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[本卷满分120分,考试用时100分钟]
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Elephant Reserve
Country:Thailand
This is a working vacation at a wildlife centre.Anyone can become a volunteer if he/she agrees to help the elephant keepers with tasks.
Daily tasks
Gather the elephants at 6:30 am. Take them to look for food in the forest. Clean the enclosure (围场).Swim with the elephants in the lake in the afternoon. If volunteers want to relax after work, they can watch satellite television.
How this vacation helps
If these elephants hadn't been rescued, they would still be living on the streets of Bangkok. The rural environment is much better for them than the urban environment where there is lots of pollution.
Your comment
“I love working with these huge gentle animals.”
Gorilla safari (观赏大猩猩的旅行)
Countries:Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Departures (出发):2-3 departures per month from Aug. to Dec.
Extras:permit £220
If you're lucky, you'll see lions, elephants and rhinos during this safari. The highlight (最好的部分) of the trip is the opportunity to see gorillas in the mountain forests. However,you must be in good health-if a gorilla caught a cold,it would be extremely harmful to its whole family.
How this vacation helps
There are only about 600 gorillas left in the world as human activity has reduced the area where they can live. When you buy a permit, this will pay for the protection of the national park.
Your comment
“I'll surely go back as soon as I have enough money!”
Polar bear watching
Area & Country:Arctic, Canada
Departures:sixty trips between Oct. 1-Nov.19.
Every October and November groups of polar bears gather in Hudson Bay. As they are normally lonely creatures,this is unusual. The bears wait for the ocean to freeze so that they can hunt for seals,so this is the perfect opportunity to see them. Extra activities include dog sledding and a night trip to see the Northern Lights.
How this vacation helps
If the Arctic ice cap melts due to global war