2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about Venice at the beginning of March?

A．It has a travel off-season.

B．It has a wonderful concert.

C．It has a traditional celebration.

2. Why are the speakers going to make up?

A．To show love for Venetians.

B．To adapt to the local custom.

C．To make themselves elegant.

3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Husband and wife.

B．Guide and visitor.

C．Director and actor.

3 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The summer is a great time to be in Britain.     1     (evident), the British Museum, the Natural History Museum and Tate Britain are all must-sees for every visitor, but there are also a lot of interesting things to do for those who love the outdoors.

As far as I am     2     (concern), the Notting Hill Carnival is one of     3     largest street festivals in Europe,     4     (change) the face of London on the last weekend of August. First held in the mid-1960s, it’s a     5     (celebrate) of Caribbean culture but now     6     (include) Brazilians, Africans and Europeans.

With its popularity growing it’s estimated (估算) that 50,000 performers will participate     7     the parade. It will draw more than 1 million people over the weekend.

In mid-August, in Bristol, the sky is filled with colours during its annual balloon fiesta. If the weather is good, more than 100 hot air balloons     8     (rise) from the fiesta’s site in Ashton Court.

Britain is full of traditions.     9     you just stop at a country pub for a beer can make a moment special. Always be sure where you are, and learn enough English     10     (ask) for directions.

8 . The increase in primate (灵长类动物) ecotourism is causing stress-related behaviors in monkeys, according to a new study.

The study, led by the University of Portsmouth, looked at the impact of a single engine motor boat approaching a community of proboscis monkeys (长鼻猴). Those monkeys are unusual with their very long noses, which makes them appealing to tourists. And many of the boats carrying the tourists approach the primates quickly and loudly, often reaching the river banks just a few meters away from the wildlife.

The researchers conducted the experiment by approaching the monkeys in a motor boat with different speeds and travel distances — fast-close(approaching the monkeys for 10 seconds when 40 meters away at a speed of 14.4k m/hr), slow-close(approaching the monkey for 40 seconds when 40 meters away at a speed of 3.6 km/hr), and slow-far conditions(approaching the monkeys for 20 seconds when 100 meters away, at a speed of 3.6 km/hr).

The results showed that the monkeys displayed stress-related behaviors for longer in the fast-close and slow-close conditions and also reduced feeding as a result of the boat approaching in the fast-close condition. Once the boat started to approach, the proboscis monkeys showed repeated scratching (挠) and often moved quickly backwards to hide in the trees. This could potentially cause the monkeys to leave their safe sleeping sites and to go deep into the forest as it gets dark, where they could face a higher risk of predation (捕食行为).

“Collectively, our findings suggest that the approach of a single motor boat led to stress in proboscis monkeys when they were approached as closely as 60 meters from the other side of the river, regardless of the speed of approach,” said Dr Marina Davila-Ross, lead author of the study.

The researchers thus propose that guidelines for primate tourism in the riverside areas should include an approach speed of no more than 4 km/hr within 100 meters of the proboscis monkeys. They suggest it is also important to keep a distance, preferably no closer than 60 meters away, from the monkeys.

“Such information might be helpful for tourists, allowing them to modify (修改) their behaviors when visiting the primates and when encouraging guide s to follow the guidelines,” Dr Davila-Ross added.

1. What did the researchers’ experiment show about proboscis monkeys?

A．They found the slow-close condition most stressful.

B．They tended to go hunting when faced with danger.

C．They lost their sense of safety at the sound of motorboats.

D．They lost their way very easily at the sight of motorboats.

2. What do the researchers advise tourists to do?

A．To approach proboscis monkeys less frequently.

B．To avoid getting too close to proboscis monkeys.

C．To ask guides for more information about proboscis monkeys.

D．To behave themselves while trying to feed proboscis monkeys.

3. Which of the following may be the writer’s attitude towards primate ecotourism?

A．Concerns.

B．Confidence.

C．Disapproval.

D．Disinterest.

4. What can be the best title of the text?

A．Primate Ecotourism: a better understanding of primates

B．Primate Ecotourism: getting close to the primates

C．Primate Ecotourism: the conservation of primates

D．Primate Ecotourism: a negative effect on primate behavior

9 . Zion is among the most visited parks in the USA and is particularly crowded because many of its most popular sites sit in a narrow six-mile canyon (峡谷). Last year, about 4.3 million people visited it, up to 60 percent from a decade ago. So this year, park managers announced they were considering a first for any national park: requiring reservations (预定) for entry.

The National Park Service was created in 1916 to protect the country’s growing system of parks and monuments. Its aim is to conserve scenery and wildlife while also protecting visitor enjoyment for generations to come. For years, the lack of a reservation system for park entry associated with the spirit of adventure: Anyone could come, pretty much anytime.

But recently, both visitors and nature are suffering. Mr. Burns, who is on a team that is considering a reservation system, said some people showed up for a vacation they had planned for months, spent a day in the traffic jam and turned around. Mr. Burns said he favored a reservation policy. He recalled the days when he would jump in a car and pull up to parks across the West with no plans.

When he first came to the park in the 1980s, he wrote a letter home. “I’m living in a no-man’s-land,” he told his parents. He could hike for hours, even days, without seeing anyone, and he remembered the constantly changing light on the canyons, the brilliant green of the trees, the blue water of the Virgin River. Today, he said, when he wants to find solitude (清静), it is usually joined by the distant rumble of the shuttle bus.

“There is only one Zion National Park,” he said to those struggling to see a need for limiting access. “And it’s sacred (神圣的). Its beauty is sacred.”

1. What do we know about Zion from Paragraph 1?

A．It sits in a narrow six-mile canyon.

B．It has required reservations for entry.

C．It’s the most visited park in the USA.

D．More and more people pay a visit to it.

2. The National Park Service aims to ______.

A．conserve scenery and wildlife

B．prevent visitor enjoyment forever

C．allow visitors to visit the parks at any time

D．protect the country’s system

3. What’s Mr. Burns’s attitude to the reservation policy?

A．Cautious.	B．Favorable.
C．Doubtful.	D．Unconcerned.

4. What is the title for the text?

A．A Popular Reservation Policy

B．The National Park Service

C．Zion Requiring Reservations for Entry

D．Zion National Park — A Safe Place