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Everglades National Park (大沼泽地国家公园) is located in the state of Florida. It is the largest wilderness in the entire country and makes up 25% of the wetlands in the state. The park is home to several rare and endangered species. It is also the third largest national park in the US, after Death Valley and Yellowstone. Each year, about 1 million tourists visit the park. On a global level, it has been announced as a World Heritage Site.

Unlike most other national parks, Everglades National Park was created to protect an ecosystem (生态系统) from damage. In 1947, President Harry Truman spoke at the official opening of Everglades National Park, saying the goal of creating the park was to protect forever a wild area that could never be replaced.

10,000 different islands make up Everglades National Park. Each of these islands is lived by natural wildlife. The Everglades is home to about 15 species that are endangered. In addition, more than 350 bird species and 300 species of fresh and saltwater fish live within the park. The Everglades is also home to 40 species of mammals and 50 reptile species.

There are many ways to explore the Everglades. Visitors can see alligators (短吻鳄) while hiking the Anhinga Trail. The Everglades is one of the only places on Earth where freshwater alligators and saltwater crocodiles live in the same area. Visitors using airboats are likely to see large groups of birds. Some visitors might enjoy riding bicycles through Shark Valley. Others may want to move slowly through waters where they can see insects and wildlife closely.

According to experts, changes to the Everglades are becoming a danger to several different kinds of wildlife. They say it is a result of actions the US government began more than 50 years ago, and settlers began even earlier.

1.In the first paragraph, we’re mainly told that ________.

A. Florida is famous for its wetlands

B. the US has three important national parks

C. Everglades National Park is of great value

D. Everglades National Park is popular with visitors

2.How does the author describe the richness of wildness in the park?

A. By listing figures.

B. By personally experiencing.

C. By making a comparison.

D. By carrying on a study.

3.From the passage, we know that _______.

A. in fact Everglades National Park is a big island

B. visitors are not allowed to stay in the water in the park.

C. President Harry Truman first suggested setting up the park

D. the park is among the few places where alligators and crocodiles live together

4.What would be further discussed if the passage is continued?

A. What the government has done to protect the park.

B. How the park’s environment was badly changed.

C. What readers can do to help to save the wetlands.

D. How important endangered wildlife is to the world.

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Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is one of the most visited states in the country and the sunshine state attracts millions of visitors each year. Are you planning a vacation to it? Here our travel guide may help you.

La Nouba at Walt Disney World Resort

Duration: 90 minutes

Location: Orlando, Florida

While you're in Orlando, spend a day at the theme parks with a Cirque du Soleil show at Downtown Disney, La Nouba is the meeting of two different worlds—the fantastic world of the circus (马戏团) people who wear bright colors and the boring world of the people living in big cities who wear dark, lifeless clothes.

Kennedy Space Center

Duration: Flexible

Location: Orlando, Florida

Spend a day exploring the attractive Kennedy Space Center, just 45 minutes from Orlando. Learn about the history of the US space program and watch beautiful IMAX films. Don't miss the chance to walk under a Saturn V rocket, and experience a real moonwalk!

Sea World Orlando

Duration: Varies

Location: Orlando, Florida

Spend a day at Sea World Orlando and come face to face with the ocean's most attractive sea animals. With several up­close meetings with killer whales, sharks and turtles, you'll feel the energy and excitement of all kinds of sea life.

South Beach Cultural Food and Walking Tour

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Location: Miami, Florida

On the South Beach Cultural Food and Walking Tour, you'll explore the Art Deco district of South Beach on foot and along the way, you'll taste a variety of foods that make South Beach such an internationally well­known food region.

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1.If you are interested in exciting performances, which of the following is the best choice?

A. La Nouba at Walt Disney World Resort

B. Kennedy Space Center

C. Sea World Orlando

D. South Beach Cultural Food and Walking Tour

2.What can we learn from the text?

A. Visitors can enjoy real space travel at Kennedy Space Center.

B. Visitors can enjoy foods from different countries at South Beach.

C. Some dangerous animals can be found at Sea World Orlando.

D. La Nouba is a funny person who performs in the Cirque du Soleil show.

3.Where does the text most probably come from?

A. A travel magazine. B. A travel website.

C. A news report. D. A geography textbook.

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Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania．The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country．I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like…．

One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge herd（群）of elephants． Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large herds of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,500．We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch（痒处）．

To the right of the elephant herd, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years．Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs（侏儒）! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees．

As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole．Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us．It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under brushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us．We then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra corpses（尸体）— it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the actual kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra corpses were fresh and the kill had occurred within the last hour．

Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We pulled over to where there was a large gathering of cars, with a sleeping leopard（美洲豹）there! We took photos happily and excitedly and observed its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late．

So, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and that I have inspired you to add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route．

1.Which statement is correct about the park?

A．It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers

B．It is the largest park of its kind in the country

C．Their population in the park was around 2,000

D．There are a lot of Baobab trees in it．

2.How did the writer travel in Tanzania Tarangire?

A．On foot                   B．On horseback       C．By car               D．By bicycle

3.What did they see when they stopped with some other cars?

A．A large herd of elephants             B．Some lions

C．Some zebras                            D．A leopard

4.What does the writer think of his trip in Tanzania Tarangire?

A．Boring                    B．Challenging         C．Dangerous      D．Enjoyable

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Independence Day is _______ national holiday in the States --- all government employees get _______ day off.

A．the; the           B．a; /              C．a; the            D．/; the

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Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest area in North America. This California National Park has less than 5 cm of rainfall a year and temperature up to 53℃ in summer. That’s enough to keep Americans away during the hottest months from June to August. But it is the high temperature and terrible heat that draw their most crazy fans, the foreign tourists. From all over the world, they come to the valley floor in cars, carrying maps and water bottles, and fanning themselves with newspapers to keep cool.

About 1.3 million visitors enter the park each year, from June through August. 90% of them are foreigners. They go there to experience the summer heat that gives Death Valley its name. The average high in July is 53.2 ℃ and the low 30 ℃. For August, the average high is 52.2 ℃ and the low 29.4 ℃.

So what do Americans think of the foreign visitors who arrive for the heat, just when locals from the United States try to avoid it? Park manager Brenda Henson says, “ The foreigners want to experience the heat in Death Valley. We think it’s crazy.”

In fact, Death Valley is a series of salt flats (盐滩) 225 km long and 6 km to 26 km wide. Birds and animals are largely absent, and only the hardiest plants have some chance of existence in this extreme place.

One tourist from Paris concluded, “ We come to it because we can tell all our friends and family that we’ve been to the hottest place in the world.”

1.The real attraction of Death Valley for foreigners is that _____.

2.What does the underlined word “ hardiest” in Paragraph 4 mean?

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

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It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National Park in East Africa. Following Jane’s way of studying chimps, our group are all going to visit them in the forest. Jane has studied these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. Watching a family of chimps is our first activity of the day. This means　　 　　 1.　　 (回到)the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before. Everybody sits and waits　 　　 2.　　 (在…荫凉下)the trees while the family begins to wake up and　 　　 3. (离开). Then we follow as they 　 4.　　 (漫步走进)the forest. Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their family. Jane warns us that our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon and she is right. However, the evening　 　　 5.　　 (让一切变得值得). We watch the mother chimp and her babies play in the tree. Then we see them go to sleep together in their nest for the night. We realize that the bond between members of a chimp family is as strong as in a human family.

Born in 1930,Yuan Longping　 6.　　 (毕业于) Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. 　 7.　　 (自从那时), finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping　 　　 8.　　 (寻找) a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce about fifty-six million tons of rice. In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred million tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world’s people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in the world. Yuan Longping is now circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. 　　 9.　 (多亏) his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to　 　 10.　　 (使世界消除饥饿). Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice before.

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Peyto Lake, Canada

Located in Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park Peyto Lake is one of the most wonderful lakes in the world. What makes it truly beautiful is its unique greenish-blue color, and placement in the Canadian Rockies. Named after trail guide Bill Peyto, this lake is located at a height of 1,860m.

Entry Details: $9.80 adult, $8.30 senior, $4.90 youth, and $19.60 family

Best Time to Visit: July, August, and September

Lake Argentino, Argentina

Located in the Patagonian province in Argentina, the lake is truly beautiful. Surrounded by glaciers and snow-covered mountains, the lake presents visual delights like none other. With a maximum depth of 500 meters, it’s the biggest freshwater lake in Argentina. The lake is famous for fishing.

Entry Details: $15~$20, changes as per season, but entry for tourists above 70 years of age is always free.

Best Time to Visit: December to March, and late November

Lake Baikal, Russia

Being the world’s oldest and deepest lake, Baikal is about 395 meters long, 49 meters wide and 1,637 meters deep. It holds more water than the Five Great Lakes of America combined, and is thus the largest freshwater lake globally. Located in the south Russian region of Siberia, a trip to view this lake is a trip of a lifetime!

Entry Details: No Entrance fee here

Best Time to Visit: March to April

Lake Como, Italy

Considered one of the most beautiful lakes in Europe, Lake Como has attracted tourists since Roman times. Located in Lombardy, Como is one of the deepest lakes in Europe. Surrounded by villas and palaces, this lake has attracted some of the wealthiest. Today, many celebrities(名人) have houses here. Here you can enjoy water sports, take a flight over the lake, or try skiing during the winters-every tourist has something he’s going to like!

Entry Details: Free

Best Time to Visit: July and September

1.Why is the passage presented?

A. To call on people to travel around the world

B. To introduce some beautiful lakes around the world

C. To explain how some world-famous lakes formed

D. To tell us what tourist can do around the world-famous lakes

2.Which place has to be paid for a visit of an 80-years-old man?

A. Lake Como, Italy　　 B. Lake Baikal, Russia

C. Peyto Lake, Canada　　 D. Lake Argentino, Argentina

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The world’s second largest freshwater lake is in Russia

B. A trail guide gave the name to Peyto Lake of Canada

C. Lake Como is well known for its color and location

D. Lake Argentino is surrounded by glaciers and snow-covered mountains

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Peyto Lake, Canada

Located in Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park Peyto Lake is one of the most wonderful lakes in the world. What makes it truly beautiful is its unique greenish-blue color, and placement in the Canadian Rockies. Named after trail guide Bill Peyto, this lake is located at a height of 1,860m.

Entry Details: $9.80 adult, $8.30 senior, $4.90 youth, and $19.60 family

Best Time to Visit: July, August, and September

Lake Argentino, Argentina

Located in the Patagonian province in Argentina, the lake is truly beautiful. Surrounded by glaciers and snow-covered mountains, the lake presents visual delights like none other. With a maximum depth of 500 meters, it’s the biggest freshwater lake in Argentina. The lake is famous for fishing.

Entry Details: $15~$20, changes as per season, but entry for tourists above 70 years of age is always free.

Best Time to Visit: December to March, and late November

Lake Baikal, Russia

Being the world’s oldest and deepest lake, Baikal is about 395 meters long, 49 meters wide and 1,637 meters deep. It holds more water than the Five Great Lakes of America combined, and is thus the largest freshwater lake globally. Located in the south Russian region of Siberia, a trip to view this lake is a trip of a lifetime!

Entry Details: No Entrance fee here

Best Time to Visit: March to April

Lake Como, Italy

Considered one of the most beautiful lakes in Europe, Lake Como has attracted tourists since Roman times. Located in Lombardy, Como is one of the deepest lakes in Europe. Surrounded by villas and palaces, this lake has attracted some of the wealthiest. Today, many celebrities(名人) have houses here. Here you can enjoy water sports, take a flight over the lake, or try skiing during the winters-every tourist has something he’s going to like!

Entry Details: Free

Best Time to Visit: July and September

1.Why is the passage presented?

A. To call on people to travel around the world.

B. To introduce some beautiful lakes around the world.

C. To explain how some world-famous lakes formed.

D. To tell us what tourist can do around the world-famous lakes.

2.Which place has to be paid for a visit of an 80-years-old man?

A. Lake Como, Italy. B. Lake Baikal, Russia.

C. Peyto Lake, Canada. D. Lake Argentino, Argentina.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The world’s second largest freshwater lake is in Russia

B. A trail guide gave the name to Peyto Lake of Canada

C. Lake Como is well known for its color and location

D. Lake Argentino is surrounded by glaciers and snow-covered mountains

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Located at Europe’s biggest water park, the Galaxy Erding in South Germany, the world’s first VR water slide takes the exciting experience to a whole new level by offering thrill-seekers the choice of three attractive worlds --- Space, Sky, or Snow. By simply wearing a headset, riders can slide through a magical alien world, follow beautiful butterflies around floating islands or put themselves in a white winter wonderland. To make the experience even more heart-stopping, the 160-meter-long ride that lasts about 35 seconds has two uphill tracks that provide a roller-coaster-like experience.

While the tire slide, which has been successfully tested by almost 10,000 park goers since it opened in February 2018, is impressive, the technology behind it, developed by California startup Ballast is even more so. The specially-created waterproof headsets can be worn in water up to a few meters deep, without harming the delicate Samsung Galaxy S8 mobile devices that run the custom software for the VR experiences. The headsets also charge wirelessly (无线地), allowing park operators to swap out sets throughout the day.

The biggest challenge the company faced, however, was providing a suitable VR experience for everyone. That’s because unlike roller coasters, where the speed is fixed for all riders, water slide speeds vary depending on the weight of the person. To overcome the issue, Ballast fixed　 smart sensors (传感器) in important areas along the slide to keep track of the rider’s progress at　 all times. The information, conveyed through the headset, allows the custom software to adjust his or her location within the virtual world accordingly, making for a smooth, seasickness free ride for all.

Though Ballast is thrilled at Space Glider’s success, the company has bigger ambitions. They want to create an experience where guests will be able to swim underwater surrounded by virtual dolphins, whales, and even sharks, without wearing the heavy headsets!

1.What can people do if they go to the Galaxy Erding?

A. They can swim with dolphins.

B. They can explore the outer space.

C. They can experience VR water slide.

D. They can swap out sets all day long.

2.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The tire slide has been successfully tested so far.

B. Water slide speed vary depending on the age of the person.

C. Thrill-seekers take the exciting experience by wearing a headset.

D. The specially-created waterproof headsets can be applied in water.

3.What can help park goers experience a smooth, seasickness free ride?

A. The painkillers.

B. The fixed speed.

C. A sensor fixed in important areas.

D. Virtual dolphins, whales and sharks.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the VR water slide?

A. objective B. subjective C. opposed D. indifferent

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Three Blocks of Stones Forest Park

Three Blocks of Stones Forest Park, located in the southeast of Fushun, is a high and beautiful mountain, on the top of which there are three large blocks of stones, accounting for its name. It is covered with thick and tall trees, with a clear and clean river flowing down it

Opening time: 8:30—16:30　 (from April 1st to October 31st)

Admission ticket: 45 yuan　　 (free for kids under 7 years old)

Telephone number : 13823011112

Fushun Royal Ocean World

Fushun Royal Ocean World, located in the west of Fushun, is made up of Aquarium（水族馆）, surf house, and water park in it. Here you can see many rare sea creatures and polar animals. And also you can have a good time surfing or playing in the water park

Opening time: 8:30---16:30

Admission ticket: 90 yuan/adult 50yuan/kid　 (free for kids under 5 years old, accompanied by at least one adult)

Telephone number :55556000

Hetuala City

Hetuala city is Manchurian, where the later Jin was located. The ancestors of Nurhachi(努尔哈赤)used to live here, and the Nu Zhen nationality once settled here. This city, which lies in the far north of Fushun, is divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city.

Opening time: 8:00---17:00

Admission ticket: 80 yuan(free for kids under 5 years old and the elderly over 70 years old)

Telephone number : 15904130413

Exhibition hall of Fushun war criminals

Exhibition hall of Fushun war criminals, was built in May 1986 Japanese war criminals were once put in prison here. The emperor of Manchukuo, Puyi and his ministers were also transformed into ordinary people here. In the exhibition hall over 800 historical pictures and more than 500 material objects are on display. It is a good patriotic（爱国的） education base for all the people, especially the students. Exhibition hall of Fushun war criminals is just in the center of Fushun.

Opening time : 8:30---16;00 (closed every Monday)

Admission ticket: 70 yuan( free for kids and all the primary and junior students and the elderly over 70. Free for all on September 18th)

Telephone number: 55918918

1.If a person is interested in nature and breathing fresh air, which number should he call?

A. 55918918　　 B. 15904130413

C. 55556000　　 D. 13823011112

2.A young couple with two children (one is 3 years old, the other is 10) go to Fushun Royal Ocean World, how much will they pay?

A. 135 yuan　　 B. 230 yuan

C. 240 yuan　　 D. 140 yuan

3.Which place can you go to on Monday if you want to enjoy some historical sights?

A. Three Blocks of Stones Forest Park

B. Exhibition hall of Fushun war criminals

C. Fushun Royal Ocean World

D. Hetuala City

4.The four places have one thing in common, which is that ________.

A. they are open all the year

B. they are located in the same city

C. they are all free for kids

D. they all have something to do with history

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