There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists  36 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were  37  two he really liked, and he had to  38  between them.  One picture was of a  39  lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for  40  mountains all around it. Overhead was a  41  sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture  42  that it was a perfect picture of peace.
    The other picture had  43  , too. But these were lifeless and  44  . Above was an angry sky, from which rain  45  and wind was blowing. Down the side of the mountain rushed a(n)  46  . This did not look peaceful at all.
    But when the king looked   47 , he saw behind the waterfall a small   48  growing in a crack in the rock. In the leaves of the tree a mother bird had   49  her nest. There, in the midst of the angry water,  50  the mother bird on her nest—in perfect peace.
    Which picture do you think   51  the prize? The king decided on the   52 picture. Do you know why?

“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not  53  to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. To be in the  54  of all those things and still be calm in your  55  . That is the real meaning of peace.”

36．A. failed        B. passed          C. tried            D. agreed
37．A. only           B. really           C. surely           D. generally
38．A. judge             B. compare        C. check            D. choose
39．A. wide             B. deep            C. calm            D. blue
40．A. beautiful      B. strange          C. tall                  D. peaceful
41．A. black         B. bright           C. gray                  D. pale
42．A. advised       B. argued          C. thought             D. doubted
43．A. lakes         B. mountains       C. mirrors           D. clouds
44．A. low        B. far             C. snowy                  D. rough

45.  A. stopped      B. fell            C. followed         D. continued
46．A. waterfall      B. river            C. animal           D. artist
47．A. quickly       B. impatiently     C. closely                 D. aimlessly
48．A. grass                 B. flower                 C. root                     D. tree
49．A. found                B. built                 C. designed                D. damaged
50．A. danced       B. performed       C. slept            D. lay

51．A. won                  B. completed     C. presented            D. shared
52．A. first              B. second            C. new                      D. colorful
53．A. stay                  B. remain                  C. mean                    D. promise
54．A. middle              B. use                        C. company               D. period
55．A. life             B. work                  C. dream            D. heart

Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park every year to see the tall waterfalls and mountains. These mountains are a splendid sight when viewed from the valley floor. Lots of stores, hotels, and restaurants are needed to handle the crowds. Also, water, roads, and other service systems are part of the infrastructure（ 基础设施）that must be maintained.

Unfortunately, these systems are starting to break down. It is not just in Yosemite but in national parks around the nation.

Yosemite is thirty years old according to Dennis Galvin, a National Park Service worker. The park is not only old but worn out. Two or three times as many visitors come every year. That is too many visitors for the park to deal with.

Four years ago a storm washed out a water pipeline in the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service had to send water trucks to provide water for the visitors. Last month pipe almost broke again and roads had to be closed for a while.

Why hasn’t the National Park Service kept up the park repairs? There is lack of money. The United States has 378 mountains, parks, and wilderness areas. Between three and four billion dollars are needed for repairs.

Yosemite is one national park that does have money fro repairs. It has two hundred million dollars but cannot spend it any way it chooses. When the park workers started widening the road, they were forced to stop by the Sierra Club. The club claimed that the road work was damaging the Merced River that runs through the park. 

A Sierra Club lawyer, Julia Olson, feels that the infrastructure needs to be moved out of Yosemite. That way less pressure will be put on the already crowed park.

1. According to the text, the mountains in Yosemite look most splendid when

they are appreciated from _______ .

2.National parks like Yosemite in the U.S. find it increasingly difficult to

meet the need of visitors because _______ .

3.The main problem of Yosemite Park is its ________ .

4. According to the text, the Sierra Club is most likely to be _______ .  

　　Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park every year to see the tall waterfalls and mountains. These mountains are a splendid sight when viewed from the valley floor. Lots of stores, hotels, and restaurants are needed to handle the crowds. Also, water, roads, and other service systems are part of the infrastructure（基础设施）that must be maintained.

　　Unfortunately, these systems are starting to break down. It's not just in Yosemite but in national parks around the nation.

　　Yosemite is thirty years old according to Dennis Galvin, a National Park Service worker. The park is not only old but worn out. Two or three times as many visitors come every year. That is too many visitors for the park to deal with.

　　Four years ago a storm washed out a water pipeline in the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service had to send water trucks to provide water for the visitors. Last month pipes almost broke again and roads had to be closed for a while.

　　Why hasn't the National Park Service kept up the park repairs? There is a lack of money. The United States has 378 monuments, parks, and wilderness areas. Between three and four billion dollars are needed for repairs.

　　Yosemite is one national park that does have money for repairs. It has two hundred million dollars but cannot spend it any way it chooses. When the park workers started widening the road, they were forced to stop by the Sierra Club. The club claimed that the road work was damaging the Merced River that runs through the park.

　　A Sierra Club lawyer, Julia Olson, feels that the infrastructure needs to be moved out of Yosemite. That way less pressure will be put on the already crowded park.

(1) According to the text, the mountains in Yosemite look most splendid when they are appreciated from ________.

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(2) National parks like Yosemite in the U.S. find it increasingly difficult to meet the need of visitors because ________.

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A．their transport management needs improving

B．they spend too much on their service systems

C．their service systems frequently go out of order

D．they need help from environmental organizations

(3) The main problem of Yosemite National Park is its ________.

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(4) According to the text, the Sierra Club is most likely to be ________.

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