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Thoughbeachvacationsmaybeagreatwaytotakeyourmindoffwork,lakessurroundedbymountainsmakeforanevengranderexperience.Ifyouarelookingforsomepeaceonyourvacation,wehavesomerecommendationsforyouintheCaucasus（高加索）.

LakeSevan

LakeSevanissituatedinthecentralpartofArmenia,intheGegharkunikprovince.ItisthelargestlakeinArmenia,located6,200ftabovesealevel.Alongthelakeshore,therearevariousaccommodations（膳宿）.suchasresortsandhotelswithplentyofactivitiestotakepartinsuchaswindsurfing,swimmingandsunbathing.Whilethere,donotforgettovisitoneofthefamousculturalrelics,theSevanavankMonastery,anditoffersagreatviewofthelakeaswell.

LakeParavani

LakeParavani,locatedat6,801ftabovesealevel,isinthesouthofGeorgia,neartheJavakhetiplateau.Atthislevel,altitudesicknesscanoccuranditisagoodideatobepreparedtoadapttoitproperly,orbringmedicationforaltitudesickness.Beingavolcaniclakemakesforamoreinterestingexperience.Thelakeisbestknownforfishing.Donotcomehomeduringthewintermonthswhenthelakefreezes.

LakeCildir

LakeCildirislocatedintheArdahanprovince,EastTurkey,nearthebordersofGeorgiaandArmenia.ItisthesecondlargestfreshwaterlakeofEasternTurkey,andmanytouristsarenotawareofthisbeautifulattraction.LakeCildirissurroundedbymountainsoftheCaucasus.ThelakefreezesduringlateNovember.Ifthewinterisnotextremelycold,youcantrysomelakeactivitieslikeiceskatingandicefishing.

LakeVan

LakeVanisthemustvisitofalllakesinthislist.ThelargestlakeinTurkey,LakeVanislocatedontheeasternshoreofTurkeyandisalsothemostaccessiblelakehere.It’ssituatedat5,380ftabovesealevel,anduniquetolakesaroundtheworld,thewaterishighinsaltcontent.

21．Ifyouwanttovisitsomehistoricsitesduringyourtravelbyalake,youcangoto_______.

A.LakeCildirB.LakeParvaniC.LakeSevanD.LakeVan

22．WhatisspecialaboutLakeVan?

A.Itswaterishighinsalt.B.Itisavolcaniclake.

C.Itisgloballythelargestlake.D.Itissurroundedbymountains.

23．WhatchallengearetravelersmostlikelytofacewhilevisitingLakeParavani?

A.Lackofmedicine.B.Volcanoeruptions.

C.Altitudesickness.D.Lowtemperaturealltheyear.

24．Whichdestinationswouldbeattractivetoafishinglover?

A.LakeSevanandLakeParavani.B.LakePravaniandLakeCildir.

C.LakeCildirandLakeVan.D.LakeSevanandLakeVan.

B

RachelLouiseCarsonwasbornonMay27th,1907inSpringdale,Pennsylvania.Shegrewuponafarmwhereshelearntaboutnatureandanimals.Rachellovedreadingandwritingstorieswhenshewasyoung.Sheevenhadastorypublishedwhenshewasonlytenyearsold.OneofRachel’sfavoritesubjectswasoceanology（海洋生物学）.

RachelattendedcollegeatthePennsylvaniaCollegeforWomenwhereshemajoredinbiology.Shelatergothermaster’s（硕士）degreeinzoologyfromJohn’sHopkinsUniversity.Aftergraduation,RacheltaughtforawhileandthengotajobattheU.S.FishandWildlifeService.Atfirst,shewroteforaweeklyradioprogramthateducatedpeopleonmarine（海洋的）biology.Later,shebecameamarinebiologistandchiefeditorofpublicationsfortheFishandWildlifeService.InadditiontoherworkattheFishandWildlifeService,Rachelwrotearticlesformagazinesabouttheocean.In1941,shepublishedherfirstbookcalledUndertheSeaWind.However,hersecondbook,TheSeaAroundUs,madeherfamous.TheSeaAroundUswaspublishedin1951andwasontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistfor39weeks.Withthesuccessofthebook,RachelquitherjobattheFishandWildlifeServiceandconcentratedonwritingfull-time.

AfterWorldWarⅡ,farmersbegantousepesticides（农药）suchasDDTontheircrops.Rachelwasconcernedabouttheeffectsthatlarge-scalesprayingofDDTmayhaveonthehealthofpeopleaswellastheenvironment.Rachelbegantogatherresearchmaterialonpesticidesandwriteabookaboutthesubject.

Rachelspentfouryearsgatheringresearchmaterialandwritingthebook.ShenameditSilentSpringreferringtobirddeathduetopesticidesandthespringbeingsilentwithouttheirsongs.Publishedin1962,thebookbecameverypopularandbroughttheenvironmentalissuesofpesticidestothegeneralpublic.

OnApril14th,1964,shediedofbreastcancerinherhomeinMaryland.

25.WhatdidRachelLouiseCarsonmajorinforherbachelor’s（学士）degree?

A.Oceanology.B.Zoology.C.Biology.D.Engineering.

26.WhatistherightorderofthefollowingeventsaboutRachel’slife?

a.ShecollectedmaterialforSilentSpringb.Shetaughtforawhileaftergraduation.

c.ShegaveupherjobattheService.d.Shehadherfirstbookpublished.

e.Shebecameamarinebiologist.

A.d-a-c-b-eB.b-e-d-c-a

C.d-c-a-b-eD.b-d-c-e-a

27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A.Rachelshowedatalentforwritingatayoungage

B.ittooklittleeffortforRacheltowriteSilentSpring

C.itwasSilentSpringthatbroughtRachelinstantfame

D.Rachelisbelievedtobemoreabiologistthanawriter

28.Whattypeofwritingisthearticlelikelytobe?

A.Ashortstory.B.Abookreview.C.Abiography.D.Anewsreport.

C

AlbertwasanordinaryworkerinanoilcompanyinAmerica.Hisworkmatesgaveanickname（绰号）“Fourdollarsabucket（桶）”tohim,forhewasalwaysusedtoleavinganadvertisementofhiscompany“Fourdollarsabucketofoil”belowhisnamewheneverandwhereverhewrotedownhisname.

Astimewentby,peopleforgothisrealname.Later,whenRockefeller,theboardchairmanoftheoilcompany,heardofit,hewasverysurprised,soheinvitedAlberttocometohisoffice.

“Somepeoplegiveyouanicknamefor‘Fourdollarsabucket’.Whyaren’tyouangry?

”askedRockefellerwithsomepuzzlementinhiseyes.“Oh!

Mr.Rockefeller!

Ilikethisnicknameverymuch,because‘Fourdollarsabucket’isourcompany’sadvertisement.Aslongassomeonecallsme‘Fourdollarsabucket’once,Ithinkit’safreeadvertisementforourcompany.Ihavenoreasontogetangry.Don’tyouthinkso,Mr.Rockefeller?

”“Oh!

Whatafantasticman!

”RockefellersaidexcitedlywhenhearingAlbert’swords.“Youngman,workharder!

Youmustsucceedinthefuture!

Ibelieveinyou!

”

Fiveyearslater,AlbertbecamethesecondboardchairmanafterRockefeller.LaterAlbertsaidinoneofhisreports,“Idon’tthinkweshouldfeelfrustratedwhenwehavenowaytodotheworld-shakingthings.Weshouldtreateverythingactivelybecausemaybeourfuturesuccesswillbeginwithasmallthing!

29.WhatwasAlbertintheoilcompanyatthebeginning?

A.Acustomer.B.Anassistant.C.Amanager.D.Aworker.

30.Whywasn’tAlbertangryathisnickname?

A.Hecouldbecomefamous.

B.Helikedtohaveanickname.

C.Itcouldmakehisworkmateshappy.

D.Itcouldadvertiseforhiscompanyforfree.

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ACleverWaytoMakeAdvertisements.B.AlbertandRockefeller.

C.FourDollarsaBucket.D.TheSecondBoardChairman.

D

Itiscommonlybelievedthatallovertheworld,boysandgirlsattendamixedschool,wheretheystudytogether.Butboysschoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotions（情感）andinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.

Alwaysboysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticact“boycode”ofhidingtheiremotionstobea“realman”.

Surprisingly,thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.

GeorgeCarl,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.

Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhengirlsdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.

Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscanadjustlessonstoboys’learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy’sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofVirginia.

Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith“boy-focused”approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacuteeye,learnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven“hands-on”lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround.“Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine（女性的）andpreferthemoderngenre（类型）inwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes,”Jameswrote.

Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeelthattheyhadtobe“masterfulandincharge”inrelationships.“Inmixedschools,boysfeelforcedtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,”thestudyreported.

32．Traditionally,inamixedschool,boys__________.

A.behavemoreresponsiblyB.performrelativelybetter

C.growupmorehealthilyD.receiveabettereducation

33．Thewriterarguesthatasingle-sexschoolwould__________.

A.encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreely

B.helpboystobemorecompetitiveinschools

C.forceboystobetheiremotionstobe“realmen”

D.naturallystrengthenboys’traditionalima