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达标测试卷(五)
(本试卷共150分,考试时间120分钟)
听力部分 [见附页]
笔试部分
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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Perhaps now so more than ever,it's important to take time to appreciate the beauty of our natural world.In the US,all you have to do is turn to the national parks for inspiration.
Not only do these parks offer hiking,camping and wildlifespotting service,but they each have interesting stories to tell that make them truly unique from others designated by the National Park Service.Just check it out for yourself with these fun,fascinating facts about each national park.
Acadia
Location:Maine
Size:65 square miles
Fact:Sprawling across Mount Desert Island,off the coast of eastern Maine,Acadia became the first national park east of the Mississippi River in 1929,and today is still the only national park in the northeast.
American Samoa
Location:South Pacific
Size:21 square miles
Fact:Located outside of the continental US,the American Samoa territory is spread out across three islands and happens to be the country's only national park in the southern hemisphere.
Arches
Location:Utah
Size:119 square miles
Fact:There are more than 2,000 natural rock arches in (the appropriately named) Arches National Park,which is the biggest concentration of formations in the country.
Badlands
Location:South Dakota
Size:379 square miles
Fact:At Badlands National Park,in the vast plains of South Dakota,visitors can witness a geological wonder;The rocks here are still eroding(被侵蚀)at a rate of 1 inch per year,which is a rapid rate for rocks,according to the National Park Service.
Big Bend
Location:Texas
Size:1,252 square miles
Fact:At remote Big Bend National Park,geological history runs deep:Hundreds of millions of years ago,two inland seas flowed through the region,and as a result,there are thick stores of limestone and shale (页岩)throughout the park.
1.In all the national parks mentioned,visitors can experience the following except ______.
A.hiking B.swimming