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Asweknow,thecitybudgetfornextyeardoesnotincludeenoughmoneytomaintaintheplayingfieldsandskatingrink（溜冰场）inCenterPark.WeareawarethatthestormsthathitLyndonlastsummercausedagreatamountofdamage,andthecity’sbudgetshouldfirstbeusedtorepairthehighschool,cityhall,andairport.Don’tyourealize,however,whatalosstheparkwillbe?

CenterParkisthebestplaceinthecityforsports,picnics,concerts,walking,andenjoyingnature.Itplaysavitalroleintheeducationofourchildren.Eachyearscienceteachersbringtheirclassestotheparkonfieldtripstostudyplantsandanimals.Smallchildrenusetheplaygroundequipmenteveryday.Therearenootherparksnearbyforthesekidstoenjoythemselves.EverydayIseetheparkonmywaytoschool.ItisabsolutelynecessarytosupportCenterPark.

TheLyndonHighSchoolIceSkatingClubwouldliketoofferthecitysomehelp.WearesuggestingaSkatathon.Ourmemberswouldaskfamily,friends,andbusinessesforhelp,andthenskateallday.Foreverymileskated,wewouldraisemoneytobeusedtomaintainthefieldsandrink.Also,someofourmembersarewillingtohelptheparkstaffdosimplerepairsattherink.

WhileitappearsthatthecitycannolongeraffordCenterPark,otherfactstelluswehavetomaintainthisparkasaplacefortheentireLyndoncommunity（社区）.Itisagreen,refreshingplacetogointhemiddleofthecity.WehopeourideaisthefirstofmanygoodideastokeepCenterParkgreenandclean.

Sincerelyyours,

CaraJohnson

21.WhathappenedtoCenterParklastsummer?

A.Lackofmoneymadeitalmostclosed.

B.Alotofequipmenttherewasmissing.

C.Itwasabandonedbylocalpeople.

D.Itwasbadlydamagedinthestorms.

22.Intheauthor’sopinion,CenterPark_____.

A.meansalottothoselivinginLyndon

B.shouldbeopentothepublicforfree

C.istoosmallforpeopletohavefun

D.ismoreimportantthantheairport

23.ASkatathonmightberunto_____.

A.makeskatingmorepopular

B.collectmoneytomaintainCenterPark

C.improvepeople’shealth

D.encouragepeopletojointheskatingclub

24.CaraJohnsonwrotethelettermainlyto_____.

A.expressthanksB.makeanapology

C.makeasuggestionD.sendhercongratulations

B

IamDavidKrakowski,aresearchscientist.RecentlyIspentthreemonthsstudyingsealifeatPalmerStation,theU.S.researchstation20mileswestoftheAntarcticPeninsula.

Becausetheweatheroutsidewasverycoldandwindy,IworespecialclothingfromtheU.S.AntarcticProgram.AnytimeIwasnearthewater,Iworeabright-orangefloat-coatthatworkedasalifepreserver.Thediversworeevenmorewarmlayers（层）andawatertightdrysuittoprotectthemfromtheicywater.Insidethestation,Iworkedintheindooraquarium（水族馆）andthelaboratories.PalmerStationwaskeptwellheated,sotherewasnothingspecialaboutwhatIwore.

Youmightthinkthatthefoodatapolarstationwouldbegross.You’dbewrong.Wehadtwocookswhomadedeliciousmealseveryday.AtPalmerStation,freshwaterwasprecious.Meltingglaciericeforwaterusedalotoffuel,sowepurifiedthesaltyseawater.

Onweekends,wehikedorskiedontheglacierbehindthestationortookshortboattrips.Tobeabletoexplore,everyonefirstwenttoSurvivalSchool.Whenwewereontheglacier,westayedonmarkedpathstoavoidfallingintodeepcracks 

（裂缝）intheicehiddenbysnow.Onboattrips,weavoideddangerousicebergs.Wewerecarefulnottodisturbanyanimals,becausetherearestrictrulestoprotectthem.Afewtimes,penguinsandsealsvisitedusatthestation,though.

Afteralongdayofwork,everyoneatedinnertogetherinthecafeteria.Then,I’dheadforthegameroom.Wewatchedmoviesonabig-screenTV,playedcomputergames,andevenhadparties.NoTVorradiostationscomeintoAntarctica,sowecommunicatedwiththeoutsideworldusinge-mail.BecauseIwokeeverydayat7:

00am,Iwasexhaustedby11:

00pm.Youneedagoodnight’ssleeptobereadyforanotherexcitingdayatPalmerStation!

25.WhatmighttheauthorwearinsidePalmerStation?

A.Alongheavycoat.B.Awatertightdrysuit.

C.Abright-orangefloat-coat.D.Ordinaryclotheslikeours.

26.Theunderlinedword“gross”inParagraph3canbestbereplacedby“_____”.

A.terrible 

B.fresh 

C.enough 

D.natural

27.Whileexploringoutside,theauthor_____.

A.oftenplayedwithpenguinsandseals

B.sometimeswalkedalongcertainroutes

C.nevertookaboatbecauseofcoldweather

D.wouldvisitSurvivalSchoolwithhisfriends

28.AtPalmerStation,theauthor_____.

A.usuallysleptbadly

B.feltcutofffromtheoutsideworld

C.couldnotlistentoprogramsontheradio

D.workedshorthourseveryday

29.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DavidKrakowski:

abravescientist

B.Livingatthebottomoftheworld

C.HistoryoftheAntarcticPeninsula

D.SealifeatPalmerStation

C

Cyclingtoschoolorworkisnowfasterandmoreefficient（高效的）thananyothertypesoftransportinCopenhagen,thecapitalofDenmark.Thecityhasgoneallouttoencourageitscyclists—ithaslaidoutmorethan1,000kmofcyclelanes（车道）,andimprovedtrafficsignalsatthecrossroads.

NowonderCopenhagen’scyclistshardlybreaktrafficrules.Severalofthecity’smainstreetsareclosedtocarsandinsteadhaveonlycyclelanesandcycleparkingareas.Bikelanesalongthemajorroadsarewideandslightlyraised.Copenhagenisdeveloping38bikesuperhighwaysalongthemaincityroutes.Thecity’slightrailsystemhasrecentlypermittedcycliststobringtheircyclesonboard,anditisfreeofcharge.

Thecityplannersareabsolutelycommittedtomakecyclistsfeelsafe.Sowhencyclistsapproachamajorcrossroads,sensors（传感器）alittlewaydownthestreetstellthetrafficlightstogivethema“green”signal,whichmeanscyclistsarerarelyheldupbytraffic.Itissimplyasmoothcontinuousjourneyfromhometoschool!

Eveninthebitterlycoldwinters,thecyclelanesareclearedofsnowbeforecarlanes.

Lately,however,thegovernmentisfacinganewandcuriousproblem.Manycyclistshavenowstartedleavingtheircyclesjustaboutanywhere.Often,thebiggestchallengefacedbycyclistsisgettingtheirbikeoutofthesehugepileswithoutgettingchainoilontothemselves.Perhapsthesolutionliesinturningmorecarparkingspacesintocycleparkingareas,orelse,buildingmulti-storyorundergroundparkingspacesforcycles.

Meanwhile,otherurbancitiesarefollowingthiscapitalcity’sexample.London,Paris,NewYork,SanFrancisco,Beijingandmanyothersarealladoptingmeasurestoencouragecyclists,inspiredbytheCityofCyclists.

30.Copenhagenisputtinginagreatdealofefforttomakeit_____.

A.morebeautiful 

B.lesscrowded

C.environment-friendly 

D.tourist-friendly

31.Tomakecyclistsfeelsafe,_____.

A.cyclingisnotallowedonsnowydays

B.thelightrailsystemisclosedatweekends

C.thecity’sstreetshavebeenclosedtocars

D.trafficlightsaremuchfriendliertocyclists

32.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Copenhagenisonthewaytobearealcyclists’city.

B.Thereisastrongneedtosetupmoreparkingspacesforcycles.

C.CyclingtoschoolorworkisverypopulareverywhereinDenmark.

D.Stricttrafficrulesshouldbemadetoguaranteethesafetyofcyclists.

D

HorseshadbeenrunningwildintheAmericasforthousandsofyears,untiltheywentextinct.Modernhorses,asweknowthem,cametoAmericainaround1519ADwiththeSpanishsettlersledbyHerná

nCorté

z.

Overtime,somedevelopedintothedomesticated（驯养的）horse.However,AmericahaspreservedmanyofthesewildhorsesthatcamefromtheirSpanishancestors（祖先）.TherehasbeendebateaboutthefutureofwildhorsepopulationsinAmerica.TheU.S.BureauofLandManagement（BLM）saysthatthereareabout33,780wildhorsesthroughout10statesinthewesternpartoftheU.S.

Thesewildhorseshavenonaturalenemiesandareunderfederalprotection,sotheirpopulationsizecandoubleeveryfouryears.Thisdoesleadtoproblems.Formanyyears,wildhorsesthatcametooclosetocattleorsheeponpublicgrazinglands（牧场）werecaughtorkilled.ThenanationalcampaignencouragedstatesandthefederalgovernmenttoprotecttheanimalsasasymboloftheAmericanWest.In1971,alawwaspassedtoallowonlyagentsoftheBLMtogatherthehorsesaspartoftheirworkinpreservingfederallands.

Mostpeople（scientistsincluded）believethatwildhorsepopulationsneedtobecomealotsmaller.TheBLM,whichkeepstrackofwildhorses,suggeststhatwehaveabout14,000morehorsesthancanexistinbalancewiththeecosystemsthattheylivein.Thiscausesahugeproblemthathastobedealtwithbothenvironmentallyandpolitically.Asolutionneedstobefoundnotonlytopreservethespeciesbuttoalsokeepitspopulationundercontrol.Andthen,politicallythisneedstobedoneinsomeway.

Somethingshavealreadybeendonetotrytogetthenumberofwildhorsesdown,whichincludeadoptionofwildhorsesandthepracticeofgivingvaccines（疫苗）tothefemalehorsestomakethemunabletoreproduce.

33.Whatwasthemainreasonpeoplecaughtorkilledwildhorses?

A.Tomakemoney.B.Togetpleasure.

C.Tocontroltheirnumbers.D.Toprotectdomesticanimals