10.Cherry Blossom Spots
Below is a list of some of Tokyo's most popular spots for cherry blossom (樱花盛开) viewing,including the typical timing for best viewing in the average year and japan-guide.com ratings.
Shinjuku Gyoen  Early April●●●
10 minute walk from Shinjuku Station,200 yen (日元),9:00 to 16:30
In its Western and Japanese style gardens,Shinjuku Gyoen features more than one thousand cherry trees of over a dozen varieties.There are spacious lawn areas,and the atmosphere is calm and peaceful.Thanks to the early and late flowering trees,Shinjuku Gyoen is a recommended hanami destination for those who miss the main season by a week or two.
Ueno Park  Early April●●
A few steps from Ueno Station,free admission
One of Japan's most crowded,noisy and popular spots for cherry blossom parties,Ueno Park has more than 1000 trees along the street leading towards the National Museum and around Shinobazu Pond.Ueno Park is a good hanami destination if you visit Tokyo early in the season,as the blossoms there follow a slightly faster schedule (typically two or three days faster) than the blossoms in other spots in the city.
Sumida Park  Early April●
A few steps from Asakusa Station,free admission
The park stretches for a few hundred meters along both sides of Sumida River.Some food stands are available.Cherry blossom viewing (hanami) can also be enjoyed from boats that sail slowly along the river.Trees are lit up in the evenings.
Koishikawa Botanical Garden  Early April
10 minute walk from Hakusan or Myogadani Station,330 yen,9:00 to 16:30
Koishikawa Botanical Garden is a spacious park with many cherry trees of different varieties and a Japanese landscape garden.Because it requires an admission fee and is a place of study,it remains relatively calm.
Ratings:●●●best of the best●●best of Japan●outstanding
61.The parks are rated"●●●","●●"or"●"because of theirC.
A.business profit  
B.natural scenery         
C.cherry blossom     
D.tourism service
62.One reason for Ueno Park being so crowded may be that it hasD.
A.the most cherry trees                                     
B.the most cherry tree varieties
C.the longest cherry blossom season             
D.no admission fee charged
63.If you visit Tokyo for hanami in the middle of April,where should you go?A
A.Shinjuku Gyoen
B.Ueno Park.
C.Sumida Park
D.Koishikawa Botanical Garden.
64.Sumida Park is different from the others because itC.
A.is near the station                                            
B.opens at night
C.offers boat tours                                              
D.has fewer visitors
65.Which is information showing"the typical timing for best viewing in the average year"?A
A.Early April
B.From 9:00 to 16:30.
C.In the evenings
D.A week or two.
9.Jenny Bowen,an American living in Beijing,was selected,as the only American to carry the 2008Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil.She and seven other non-Chinese winners had been chosen from 262applicants from 47countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-language newspaper,China Daily.When Bowen ran with the Olympic torch,she was not only representing the United States,but also representing thousands of Chinese orphans(孤儿).
Bowen,a mother of two adopted(收养) Chinese daughters,is director of Half the Sky Foundation,an organization which was founded in 1998and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in China.In nearly 10years,Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000children.Half the Sky is now present in 36welfare institutions in 28Chinese cities.
About 4,000children are active in the program,which provides trained staff,educational tools,medical support and care for orphans.
Bowen hoped that running with the Olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in China.She was among 19,400runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile,130-day route across five continents.Beijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in Olympic history.
Like Bowen,the seven other.non-Chinese winners,including a German engineer and a Venezuelan designer,live in China.Other countries represented were the Philippines,Colombia,India,Japan and Russia.
According to Olympic organizers,candidates (候选人) were selected based or an online vote,committee selection,their"love of Chinese culture and history"and devotion to"communicating information of a real China to their native countries".Each runner carried the torch for 200meters on Chinese soil.

45.Bowen hoped that being a torch runner would helpC.
A.collect educational tools,medical support,etc.for orphans
B.make Half the Sky Foundation well known
C.draw special attention to the children in China
D.communicate information of America
46.The eight foreign torch relay runnersD.
A.were selected by Half the Sky
B.won the contest organized by the committee
C.all lived in Beijing
D.carried the torch in the relay in China
47.We can infer from the text that Jenny BowenA
A.loves Chinese culture and history
B.founded Half the Sky aimed at helping Chinese orphans
C.has adopted 13,000children during 10years
D.is interested in Chinese sports
48.What's the best title for the passage?B
A.Happy Life of a US Woman in China
B.A US Woman Carrying 2008Olympic Torch in China
C.Development of Chinese Welfare Institutions
D.The Longest Torch Relay in Olympic History.
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