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American like to visit the national parks. In 1996, over 250,000,000 people visited areas run by the National Park Service. Experts predict that by 2010, 500,000,000 people per year will visit the parks. As a result, people are trying to think of ways to protect the parks from the crowds.

   The crowding of the parks has caused several problems. One is that there is not enough space for all of the people who want to use the parks. To cope with this problem, national parks may require reservations months in advance for some spots. The Park Service may also raise entrance fees at these places.

    Another problem caused by increased park use is pollution. Some garbage and waste can be cleaned up, and the cleanup can be paid for by increased entrance fees. To cut down on noise pollution and air pollution, officials may decrease the number of cars allowed in parks. If this happens, people may use buses to travel around the parks. Officials may also limit the use of jet-skis, snowmobiles (摩托雪橇), motorboats, and sightseeing helicopters and planes.

    The parks are also threatened by development that is going on around them. For example, around Yellow Stone Park, many motels (汽车旅馆), golf courses, resorts, and other tourist attractions have been built. Some of these developments affect areas that are used by animals. People will have to learn to agree about ways to protect the parks. If they do not, there will soon be no reason to visit these national treasures.

By 2010, the number of visitors will rise by ______ per year.

A. 250 million              B. 500 million              C. 2.5 billion         D. 5 billion

If you want to visit the national parks, you may have to _____ in the future.

   A. pay less than before                         B. stay there for months

   C. book the ticket before months          D. fill in a form to apply for the ticket

Entrance fees may be increased _______.

   A. just for the benefit of the National Park Service

   B. either to limit the number of visitors or to pay for the cleaner

C. not only to protect the animals but to reduce the noise pollution

D. merely for the development of the national parks

What does the underlined sentence in the passage mean?

   A. People are not supposed to visit the national parks for fear that they will harm the animals.

   B. Only if more man-made tourist attractions are built will more people visit the parks.

   C. It is reasonable to keep the balance between the development of the parks and the reserve.

   D. People will not visit the national parks since there are no golf courses and resorts.

What can be inferred from the passage?

   A. High fees may probably keep some people out of parks.

   B. Helicopters and planes will not be used in parks any longer.

   C. The bus will become the only toot in parks with the purpose of pollution reduction.

   D. The National Park Service welcomes as many visitors as possible.

【小题1】A

【小题2】C

【小题3】B

【小题4】C

【小题5】A


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    A. was disappointed at her students’ performance

    B. was very confident in her students

    C. felt she didn’t teach them much

    D. felt very confident in herself at first

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    C. students’ embarrassment    D. the same experience

53.The writer learnt from their diaries that the students wanted to___________.

    A. raise interesting questions    B. know about background

    C. draw their own conclusions     D. know more exact facts

54.Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?

    A. The writer doubted about her ability of teaching.

    B. The writer became better at teaching foreign students.

    C. The writer had taken up her career for years.

D. The writer was upset when reading the students’ diaries.

55. The underlined word “philosophy” would probably NOT be _________.

A.  set of beliefs

B.outlook on life

C.study of the principles

       D.  understanding of art

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4.Although I can enjoy having snow battles with my kids in the winter vacation if we stay at home in China, I would like to take my twins to Egypt, an amazing country in Africa, to feel the different climate, the fantastic Arabic culture and its long history.

5.As an American-born Turkish, I can speak both English and Turkish fluently, but I have never gone back to my original country to visit the relatives living in Istanbul. So if possible, I’d like to fly there, visiting Istanbul and other cities in this great country.

 

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The growth in urban areas will go with the construction of roads and buildings, water and sanitation facilities, and energy and transport systems that will transform land cover and cities globally. Recent estimates suggest that between $25 trillion(万亿) and $30 trillion will be spent on infrastructure(基础设施) worldwide by 2030, with $100 billion a year in China alone.

"Considering the long life and near unavoidability of infrastructure investments, it will be critical for current urbanization-related policies to consider their lasting impacts," said Karen Seto, lead author of the study. "We have a huge opportunity to shape how cities develop and their environmental  impacts."

Nearly half of the increase in high-probability ----defined as greater than 75 percent ---- urban expansion is forecasted to occur in Asia, with China and India absorbing 55 percent of the regional total. In China, urban- expansion is expected to create a l,l00-mile coastal urban corridor from Hangzhou to Shenyang. In India, urban expansion will be gathered around seven state capital cities, with large areas of low-probability growth forecasted for the Himalaya region where many small villages and towns currently exist.

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"Urban expansion is concentrated in. only a few areas where there are large cities and industry," said Seto. "From the northern shore of Lake Victoria down to Rwanda is also a major hotspot of urban expansion."

In North America, where 78 percent of the total population lives in urban areas, urban land cover will nearly double by 96,000 square miles by 2030.The study also forecasts that 48 of the 221 countries in the study will experience insignificant amounts of urban expansion. "

1.As for China, the expansion of urban area means          .

A.$ 100 billion will be spent on infrastructure a year

B.creating a coastal urban corridor from Hangzhou to Qingdao

C.it will become the fastest developing country in the next decade

D.it will make up 55% of the increase in urban expansion in Asia

2.According to the passage infrastructure doesn't include          .

A.construction of roads                    B.sanitation facilities

C.energy systems                         D.land cover transformation

3.In paragraph three the underlined word “their lasting impacts” refers to the impacts of           .

A.the development of cities                 B.urbanization-related policies

C.infrastructure in vestments                D.China’s expansion of urban area

4.The best title for this passage should be                  .

A.The limitation of urban expansion

B.More investment on infrastructure

C.The fast development of the third world

D.The future urban expansion of the world

 

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A.People' s admiration for J.Paul Getty.

B.How J.Paul Getty led his life.

C.J. Paul Getty's achievements.

D.How J.Paul Getty became rich.

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A.harmful

B.interesting

C.positive

D.demanding

3.J.Paul Getty's marriage that lasted for the longest time was with _         

A.Ann

B.Adolphine

C.Allene

D.Louise

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B.politics

C.marriage

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对话填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

阅读下面对话,掌握其大意,并根据所给字母的提示,在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。

W="Wanghai    " L=Lihua

W: I lived with three Americans in a big house while I was

an international education (76) s________ in the USA.                                                  76.                     

L: Then you must have (77) got t________ many                                                          77.                     

interesting things.

W: Certainly! We had a good time.

L: Come on, tell me more about what happened.

W: The American seemed to be(78) d________ a lot from each other,                             78.                     

while we Chinese seemed to have more in common.

L: Give me more (79) d________.                                                                                          79.                     

W: One of the Americans came with a lot of plans. Tow or

Three anyone could accept, (80) b_______ he brought                                                        80.                     

more than one hundred. When I offered to help, he

(81) r_________ me. I didn’t know why.                                                                                    81.                     

L: What about others?

W: One other guy was crazy about china and Chinese culture.

He kept (82) a_________ me to have more food                                                            82.                     

the way we do at home.

L: Really? Well, it’s great that he would be (83) i___________                               83.                     

in our culture. And the third?

W: he was my best friend. he was in favor of slowing

everything down. He could (84) s________ a whole day                                              84.                     

reading or writing in a local café.

L: how exciting!

W: he taught me that it’s not (85) h_________ to live a                                                        85.                     

peaceful life, and that most of the things we think are necessary aren’t so at all.

 

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