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A

Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedatelephonebox?Imeantomakeanactualphonecall-nottoshelterfromthe

rain.Agesago,right?ThelasttimeIusedaphoneboxforitsintendedpurposewas---2(X)6.1wasconducting

auditions(試演)formyplayinmylinyoldsharedhouseinLondon.Hopingioimpresssomelaleniedactorsto

comeandworkformefornothing,Ispreadsomethrowsoverthesofasandlitcandlestomakeitseemabitmore

uyoungprofessionaln.

AsIrushedoutdoorstoemptythewastepaperbaskets,thedoorswungshutbehindme.SuddenlyIwas

lockedoutside.Mymobilephonewasinside,butluckilytherewasatelephoneboxacrossthestreet.So,1called

DirectoryAssistance,gotputthroughtoourlandlady'smanagingagent,andhadasparekeysenttomewithjust

enoughtimetogetbackinbeforetheactorsarrived.

AsithasbeenmanyyearssinceIlastusedone,Ishouldhardlybesurprisedthatthenarenolongerany

publictelephonesnearmyhouse.Thelastonestandinghasjustbeenturnintoa“minicommunitylibrary”:any

passer-bycan“borrowMabookfromitsshelvesreturnitlater,orreplaceitwithanothertitlefromtheirown

collection.

Forafewmonthsafterthe“l(fā)ibrary“opened,ididn'tbothertakingalook,asIhadassumedthatitwould

bestuffedfullofcheeselovestories.ThenInoticedforkconductingspringcleansdroppingboxesofvoluminous

booksonvarioussubjectsthere.Andthesebookswerefree.Thisunbeatableprice-pointencouragedmeto

experimentwithdozensoftitlesthatIwouldnevernormallyconsiderbuying.AndI'vediscoveredsomegreat

books!

IfIevergettrappedoutsidemyhouseagain,mylocaltelephoneboxwill,sadlynolongerbeabletoconnectme

withmykeys.ButitcancertainlykeepmeentertainedwhileIwaitformywifetorescueme.

I.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphrefer:o?

A.Theplay.B.Thesharedhouse.

C.Thesofa.D.Thetelephonebox.

2.Whydidtheauthorusethetelephoneboxin2006?

A.Toplaceanurgentcall.B.Toputupanotice.

C.Toshelterfromtherain.D.Toholdanaudition.

3.Whatdowcknowaboutthe“minicommunitylibraryv?

A.Itprovidesphoneserviceforfree.

B.Anyonecancontributetoitscolkction.

C.Itispopularamongyoungreaders.

D.Booksmustbereturnedwithinamonth.

4.Whydidtheauthorstarttousethe“l(fā)ibrary”？

A.Hewantedtoborrowsomelovestories.

B.Hewasencouragedbyacloseneighbour.

C.Hefoundtherewereexcellentfreebooks.

D.Hethoughtitwasanidealplaceforreading.

B

"Iamnotcrazy,"saysDr.WilliamFarber,shortlyafterperformingacupuncture（車(chē)T灸）onarabbit."Iam

aheadofmytime."Ifheseemsalittledefensive,itmightbebecauseevensomeofhiscoworkersoccasionally

laughathisunusualmethods.ButFarberiscertainhe'llhavethelastlaugh.He'soneofasmallbutgrowing

numberofAmericanveterinarians（獸醫(yī)）nowpracticing"holistic"niedicine-combiningtraditionalWestern

treatmentswithacupuncture,chiropractic（按摩療法）andherbalmedicine.

Farber,agraduateofColoradoStateUniversity,startedoutasamoreconventionalveterinarianHebecame

interestedinalternativetreatments20yearsagowhenhesufferedfromterriblebackpain.Hetriedmusclc-rclaxing

drugsbutfoundlittlerelief.Thenhetriedacupuncture,anancientChinesepractice,andwasamazedthathe

improvedafter（woorthree（reatments.Whatworkedonaveterinarianseemedlikelytoworkonhispalients.So,

afterstudyingthetechniquesforacoupleofyears,hebeganofferingthemtopets.

LeighTindale'sdogCharliehadaseriousheartcondition.AfterCharliehadaheartattack,Tindalesays,she

waspreparedtoputhimtosleep,butFarber'streatmentseasedherdog'ssufferingsomuchthatshewasableto

keephimaliveforanadditionalfivemonths.AndPriscillaDewingreportsthatherhorse,Nappy?"movesmore

easilyandridesmoreconifbitably"afterachiropracticadjustment.

Farberiscertainthattheholisticapproachwillgrowmorepopularwithtime,andifthepastisany

indication,hemayberight：Since1982,membershipintheAmericanHolisticVeterinaryMedicalAssociation

hasgrownfrom30toover700."Sometimesitsurprisesmethatitworkssowell>"hesays."Iwilldoanythingto

helpananimal.That'smyjob."

5.Wha（dosomeofFarber'scoworkersthinkofhim?

A.He'sodd.B.He'sstrict.C.He'sbrave.D.He'srude.

6.WhydidFarberdecidetotryacupunctureonpets?

A.Hewastrainedinitatuniversity.

B.Hewasinspiredbyanotherveterinarian.

C.Hebenefitedfromitasapatient.

D.Hewantedtosavemoneyforpelowners.

7.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Stepsofachiropractictreatment.

B.Thecomplexityofveterinarians'work.

C.Examplesofrareanimaldiseases.

D.Theeffectivenessofholisticmedicine.

8.WhydoestheauthormentiontheAmericanHolisticVeterinaryMedicalAssociation?

A.ToproveFarber'spoint.B.Toemphasizeitsimportance.

C.Topraiseveterinarians.D.Toadvocateanimalprotection.

c

"Iamnotcrazy?"saysDr.WilliamFarber,shortlyafterperformingacupuncture（針灸）onarabbit."!am

aheadofmylime."Ifheseemsalittledefensive,itmightbebecauseevensomeofhiscoworkersoccasionally

laughathisunusualmethods.ButFarberiscertainhe'llhavethelastlaugh.He'soneofasmallbutgrewing

numberofAmericanveterinarians（獸醫(yī)）nowpracticing"liolistic"medicine-combiningtraditionalWestern

treatmentswithacupuncture,chiropractic（按摩療法）andherbalmedicine.

Farber,agraduateofColoradoStateUniversity,startedoutasamoreconventionalveterinarianHebecame

interestedinalternativetreatments20yearsagowhenhesufferedfromterriblebackpain.Hetriedmuscle-relaxing

drugsbutfoundlittlerclicf.Thcnhetriedacupuncture,anancientChinesepractice,andwasamazedthathe

improvedaftertwoorthreetreatments.Whatworkedonaveterinarianseemedlikelytoworkonhispatients.So,

afterstudyingthetechniquesforacoupleofyears,hebeganofferingthemtopets.

LeighTindale'sdogCharliehadaseriousheartcondition.AfterCharliehadaheartattack,Tindalesays,she

waspreparedtoputhimtosleep,butFarber'streatmentseasedherdog'ssufferingsomuchthatshewasableto

keephimaliveforanadditionalfivemonths.AndPriscillaDewingreportsthatherhorse>Nappy,"movesmore

easilyandridesmorecomfortably"afterachiropracticadjustment.

Farberiscertainthattheholisticapproachwillgrowmorepopularwithtime,andifthepastisany

indication,hemayberight：Since1982,membershipintheAmericanHolisticVeterinaryMedicalAssociation

hasgrownfrom30toover700."Sometimesitsurprisesmethatitworkssowell,"hesays."Iwilldoanythingto

helpananimal.That'smyjob."

9.WhatdosomeofFarber'scoworkersthinkofhim?

A.He'sodd.B.He'sstrict.C.He'sbrave.D.He'srude.

10.WhydidFarberdecidetotryacupunctureonpets?

A.Hewastrainedinitatuniversity.

B.Hewasinspiredbyanotherveterinarian.

C.Hebenefitedfromitasapatient.

D.Hewantedtosavemoneyforpetowners.

11.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Stepsofachiropractictreatment.

B.Thecomplexityofveterinarians'work.

C.Examplesofrareanimaldiseases.

D.Theeffectivenessofholisticmedicine.

12.WhydoestheauthormentiontheAmericanHolisticVeterinaiyMedicalAssociation?

A.ToproveFarber'spoint.B.Toemphasizeitsimportance.

C.Topraiseveterinarians.D.Toadvocateanimalprotection.

D

"Iamnotcrazy,"saysDr.WilliamFarber,shortlyafterperformingacupuncture（針灸）onarabbit/,Iam

aheadofmyheseemsalittledefensive,itmightbebecauseevensomeofhiscoworkersoccasionally

laughathisunusualmethods.ButFarberiscertainhe'llhavethelastlaugh.He'soneofasmallbutgrowing

numberofAmericanveterinarians（獸醫(yī)）nowpracticing"holistic"medicine-combiningtraditionalWestern

treatmentswithacupuncture,chiropractic（按摩療法）andherbalmedicine.

Farber,agraduateofColoradoStaleUniversity?startedoutasamoreconventionalveterinarianHebecame

interestedinalternativetreatments20yearsagowhenhesufferedfromterriblebackpain.Hetriedmuscle-relaxing

drugsbutfoundlitilerelief.Thenhetriedacupuncture,anancientChinesepractice,andwasamazed（hathe

improvedaftertwoorthreetreatments.Whatworkedonaveterinarianseemedlikelytoworkonhispatients.So?

afterstudyingthetechniquesforacoupleofyears,hebeganofferingthemtopets.

LeighTindale'sdogCharliehadaseriousheartcondition.AfterCharliehadaheartattack,Tindalesays,she

waspreparedtoputhimtosleep,butFarber'streatmentseasedherdog'ssufferingsomuchthatshewasableto

keephimaliveforanadditionalfivemonths.AndPriscillaDewingreportsthatherhorse.Nappy>"movesmore

easilyandridesmorecomfbrtably"afterachiropracticadjustment.

Farberiscertainthattheholisticapproachwillgrowmorepopulai,withtime,andifthepastisany

indication,hemayberight：Since1982,membershipintheAmericanHolisticVeterina^MedicalAssociation

hasgrownfrom30toover700."Sometimesitsurprisesmethatitworkssowell,"hesays."Iwilldoanythingto

helpananimal.That'smyjob."

13.WhatdosomeofFarber'scoworkersthinkofhim?

A.He'sodd.B.He'sstrict.C.He'sbrave.D.He'srude.

14.WhydidFarberdecidetotryacupunctureonpets?

A.Hewastrainedinitatuniversity.

B.Hewasinspiredbyanotherveterinarian.

C.Hebenefitedfromitasapatient.

D.Hewantedtosavemoneyforpciowners.

15.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Stepsofachiropractictreatment.

B.Thecomplexityofveterinarians'work.

C.Examplesofrareanimaldiseases.

D.Theeffectivenessofholisticmedicine.

16.WhydoestheauthormentiontheAmericanHolisticVetcrinaiyMedicalAssociation?

A.ToproveFarber'spoint.B.Toemphasizeitsimportance.

C.Topraiseveterinarians.D.Toadvocateanimalprotection.

E

AsGinniBazlintonreachedAntarctica,shefoundherselfgreetedbyagroupoflittleGentoopenguins（企鵝）

longingtosayhello.Thesegentlejovelygatekeeperswelcomedherandkick-startedwhatwastobeatripGinni

wouldneverforget.

Eversinceherchi!dhood.Ginni,now71,hashadadeeplovefortravel.Throughouthercareer（職業(yè)）asa

professionaldancer,shetouredinth?UK,butalwayslongedtoexplorefurther.Whensheretiredfromdancing

andhersonseventuallyflewthenest,shedecideditwastimetotakcihcplunge.

AftertakingadegreealChichesterUniversityinRelatedArts,Ginnibegantotraveltheworld,eventuallygetting

workteachingEnglishinJapanandChile.AnditwasinChileshediscoveredshecouldgetlast-minulecheap

dealsonshipsgoingtoAntarcticafromtheislandsoffTierradelFuego,thesouthernmosttipoftheSouth

Americanmainland."IjustdecidedIwantedtogo."shesays,"IhadnoideaaboutwhatI'dfindthereandIwasn't

nervous,!justwantedtodoit.AndIwantedtodoitaloneasIalwayspreferitthatway."

InMarch2(X)8?Ginniboardedashipwith48passengersshe'dnevermetbefore,tobeginthejourneytowards

Aniarciica.'Fromseeingthewildlifetowitnessingsunrises,ihewholeexperiencewasamazing.Antarcticaleftan

impressiononmethatnootherplacehas,"Ginnisays,"IrememberthefirsttimeIsawahumpbackwhale；itjust

roseoutofthewaterlikesomeprehistoriccreatureandIthoughtitwassmilingatus.Youcouldstillhearthe

operaticsoundsitwasmakingunderwater."

Therealizationthatthisisapreciousland,toberespectedbyhumans,wasoneofthebiggestthingsthathithome

toGinni.

17.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"taketheplunge"underlinedinparagraph2?

A.Trychallengingthings.B.Takeadegree.

C.Bringbacklostmemories.D.Sticktoapromise.

18.WhatmadeGinnidecideonthetriptoAntarctica?

A.Lovelypenguins.B.Beautifulscenery.

C.Adiscountfare.D.Afriend'sinvitation.

19.WhatdoesGinnithinkaboutAntarcticaafterthejourney?

A.Itcouldbeahomeforher.B.Itshouldbeeasilyaccessible.

C.Itshouldbewellpreserved.D.Itneedstobefullyintroduced.

20.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Achildhooddream.B.Anunforgettableexperience.

C.Sailingaroundtheworld.D.MeetinganimalsinAntarctica.

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Turningsoil,pullingweeds,andharvestingcabbagesoundliketoughworkformiddleandhighschool

kids.Andatfirstitis,saysAbbyJaramillo,whowithanotherteacherstartedUrbanSprouts,aschoolgarden

programalfourlow-incomeschools.Theprogramaimstohelpstudentsdevelopscienceskills,environmental

awareness,andhealthylifestyles.

Janimillo'sstudentsliveinneighborhoodswherefreshfoodandgreenspacearenoteasytofindandfastfood

restaurantsoutnumbergrocerystores."Thekidsliterallycometoschoolwithbagsofsnacksandlargebottlesof

softdrinks,"shesays."Theycometousthinkingvegetablesarcawful>dirtisawful,insectsarcawful."

Thoughsomeareinitiallyscaredoftheinsectsandturnedoffbythedirt,mostareeagertotrysomethingnew.

UrbanSprouts'classes,attwomiddleschoolsandtwohighschools,includehands-onexperimentssuchassoil

testing,flowcr-and-sccddissection,tastingsoffreshordriedproduce?andworkinthegarden.Severaltimesa

year,studentscookthevegetablestheygrow,andtheyoccasionallymakesaladsfortheirentireschools.

Programevaluationsshowthatkidseatmorevegetablesasaresultoftheclasses."Wehavestudentswhosaythey

wenthomeandtalkedio(heirparentsandnowthey'reeatingdifferently,"Jaramillosays.

Sheaddsthattheprogram'sbenefitsgobeyondnutrition.Somestudentsgetsointerestedingardeningthatthey

bringhomeseedstostarttheirownvegetablegardens.Besides,workinginthegardenseemstohaveacalming

effectonJaramillo'sspecialeducationstudents,manyofwhomhaveemotionalcontrolissues."Theyget

outside,"shesays,"andtheyfecisuccessful."

21.WhatdoweknowaboutAbbyJaramillo?

A.Sheusedtobeahealthworker.

B.Shegrewupinalowincomefamily.

C.Sheownsafastfoodrestaurant.

D.SheisaninitiatorofUrbanSprouts.

22.WhatwasaproblemfacingJaramilloatthestartoftheprogram?

A.Thekids'parentsdistrustedher.

B.Studentshadlittletimeforherclasses.

C.Somekidsdislikedgardenwork.

D.Therewasnospaceforschoolgardens.

23.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheimpactoftheprogram?

A.Far-reaching.B.Predictable.C.Short-lived.D.Unidentifiable.

24.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.RescuingSchoolGardensB.ExperiencingCountryLife

C.GrowingVegetableLoversD.ChangingLocalLandscape

G

WhenJohnToddwasachild,helovedtoexplore(hewoodsaroundhishouse>observinghownaturesolved

problems.Adirtystream,forexample,oftenbecameclearafterflowingthroughplantsandalongrockswhere

tinycreatureslived.Whenhegotolder,Johnstartedtowonderifthisprocesscouldbeusedtocleanupthe

messespeopleweremaking.

Afterstudyingagriculture,medicine,andfisheriesincollege,Johnwentbacktoobservingnatureandasking

questions.Whycancertainplantstrapharmfulbacteria（組I菌）?Whichkindsoffishcaneatcancer-causing

chemicals?Withtherightcombinationofanimalsandplants,hefigured,maybehecouldcleanupwastethe

waynaturedid.Hedecidedtobuildwhathewouldlatercallancco-nachinc.

ThetaskJohnsetforhimselfwastoremoveharmfulsubstancesfromsomesludge（污泥）.First,he

constructedaseriesofclearfiberglasstanksconnectedtoeachother.Thenhewentaroundtolocalpondsand

streamsandbroughtbacksomeplainsandanimals.Heplacedtheminthetanksandwailed.Liulebythese

differentkindsoflifegotusedtooneanotherandformedtheirownecosystem.Afterafewweeks,Johnadded

thesludge.

Hewasamazedattheresults.Theplantsandanimalsintheeco-niachinetookthesludgeasfoodandbegantoeat

it!Withinweeks,ithadallbeendigested,andallthatwasleftwaspurewater.

Overtheyears,Johnhastakenonmanybigjobs.Hedevelopedagreenhouse-likefacilitythattreatedsewage

（丐水）fromI，600homesinSculhBurlington.Healsodesignedaneco-machinetocleancanalwaterin

Fuzhou,acityinsoutheastChina."EcologicaldesignuisthenameJohngivestowhathedoes."LifeonEarthis

kindofaboxofsparepartsfortheinventor,"hesays."Youputorganismsinnewrelationshipsandobserve

what'shappening.Thenyouletthesenewsystemsdeveloptheirownwaystoself-repair."

25.WhatcanwclearnaboutJohnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Hewasfondoftraveling.B.Heenjoyedbeingalone.

C.Hehadaninquiringmind.D.Helongedtobeadoctor.

26.WhydidJohnputthesludgeintothetanks?

A.Tofeedtheanimals.B.Tobuildanecosystem.

C.Toprotecttheplants.D.Totesttheeco-machine.

27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinmentioningFuzhou?

A.ToreviewJohn'sresearchplans.

B.ToshowanapplicationofJohn'sidea.

C.TocompareJohn'sdifferentjobs.

D.ToerasedoubtsaboutJohn'sinvention.

28.WhatisthebasisforJohn'swork?

A.Naturecanrepairitself.

B.Organismsneedwatertosurvive.

C.LifeonEarthisdiverse.

D.Mosttinycreaturesliveingroups.

H

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder'sSophie'sWorld.ltwasfullofideasthatwere

newtome,so1spentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthatbook.ltspoketomeandbroughtmeintoa

worldofphilosophy（哲學(xué)）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollcgc.Nothingkillstheloveforphilosophyfasterthanpeoplewho

think（heyunderstandFoucault,Baudrllard,orConfuciusbetterthanyou-andthentrytoexplainthem.

EricWeiner'sTheSocratesExpress：InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDeadPhilosophersreawakenedmylovefor

philosophy.ilisnotanexplanation,butaninvitationtothinkandexperiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframeseachphilosophersworkin

thecontext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.Theendresultisareadinwhichwelearntowonder

likeSocrates,seclikeThoreau,listenlikeSchopenhauer,andhavenoregretslikeNictzschc.This,morethan

abookaboutunderstandingphilosophy,isabookaboutlearningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofourexperiences,andhedoes

sowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwithsomeofthemostimportantphilosophersin

history?andhebecomespartof（hatcrowdintheprocessbydecoding（解讀）theirmessagesandaddinghis

owninterpretation.

TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparentsimplicityandgraduallypulls

themindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.Theinvitationisclear：Weinerwantsyoutopickupa

coffeeorteaandsitdownwiththisbook.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffcr.It'sworthyourtime,eveniftimeis

somethingwedon'thavealotof.

29.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.ErieWeiner.

C.JosteinGaarderD.Acollegeteacher.

30.Whydoestheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraise（heirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeinersbook.

31.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress?_____

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.Itleavesanopenending.

32.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeiner'sbook?

A.Objectiveandplain.B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.D.Humorousandstraightforward

I

Sometimeintheearly1960s,asignificantthinghappenedinSydney,Australia.Thecitydiscovereditsharbor.

Then,oneafteranother,Sydneydiscoveredlotsofthingsthatwerejustsortofthere-broadparks,superb

beaches,andaculturallydiversepopulation.Butitistheharborthatmakesthecity.

AndrewReynolds,acheerfulfellowinhisearly30s,pilotsSydneyfenyboatsforaliving.Ispentthewhole

merningshuttlingbackandforthacrosstheharbor.AfterourthirdrunAndrewshutdowntheengine,andwe

wentourseparateways-heforalunchbreak,Itoexplorethecity.

'T11misstheseoldboats,nhesaidasweparted.

“Howdoyoumean?”Iasked.

“Oh,they'rereplacingthemwithcatamarans.Catamaransarefastenbutthey'renotsoelegant,and

they'renotfuntopilot.Butthat*sprogress,Iguess.”

EverywhereinSydneythesedays,changeandprogressarethewatchwords（口號(hào)），andtraditionsare

increasinglyrare.ShirleyFitzgerald,thecitysofficialhistorian,toldmethatinitsrushtomodernityinthe

1970s,Sydneysweptasidemuchofitspast,includingmanyofitsfinestbuildings."Sydneyisconfusedabout

itself/,shesaid."Wecan'tseemtomakeupourmindswhetherwewantamodemcityoratraditionalone.

Il'saconflictthatwearen'tgettinganybetteratresolving（解決）

Ontheotherhand,beingyoungandoldatthesametimehasitsattractions.IconsideredthiswhenImeta

thoughtfulyoungbusinessmannamedAnthony."Manypeoplesaythatwelackcultureinthiscountry.vhetold

me."WhatpeopleforgetisthattheItalians,whentheycametoAustralia,brought2000yearsoftheirculture,the

Greekssome3000years,andtheChinesemorestill.Wc'vegotafoundationbuiltonancientculturesbutwitha

driveanddynamismofayoungcountry.lt'saprettyhardcombinationtobeat.M

Heisright,butIcanthelpwishingtheywouldkeepthoseoldferries.

33.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Sydney'sstrikingarchitecture.

B.TheculturaldiversityofSydney.

C.ThekeytoSydneysdevelopment.

D.Sydney'stouristattractionsinthe1960s.

34.WhatcanwelearnaboutAndrewReynolds?

A.Hegoestoworkbyboat.B.Helooksforwardtoanewlife.

C.Hepilotscatamaranswell.D.Heisattachedtotheoldferries.

35.WhatdoesShirleyFitzgeraldthinkofSydney?

A.Ilislosingitsiraditions.

B.Itshouldspeedupitsprogress.

C.Itshouldexpanditspopulation.

D.Itisbecomingmoreinternational.

36.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Acitycanbeyoungandoldatthesametime.

B.Acitybuiltonancientculturesismoredynamic.

C.Modernityisusuallyachievedatthecostofelegance.

D.Compromiseshouldbemadebetweenthelocalandtheforeign.

J

LivinginIowaandtryingtobecomeaphotographerspecializinginlandscape（風(fēng)景）canbequiteachallenge,

mainlybecausethecornstatelacksgeographicalvariation.

AlthoughlandscapesintheMidwesttendtobequitesimilar,eitherfarmfieldsorhighways,sometimesIfind

distinctivecharacterinthehillsorlakes.Tomakesomeofmylandscapeshots,Ihavetraveleduptotourhours

away（oshootwithina10-minutetimeframe.Itendtotravelwithafewofmyfriendstostateparksortothe

countrysidetogoonadventuresandtakephotosalongtheway.

Beingattherightplaceattherighttimeisdecisiveinanystyleofphotography.Ioftenleaveearlytoseek

therightdestinationssoIcansetupearlytoavoidmissingthemomentIamattemptingtophotograph.Ihave

missedplentyofbeautifulsunsets/sunrisesduetobeingonthespotonlyfiveminutesbeforethebestmoment.

OnetimemyfriendsandIdrovethreehourstoDevil'sLake,Wisconsin,toclimbthepurplequartz［石英）rock

aroundthelake.Afterwefoundacrazy-lookingroadthathungoverabunchofrocks,wedecidedtophotograph

thesceneatsunset.Thepositionenabledustolookoverthelakewiththesunsetinthebackground.Wemanaged

toleaveIhisspottoclimbhigherbecauseof（hesparetimeuntilsunset.However,wedidnotmarktheroute（路

線）soweendedupalmostmissingthesunsetentirely.Oncewefoundtheplace,itwasstressfulgettinglightsand

camerassetupinthelimitedtime.Still,lookingbackonthephotos,theyarcsomeofmybestshotsthoughthey

couldhavebeensomuchbetterifIwouldhavebeenpreparedandiranagedmytimewisely.

37.HowdoestheauthordealwiththechallengeasalandscapephotographerintheMidwest?

A.Byteamingupwithotherphotographers.

B.Byshootinginthecountrysideorstateparks.

C.Bystudying(hegeographicalconditions.

D.Bycreatingsellingsin(hecomfields.

38.Whatisthekeytosuccessfullandscapephotographyaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Propertimemanagement.B.Goodshootingtechniques.

C.Adventurousspirit.D.Distinctivestyles.

39.Whatcanvveinferfromtheauthor'stripwithfriendstoDevilsLake?

A.Theywentcrazywiththepurplequartzrock.

B.Theyfeltstressedwhilewaitingfbrthesunset.

C.Theyreachedtheshootingspotlaterthanexpected.

D.Theyhadproblemswiththeirequipment.

40.HowdoestheauthorfindhisphotostakenatDevil'sLake?

A.Amusing.B.Satisfying.C.Encouraging.D.Comforting.

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"Keepasharplookout,"MillertoldOlden,astrongGermandog,glancingtowardthebackseat.Inthepoor

light,Millercouldjustmakeoutthebadge(徽章)shiningsmartlyfromhispartner'scollar.Suddenlythecar's

headlightslitupafigurebreakingtheloc