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The

New Y

ork

See

It All T

our

is exactly what it sounds

like

: an all-

i

nc

lus

i

ve

guided tour

of

New York City.

Ce

n

tral Park

One

of the most famous

parks

in the world,

Central Park is

a man-made

wonder.

Not

only

is

it the f irst public park built in America, but it is also one of the most frequently vis ited parks, with

over

25

million

guests

per

year.

Set

in

the

middle

of

busy

Manhattan,

its

grounds

serve

as

a safe

harbor, not only for athletes, and music ians but a lso for lots of migratory

birds each year. One can

spend an entire peaceful day wandering its grounds , gazing upon nearly 50 founta ins, monuments,

and sculptures, or admiring

its 36 bridges.

Huds

o

n River Park

Hudson

River

Park

is

a

waterside park

on

the

Hudson

River

that

extends

from

59th

Street

south

to Battery

Park

in

the

New York

City

distr ict

of

Manhattan.

Bicycle

and

pedestrian

paths,

inc luding

the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway

, span

the park

north

to

south,

opening up

the

waterfront

for

the

public

to re lax.

The

park includes

tennis

and

soccer

fields, children

’

s

playground, dog run, and many other features.

W

as

h

ington Square Park

Washington

Square,

located

in

the

heart

of

Greenwich

Village,

is

a

very

popular

and

often

crowded square. People from all backgrounds

gather to this

large square dotted with trees.

Ce

n

tral Park Zoo

The

Central Park Zoo

is a small 6.5-acre

zoo

located on Central Park in New York City

.

The

zoo

began

in

the 1860s,

making it

the first

offic ia l

zoo to

open

in

New

York. The

zoo

was

improved

in 1934, with the addition of many new buildings ranged in a square around the sea lion

1

pool. Fina

l

ly, the zoo was repaired in the mid-

1

980s and reopened in 1988, replacing the

old-fashioned

cages with naturalistic environments.

1. Which park is set in the heart of Greenwich Village?

A. Central Park.

B. Hudson River Park.

C. Central Park Zoo.

D. Washington Square Park.

2. What can we learn about Central Park?

A. It is primarily an artificial

park.

B. It is the first public

park built in the world.

C. It was the most crowded park when first built.

D. It especially

attracts pedestrians and artists.

3. When was the first official zoo in New York repaired for the first time?

A. In the 1860s.

C. In the mid-1980s.

B. In 1934.

D. In 1988.

B

There is a song by the great Jamaican singer Bob Marley called

So Much Trouble in The W

orld

.

Marley understood that part of the reason why there are so many problems in the world is the lack of

tolerance between

people.

The

UN

understands

this

too

—

that

is

why

it

made

November

16th

“

International

Day for Toleran

ce”

.

But

first,

what is tolerance? According to

French philosopher Volta ire,

“

Tolerance is the

consequence

of humanity

. We are all formed of frailty (

脆弱

) and error; let us pardon each other

’

s

fool

—

that is the first law of nature.

”

Very often, people do not realize that they are intolerant. This is because intolerance has a lot to

do

with

ignorance.

For

example,

the

UN

’

s

campaign

is

in

part

about

the

treatment

of

females

by

males. But

often,

the behavior of

men

toward women is intolerant because men

do

not

put

themselves in the shoes of women.

It

is

worth

thinking

a

little

about

the

words < /p>

“

tolerance

”

and

“

intoler an

ce”

.

Are

they

the

best

words to describe

the evils of which we are speaking here? To agree to be

“

tolerant

”

of someone

is

not necessarily a very respectful thing. When someone is tolerated, it implies that there is something

wrong with them.

Still, what Voltaire said stands: We humans are not perfect and this wea kness is something that

we all share. That is the reason we should be tolerant. It is a little like generosity

.

W

e can give things

to another person, and we can also give

our forgiveness.

4. What is the purpose of the UN

“

International

Day for Toleran

ce”

?

A. To celebrate the founding

of the UN.

2

B. To solve the problem

of global

warming.

C. To change people

’

s opinion towards globalization.

D. To arouse the awareness of tolerance among people.

5. Why do men behave intolerantly towards women?

A. Because men do not realize

the purpose of the UN.

B. Because men are physically

stronger than women.

C. Because men are not willing to understand women.

D. Because men do not appreciate the shoes of women.

6. Why is it meaningless

to use the words

“

tolerance

”

and

“

int oleran

ce”

?

A. Because they cannot be used in a respectful way.

B. Because they are hard to pronounce

in English.

C. Because they cannot be translated into

other languages.

D. Because they do not express the exact meaning people

refer to.

7. In what sense is

“

tolerance

”

similar

to

“

generosity

”

?

A. Humans tend to find faults in others.

B. Humans need to give

something

to others.

C. Humans are advised to treat others better.

D. Humans change their attitudes towards others.

C

The

practice

of students

endlessly

copying

letters

and sentences

from

a

blackboard

is a

thing

of

the

past.

With

the

coming of

new

technologies like

computers and

smartphones,

writing

by

hand

has

become

something

of

nostalgic (

怀旧的

)

skill.

However,

while

today

’

s

educators

are

using

more

and

more

technology

in

the ir

teaching,

many

believe

basic

handwriting

skills

are

still

necessary for students to be successful

—

both in school and in life.

Virginia Berninger, professor of

educationa l

psychology at

the

University of

Washington,

says

it

’

s

important

to

continue

teaching

handwriting

and

help

children

acquire

the

skill

of

writing

by hand.

Berninger and

her

colleagues conducted a

study

that

looked at

the

ability

of

students to

complete

various

writing

tasks

—

both

on

a computer

and

by

hand.

The

study

,

published

in 2009,

found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants

wrote longer essays and more complete

sentences and had a faster word production

rate.

In

a

more

recent

study

,

Berninger

looked

at

what

role

spelling

plays

in

a

student

’

s

writing

skills

and

found

that

how

well children

spell

is

tied

to

how

well they

can

write.

“

Spelling

makes

some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access

our vocabulary

, word meaning

and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.

”

Berninger said.

3

Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their

mind f irst and then to transcribe(

转

换

)

“

those

words

in the

mind written symbols

on

paper

or keyboard

and screen,

”

the

study said.

Seeing the

words

in the

“

mind

s

eye

”

helps

children

not only to turn their

ideas

into words, says

Berninger, but also to spot(

发现

) spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct

them over time.

“

In

our

computer

age,

some

people

believe

that

we

don

’t

have

to

teach

spelling

because

we

have

spell

checks,

”

she

said.

“

But

until

a

child

has

a

functional

spelling

ability

of

about

a

fifth

grade

level, they won

’t

have

the knowledge

to choose the correct spelling among the options

given

by the computer.

”

8. What makes writing by hand a thing of the past?

A. The absence of blackboard in classroom.

C. The lack of practice in handwriting.

B. The use of new technologies

in teaching.

D

. The popular use of smartphones.

9. Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?

A. Spelling improves

one

’

s memory

of words.

B. Spelling ability

is closely related to writing

ability.

C. Spelling benefits the translation

from words into ideas.

D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.

10. What does

“m

i nd

’

s

eye

”

in paragraph 5 mean?

A. Window.

B. Soul.

C. Picture.

D. Imagination.

11. What conclusion

could be drawn from the passage?

A. Computers can help people

with their

choice of words.

B. Spell

checks can take the place of spelling teaching.

C. Handwriting

still

has a place in today

’

s classrooms.

D. Functional

spelling ability

develops fast in the fifth grade.

D

The

production

of

coffee

beans

is

a

huge,

profitable bus iness,

but,

unfortunately,

full-sun

production

is

taking

over

the

industry

and

bringing

about

a

lot

of

damage.

The

change

in

how

coffee is grown from shade-grown production to f ull-sun production endangers

the very existence

of certain animals

and birds, and even disturbs

the world

’s

ecological balance.

On a

local level, the

damage

of the forest

required

by full-sun f

i

elds

affects the area

’s

birds

and animals.

The

shade

of the forest trees provides

a

home for birds

and other species(

物

种

)

that

depend

on

the

trees

’

flowers

and

fruits.

Full-sun

coffee

growers

destroy

this

forest

home.

As

a

result, many species are quickly dying

out.

On a more globa

l

level, the destruction of the rainforest for full-sun coffee fields also

threatens(

威胁

) human life. Medical research often makes use of the forests

’

plant and anima

l

life,

and

the destruction of

such

species could

prevent researchers from

finding cures for certain

4

diseases.

In addition,

new

coffee-growing

techniques

are

poisoning

the

water

locally,

and

eventually

the world

’s

groundwater.

Both

locally

and

globa lly,

the

continued

spread

of

full- sun

coffee

plantations(

)could

mean the destruction

of the

rainforest

ecology.

The

loss

of shade trees

is already causing a

slight

change

in the

world

’s

climate, and studies

show

that loss

of oxygen-giving

trees also leads

to air

pollution

and globa

l warming.

Moreover,

the

new

growing

techniques

are contributing

to

acidic(

酸性的

) soil conditions.

It

is

obvious

that

the

way

much

coffee

is

grown

affects

many

aspects

of

life,

from

the

local

environment

to the

global ecology.

But

consumers

do have

a choice.

They can purchase

shade-grown

coffee

whenever

possible,

although

at

a

higher

cost.

The

future

health

of

the

planet

and mankind

is surely worth more than an inexpensive cup of coffee.

12. What can we learn about full-sun

coffee production

from Paragraph 4?

A. It limits the spread of new growing

techniques.

B. It leads to air pollution and global

warming.

C. It slows down the loss of shade trees.

D. It improves

local soil conditions.

13. The purpose of the text is to

.

C. instruct

D. persuade

A. entertain

B. advertise

14. Where does this text probably

come from?

A. An agricultural

magazine.

B. A medical journal.

C. An engineering

textbook.

D. A tourist

guide.

15. Which of the following shows the structure of the whole

text?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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