题目内容
15.The National Park Service in the United States will mark its one hundredth anniversary in 2016.As it nears its second century,the Park Service plans to increase its educational programs for students and teachers.The plans include transportation support for one hundred thousand students each year to visit national parks to learn about nature and history.Yellowstone is believed to have been the world's first national park when it was established in 1872.Other students will get a chance to see parks in faraway places through Skype and other online programs.
The National Park Service also works with partners to provide education.One of its partners is a nonprofit organization called NatureBridge.NatureBridge is celebrating its fortieth anniversary and says one million young people have taken part in its programs.The organization works with students from kindergarten through twelfth grade and uses national parks as its classrooms.It provides field science programs at Yosemite National Park and four other locations in California and the northwestern state of Washington.
Now,NatureBridge is launching an East Coast center with a four-million-dollar grant from Google.The program will begin in April at the Prince William Forest Park in Virginia.Students stay for three to five days in NatureBridge programs.The activities are aimed at developing their science skills.For example,they learn about different soils and study water quality under a microscope.Jason Morris,executive vice president of NatureBridge says when they are not sleeping,eating or in a laboratory,the students spend their time outdoors.
Julia Washburn is associate director of education and interpretation for the National Park Service.She says in a time of budget cuts,the agency has to find ways to still meet its goals.And one of the most important services that the Park Service provides every day is nature interpretation.
66.The text is intended to tell us thatB.
A.the National Park Service will celebrate its 100th anniversary
B.more educational programs will be started in national parks
C.NatureBridge plans to work with the National Park Service
D.students are encouraged to learn about nature and history
67.Which of the following is true of the National Park Service?D
A.It plans to make NatureBridge its branch.
B.It provides programs for college students.
C.It was established earlier than Yellowstone.
D.It offered some educational programs before.
68.According to the text,NatureBridgeC.
A.finances all the programs alone
B.is aimed at laboratory activities
C.has benefited quite a lot of students
D.provides online field science programs
69.What will be further talked about after the last paragraph?C
A.Ways to raise money. B.Budget cuts.
C.Nature interpretation. D.Better services.
70.You can probably read this text in the section ofB.
A.Travel B.Education C.Entertainment D.Health.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了美国The National Park Service即将迎来其100周年纪念.借此机会The Park Service计划加强其教育项目.
解答 66.B.细节理解题.根据第一段As it nears its second century,the Park Service plans to increase its educational programs for students and teachers可知这篇课文的目的是告诉我们国家公园讲启动更多教育计划;故选B.
67.D.推理判断题.根据第一段As it nears its second century,the Park Service plans to increase its educational programs for students and teachers可知国家公园以前曾提供过一些教育计划;故选D、
68.C.细节理解题.根据第三段NatureBridge is celebrating its fortieth anniversary and says one million young people have taken part in its programs.The organization works with students from kindergarten through twelfth grade and uses national parks as its classrooms可知NatureBridge计划使得大量学生受益;故选C.
69.C.推理判断题.根据最后一段And one of the most important services that the Park Service provides every day is nature interpretation可知接下来会讲到自然的解释;故选C.
70.B.推理判断题.根据最后一段Julia Washburn is associate director of education and interpretation for the National Park Service.She says in a time of budget cuts,the agency has to find ways to still meet its goals可知可以在教育部分看到本文;故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.