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Washington, D.C. Bicycle Tours
华盛顿特区骑行之旅
Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. 华盛顿特区樱花骑行之旅
Duration: 3 hours 时长：3小时
This small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see a world-famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington, D.C. Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom. Reserve your spot before availability — the cherry blossoms—disappear!
华盛顿特区的樱花举世闻名，而这一短途团体自行车旅行正是欣赏如此美景的一种非常好的方式。一路上，导游会给你讲有关这些樱桃树的历史，以及在这樱花盛开的地方屹立的那些闻名于世的名胜古迹。但请在樱花凋谢之前预订。 Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour 华盛顿纪念碑骑行之旅
Duration:3 hours (4 miles) 时长：3小时（4英里）
Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C. Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop. Guided tour includes bike, helmet, cookies and bottled water.
加入这一由导游带领的自行车之旅，一起去看看华盛顿特区那些最受欢迎的纪念碑吧。沿途各站，导游会与你分享相关的独特历史和事实，带你去探索国家广场上的纪念碑和纪念馆。此次旅行提供有自行车、头盔、饼干和瓶装水。 Capital City Bike Tour In Washington, D.C. 华盛顿特区首都自行车之旅
Duration:3 hours 时长：3小时
Morning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for D. C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C. in a healthy way with minimum effort. Knowledgeable
guides will entertain you with the most ,interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks. Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route(路线）make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing。
或清晨或下午，无论你是新来华盛顿的人还是华盛顿当地人，如果你希望以一种既健康又不太费劲方式来体验华盛顿，那么这就是你的完美之选。一路上，见多识广的导游会给你讲有关总统、国会、纪念馆和公园的各种最有趣的故事。舒适的自行车，顺畅的游览路线，会让你的骑行之旅既有趣又放松。
Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour 华盛顿首都景点夜骑
Duration:3 hours(7miles) 时长：3小时（7英里）
Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, D.C. Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history. Tour includes bike, helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.
加入这一短途团体自行车旅行，一起去夜探华盛顿吧。当你骑车经过国会山和国家广场的时候，你还可以近距离的接触纪念碑和纪念馆。骑行过程中，导游经常会停下来为你讲解一些独特的事实和历史，此时你可以拍照留念。该旅行提供自行车、头盔和瓶装水。所有骑行者均配备反光背心和安全灯。
21. Which tour do you need to book in advance? 21. 哪一旅行需要提前预订？
A. Cherry Blossom like Tour in Washington, D.C. B. Washington capital Monuments Bicycle Tour. C. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. D. Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour. 22. What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour? 22.首都自行车之旅期间你会做什么？
A. Meet famous people. C. Visit well-known museums.
B. Go to a national park.
D. Enjoy interesting stories.
A. 与名人见面 C. 参观著名的博物馆
B. 去国家公园 D.听一些有趣的故事
23. Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide? 23. 夜骑提供以下哪种物品？
A. City maps.
B. Cameras.
C. Meals D. Safety lights A. 城市地图
B. 摄像机
C. 餐食 D. 安全灯 21. A
解析：根据Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. 标题下的最后一句“Reserve your spot before availability — the cherry blossoms—disappear! 请在樱花凋谢之前预订。”可知樱花骑行之旅是需要预订的。其实我们只需要知道“Reserve”有预定、预留的意思，这一题目就可以解决了，因为其他几项并提到与预定相关的信息。 22. D
解析：首先找到“Capital City Bike Tour”这一段。“Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most ,interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks. 一路上，见多识广的导游会给你讲有关总统、国会、纪念馆和公园的各种最有趣的故事。”可以发现“interesting stories”是原文就有的，其他几项原文并未提到，所以答案为D。 23. D
解析：同样，先找到“Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour ”这一段。根据“Tour includes bike, helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights. 该旅行提供自行车、头盔和瓶装水。所有骑行者均配备反光背心和安全灯。”可知，“Safety lights 安全灯”一定是对的。A和B选项一定不对，因为原文丝毫未提及。唯一有点迷惑性的是C选项。但细读发现原文提到的是“bottled water 瓶装水”，并未提到食物。所以答案选D。
Washington, D.C. 华盛顿特区 Reserve your spot 订位子 Bicycle tour 骑行，自行车旅行 Monument 纪念碑
Memorial 纪念碑，纪念馆 Bottled water 瓶装水 Helmet 头盔
Newcomer 新来者，新来的人 Knowledgeable 见多识广，博学的
B
Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role — showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.
每天早上，《早安英国》的主持人苏珊娜•里德（Susanna Reid）都会坐在沙发上盘问她的嘉宾。不过，在新近主持的一档新的栏目里，她开始大秀起自己的厨艺，教人们如何在预算紧张的情况下做出美味又营养的饭菜。
In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under £5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she’s been able to put a lot of what she’s leant into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam,14, Finn,13, and Jack, 11.
在这档名为《省钱做美食（Save Money: Good Food）》的栏目中，她每周会走访不同的家庭，在大厨马特·特巴特（Matt Tebbutt）的帮助下提供如何减少食物浪费的重要诀窍，同时为各家庭准备每天花费不超过5英镑的菜谱。这位《早安英国》的主持人表示，她已经能够学以致用，在自己家里为14岁的儿子萨姆、13岁的芬恩和11岁的杰克做饭了。
\"We love Mexican churros, so I buy them on my phone from my local Mexican takeaway restaurant,\" she explains. \"I pay £5 for a portion(一份), but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, sugar and oil. Everybody can buy takeaway food, but sometimes we’re not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves. \"
“我们喜欢墨式炸油条，所以我会用手机从当地的墨西哥外卖餐馆点餐，”她解释说，“买一份我要花费5英镑，而马特做一份只需26便士，因为它们其实就是面粉、水、糖和
油做的。每个人都可以点外卖，但有时我们并没有意识到自己做这些食品会有多便宜。”
The eight-part series(系列节自), Save Money: Good Food, follows in the footsteps of ITV’s Save Money: Good Health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.
这一八集的系列节目——《省钱做美食（Save Money: Good Food）》是效仿独立电视台另一挡系列节目——《省钱做保健（Save Money: Good Health）》而推出的，该系列节目教人们如何从市场上形形色色的保健品中省钱。
With food our biggest weekly household expense, Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week. In tonight’s Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the family’s long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.
考虑到食物已成为人们家庭最大的开支，电台制作了这一新的系列节目。每周，苏珊娜与马特都会与一个不同的家庭一道，带领我们踏上一段省钱的美食之旅。在今晚的复活节特别节目里，他们将会帮助一个家庭出谋划策，用经济又实惠的美味佳肴为其带来一个别开生面的长假欢庆会。
24. What do we know about Susanna Reid? 24. 关于苏珊娜•里德我们能了解到什么？ A. She enjoys embarrassing her guests. programme.
C. She dislikes working early in the morning. her family.
A. 她喜欢让自己的嘉宾难堪 C. 她不喜欢一大早工作
B. 她创办了一档新节目
D. She has had a light budget for
B. She has started a new
D. 她的家庭预算很少。
25. How does Matt Tebbutt help Susanna? 25. 马特·特巴特是如何帮助苏珊娜的? A. He buys cooking materials for her. C. He assists her in cooking matters. her.
A. 他为她买烹饪材料 C. 他帮助她做饭
B. He prepares food for her kids. D. He invites guest families for
B. 他为她的孩子们准备食物 D. 他为她邀请客人家属
26. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4? 26. 作者在第四段中打算做什么? A. Summarize the previous paragraphs. readers.
C. Add some background information. discussion.
A. 总结前面的段落。 C. 增加一些背景信息
B. 为读者提供一些建议 D. 引入一个新的话题讨论
D. Introduce a new topic for
B. Provide some advice for the
27. What can be a suitable title for the text? 27. 以下哪个标题适合本文？ A. Keeping Fit by Eating Smart
B. Balancing Our Daily Diet D. Cooking Well for Less
C. Making yourself a Perfect Chef 24. B
解析：本题属于推理判断题。由于题目较宽泛，所以我们可以从选项开始分析。我们可以把选项的共性进行提炼，可以概括为： Susanna Reid喜好是什么？她已经干了什么？又由于此题为第一题。我们很容易定位到第一段 but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role－ showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget处，其句意为：不过，在新近主持的一档新的栏目里，她开始大秀起自己的厨艺，教人们如何在预算紧张的情况下做出美味又营养的饭菜。这和B“她创办了一档新节目”的表述一致，故选B。 25. C
解析：本题属于细节理解题。 根据题干信息Matt Tebbutt help Susanna定位到 she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste处，可知 Matt Tebbutt是在做饭方面为 Susanna提供帮助，故选C。 26. C
解析：本题属于段落大意题。根据题干信息the author intends to do in paragraph 4？定位到第四段 。从The eight－ part series（系列节目）， Save Money： Good Food， follows in the footsteps of ITVS Save Money．Good Health， which g9 ave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market处着手分析，其句意为：这一八集的系列节目——《省钱做美食（Save Money: Good Food）》是效仿独立电视台另一挡系列节目——《省钱做保健（Save Money: Good Health）》而推出的，该系列节目教人们如何从市场上形
形色色的保健品中省钱。可知本段介绍了 Save Money: Good Food的一些背景信息，故选C。 27. D
本题属于标题归纳题，文章标题具有概括性。分析时要整体理解文章内容。本文介绍了由 Susanna主持的一档新的节目《省钱做美食（Save Money: Good Food）》，节目中她会教人们如何在预算紧张的情况下做出美味又营养的饭菜。对这一内容进行浓缩提炼和概括，Cooking Well for Less作为最佳标题贴切到位，故选D。 Grill 烧烤，炙烤，审问，盘问 Tight budget 预算很紧，手头紧 Put…into practice 把……付诸实践 Takeaway food 外卖食品 household expense 家庭开支
C
Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系)groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.
几千年来，语言总是不断地出现和消失，但在近代，新出现的语言越来越少，而消失的却越来越多了。当这个世界还是狩猎采集者的世界时，很多小而紧密联系的群体都有着各自独立的语言模式，因此那时候的语言种类繁多。一些语言专家认为，一万年前，当世界上只有500万到1000万人的时候，他们之间大约有12000种语言。
Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalization and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many Languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.
但不久之后，这些人中有很多人开始定居下来成为农民，而他们的语言也变得越来越固定，数量也越来越少。近几个世纪以来，贸易、工业化、民族国家的发展和义务教育的普及，
尤其是过去几十年中全球化的实现和更好的通信交流，都导致了很多语言的消失，使它们日益为英语、西班牙语和汉语等优势语言所取代。
At present, the world has about 6, 800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1, 000; Africa 2, 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800.The median number(中位数) of speakers is mere 6,000, which that half the world's languages are spoken by fewer people than that.
目前，世界上有大约6800种语言，而且这些语言的分布极不均衡。一般的规律是，温和地区的语言相对较少，但讲的人却很多，而炎热潮湿地区的语言很多，但讲的人却通常很少。欧洲只有大约200种语言；美洲有约1000种；非洲400种；亚洲和太平洋地区大约有3200种，其中仅巴布亚新几内亚就有超过800多种。世界语言使用人数的中位数为6000人，这意味着世界上有一半的语言使用人数要少于这一数字。
Already well over 400 of the total of 6, 800 languages are close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.
在这6800种语言中，有超400多种语言也已濒临消亡，只剩一些上了年纪的人还在使用。随便挑几个来说，如喀麦隆的Busuu（仅剩8人还在使用）、墨西哥的Chiapaneco（只剩150人）、美国的古吉拉特文（只剩两三个人在用）或澳大利亚的Wadjigu（只有一人，就这还得打个问号）：它们的消亡也只是时间问题了。 28. What can we infer about languages in huntergatherer times? 28. 以下关于狩猎采集时代语言的推断哪个是正确的？
A.They developed very fast. B. They were large in number. A. 它们发展很快。 B.它们数量很多。
C. They had similar patterns. D. They were closely connected C. 它们模式相似。 D. 它们紧密相连。
29. Which of the following best explains \"dominant \" underlined in paragraph 2？ 29. 下列哪项最好地解释了第2段中强调的“dominant”?
A. Complex. B. Advanced. C. Powerful. D. Modern.
30. How many languages are spoken by less than 6, 000 people at present? 30.目前有多少种语言的使用者少于6000人?
A. About 6 800 B. About 3 400 C. About 2.400 D. About 1-200 31. What is the min idea of the text? 31. 本文的主旨是什么？
A. New languages will be created.
B Peoples lifestyles are reflected in languages C. Human development results in fewer languages D. Geography determines language evolution. 答案与解析： 28. B
解析：推断题。先看题干“What can we infer about languages in huntergatherer times? 以下关于狩猎采集时代语言的推断哪个是正确的？”。所以我们首先要找到“huntergatherer”出现的段落，也就是第一段。
然后我们用排除法来做这道题（排除法非常适用于推断题）：根据出现这个词的这句原文“当这个世界还是狩猎采集者的世界时，很多小而紧密联系的群体都有着各自独立的语言模式，因此那时候的语言种类繁多。”A没有讲到；C项：原文有说independent patterns，显然是不同的模式；D项紧密相连的是“groups”而不是语言。所以B项是正确的。 29. C
解析：词义猜测题。如果我们平时词汇积累够的话“dominant：占主导地位的，有优势的，占据统治地位的”，很容易就能把C项选择出来。如果不知道这个单词什么意思，就需要定位到“dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over. ”根据原文来猜测。 30. B
解析：定位到第三段，根据本段最后一句“世界语言使用人数的中位数为6000人，这意味着世界上有一半的语言使用人数要少于这一数字。”可知使用人数不足6000人的语言占世界
语言的一半，那么我们只需要知道世界上目前有多少语言就行了。根据本段第一句“目前，世界上有大约6800种语言”。所以6800的一半就是3400。 31. C
解析：本题需要通篇理解，整篇文章主要讲的就是随着人类的发展，很多语言消失了。我们使用排除法来做这道题。A.新的语言将产生，显然是不对的。B.人们的生活方式会在语言中体现出来，也不对。C项完全契合。D项显然也不对。
重点词汇掌握：
Soon afterwards 不久之后 Industrialization 工业化 Compulsory education 义务教育 Globalization 全球化 Take over 取代，接替，接管
Dominant 占主导地位的，有优势的，占据统治地位的 Survival 存续，存活
D
We may think we're a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices(装置) well after they go out of style. That’s bad news for the environment — and our wallets — as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.
我们可能认为，自己总是会在看到新的科技产品后将旧的科技产品丢弃，但一项新的研究表明，即便旧设备已经过时，我们还是会继续使用它们。这无论是对环境还是对我们自己的钱袋子来说这都不是什么好消息，因为这些过时的设备会比具备同样功能的新设备消耗更多的能源。
To figure out how much power these devices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life — from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation — Desktop computers, basic mobile phones, and box-set TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997. And MP3 players, smart phones,
and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002, before tablets and e-readers showed up in 2007.
为了弄清楚这些过时的设备的耗能情况，纽约罗切斯特理工学院的卡莉巴·比特（Callie Babbitt）和她的同事们对每一种产品的全生命周期————从矿产品被开采出来到我们停止使用该设备——环境成本进行了跟踪研究。该研究方法向我们清楚地展示了自20世纪90年代以来家庭用电的变化情况。不同的年代会有不同的设备出现。1992年出现了台式电脑、普通手机和盒式电视机； 1997年出现了数码相机；2002年MP3播放器、智能手机和液晶电视走进了千家万户；而到2007年则有了平板电脑和电子阅读器。
As we accumulated more devices, however, we didn't throw out our old ones. \"The living-room television is replaced and gets planted in the kids' room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house,\" said one researcher. The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007. We're not just keeping these old devices — we continue to use them. According to the analysis of Babbitt's team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions（排放）more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.
然而，虽然我们所拥有的设备越来越多，但我们仍然没有丢弃我们的旧设备。“你会把客厅里更换下来的旧电视安装到孩子的房间里，然后有一天你发现你们家的每一个房间里都有了一台电视”，一位研究人员如是说道。1992年，每个家庭的平均电子设备数量为4台，而到了2007年这一数字则增加到了13台。我们不只是保留了这些旧设备——我们还在继续地使用他们。根据巴比特团队的分析，旧的台式显示器和带阴极射线管的盒式电视是最糟糕的设备，因为他们的能耗和温室气体排放量在1992年到2007年间增长了一倍多。
So what's the solution（解决方案）? The team's data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing. They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.
那么有没有什么解决方案呢？虽然该研究小组的数据只到2007年，但研究人员也探讨了如果消费者把旧的产品换成新的多功能电子产品（如换用平板电脑进行文字处理和看电视）会发生什么。他们发现，当用平板电脑而非电视和台式电脑来观看更多的点播娱乐节目时，能源消耗可减少44%。
32. What does the author think of new devices? 32. 作者是如何看待新设备的? A. They are environment-friendly. old.
A. 它们是环保的。 C. They cost more to use at home.
B. 它们并不比旧的设备好。 D. They go out of style quickly.
B. They are no better than the
C. 它们在家里的使用成本更高。 D. 它们很快就过时了。 33. Why did Babbitt's team conduct the research? 33. 巴比特的团队为什么要进行这项研究？ A. To reduce the cost of minerals. A. 降低矿产品的成本。
B. To test the life cycle of a product. B. 测试产品的生命周期
C. To update consumers on new technology. C. 向消费者介绍新的技术。
D. To find out electricity consumption of the devices. D. 研究设备的耗电情况。
34. Which of the following uses the least energy? 34. 下列哪项耗能最少? A. The box-set TV.
B. The tablet.
A.盒式电视机 B.平板电脑 C. The LCD TV.
D. The desktop computer.
C.液晶电视 D.台式电脑 35. What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices? 35. 文章建议人们如何处理旧的电子设备? A. Stop using them.
B. Take them apart.
A.停止使用 B.把它们拆了 C. Upgrade them.
D. Recycle them.
C.升级它们 D. 回收利用 答案与解析：
32. A
解析：通过阅读文章我们很容易判断，这是一篇“夸新的电子设备”的文章或者说认为新设备比旧设备好，所以显然只有A是对的。 33. D
解析： 通过第二段第一句“To figure out how much power these devices are using, ”很容易判断，这想研究的目的就是为了了解这些电子设备的耗电情况。 34. B
解析：本题其实非常简单，通过常识判断我们也明白肯定是平板电脑更省电。当然，最好还是通过查找具体的段落来进一步确认。 35. A
解析：这一题可能比较困难，如果对文章理解不够透彻，可能会在A C D之间拿捏不定。其实 本文只是建议我们不要再继续使用这些旧设备，并没有提到具体要怎么处置他们，没有提到要升级或者回收利用等。
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