From Alaska to New Mexico, here are some of the best national parks for a winter wonderland getaway.
Acadia National Park, Maine
Between early October and early March, Acadia National Park’s Cadillac Mountain, the tallest mountain on the eastern seaboard, offers hardy hikers impressive views of the first sunrise in the country. Because the roads are closed to motor vehicles (机动车) during the winter, those who go on the 3.5-mile hike from Park Loo p Road can treat themselves with an attractive view.
Denali National Park, Alaska
Denali National Park is a peaceful land in cold months. The season between September and April is the best time to photograph the northern lights. Winter visitors to the park can explore its icy landscapes by snowshoeing, skiing, and dogsledding (狗拉雪橇). While the National Park Service’s sled dogs don’t give visitors rides, travelers can book a tour with Denali Dog Sled Expeditions, which runs trips in the park.
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State
The park is one of the oldest national parks in the US and a fresh playground for visitors in winter. There are areas where you could go snowmobiling, and the upper parking lot of the Paradise visitor center turns into a snow play area, which is great for families.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
In northern New Mexico, Chaco Culture National Historical Park holds stone houses made by the Ancestral Puebloan from 1250 to 850 BC. These were the largest buildings in all of North America up until the mid-18th century. There are self-guided tour maps that visitors can pick up at the Chaco Canyon visitor center.
1. What can you do at Denali National Park in winter?| A．Admire the northern lights. | B．Attend photography shows. |
| C．Hike from Park Loo p Road. | D．Enjoy Cadillac Mountain. |
| A．Acadia National Park. | B．Denali National Park. |
| C．Mount Rainier National Park. | D．Chaco Culture National Historical Park. |
| A．It is the oldest national park. | B．It has ancient stone houses. |
| C．It requires a package tour. | D．It asks visitors to get a guide. |
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【推荐2】Winter vacation is approaching and here is a list of tours about Peru recommended by Adam Barber.
Machu Picchu Tour
This four-day walking will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Inca’s dry stone method of building. Inc a builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.
Cusco Tour
Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.
Lake Titicaca Tour
Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.
Amazon Rainforest Tour
A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
So come and experience what Peru has to offer: everything from the ancient Inca culture to beautiful countryside. For more information about other tours around Peru, click here.
1. What will impress the visitors on Machu Picchu Tour?| A．The modern city. | B．The beautiful countryside. |
| C．The local food. | D．The special building method. |
| A．They provide guide service. | B．They offer a boat travel. |
| C．They take 3 days in total. | D．They run forest accommodation. |
| A．A local newspaper. | B．A history book. |
| C．A radio program. | D．A tour website. |
【推荐3】Chicago Children’s Museum
In brief:
This museum offers plenty of fun activities for kids. However, this is one of the few Chicago museums not “fun for the whole family” as adults and older kids will be bored to tears.
Address: 700 East Grand Ave. (Navy Pier), Chicago
Phone: 312-527-1000
Public transportation:
CTA bus lines #29 (State Street), #65 (Grand Avenue), and the #66 (Chicago Avenue) all serve Navy Pier.
Parking rates:
*Monday through Thursday: $20
*Friday through Sunday: $24
*Holidays: $24
Hours:
*Monday through Friday: 10 am—5 pm
*Saturday and Sunday: 10 am—8 pm
Entrance fees:
*Adults: $12
*Children: $12
* Seniors (65+): $11
*Children (under 5): free
Activities:
Located on one of Chicago’s top tourist attractions, Navy Pier, the museum offers three floors of activities for kids, including:
*Play It Safe—all about home safety
*Inventing Lab—provides parts and instructions for creating things
*Kids Town—a playroom recreating a Chicago neighborhood where kids can pretend to do things like shopping for groceries and driving a CTA bus
*Climbing Schooner—a three-floor climbing building
*My Museum—kids get to create various art projects that are “all about me”
*Skyline—learn about skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and design your own
*Treehouse Trails—a play area designed like a forest
*Waterways—water activities showing how pumps and dams work
1. Why is the museum mainly designed for kids?| A．Because it is easy for the museum to make money from kids. |
| B．Because the government orders it to do so. |
| C．Because adults and older kids are likely to be tired of these activities. |
| D．Because adults have many other things to do. |
| A．$ 36. | B．$ 48. | C．$ 60. | D．$ 71. |
| A．Play it safe | B．Inventing Lab | C．My Museum | D．Waterways |
| A．gain experience in home safety | B．know more about high buildings |
| C．learn how pumps and dams work | D．experience Chicago neighborhood life |
【推荐1】RINSE AND REPEAT
The water used by your household can then do double duty on a lawn or garden. Welcome to grey water recycling.
Water’s not black and white: There’s a grey zone. What goes down the drain after showers, toothbrushing, or laundry is called grey water (in contrast to black water which goes down the toilet). You wouldn’t drink it, but your plants can.
California-based Greywater Action runs workshops on reusing rainwater and drain water. Not all locations allow it, but in those that do, it’s relatively simple to set up. Here are some basics.
The easy solution
Projects that reuse grey water range from the professional to the DIY: a laundry-to-landscape system that can be made over a weekend with a few hundred dollars in parts. Install a diverter valve (分流阀) on the pipe of your washing machine. After a cycle, guide used water out through a PVC pipe to plantings.
Storage and use
Use a grey water project to rethink your landscape, suggests Greywater Action co-founder Laura Allen. Start with reducing typically thirsty lawns and then add climate-appropriate trees, bushes, and ground cover. Besides, grey water smells if it’s not used right now. Allen also advises flushing (冲洗) storage tanks daily.
Work the laws
If your city or state regulations ban the use of grey water, ask to have them reviewed. Diverting grey water can help conventional wastewater treatment systems last longer and reduce peak flow into channels. Also, it isn’t “grey” until it goes down a drain. So catch water that falls as the shower warms in a five-gallon container, then use it in your toilet tank or garden.
1. What does the text focus on?| A．Why grey water smells. | B．Why grey water exists. |
| C．How grey water can be reused. | D．How grey water can be reduced. |
| A．Water flushed by the toilet is grey water. |
| B．The facilities must be installed by professionals. |
| C．Grey water should be used immediately to prevent smells. |
| D．The storage tanks have to be carefully washed once a week. |
| A．A magazine. | B．An advertisement. | C．A research paper. | D．A biology textbook. |
【推荐2】A great family day out doesn’t have to be expensive. Sometimes just going for a walk can be fun, educational, and a chance to make special memories together and share some quality time. Here are a few of our family-friendly favorites.
Blickling Estate, Norfolk
This four-mile multi-use path has a surface that’s great for pushchairs. If you’re out for a family walk and the kids won’t leave the house without their pushchairs, then this is perfect for them. Please bear in mind that you’ll need to book a ticket before visiting.
Coughton Court family walk, Warwickshire
Get your boots on and go for a gentle walk at Coughton Court. This walk will take you across a field with grass and flowers. You’ll need to book a ticket before visiting, though.
Corfe Common history walk
A gentle walk exploring historic Corfe Castle. The kids will love checking out the castle ruins. Don’t forget to book a ticket before visiting.
Crom wildlife walk
This walk through the nature reserve at Crom, Northern Ireland is filled with wildlife. You could also come across one of the oldest yew trees in Ireland. This easy walk is great for all the family to get some fresh air. Booking a ticket before visiting is a must.
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
This is a great walk for little legs. This beautiful area is home to one of the greatest archaeological (考古学的) discoveries of all time. Even though no tours or guides are currently offered, you can still walk around the ancient places. Tickets are required before visiting.
1. What is special about Blicking Estate?| A．It’s the longest one of all the five paths mentioned. |
| B．It’s an entertaining and educational family experience. |
| C．It’s friendly to kids who prefer to stay in the pushchairs. |
| D．It’s wonderful for the whole family to breathe in the fresh air. |
| A．Sutton Hoo, Suffolk. | B．Crom wildlife walk. |
| C．Coughton Court family walk. | D．Corfe Common history walk. |
| A．They are unfit for the elderly. |
| B．They are intended to protect wildlife. |
| C．They are demanding but worthwhile. |
| D．They need to be booked ahead of time. |
【推荐3】Kew Gardens is not only a popular tourist destination in London, but also a botanical garden and a research center that has the largest collection of living plants at a single site. So, let’s explore the Royal Botanical Gardens with CGTN’s reporter Robyn Dwyer.
Palm House
The first stop is the Palm House, a giant indoor rainforest with a wide range of plants. Visitors can enjoy these unique plants while researchers can study the secrets of these plants. Eatable plants such as cocoa tree and African oil palm are all preserved here to keep the diversity of food resources. At the same time, it houses many medical use plants, including some that are used to treat cancer.
Temperate House
Known as the world’s largest Victorian glasshouse, the Temperate House is home to 1,500 species of plants from temperate regions of the world. Some of the species kept here have gone extinct in the wild, such as Encephalartos woodii, a cycad from South Africa. And some are already extinct like Saint Helena olive, but the Kew has stored its DNA.
Mediterranean (地中海) Garden
In the Mediterranean Garden, one can see plants from the Southern Europe, such as rosemary, olives and cork oak. Walking in the garden, one can feel the non-indoor vibe (氛围) of the Mediterranean and learn about the economic as well as scientific uses of these plants.
On International Day for Biological Diversity this year, join CGTN to travel around the world’s national parks and reserves across seven continents. Our next program is to visit penguins and seals in the Antarctic Ice Aquarium Norway.
1. What do the three places have in common?| A．They all store plants for medical use. |
| B．They all have plants of economic value. |
| C．They all house plants of seven continents. |
| D．They all own plants for scientific research. |
| A．Palm House. | B．Temperate House. |
| C．Mediterranean Garden. | D．Antarctic Ice Aquarium. |
| A．A TV travel program. | B．A biodiversity essay. |
| C．A travel advertisement. | D．A botanical dictionary. |
