In south Africa there is a safari park, which contains all sorts of wild animals like lions, elephants, rhinoceroses, zebras, wild pigs, deer and giraffes.
There is a wild road leading through the park, but nobody is permitted to walk on the road. Anyone traveling in the park has to go in a car because wild animals may fiercely attack people. From the car he may see almost every types of African wildlife. Some of these are getting rare because people kill them for various reasons. For example, rhinoceroses are killed for their horns, which are used in traditional Chinese medicines for colds and headaches. Perhaps they will be seen only in museums and books one day.
Travels may purchase food for the animals. They can feed them when they tour the park. Of course, they should not feed them in a close distance because the wild animals may attack people. In addition, they should only give proper food to the animals.
A traveler may carry a gun with him in his journey. The gun is given to him by the government. However, it is not used for hunting. In fact, a seal(封条) is fixed to it. The traveler may fire at a wild beast to defend himself in case he is attacked. However, he has to prove to the government that he has been attacked and that he has not fired at a harmless animal.
1. When travelers feed the animals, they should _________.
A.give nutritious food | B.stay away from the animals |
C.stand close | D.use tools |
A.checking the seal | B.hunting the animals |
C.following the traveler | D.observing the traveler |
A.Protecting Wild Animals |
B.Traveling in South Africa |
C.A Safari Park in South Africa |
D.Wild Animals in South Africa |
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【推荐1】San Francisco is a tourist attraction. Come and explore its cultural scenes and chase your creative spirit.
Museums
San Francisco’s must-see museums cover various topics. See fine art from antiquity (古代) to the 20th century at the Legion of Honor. Explore the most striking contemporary works at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Learn different cultures at the Asian Art Museum, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, and the Museum of the African Diaspora. Enjoy unconventional visual art at the Museum of Craft and Design.
Theaters
Whether you’re looking for the latest Broadway smash (当红作品), a 19th-century classic, or an avant-garde (前卫派) surprise, San Francisco’s theaters have what you’re looking for. The Curran develops daring new works, while Broad way SF (Broadway San Francisco, LLC) brings the best of Broadway to its Orpheum and Golden Gate theaters. The San Francisco Opera regularly stages the classics in inventive new ways.
Dance
San Francisco is a city of dance. America’s first professional ballet company was founded here in the 1930s. The 20-year-old San Francisco International Hip Hop Dance Festival attracts performers from all over the world. Companies like the Alonzo King LINES Ballet push the boundaries of what dance (and dancers) can accomplish. There are enough dance festivals to plan your trip around, including the Bay Area Dance Week in spring and the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival in June.
Cultural Festivals
A city as diverse as San Francisco always has plenty to celebrate, and the annual festivals that celebrate our citizens’ heritage are a great example of art uniting community. From the Chinese New Year Parade in February to Carnaval in May and our numerous winter holiday traditions, San Francisco offers cultural festivals all year round that can add unexpected excitement to your visit.
1. If you’re interested in Jewish culture, you can visit_______________.A.the Legion of Honor |
B.the Museum of Craft and Design |
C.the Contemporary Jewish Museum |
D.the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art |
A.The Broadway SF operates most of San Francisco’s theaters. |
B.The Curran Theater regularly stages the 19th-century classics. |
C.The San Francisco Opera can give visitors an avant-garde surprise. |
D.The Golden Gate and Orpheum theaters belong to the same company. |
A.In January. | B.In February. |
C.In May. | D.In July. |
【推荐2】Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the well-being (health and happiness) of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
1. Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?A.It is extremely important to develop tourism. |
B.Building roads and hotels is essential. |
C.Support facilities are highly necessary. |
D.Planning is of great importance to tourism. |
A.a bad impact on other industries |
B.a change of tourists’ customs |
C.over crowded of places of interest |
D.pressure on traffic |
A.an increase of unemployment |
B.a decrease in tourist attractions |
C.the higher cost of support facilities |
D.a rise in price and a fall in pay |
A.use up large amount of water | B.weaken their economy |
C.help establish their traditions | D.help improve their life |
A.carry away | B.pick up |
C.get in | D.take down |
【推荐3】I am a hearty seafaring type of individual, so recently I spent a week faring around the sea aboard the largest cruise ship in the world that has not yet hit an iceberg.
The Voyager sails out of Miami every week carrying 3,200 passengers determined to relax . The ship has (I am not making any of this up) a large theater, a shopping center, a rock-climbing wall and a nine-hole miniature golf course.
While aboard the ship, we passengers engaged in a wide range of traditional cruise(海上旅行)ship activities, including eating breakfast, snacking, eating lunch, drinking while lying on deck absorbing solar radiation until we glowed like exit signs, snacking some more, eating dinner, eating more snacks and passing out face-down in the midnight buffet(自助餐). Of course, I did not attempt to climb the rock wall, which is good because the resulting disaster would have made for a chilling newspaper headline: CRUISE SHIP EVACUATED AS MAN FALLS, EXPLODES!
When every passenger had attained almost the same body weight, the ship would stop at a Caribbean island, and the passengers would waddle(摇摆而行) ashore to experience the traditional local culture, by which I mean shop for European jewelry and watches. I frankly don't know why it makes economic sense for a tourist from Montana to fly to Miami, get on a ship and sail to Jamaica for the purpose of purchasing a watch made in Switzerland, but apparently it does, because shopping is very important to cruise passengers. If these people ever get to Mars, they WILL expect to find jewelry stores.
The other thing you do when your ship is in port is take guided tours to Local Points of Interest. In Jamaica, we toured a plantation. During the tour, a man demonstrated how he could climb a tree using only a small rope made from twisted banana fibers. When he came down, he showed me the rope, and I, out of politeness, pretended to be interested in it, although in fact it was, basically, a rope. The man handed it to me and suggested I might want to ''take it home to the kids.'' I frankly doubted that any modern technology-raised American child would be thrilled by such a gift (''Look, Timmy! A rope!''). But I pretended to be grateful. Then the man told me that such ropes USUALLY sell for $15 (he did not say where), but he would let it go for $10. And so, unable to figure out how to escape, I gave him $10. I imagine the other plantation workers laughed far into the night when he told them.
But don't get me wrong: I truly enjoyed the cruise. It was fun and relaxing. Cruising is also romantic, so let me just say this to you couples out there: If you're looking for a way to reform your relationship, I'll sell you my rope.
1. The main idea of the passage is to ________.A.tell us he enjoyed his travel very much |
B.show the crew on the ship were very friendly |
C.introduce some wonderful places he visited in his travel |
D.tell the writer’s experience of traveling abroad on a large cruise ship |
A.The watches made in Switzerland are very cheap. |
B.He was very happy to buy a rope as a gift to his child. |
C.There were a variety of activities on the ship which were full of fun. |
D.Though the ship was large and comfortable, he didn’t enjoy the trip very much. |
A.All the passengers on board want to go to Mars. |
B.It’s difficult for people to find jewelry stores on the Mars. |
C.Wherever they go, some passengers are crazy about buying useless things. |
D.The most significant activity in the cruise is buying jewelry here and there. |
A.serious | B.ironic |
C.sweet | D.angry |
【推荐1】Dolphins are social and intelligent animals. And, like the way humans maintain relationships by hugging or giving a handshake, dolphins breathe together at the same time when they come up from the water for air. This shared act is important for creating social connections. But sharing the same air and area is also spreading an infectious and deadly disease among the dolphins.
Janet Mann and other scientists are trying to understand the virus. They discovered it in the water off the American states of Virginia and Maryland. It is now spreading to other Atlantic coast dolphins.
Mann explains that the dolphin virus is in the lungs. “When dolphins breathe together at the surface, they’re sharing tiny droplets just like we do when we’re talking with each other,” she said.
During her 35 years of studying dolphins, Janet Mann has noticed that even though dolphins have close friends, they visit other dolphins and leave the groups often. Following the social lives of dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay has permitted researchers to identify over 2,000 dolphin individuals. They can remember them by their special shapes and markings on their back fins.
Two researchers, Melissa Collier and Ann-Marie Jacoby, saw two dolphins. A third dolphin joined his friends. All three dolphins came to the surface of the water and breathed together. “This is typical, male behavior. The males stay pretty coordinated (协调) with each other. The females sync (同步), but not as regularly. They syne mostly with their offspring (幼崽).” Mann says. This behavior pattern might explain why more male dolphins have died in the most recent outbreak of the virus.
Viruses are naturally occurring in the wild, but human activities in the ocean can make the virus worse by wakening environments and populations even more. Pollution from carbon and plastics, limited food sources, along with ocean warming from climate change, harm the animals. These factors weaken the dolphins’ immune systems. “So, they are extremely vulnerable (脆弱的,易受伤的) to virus outbreaks.” Mann says.
1. What are Mann and other scientists trying to do?A.Record the dolphins’ social habits. | B.Increase the population of dolphins. |
C.Compare the viruses among dolphins. | D.Study the spread of the virus among dolphins. |
A.Researchers. | B.Close friends. |
C.The social lives of dolphins | D.Over 2,000 dolphin individuals. |
A.They absorbed more air than females. | B.They did more social activities together. |
C.They came to the surface of the water more | D.They were more vulnerable to viruses. |
A.Ocean warming. | B.Dolphins breathing together. |
C.Researchers studying dolphins. | D.The growing population of dolphins. |
【推荐2】Scientists have an unlikely new helper while exploring the Earth’s crust (地壳) deep beneath the ocean: Fin whales. New research, published Thursday in Science, finds these Fin whale calls’ sound waves can help create images of the seafloor down to 2. 5 kilometers.
Seafloor imaging, which is important for studying things like earthquake mechanics and carbon storage capacity, usually uses large air guns that send waves of sound downwards. The sound waves go through the crust and bounce back to instruments on the seafloor, carrying information about the structures they travel through. But such surveys are expensive, and the guns’ explosive noise may interrupt sea creatures that use sound to communicate.
Vaclav Kuna, the study co-author, was studying earthquakes when he noticed strange readings on the seafloor seismic (地震的) instruments, which turned out to match the frequencies of fin whale calls. Whale songs often appear in such instruments’ records, says Emily Roland, a marine seismologist at the University of Washington. Seismologists usually see these signals as annoyance. Kuna, however, noticed that the signals were not coming directly from the whales, but were echoes bouncing back from within the crust.
This technique does have limitations, Kuna says. Fin whale songs are limited in frequency, meaning the subsurface images are not as clear as those made with air guns. Additionally, a relatively flat seafloor is needed to triangulate (作三角测量) the whales’ positions while multiple stations would be needed in uneven or mountainous regions, he says.
Nevertheless, these whales are found almost everywhere except the ice-covered areas of the Arctic. The whale calls’ wide existence means they could provide new insight into old seismic datasets, Roland says. “At least the whale songs can serve as an additional source of signals. They are free and they are always there,” Kuna says. “It’s a win-win.”
1. What do we know about seafloor imaging in Paragraph 2?A.It may affect some sea animals. | B.It can help predict earthquakes. |
C.It is not completely accurate. | D.It is environmentally-friendly. |
A.They can help scientists to locate their habitats. |
B.They are easy to record and measure in the ocean. |
C.They are likely to be used for seafloor imaging. |
D.They have different frequencies among fin whales. |
A.Exchanging messages between whales. |
B.Working as an extra source of signals. |
C.Providing useful insights into whales. |
D.Exploring the ice-covered areas of the Arctic. |
A.Fin Whale Calls Reveal Structure beneath Ocean Floor |
B.Fin Whales Communicate by Singing Special Songs |
C.Fin Whale Protection Is a Win-win Move for All |
D.Seafloor Imaging Helps to Locate More Resources |
【推荐3】Whaling was once a major industry worldwide. And by the 1940s, more than 30,000 whales were being caught every yean Oil from whales was widely used. In order to make possible the orderly development of the global whaling industry, the international Whaling Commission (IWC) was formed in 1946.
However, in 1986, the IWC voted (投票) for a ban on whaling. The biggest concern was the huge fall in whale populations across the planet. Indeed many people say the ban came too late and that commercial whaling has already driven many species close to extinction. According to Greenpeace, blue whales are less than 1% of their original number in the Antarctic while Sei Whales and Fin Whales are also listed as “endangered species”.
There are many other good reasons to oppose whaling. Whales are extremely intelligent creatures. They have social networks very similar to those of humans, and scientists have recently discovered that whales have brain cells only previously found in humans and great apes (猿) . On top of that, whaling is also a cruel industry. Whales are often caught using explosive harpoons (鱼叉). In some cases, when the harpoon doesn't bit its target properly, whales can take minutes or sometimes hours to die.
Despite this, some countries continue to hunt whales. And currently Japan hunts more than 1,000 whales a year-all of them part of a supposed “scientific research” programme. Many people argue that this “research” is nothing more than a front of commercial whaling — the meat that is left over after samples are taken is sold.
At present, the world is fairly divided on the issue with Iceland, Japan and Norway on the pro-whaling side and the US, Australia, New Zealand and the EU on the anti-whaling side. Asked recently bow difficult his job was on a scale (等级) of one to ten, Cristian Maquieira, the chairman of the IWC said, “About a twelve!”
1. What is the main reason for the IWC, voting for a ban on whaling?A.Many whale species died out. |
B.Whales are highly intelligent creatures. |
C.The number of whales dropped sharply. |
D.Whales suffer great pain when being caught. |
A.Protest. | B.Maintain. | C.Permit. | D.Improve. |
A.To ensure food supply. | B.To do scientific research. |
C.To protect other species. | D.To make economic profit. |
A.The IWC will make great efforts to promote the ban. |
B.It is rather challenging for the IWC to carry out the ban. |
C.There is still much room for the IWC to improve its work. |
D.The IWC is confident of stopping all countries hunting whales. |
【推荐1】My mother used to take me to my grandparents’ in Belgium during the school holidays. While I would play chess with my grandfather, he would tell me stories about growing up, falling in love, and travelling around the world.
I didn’t realize the importance of preserving memories until my grandfather passed away, which ultimately changed my outlook on remembering our loved ones and the stories we share. I thought about solutions to help other people record the precious memories for those they love—before it’s too late. So I began matching ghostwriters (代笔人) to clients to help them write a book as smoothly and beautifully as possible, and Story Terrace was born.
Since then, we have explored the power of stories and their ability to connect us with our past and make sense of the present. It has been documented that increased family connection is significantly linked to less loneliness. Learning more about one’s family history, however, has been linked to boosting emotional health, increasing compassion and providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions.
What we have found through our own research is that so many of us have missed out on the opportunity to explore our origins. 56 percent of Brits agreed that much of their family history is lost because they are no longer able to speak with the person who knows the most about it. A further 51 percent expressed regret as they wished they could tell their younger self to document their family’s life story, feeling that most of it had been forgotten. But when it comes to telling these stories, many don’t know where to begin.
We have seen numerous times when people come to us with random journal entries and notes from over the years, and these can be developed into a wonderful work of art that can be passed down for generations to come.
Half of the projects we see at StoryTerrace are heritage stories, with family occupying a dominant theme for most stories. Alongside this, common themes we see are of course love, overcoming challenges, settling in new surroundings and so on. However, family is a thread that always ties these together.
1. What does Story Terrace do?A.It boosts the mood of your family members. |
B.It gives treatment to people with mental illness. |
C.It links people from different cultures together. |
D.It helps turn your beloved one’s stories into a book. |
A.Why StoryTerrace matters. |
B.How StoryTerrace functions. |
C.What StoryTerrace focuses on. |
D.Where StoryTerrace beings your story. |
A.It is part of the national heritage. |
B.Its stories are mostly about family. |
C.It dominates half of the market. |
D.Its stories gain much popularity. |
A.Family Stories Worth Telling |
B.Create Your Own Story Books |
C.Documents of Family History |
D.Preserve Memories with StoryTerrace |
【推荐2】Preventing heart disease is a topic I think about all the time, given my family history of heart disease. So last summer, I travelled to Bolivia. The natives, called the Tsimane, were reported to have the healthiest hearts in the world. I wanted to learn what they could teach me about preventing heart disease.
Getting to the Tsimane wasn't easy. They lived in small family groups of about 60 people along river banks. We finally found one of the villages at sunset. That night, we set up our tents in the middle of the village. Thatched huts surrounded us, with no electricity or modern conveniences.
At first, I thought they mainly got their calorics from meat. However, I found food such as rice and com made up nearly 70% of their diet. The food was not processed, lacking added sugars or salts.
During my stay there, I went hunting and fishing with the men and played soccer with the kids. I found the Tsimane were standing or walking nearly all of their waking hours. Men spent lots of time tracking animals. Fanning and gathering, mostly done by children and women, were all-day affairs.
I also got a clear idea of how they rested. As soon as the sun went down, people returned to their huts and went to sleep. And with the call of the cock in the morning, another day began.
The lifespan of the Tsimane is actually much shorter than those living in the US. Various factors, like animal attacks and infections, bring down the lifespan. But up until the day they die, they are often very healthy. While heart disease kills thousands of Americans every year and costs nearly a billion dollars a day, the Tsimane remind us that wealth doesn't necessarily buy health.
1. Why does the author pay so much attention to preventing heart disease?A.He dreams of becoming a doctor. | B.He wants to teach others about the topic. |
C.His family members encourage him to do so. | D.He was born with a high risk of heart disease. |
A.Housing, food and cooperation. | B.Diet, activity and rest. |
C.Physical work, social life and lifespan. | D.Group size, family history and consumption |
A.Natural sound. | B.Routine activity. | C.Animal behaviour. | D.Natural light. |
A.Take in less sugar and salt. | B.Stand less and walk more. |
C.Eat white meat instead of red meat. | D.Live in the middle of the community. |
【推荐3】Two-thirds of the world population lives under conditions where the freshwater demand is more than twice the natural water availability for at least one month per year. According to official statistics, one billion of those live in India and 0.9 billion live in China. Other areas facing this problem for longer periods include Bangladesh (130 million people), the western and southern states of the USA (130 million), Pakistan (120 million), Nigeria (110 million), and Mexico (90 million).
Communities use a range of techniques to overcome this issue. In dry summers, those near the coast can desalinate (淡化) seawater, although the process requires a large amount of energy and expenditure. Some remote inland communities have alternative methods that suit their particular conditions. For example, many high-altitude Chilean communities in the Andes use fog collectors, specialized nets that can gather just a few liters a day.
Elsewhere, there’s another option available. Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new device that passively harvests water from the air around the clock. The device is made up of a specially coated glass pane that reflects solar radiation and also radiates away its own heat. In doing so, it cools down by as much as 15 degrees Celsius below the surrounding temperatures. This difference in temperature between the air and the pane causes water vapor to condense (凝结) on its underside, which can then be easily collected.
Tests so far have been conducted on a university building in Zurich and suggest that the device can produce twice as much water per day as other passive water-collection technologies. Under ideal conditions, researchers harvested 0.53 decilitres of water per square metre of the surface per hour. “That’s close to the theoretical maximum value of 0.6 decilitres per hour, which is physically impossible to exceed,” says Iwan Hächler, a doctoral student who is working on the technology.
The zero-energy input of the set-up could make it suitable for use in developing countries, particularly in remote communities where water scarcity is often combined with power shortages. The scientists are hopeful that the device could be used with other water-collection methods, such as desalination, to increase productivity.
1. What does the author want to tell us by mentioning official statistics in Paragraph 1?A.Fresh water insecurity is a global crisis. |
B.Water resources are unevenly distributed globally. |
C.Lack of water seriously restricts many countries’ growth. |
D.Developed countries are better at handling water shortages. |
A.To hold the condensed water. | B.To work as a cooling surface. |
C.To get rid of harmful solar radiation. | D.To record the changes in temperature. |
A.It produces satisfying outcomes. | B.It is limited to laboratory environments. |
C.It has met with theoretical bottlenecks. | D.It needs further confirmation from experts. |
A.The explosive water demand throughout the world |
B.The consequences of water scarcity for people’s life |
C.A comparative analysis of water-collection methods |
D.A zero-energy solution for harvesting water from the air |