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【题目】New Jersey Botanical Garden Membership

It’s easy to join New Jersey Botanical Garden (NJBG) Membership online, by phone or by mail. Your membership dollars help to improve the Garden, and provide educational and entertaining activities for the general public. Thank you for your support!

To join or renew, please click on the appropriate section and membership category below for safe and convenient online payment processing by PayPal.

If you prefer to join by phone or mail, call the NJBG office at (973) 962-9534 or download and send in our membership brochure (Adobe Acrobat PDF file).

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Membership Category	Individual	Dual (两人共用)	Student
Annual Fees	$ 35	$ 60	$ 25
Special: Save $5 with Biennial Fees	$ 60	$ 100	$ 40

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Membership Category	Individual	Dual (两人共用)	Student
Annual Fees	$ 30	$ 50	$ 25
Special: Save $5 with Biennial Fees	$ 50	$ 80	$ 40

The Botanical Garden started life as Skylands, a large area in the grand manner. It is famous for a 44-room Tudor Revival granite mansion(公馆)designed John Russel Pope. Skylands has 96 acres of formal and naturalized gardens and is surrounded by over 1,000 acres of meadows(草坪) and woodlands. Purchased by the State in 1966 and officially named as the New Jersey Botanical Garden in 1984, the gardens contain approximately 5,000 species and varieties of trees and flowers.

For you, the NJBG is an exciting and beautiful place to visit where you may enjoy each season’s best. Members enjoy special events, festivals, lectures and rewarding educational opportunities for both city and gardeners.

Your NJBG membership offers you discounts at participating nurseries, garden centers and other fine businesses. Simply present your NJBG membership card when beginning your purchase.

【1】The money paid for NJBG membership will be used to _____

A.offer further educationB.update the payment system

C.provide better serviceD.protect the environment

【2】To renew the one-year membership for your parents, you need to pay_____

A.$30B.$50C.$60D.$80

【3】According to the passage, New Jersey Botanical Garden_____

A.was officially named in 1966B.used to be privately-owned

C.presents members with awardsD.offers discounts in most shop

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了新泽西植物园的会员，讲述了如何加入会员以及会员所享受的优惠，让读者更了解NJBG的会员。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段的Your membership dollars help to improve the Garden, and provide educational and entertaining activities for the general public.可知会费将被用来改善花园，为普通大众供教育和娱乐活动，即会费被用来改善服务。C. provide better service（提供更好的服务）符合以上说法，故选C项。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第二个表格Annual Fees dual $50可知更新两人一年的会员费用是50美元，因此为父母更新一年的会费为50美元。故选B项。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段的It is famous for a 44-room Tudor Revival granite mansion(公馆)designed John Russel Pope. 和Purchased by the State in 1966 and officially named as the New Jersey Botanical Garden in 1984,可知植物园从前是一个公馆，政府于1966年购得，然后取名为新泽西州植物园，故推测该植物园以前是私人的。B. used to be privately-owned（从前是私人拥有的）符合以上推测，故选B项。