1 . The Best US National Parks You’ve Never Heard of
Dry Tortugas National Park
Located 70 miles west of Key West, this group of seven islands is a great destination to enjoy some of Florida’s nature. The islands are composed of coral reefs (珊瑚礁) and sand, and they are famous for the birds and sea life. Tourists can also enjoy Fort Jefferson, which dates back to the 19th century.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is divided into two units, a northern unit and a southern unit. Between the two sections, this park gives tourists the opportunity to experience some of North Dakota’s unique scenery, including the Badlands, canyons (峡谷) and more. The hiking trails (小径) allow tourists to see some of this country’s natural wonders and amazing wildlife.
Isle Royale National Park
Isle Royale is one of the special parks in the US. The island is only accessible by boat. Once there, you can enjoy the unique wilderness that has been protected in a special way. The island has a beautiful coast that can be explored by boat. You can also explore the island by hiking its many trails. Another unique feature of the island is the ships that have been destroyed at sea.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park extends from the low desert to the high mountains. Tourists to this park can enjoy over 80 miles of trails throughout the park, which travel through canyons, woodlands, springs, mountainous wilderness and more. It is also home to the Salt Basin Dunes, which are an amazing windswept landscape.
1. What can tourists do in Theodore Roosevelt National Park?| A．Walk along the hiking trails. | B．Admire coral reefs. |
| C．Enjoy the Salt Basin Dunes. | D．See Fort Jefferson. |
| A．By train. | B．By car. | C．By water. | D．By air. |
| A．Isle Royale National Park. | B．Dry Tortugas National Park. |
| C．Theodore Roosevelt National Park. | D．Guadalupe Mountains National Park. |
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5 . Avebury is near the far more famous Stonehenge. What is interesting about it is that a village has grown up around the stones, unlike Stonehenge, which stands alone. Avebury and Stonehenge are just two of about 1,300 stone circles all over the UK. Many of them are in fantastic locations, like Castlering in Cumbria, from which you can see England’s highest mountain; and the Ring of Brodgar in the beautiful Orkney Island, off Scotland’s northern coast.
Some of them are UNESCO World Heritage sites, and several have local stories connected to them. For example, the Merry Maidens in West Cornwall is a group of nineteen stones. According to the story, they were young women — maidens — who were turned into stone for dancing on a Sunday.
Early historians thought that the stone circles were temples for the people who arrived in the UK in about 500 BC. Later research has shown that they are far older than that, at least 4,000 years old. Stonehenge could have been built 5,000 years ago, but it’s still nowhere near as old as the nearby wooden circle built about 10,000 years ago. Some experts believe they acted like calendars and have shown that some stones line up with sunrise or sunset on the longest and shortest days of the year. Others believe they were places for the dead bodies of the local rich and powerful.
We may never know why they were built, but each one leaves the visitor with a strong sense of the shortness of our existence in the sea of history. There are groups of stone circles and other prehistoric (史前的) monuments throughout the British Isles, so wherever you are staying you should include at least one in your tour.
1. What can we learn about Avebury?| A．It stands alone. | B．It is a part of Stonehenge. |
| C．It has a village around it now. | D．It consists of a couple of Merry Maidens. |
| A．Stone circles. | B．Mountains. |
| C．Temples. | D．Islands. |
| A．The local stories of stone circles. |
| B．The original purpose of stone circles. |
| C．The historic value of stone circles. |
| D．The time when stone circles were built. |
| A．Building more monuments. | B．Protecting World Heritage sites. |
| C．Learning more about our history. | D．Visiting some of those stone circles. |
6 . Lakes that are called seas
People are always full of imagination to the deep and mysterious sea. However, the waters known as the sea are not always the endless seas we remember, but may also be beautiful or magnificent lakes.
Aral Sea
The Aral Sea is an inland lake that lies to the north of Uzbekistan and to the south of Kazakhstan. Aral occupied a vast area of about 68, 000 square km for a long period of time, but its area has been constantly reducing over the past two centuries and today it’s believed to be less than 10% of its original size.
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is located between Israel and Jordan in the Jordan Rift Valley. It is actually a salt lake and one of the world’s most salty water bodies. The elevation (海拔) of the Dead Sea’s shores is the lowest and it also enjoys the little of being the world's deepest hypersaline lake. The high salinity (含盐量), of the Dead Sea means it does not support life, hence the name.
Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake with “sea” in its name. It is the second-lowest lake in the world after the Dead Sea with the surface elevation ranging from 705 feet to 686 feet below sea level. The Jordan River is the primary source of water for the Sea of Galilee. Underground springs also feed water to the lake.
Erhai Lake
Erhai in Yunnan Province, China, at 1, 972 meters above sea level, covering an area of 250 square kilometers, is one of the seven biggest freshwater lakes in China. It means “sea shaped like an ear” in Chinese. Erhai is reputed as “Pear of Plateau”.
1. Which of the following is becoming smaller and smaller?| A．Aral Sea. | B．Dead Sea. | C．Sea of Galilee. | D．Erhai Lake |
| A．It is the deepest lake. | B．It is the most salty lake. |
| C．It has the lowest shores. | D．It lies in a dangerous valley. |
| A．Size. | B．Shape. | C．Salt content. | D．Elevation. |
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9 . Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks time. Then inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year. If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.
Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.
There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the Southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing — very, very slowly — as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.
Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.
1. Many plants may survive in deserts when ________.| A．the rain is spread out in a year |
| B．the rain falls only in a few weeks |
| C．there is little rain in a year |
| D．it is dry all the year round |
| A．sand piles up gradually |
| B．there is plenty of rain in a year |
| C．the sea has dried up over the years |
| D．pieces of rock get smaller |
| A．too much sand |
| B．more sand than before |
| C．nothing except sand |
| D．something else besides sand |
| A．there is no rainfall throughout the year |
| B．life exists in rough conditions |
| C．all sand dunes are a few feet high |
| D．rocks are worn away only by wind and heat |
