An experience in a national park is exciting....

An experience in a national park is exciting. But to make sure of a safe and pleasant trip, you should remember the following rules; Always keep food in safe and sealed containers.

Leaving food in the open is an invitation to animals. It is best to keep food in closed containers in a locked car. Garbage should be treated in the same way. Be careful with the park environment while walking.

To avoid meeting with bears –make your presence known. Make loud noises, shout and sing. Be especially careful in a thick bush or along streams where water makes noises.

Bells are not suggested as the sound does not carry well.

Do not approach wild animals.

Visitors have been attacked by wild animals. They may appear tame but are wild and dangerous. Many animals run faster than you can imagine.

Always put out campfires.

They are dangerous when left unattended and can cause forest fires. Always put the campfires out completely with water before leaving the area.

Be sure to carry plenty of water.

Cool, clear stream water is not as clean as it looks! Drinking untreated water can make you ill. You’d better carry enough drinking water. If you must use water from lakes or streams, boil it for one minute.

Seat belts are required by law.

Always wear your seat belts while driving! Slow down at dawn and drive carefully when it is dark. Watch carefully at all times for people and animals on roadways.

Do not feed the wildlife.

They’ll lose their desire for natural foods and become beggars. They may bite, and/or spread disease.

1.How many rules are mentioned in the passage?

A.Five B.Six

C.Seven D.Eight.

2.What does the underlined word “sealed” mean in the passage?

A.Closed. B.Large.

C.Metal. D.Special

3.To avoid meeting with bears, we should ______ .

A.stay in the bush B.make loud noises

C.take bells with us D.walk down the streams.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Wild animals are friendly to the visitors

B.Stream water is clean enough to drink.

C.Unattended campfires can cause forest fires

D.animals have lost interest in natural foods.

5.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A.A Dangerous Trip in a National Park

B.Tips for a Safe Experience in a National Park

C.How to Treat Wild Animals in a National Park

D.Protecting Wild Animals in a National Park

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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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Swimming in the water of Hawaii’s Big Island is a fun experience. But it can be more exciting if there are dolphins swimming around and jumping out of the sea too. For many people, it would be a wonderful dream to swim with these lovely animals! However, this may not be good for dolphins. They may get hurt because of human interaction (互动).

Dolphins are active and usually look for food at night. In the day, they like to rest in shallow bays(浅湾). Many people think the dolphins are awake during the day as they swim. But when they sleep they rest half of their brain and keep the other half awake to breathe, so they may be sleeping even when they’re swimming in the water.

From 2010 to 2013, spinner dolphins (飞旋海豚) of Hawaii’s Big Island were exposed to human activities more than 82 percent of the time, according to Julian Tyne, a researcher at Australia’s Murdoch University.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says disturbing the animals in their near-shore habitat could force them to swim to less favorable places, putting them at risk of attack by sharks and other animals. 

Besides, when people are around, dolphins become more active. Thus, they can’t get enough sleep. “Disturbing their resting behaviors can actually affect their long term health and the health of the dolphin population,” Ann Garrett of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service told the Associated Press.

As a result, the NOAA wants to make rules to help protect the dolphins. For example, the agency (机构) may ban swimming with the Hawaii spinner dolphins. Or they may stop people from swimming in shallow bays when the dolphins are resting. Tour operators must also be taught to watch for signs to know when the dolphins are in their resting state.

1.Which of the following about dolphins is NOT true?

A. They spend most of their time sleeping at night.

B. They like to stay in shallow bays during the day.

C. They keep half of their brain awake while sleeping.

D. They may be sleeping even when they’re swimming.

2.When dolphins are disturbed in their near-shore habitat, they _____.

A. would swim to a crowded place　

B. could move closer to sharks

C. could become less active　

D. could likely sleep longer

3.Which activity is against the rules?

A. Swimming with the Hawaii spinner dolphins.

B. Swimming in bays where the dolphins live.

C. Making signs that show the dolphins’ resting state.

D. Making signs that show where the dolphins are.

4.What does the article mainly talk about?

A. What habits dolphins have.　

B. What spinner dolphins are.

C. How the animals live in the sea.　

D. How to protect dolphins near the shore.

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_______it is to jump out of an airplane at 10,000 feet!

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Adopting (领养) a new pet should be an exciting and rewarding experience. But just as all families are different, so are all pets. Learn what to consider before you find your new furry family member.

All pets require their owner’s time, so Theisen, an expert in pet care, says how much time you can give to the pet is the top thing to consider. “If you adopt a 4-year-old cat, she’s not going to need the same amount of care as a 9-week-old dog”. says Theisen.

Like dating and finding the perfect partner, you want a pet that shares your interests and activity levels, particularly if you’re looking for dogs. “Consider activity levels in the family,” says Theisen. “If you’re a couch potato, or in other words, a homebody, look for a pet that matches that activity level.”

Some dogs, like Dalmatians and Terriers, can be loud and noisy and demand a more active lifestyle and room to be outside; they might not fit as well in close living situations as more sedentary pets. The Humane Society of the United States encourages potential owners to research books and websites and talk to other pet owners when considering adopting a new pet.

Theisen says that potential owners should go beyond the first impression of loveliness and watch how the animals interact with them. “There are dogs that will jump to the gate to meet you,” says Theisen. “And there are dogs that sit there with their sad doggy eyes — you know they’re not going to be high-energy dogs”.

Some exotic pets, like tortoises and parrots, are likely to live longer than dogs and cats — and even their human owners. They can also grow to be much larger than they were when they first came to live with their owners. Owners should make sure that their living situations should be continually updated and also prepare for the animal’s future.

1.What will people have to consider first of all when they plan to adopt a pet?

A. The amount of time they can give to the pet.

B. The money that the pet will cost them.

C. Whether the pet is lovely or not.

D. Whether the pet is active or not.

2.The underlined word “sedentary” in the fourth paragraph probably means ________.

A. weak. B. noisy.

C. loud. D. inactive.

3.Being a couch potato and not fond of exotic pets, which should Julia choose?

A. Dalmatians. B. Terriers.

C. Parrots. D. Bulldogs.

4.Where is the passage most probably coming from?

A. A guidebook. B. A fashion magazine.

C. A Life magazine. D. An entertainment newspaper.

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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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Britain’s Beautiful National Parks Offer Lots to See

Many visitors to the UK go straight to London and never explore outside the capital , which is a pity, for there is a huge variety of landscape only a few hours away, in any one of Britain’s largest areas of protected countryside, its national parks.

The Cairngorms

The biggest is the Cairngorms in northern Scotland, with some of the country’s highest mountains and the best place for skiing. Climbing and fishing are also popular, along with Scotland’s national game, golf. Wildlife enthusiasts are well rewarded this is the home of

the red deer, red squirrel and golden eagle.

The Lake District

Over the border in England is the Lake District, originally made famous by local Romantic poet William Wordsworth two hundred years ago. Crowds of people have been travelling here since 1847 when a railway was built to its biggest lake, Windermere. Children’s writers have found inspiration here too, and the mountains make for excellent walking, with breathtaking views.

Snowdonia

Wales also has its fair share of very impressive landscape Snowdonia was one of the

first national parks to be created in 1951. You will find the road signs in two languages and hear Welsh spoken in the local shops. If mountain climbing is not your thing, try visiting a castle built by a 13th-century prince, or check out the nearby beaches.

The Jurassic Coast

Covering 95 miles of the coastline from East Devon to Dorset, the Jurassic Coast is just as amazing, with rocks recording 185 million years of the earth’s history. The first underwater dinosaur（恐龙） remains were found in the high rocks here in the early 19th century.

The Giant’s Causeway

For the strangest coastal scenery of all, cross the Irish Sea to the Giant’s Causeway. Created 50-60 million years ago, the Giant’s Causeway has been a source of respect, fear and wonder through the ages. So it’s not surprising that all kinds of imaginative stories come from it.

1.If a person is fond of wild animals, which one is the best choice for him?

A. The Cairngorms B. The Lake District

C. Snowdonia D. The Giant’s Causeway

2.What can you learn from the passage?

A. The Lake District is a good place to create works for painting.

B. Snowdonia is the first national park to be created in Britain.

C. The first dinosaur remains were found on the Jurassic Coast.

D. You can get to the Giant’s Causeway by crossing the Irish Sea.

3.Where is the article most likely to be taken from?

A. A map B. A newspaper

C. A science book D. A textbook

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I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.

My friends told us that taking the “hard ________” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to ________. But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded (get on) the ________, which was relatively modern and ________. During the 14 – hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not ________ at all.

It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much ________. However, we had energy. First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller ________ us that tickets would not be on ________ for another two days. We were a little worried about getting ________, but we made up our minds to ________ for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way ________ the “gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to ________ us one hundred yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it ________ cost us thirty yuan to get ________ we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets. ________ the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we ________. The most important lesson about China I ever ________, is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much ________. We were not able to get tickets, but the ________ agents（代理）could.

While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very ________. It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.

1.A. chair　　 B. bed　　 C. seat　　 D. bench

2.A. provide　　 B. expect　　 C. happen　　 D. think

3.A. plane　　 B. bus　　 C. ship　　 D. train

4.A. quick　　 B. clean　　 C. simple　　 D. long

5.A. bad　　 B. good　　 C. easy　　 D. hard

6.A. trouble　　 B. food　　 C. sleep　　 D. help

7.A. promised　　 B. informed　　 C. advised　　 D. persuaded

8.A. time　　 B. show　　 C. duty　　 D. sale

9.A. behind　　 B. out　　 C. through　　 D. back

10.A. start　　 B. ask　　 C. look　　 D. pay

11.A. towards　　 B. into　　 C. across　　 D. past

12.A. offer　　 B. charge　　 C. bargain　　 D. share

13.A. even　　 B. still　　 C. also　　 D. only

14.A. what　　 B. which　　 C. where　　 D. how

15.A. Somehow　　 B. However　　 C. Therefore　　 D. Otherwise

16.A. wouldn’t　　 B. couldn’t　　 C. shouldn’t　　 D. needn’t

17.A. learned　　 B. taught　　 C. offered　　 D. heard

18.A. harder　　 B. earlier　　 C. later　　 D. easier

19.A. business　　 B. transport　　 C. travel　　 D. hotel

20.A. interesting　　 B. crowded　　 C. famous　　 D. noisy

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Jumping out of 　　　　 airplane at ten thousand feet is quite 　　　　 exciting experience.

A. / ; the　　 B. /; an

C. an ; an　　 D. an ; the

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