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The first time I went to Grand Canyon National Park, I knew I wanted to work there as a park ranger. Park rangers protect the parks’ animals, plants, land, buildings, and people.
Now, as a park ranger for Grand Canyon National Park, I share the science, history and beauty of this park with thousands of visitors from around the world.
National parks are like outdoor museums. Park rangers have all kinds of jobs, depending on where they work and what they studied during college. I teach school field trips, work at visitor centers and help people stay safe during their visit.
My favorite part of my job is showing children their first look at the Grand Canyon during school field trips. Children are often amazed at the canyon’s size and colors. Sometimes, they think it looks like a painting.
Being a park ranger requires a lot of energy. I walk several miles and talk with hundreds of people each day. Nearly 5 million people visit Grand Canyon National Park every year. Park rangers must enjoy working with people and speaking in front of groups.
Park rangers must also be prepared for any situation. Recently, I broke up a traffic jam (堵塞) caused by a huge elk (麋鹿) standing in the road. Elk can become dangerous when they get scared, so I asked visitors to stop their cars and take pictures from far away. Believe it or not, I also help protect people from squirrels (松鼠). It is not allowed to feed wild animals in national parks. But sometimes, visitors try to feed squirrels.
根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。
1.When did the writer want to be a park ranger?
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2.What does the writer think of national parks?
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3.What does the writer like to do best during her job?
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4.Why does a park ranger need a lot of energy?
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5.What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the last paragraph?
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通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Welcome to Grand Canyon National Park! The Grand Canyon is famous as a wonder of the natural world, and it ________is. Here are some tips for enjoying the Grand Canyon.
________ on the paths. Don’t stand on the edge of the cliff (悬崖) for a better ________. We saw people doing this! Don’t run around in dangerous areas.
Bring eno________. The Grand Canyon has a very dry climate, especially in summer. You will drink ________than you can possibly imagine.
Wear the right shoes.________ you’re going to walk any distance on the Rim Trail, you’d better wear closed-toe (不露趾的) shoes.
Weather. During July and August, storms can ________.
The South Rim is open all year round, and in winter and early spring, bring more clothes to stay ________.
Don’t feed the animals. Some animals here are really lovely and they are not ________humans (人类), but don’t feed them. Some animals can bite if you get too close. Human food is bad for many of the animals.______
may die! So let the animals feed themselves.
1.A. hardly B. already C. really D. almost
2.A. Jump B. Stay C. Work D. Dance
3.A. life B. reason C. look D. trip
4.A. water B. food C. clothes D. money
5.A. more carefully B. more C. more slowly D. better
6.A. Although B. So C. Because D. If
7.A. come up B. take off C. go away D. look out
8.A. awake B. warm C. happy D. safe
9.A. afraid of B. interested in C. angry with D. proud of
10.A. You B. It C. We D. They
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Grand Canyon National Park, US
The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It is best known for its size and depth. It is 446 kilometers long, up to 29 kilometers wide, and 1.6 kilometers deep. Every year, about 5 million people visit the park.
Lijiang River National Park, China
Lijiang River is in Guilin. The limestone caves and green hills along the river are amazing. The hills are different in shape. One looks like an elephant drinking water with its trunk. People call the hill “Elephant Trunk Hill”. The best way to enjoy Lijiang River is to take an 83-km-long boat trip from Guilin to Yangshuo.
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Do you love animals? The Serengeti National Park might be fun for you to visit. You can see some big animals here, such as lions, elephants and buffaloes. If you visit the park, you should not miss the annual animal migration (迁徙). This is the most famous event at the park.
Lake District National park, England
The Lake District is England’s largest national park. In fact, it covers about 1 percent of all the land area in Britain. As its name suggests, the park has the deepest lake in England. It is 74 meters deep. The park is a great place for playing water sports. You can sail and windsurf.
1.This text is about _____.
A.comparisons of lakes and hills
B.differences between local and foreign parks
C.famous parks around the world
D.a collection of invitations from the parks
2.If you are a big fan of water sports, you should go to _____.
A.Lijiang River National Park
B.Lake District National Park
C.Serengeti National Park
D.Grand Canyon National Park
3.What do we know from the passage?
A.There are elephants and buffaloes in Lijiang River National Park.
B.Lake District National Park is the largest park in the world.
C.The hills in Serengeti National Park are in different shapes.
D.Grand Canyon National Park is best known for its size and depth.
4.The passage might come from _____.
A.a novel B.a science magazine C.a dictionary D.a travel guide
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Our family went to the Yellow Stone National Park last summer vacation. Our son, Tom, wanted to see bears there. And what an experience it was!
After we got there, we put up our tent and began to travel around. As we returned, we heard our daughter Susie cry out. And then we saw a bear go into our camp.
Tom wanted his father to chase(驱赶) him away. His father said, “No, it’s dangerous to chase a bear. And don’t let him chase you.” Susie said, “What should we do? Maybe we should climb a tree.” Tom said, “No, we have to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent.” “Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat.” Susie suggested. Then I said, “How are you going to get the honey? It’s in the tent.”
We watched the bear go into the tent and heard him turn everything upside down. “It’ll be foolish of us to try to chase him away,” said my husband. “Leave him alone and wait for him to come out.” We waited, but the bear stayed inside. We had to sleep in the car that night.
1.The family went to a ___________ last summer vacation.
A. zoo B. park C. river D. beach
2.Who first saw the bear?
A. The father. B. The mother. C. The son. D. The daughter.
3.Tom wanted his father to ___________.
A. run away from their camp B. give the bear food
C. keep the bear in their camp D. chase the bear away
4.What did they do after they saw the bear?
A. They climbed up a tall tree. B. They made friends with the bear.
C. They did nothing but wait. D. They gave the bear some honey.
5.They slept in the car that night because ___________.
A. the bear stayed in their tent B. everything was upside down in the tent
C. the bear took away their tent D. they forgot to bring their tent to the camp
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—My sister Jane has been to the Grand Canyon.
—________.And I remained by the canyon for an hour.
A. So she has B. So has she
C. So have I D. So I have
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The students about the journey to the Grand Canyon when the teacher came into the classroom.
A.are talking B.have talked C.will talk D.were talking
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Pictures That Don’t Last
“YEARS ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remember someone coming up to the canyon’s edge, taking a shot with their camera and then walking away, like ‘got it – done’, barely even glancing at the magnificent (壮观的) scene sprawling (展开) in front of them,” Linda Henkel, a scientist at Fairfield University, US told Live Science.
Henkel was surprised by how obsessed (着迷的) people are with taking pictures these days – before dinner, during friends’ birthday parties, on museum tours and so on. You know people just like that, don’t you?
They keep taking pictures because they think that it helps record the moment, but as Henkel’s latest study has just found out, this obsession may prevent their brains from remembering what actually happened, reported The Guardian.
In her study, Henkel led a group of college students around a museum and asked them to simply observe 15 objects and to photograph 15 others. The next day the students’ memory of the tour was tested, and the results showed that they were less accurate in recognizing the objects and they remembered fewer details about them if they photographed them.
“When people rely on technology to remember for them – counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves, it can have a negative effect on how well they remember their experiences,” Henkel explained.
But there is also an exception: if students zoomed (缩放) in to photograph part of an object, their memory actually improved, and those who focused the lens (镜头) on a specific area could even recall parts that weren’t in the frame.
So basically, this study is saying that constantly taking pictures can harm your memory. But shouldn’t reviewing pictures we have taken help wake up our memories? This is true, but only if we spend enough time doing it.
“In order to remember, we have to access（接近）and interact with the photos, rather than just amassing them,” Henkel told The Telegraph. However, previous research has shown that most people never take the time to look over their digital pictures simply because there are too many of them and they aren’t usually very organized on their computers.
1.The author mentioned Henkel’s trip to the Grand Canyon at the beginning to ______.
A. complain about some tourists’ bad habits
B. give suggestions on how to enjoy one’s tour
C. describe the great view of the Grand Canyon
D. point out people’s obsession with taking pictures
2.Which of the following statements about Henkel’s study is TRUE?
A. Reviewing pictures always helps people bring back memories.
B. Taking pictures in a museum tour helps students recognize objects better.
C. Pictures that focus on the details of objects are likely to improve people’s memories.
D. People should spend more time studying real objects than taking pictures of them.
3.The underlined word “amassing” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. displaying B. collecting
C. introducing D. remembering
4.What is the article mainly about?
A. Some skills to learn for taking pictures.
B. People’s obsession with taking pictures and its influence.
C. How pictures remind us of our past.
D. How to deal with pictures after taking trips.
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— How soon will I get to the Grand Canyon?
— ______.
A.5 minutes ago. B.For 5 minutes. C.5 minutes. D.In 5 minutes.
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—Jenny, have you ever been to The Grand Canyon?
—Yes, I________there with my parents last year.
A.have gone B.have been C.went D.would go
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– Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon?
-- Yes. I __________ there last summer with my parents.
A. have been B. have gone
C. went D. go