1 . China formally announced its first batch of five national parks. Are any of them from your hometown?

·The Sanjiangyuan National Park

The Sanjiangyuan Natonal Park, which is the source of three major rivers — the Yangtze, the Yellow, and the Lancang Rivers — is an important source of fresh water supply in China maintaining the lifeline of water security of the country. It is also home to hundreds of species of wild animals, such as wild yaks (牦牛), snow leopards and Tibetan antelopes.

·The Giant Panda National Park

The Giant Panda National Park connects three provinces — Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu. The park holds more than 70 percent of China’s wild giant pandas. Aside from the “national treasure” of China, the park is also the habitat of highly protected animals, including the snub-nosed monkey.

·The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park

In the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces the high-tech monitoring system was launched to provide real-time protection for plants and animals. Thanks to the establishment of the national park, at least 12 Siberian tiger cubs and 11 Amur leopard cubs have been born so far.

·The Wuyi Mountain National Park

The Wuyi Mountain National Park is the only national park in China which is both a biosphere reserve and heritage site. The park has the most complete, most typical, and largest area of the central subtropical (中亚热带的) native forest ecosystem at the same latitude on Earth. It is known as a birds’ paradise, the kingdom of snakes and the world of insects.

·The Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park

In the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, the protection of Hainan gibbons (长臂猿) has become a success story for animal preservation worldwide. Being the animals native to the South China island, Hainan gibbons are the world’s rarest primate (灵长类动物). Under the effective protection, its population has increased from as few as 7 to 9 in the 1980s to 35 today.

1. What does the Sanjiangyuan National Park influence most?

A．Land resources.

B．Water resources.

C．Forest resources.

D．Living resources.

2. Which park adopts high-tech devices to protect nature?

A．The Sanjiangyuan National Park.

B．The Wuyi Mountain National Park.

C．The Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park.

D．The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park.

3. Where can the text be found?

A．In a novel.

B．In a research report.

C．In a travel handbook.

D．In a nature magazine.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where is Stonehenge located?

A．In Egypt.

B．In China.

C．In England.

2. When did Stonehenge start to be built?

A．In 4000 BC.

B．Between 3000 and 2000 BC.

C．In 1600 BC.

3. What does the speaker say about Stonehenge?

A．It was built in stages.

B．It's the oldest construction in the world.

C．The supporting stones are 2.29 meters tall.

4. What do most scientists think about Stonehenge?

A．It's a royal palace.

B．It's a religious site.

C．It's a burial ground.