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       Have you ever heard of Paynes prairie? It is one of the most important natural and historical areas in Florida. Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesville. It is large, 21,000 acres. This protected land is called a preserve. The Florida Park Service manage the preserve.

  The Paynes Prairie basin was formed when limestone dissolved and the ground settled. It is covered by marsh(沼泽)and wet prairie vegetation. There are areas of open water. During brief periods it has flooded enough to be considered a lake. Except for that, the basin has changed little through time.

  Man has lived on Paynes Prairie a very long time. He lived there as far back as 10,000 B. C. At one time, the Seminoles lived there. The prairie is thought to have been named after King Payne, a Seminole chief. During the late 1600s, the largest cattle ranch in Florida was on Paynes Prairie. Today, Paynes Prairie is preserved land . It is occupied by visitors and Florida Park Service employees.

  Willam Bartram visited Paynes Praire. Bartram was the first person who portrayed (described)nature through personal experience as well as scientific observation. He lived 200 years ago. He visited Paynes Prairie in 1774. At that time he described it. He called Paynes Prairie the "great Alachua Savannah."

  Most of the animal life, which Bartram described, is still here. A large number of sandhill cranes, hawks and waterfowl are here in winter. The animal diversity is increased by the presence of pine flatwoods, hammock, swamps and ponds.

  The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is open year round. The Florida Park Service works hard so that the park will appear as it did in the past. It offers many opportunities for recreation. At the park you can camp and picnic. You can hike and bike. You can boat and fish. You can ride on horse trails. And you can see lots of nature and wildlife. You can see Florida as it was in the early days.

  Paynes Prairie is part of our Florida history. It is an example of our Florida natural resources. It is a place for recreation. Paynes Prairie is an important experience of the Real Florida.

49.How was the Paynes Prairie basin formed?

  A.By the Seminole Indians.

  B.By the Florida Park Service.

  C.From dissolved limestone and the ground settling.

  D.From lots of flooding and wet prairie vegetation.

50.The underlined word "diversity" means “             .”

A.variety           B.society               C.population         D.area

51.All of the following are true EXCEPT that __       .

  A.Paynes Prairie has changed little through time

  B.Paynes Prairie is covered by wet prairie vegetation

  C.there used to be a big cattle farm on Paynes Prairie

  D.William Bartram was the first person~ to visit Paynes Prairie

52.The purpose of the passage is to         .

  A.call on people to protect wildlife

  B.attract people to this preserved park

  C.show you the formation of Paynes Prairie

  D.introduce the recorded history of Paynes Prairie

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Once there was a king who liked pictures very much. One day, he a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he liked, and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect for peaceful towering mountains all around it. was a blue sky with fluffy (蓬松的) white clouds. All who saw this thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

picture had mountains, too. But these were large, rough and . Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning . Down the side of the mountain   a foaming (起泡沫的) waterfall. This did not look at all.

But when the king looked , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her . There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize? The king the second picture. Do you know why?

“Because,” the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and be calm in your heart. That is the real of peace.”

A. afforded              B. offered                  高☆考♂资♀源?网C. accepted            D. canceled

A. collected         B. planned             C. tried                 D. directed

A. hardly                   B. slightly      高☆考♂资♀源?网                                C. really                D. generally

A. bowl                     B. mirror               C. plate                 D. cover

A. Outward         B. Indoors             C. Overhead          D. Downhill

A. prize                     B. result                C. artist                 D. picture

A. The one               B. Another             C. Other                D. The other

A. bare                    B. fresh                 C. green                D. distant

A. played                 B. screamed           C. wandered          D. cheered

A. connected            B. floated                     C. fell                   D. rose

A. hopeful                B. peaceful            C. successful          D. careful

A. regularly            B. suddenly           C. closely                     D. casually

A. flower                 B. ground                  C. tree                   D. bush

A. house                 B. business            C. nest                  D. relationship

A. of                       B. in                            C. by                        D. for

A. protect                 B. forced               C. depended           D. chose

A. explained             B. described           C. reminded           D. persuaded

A. which                  B. where               C. whose               D. that

A. thus                     B. even                 C. also                  D. still

A. story                   B. meaning            C. source               D. history

Teaching kids to fish sometimes puzzles us parents. Now I’d like to give you a few tips.

First of all, start them young.

Get them in a boat, or on a pier(码头), or on the bank at as young an age as you possibly can. Obviously this means being extremely conscious about their safety. Whatever you do, DON’T plan on any fishing yourself. If fishing is going to happen, the fishing will be done by the kids with your help! This lets you pay attention to them and not ignore them while you fish.

Next, make sure you plan the first trips to someplace where you can actually catch a lot of fish. At this point, it doesn’t matter what kind or how big, just make sure they can catch some. A small child’s patience is very short, and waiting 30 minutes for a bite will turn them off in a hurry. You may need to go to a small pond where the fish are dying to eat bread balls. Any type of fish will do. Remember, this is for them, not for you.

As they fish, cheer for every fish they catch. Make a really big deal out of it. Take pictures. And if it’s possible, take some home to clean. Let the child help you clean with a table knife, so he can’t get hurt.

Make sure he makes and sees the connection from catching to cleaning to cooking. As soon as you have the fish cleaned, it’s into the kitchen to start cooking. Make him flour and cornmeal the fish. Let him see the fish cooking, and talk about how good they are. Then when it’s ready, make sure you brag(吹嘘) on the fact that he (or she ) caught these fish, and “aren’t they good?”

In this way, I’m sure your kids will be interested in fishing and good at fishing.

Title: Teach a kid to fish

Start them young

·Be aware of_________

·Plan a fishing trip for the_________ not for yourself.

Plan the first fishing_______

·Choose places where the kids can catch fish easily because a small child’s patience doesn’t_________ long.

·Regardless of (不管)the kind and_________ of fish.

Cheer for every fish they catch

·Make a big deal out of it.

·Take pictures.

·Take some home and let the child help to clean with a table knife to avoid_________ hurt.

_________ the fish they catch

·_________him to flour and cornmeal the fish.

·Let him see the fish cooking.

·Talk about how good they are.

_________

·Make them_________ in and good at fishing.

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