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　　Yellowstone is the United States' first and most famous national park. This large wilderness area is very high in the Rocky Mountains of the northwestern US. It is bigger than the smallest state in the US.

　　Yellowstone became the world's first national park in 1872.

　　Yellowstone has many different kinds of unusual scenery：Although millions of people visit the park, the land remains unchanged－still a wilderness. The valley of the Yellowstone River has beautiful coloured rocks and three large waterfalls. In the early morning or evening, visitors sometimes see large deer－like animals, or buffalo(水牛)eating grass along the shores of Lake Yellowstone. The high mountains around Yellowstone are covered with evergreen forests.

　　Yellowstone Park has many areas with hot springs. These are caused by heat from the hot centre of the earth. Old Faithful is the most famous. Every 70 minutes, old Faithful sends hot water about 150 feet high into the air.

　　Here, hot spring water runs down over rocks into deep pools. It looks rather like a wonderful white cake.

　　When you visit Yellowstone, why not live like a cowboy? You can stay at an Old West country hotel. You'll enjoy typical cowboy food outdoors. You can ride a horse along one of the many paths or tralils.

　　There are over 1,000 miles of trails around Yellowstone. If you like excitement, take a boat trip down the fast Snake River, or spend a quiet summer day fishing by a river or a blue mountain lake.

　　In winter, Yellowstone Park is covered with heavy snow, but visitors still come to skate. With clouds of steam above them and snow all around, Yellowstone's hot springs look even more wonderful.

1．Which of the following is not true?

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A．Yellowstone Park has the longest history in US.

B．Yellowstone has a beautiful scenery.

C．There are forests in the park.

D．There are all kinds of birds in the park.

2．Visitors in the park can see animals eating grass ________.

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A．wherever they go

B．whenever they go

C．from time to time

D．on the top of the mountains

3．In this passage, the writer advises us to ________.

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A．become a cowboy

B．spend nights outdoors

C．do something as a cowboy did

D．drive along the paths

4．One of the most exciting activities in the park in summer is ________.

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When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very　45 voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.
One day, Dad accidentally got　  52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer　  53　properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光）   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56　what they meant.
The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.
59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

　　The llama is a member of the camel family． Like the camel, the llama can live for weeks without a drink of water． Both get enough moisture from the grass, shrubs, and other plants they eat． But unlike the camel, the llama has no hump on its back．

　　The llama is large and has long, soft hair． It is used as a pack animal in South America because it can carry heavy loads safely over narrow mountain tracks． It is tame, but it can be stubborn and bad-tempered． When angry, it spits． If you see a llama curling its big lips, move away as quickly as you can!

　　And don't ever overload a llama． If you do, it won't move an inch．

1．Like the camel, the llama_________．

A． has a hump on its back　　 B．can live for weeks without water

C． Neither A nor B D． Both A and B

2．Unlike the llama, the camel______．

A． is stubborn and bad-temperedB． can live for weeks without water

C． eats grass and shrubs　　 D． has a hump on its back

3．Llamas are used as pack animals in ________．

A． North America B． South America C． Africa D． Asia

4． The llama is most useful to man________．

A．in the mountains B． on the plains C． by the seashore D． in the forest

5．Llamas are used as pack animals because they_______．

A．can carry heavy loads B． are surefooted C． are tame D．All of the above

6．Llamas show they are angry by________．

A． spitting　　　　B．stamping their feet

C．crying loudly　　D．running away

7．From this story, it is clear that llamas are_______．

A． useful B． useless C． good pets D．found in zoos

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__36__ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 　37__.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 　38 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 　39　 and landed in the grass.

My 　40 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 41 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 　42　 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the 43 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 　44 to prepare a 45 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 46　 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 　47 !” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to　 48 those who helped you make it through those　 49 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 　50　 you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with 　51 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 52 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 　53 me from doing the unspeakable.”

　 Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 　54 　　of your actions. With one small gesture you can　 55 a person’s life. For better or for worse.

【小题1】 A. How 　　　　　B. When 　　　　　　C. Why 　　　　　　 D . Where

【小题2】. A. stupid　 B. clever　　　　 　　C. wonderful　　　 　　D. Anxious

【小题3】. A. throwing 　 B. knocking 　C. taking　　　　 　　D. Snatching

【小题4】 A. lost 　 B. sending　　　 C. broken　　　 　　 　　D. Flying

【小题5】 A. heart 　B. head　　　　 　　 　　C. hands　　　 　　 D. thought

【小题6】 A. While　　　 　　　　　 B. As　　　　　 　　 C. Because　　　 　 D. Once

【小题7】 A. passed by 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. came up C. went on　　　 　　D. turned out

【小题8】 A. top 　 B. hardest　　　 　　 　　C. favorite　　　 　　 D. Luckiest

【小题9】 A. pride 　B. honor　　　 　　 C. pleasure　　　 　　　 D. Chance

【小题10】A. class　 　B. school　　　 　　　 C. graduation　　 　 D. College

【小题11】A. excited B. nervous　　　 　 　　C. proud　　　　 　　 D. Crazy

【小题12】A. great　 B. famous　　　 　　　　 C. praised　　 　　　D. Honored

【小题13】A. reward 　B. remember 　　　 C. thank 　 D. Congratulate

【小题14】A. happy 　 B. exciting　　　 　　　　 C. old　　　　　 　　 D. Hard

【小题15】A. chance　 　B. gift　　　　　 　　　　 C. help　　　　　 　　 D. Favor

【小题16】A. wonder 　　B. anxiety　　　　 C. disbelief　　 　　 D. Pride

【小题17】A. kill　　　　 　B. enjoy　　　　 　　 C. test　　　　　 　 D. Hurt

【小题18】A. protected B. freed 　　C. warned　　　　 　　　 D. Prevented

【小题19】A. price B. use　　　　　 　　C. power　　　　 　 D. Meaning

【小题20】A. destroy 　B. change 　 C. save　　　　　 　 D. understand