58．Where are these trips?

　　 A．In a large city．　　　　　　 B．In a park in the mountains．

　　 C．In a special kind of zoo．　　 D．In three different countries．

57. Friedlander can be said to be　　　 .

　 A. clever　 B. friendly　　　 C. hardworking　　　 D. strong-minded

E

Trip 1　 Black Bear Count

There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living．Some bears have been seen since the fires，and the Office has asked for young people to help count them．The entire trip will last three hours．Bookings necessary．

Cost：Free　 　　　　　　　　　　When：May 8

Trip 2　 Garland Valley

Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains．Garland Val1ey is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park．Many wild animals live in this area，including many rare birds．This is a great walk for bird-lovers，The trip lasts four hours．Bookings necessary．

Cost：$15　　　　　　　　　　　 When：May 8，May 15

Trip 3　 Flashlight Adventure

Put on your warm clothes，bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses，and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley．A guide will lead the tour．Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night．The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see．Numbers are strictly limited on night trips，so be sure to book early．This walk lasts two and a half hours．

Cost：$12　　　　　　　　　　　 When：May 8，May 22

Equipment to be needed：

●Please bring enough water and food for all walks．

●Wear good walking shoes--no high heels．

●Wear a hat for day walks．

●Dress warmly for night walks．

●Children must be with an adult．

●Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks．

●Follow all instructions from guides during the walks．The mountains are a dangerous place．

Bookings：

●Bookings for the above trip Can be made by telephone(893-4847)or on the Internet at www.bluemountaintour．com ．

56. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order,　　　　 .

　 A. China, India, and Pakistan 　　　 B. India, China, and Pakistan

　 C. Pakistan, China, and India　 D. China, Pakistan, and India

55. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be　　　 .

　 A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an

　 C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road　　 D. An American Achieving His Aims

　 D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

54. Why Swedes like traveling to Thailand in winter?

A.　　 The views there are excellent.

B.　　　 They like the weather there.

C.　　　 They love the food there.

D.　　 There are beautiful beaches.

D

On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”

　　 Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.

　　 When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.

　　 Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

53. What’s the main purpose to write this passage?

A.　　 To report Thailand’s tsunami.

B.　　　 To scold the Thailand government.

C.　　　 To warn visitors not to go to Thailand.

D.　　 To remind the Swedes of the tragedy.

52.Judging by Thaksin’s words we learn ___ .

A.　　 the 6,500 missing have been proved dead

B.　　　 Thailand has the correct number of deaths

C.　　　 He was angry at why few people were warned of the tsunami

D.　　 The search for the missing has stopped

51. The tourists from ___ have the largest number of deaths in Thailand except the natives.

A.　　 Sri Lanka　 B. Indonesia　 C. Sweden　 D. China

50. Swedes would fly flags at half-stall to ____.

A.　　 memorize the victims(遇难者) in the tsunami

B.　　　 emphasize the importance of safety

C.　　　 greet the relatives of the victims

D.　　 pray the safety of his citizens in Thailand

49. Which of the following statements is right?

A. There are many poisonous materials in industrial waste.

B. Sewage is good to fish.

C. Pollution in water does no harm to fish.

D. Birds don’t eat organisms.

C

　 BANGKOK, Thailand(CNN)- Thailand’s tsunami(海啸) death could reach 8,000, with more than half of those foreign tourists holidaying in the nation’s southern resorts when the disaster struck.

　 There are more than3,000 visitors from Sweden among the missing in Thailand, and the Scandinavian nation is ready to deal with what could be the worst natural disaster in its history.

　 Swedes greeted the New Year with a national day of mourning(哀悼) Saturday, flying flags at half-staff and lighting candles for the missing.

　 Thailand’s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Saturday many of those who were still listed as missing were likely to be dead.

　 “Many corpses(尸体) will be floating in the sea,” Thaksin said, according to wire reports. “Of the 6,500 missing, it is likely that they could mostly be dead as many days have passed.”

　 Thailand’s official death count is 4,812.

　 As the search for bodies continues, Thaksin said his government would investigate why the tsunami warnings largely failed to reach officials and tourist resorts.

　 “We will have to investigate the whole incident. When it happened, why we were not warned,” Thaksin said in his weekly radio address.

　 Official at the country’s meteorological department (气象局) did make some warnings before the waves rushed into tourist resorts and fishing villages, but they only got through to a handful of officials, the Associated Press reports.

　It is thought around 20,000 Swedes have traveled to Thailand this holiday season, to escape the cold winter of northern Europe.

　 While only 59 Swedes have so far been confirmed dead, authorities are fearing this tragedy may well become the worst natural disaster in the nation’s history. With a population of only 9 million, Swede’s expected loss of life almost matches that of Indonesia, and only Sri Lanka lost more.