the name Death Valley comes from the fact that_________. | |
| A. no one can escape from its bad weather B. it"s too hot for any plants to grow there C. some persons died from its terrible climate at D. it is so dry that no living things can exist | |
| 3. Though Death Valley has horrible living conditions, the author thinks highly of __________. | |
| A. its snow-covered peaks B．its special climate C．its wild life D. the view of sunrise and sunset | |
| 4. The purpose of this passage probably is_________. | |
| A. telling us the danger of Death Valley B. giving us a general introduction of Death Valley C. encouraging us to pay a visit to Death Valley D. describing the beauty of Death Valley | |
| 阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求) | |
| An American friend of mine who was high up in a big corporation had worked out a way of handling a flood of e-mails before most of us had even heard of the concept. If any information he was sent was vital enough, his lack of response would ensure the sender rang him up. If the sender wasn"t important enough to have his private number, the communication couldn"t be that important, My friend is now even more senior in the same company, so the strategy must work. Almost every week now, there seems to be a report suggesting that we are all being driven crazy by the bother of e-mail. If this is the case, it"s only because we haven"t devel-oped an appropriate discrimination in dealing with it. Firstly, you junk anything with an exclamation mark or a string of capital letters,or from any address you don"t recognize or feel confident about. Secondly, e-mails don"t all have to be answered. Because e-mailing is so easy, there"s a tendency for correspondence to carry on for ever, but it is permissible to stop an endless dis-cussion or to accept a point of information sent by a colleague without acknowledging it. Thirdly, a reply e-mail doesn"t have to be the samelength as the original. We all have e-mail pals who send long, chatty e-mails, which are nice to receive, but who then expect an equally long reply. Then charm of e-mail can consist in the simple, incomplete sentence, totally regardless of the format of the letter sent by post. You are perfectly within the bounds of politeness in responding to a marathon e-mail with a brief reply. | |
| 1. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? The possible existence of annoyance results from our inability to sort out e-mails. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence.(within 10 words) ______________________________________________________ 3. What advice is given in the last paragraph? (within l0 words) ______________________________________________________ 4. For what purpose does the author mention his American friend in Paragraph l? (within 10 words) ______________________________________________________ 5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese. _____________________________________________________ | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a sportsman Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit, but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my father"s age, but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means. A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, "Fifty is what forty used to be. "He had made an inspirational point. Am I over the hill? People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that the high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now. "You"re not getting older, you"re getting better, "says Dr. Joyce Brothers. This, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion. And so, as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net,l am moved to share some thoughts on aging with you. I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentally. Getting older, of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies (悼词). In fact,a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all: Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be. whether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones, so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by. I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend (混合) of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher (哲学家) was right when he said, "Old is always fifteen years from now. " | |
| 1. When the author turned fifty, people around him_________. | |
| A. tried to comfort him B. got inspirations from him C. were friendlier with him D. found him more talkative | |
| 2. The author considers his fifty years of life__________. | |
| A. peaceful B. ordinary C. satisfactory D. regretful | |
| 3. We can infer from the passage that__________. | |
| A. the old should lead a simple life B. the old should face the fact of aging C. the old should take more exercise D. the old should fill themselves with curiosity | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Children are a secret weapon for making investment decisions. In a nod to the wisdom of youth, many wealthy and well-educated technology investors are seeking advice and investment tips from their children, summer interns(实习生) and twenty something receptionists. Unlike the formal consumer tests that focus groups at large companies, these inquiries are taking place closer to home, with friends and family. But their impact can be broad, because investors not only help promote the development of new ideas but also invest billions of dollars in those ideas on behalf of investment groups and wealthy individuals. These investors say there is a good reason to ask young people to help them assess new technology: as the investors themselves are aging, the technology ----including social networking websites and mobile gadgets- is designed for, used by and sometimes built by people half their age. And the trend may indicate the rise of something new in the venture capital industry itself. The investors said asking the younger people for advice would have been unheard of in the dot-boom of the 1990s. Then, investors were engaged themselves in the very technology they were financing, ordering books on Amazon, downloading music from Napster and buying and selling on eBay. But now, in the so-called Web 2.0 era, investors" personal interests have strayed away from new innovation: websites like Myspace intended to connect people, free Internet calling tools like Skype or software for mobile phones. And people now in junior school and high school have spent their lives with technology. " This is the first generation for whom the computer is a native language," said Jim Gauer, managing director of Palomar Ventures, a Los Angeles firm. " We are all going to have to get re-educated and learn that language." Or they can do what Palomar have done: hire a native speaker . Last summer, the firm had an intern, Adam Gottesfeld, 21, who was heading into his senior year at Princeton. Mr Gottesfeld so impressed the firm with his technological knowledge that it has offered him a job as an associate when he graduates. | |
| 1. What is the passage mainly about? | |
| A. Investors have difficulty in making wise decisions to make money. B. The young will perform better than today"s investors in terms of making dec C. Investors have turned to the young to generate new ideas and test their deci D. Children with impressive technology knowledge can become investors themselve | |
| 2. About those technology investors, which of the following statements might | |
| A. They are falling behind present technology compared with the younger generat B. They often conduct some consumer test in large corporations and companies. C. They were once the pioneers of new technology in the 1990s. D. They have realized the importance and potentiality of the younger generation | |
| 3. We can learn from the passage that . | |
| A. the younger generation has long been regarded as investment consultant. B. the young today are speaking a different kind of language today. C. the young equipped with advanced technological knowledge may find promising D. many investors will learn from the young advanced computer technology. | |
| 4. According to the passage, we could do all the things today EXCEPT | |
| A. communicating and connecting with people regardless of border on the Intern B. downloading music and copyrighted books on the websites. C. buying and selling goods on the Internet. D. Installing software on the mobile phones. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone. Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with the delicious foods. With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don"t have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you. Do not miss meals. Before you leave home for a feast, have a small, low-fat snack. This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods. Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full .Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough. Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them. Choose lean meat. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables. If you have a sweet tooth , try mints (薄荷) and fruits .They don"t have fat content as cream and chocolate. Don"t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories. | |
| 1. In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you"d better__________. | |
| A. drink much water and have vegetables only B. not eat much food in high-fat C. not accept invitations to feasts D. turn away from delicious foods | |
| 2. Many people can"t help putting on weight after the holidays because they __________ | |
| A. go to too many feasts B. can"t help turning away from the foods C. enjoy delicious foods D. can"t control themselves | |
| 3. Excess calories can be found in your body in the form of _________ | |
| A. energy B. fat C. food D. something invisible |