B
Camp memories last forever! We make sure they are unforgettable!
Shadow Ridge Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do.
Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program,
at Shadow Ridge horses ARE the program! We are 100%horse from stable(马厩)management,
nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.
Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility,
self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as
a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning.
Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and
take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a
lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack(马具),
as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection
between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.
At Shadow Ridge we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers.
We have “The Bunkhouse”(4 girls), the“ Wranglers Roost”(4 girls), and “The Hideout”(2 girls)in
our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.
Our excellent activities create personalized memories of your child's vacation, Each child will receive
a camp T-shirt and a photo album(usually 300-500 pictures)of their stay at camp.
Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2007, for small groups of girls aged 13-16 years,
not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.
We will send you full program descriptions at your request.
59. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To attract people to the camps. B. To talk about camping experiences.
C. To describe the programs of the camps. D. To explain the aims of the camps.
60. What do we know about the campprograms at Shadow Ridge?
A. Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts.
B. Horses play a central role in the activities.
C. Campers learn to cook food for themselves.
D. Horse lessons are offered all the year round.
61. The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people .
A. understand horses better B. enjoy a family atmosphere
C. have fun above other things D. achieve an educational purpose
62. The passage is written mainly for .
A. horse riders B. teenage girls C. Canadian parents D. international travelers
C
Dear all,
Please read Professor Hume's email about his next lecture on Rosa Parks.
Susan Miller
Secretary
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Dear Susan,
Please forward this message to students of my history class.
Besides the life story of Rosa Parks in the textbook, the students are also required to read the
passage below and some related stories that can be borrowed from the school library.
Ted Hume
The early experiences of Rosa Parks(1913-2005), long known as the “mother of the civil rights
movement, ”were not different from those of many African-Americans at that time. The black
woman, however, turned the course of American history in December 1955 when she refused
to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. “By sitting down, ”remarked John Lewis,
“she was standing up for all Americans. ”
Among the numerous awards Parks received in her life were the Presidential Medal
of Freedom(1996)and the Congressional Gold Medal(1999).
Parks died on Oct. 24, 2005. At St. Paul A. M. E. Church in Montgomery, a large crowd
including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice celebrated her life. Rice said she and others,
who grew up when the political activities of Parks held public attention, might not have
realized her impact(影响)on their lives, “but I can honestly say that without Mrs. Parks,
I probably would not be standing here as Secretary of State. ”
After her casket(灵柩)was placed at the Capitol, U. S. President Bush, members of Congress
and ordinary Americans paid their respects. In American history Parks is the first woman to
lie in state at the Capitol, a very high regard usually reserved for Presidents of the United States.
63. What is the main purpose of Susan’s email?
A. To make arrangements for Professor Hume's class.
B. To introduce to the students Rosa Parks.
C. To help the students organize a lecture.
D. To answer Professor Hume's last email.
64. What does the underlined word “forward” mean?
A. Explain. B. Send. C. Take. D. Read.
65. The political impact of Rosa Parks lies in the fact that she .
A. helped Condoleezza Rice achieve political success
B. joined the civil rights movement at a young age
C. made racial equality a common value in American society
D. set a good example in her early life for other black Americans
66. How was Rosa Parks treated after her death?
A. She was named “mother of the civil rights movement. ”
B. She was received by President Bush at the Capitol.
C. She was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
D. She was honored to lie in state at the Capitol.
D
The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth , is of great importance
to African ecosystem(生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great
extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the
forest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms
of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat(栖息地).
It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment
and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of
plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches
off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of
the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.
Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut
out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and
eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor.
In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around
and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.
What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered
species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear
from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.
67. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Disappearance of African elephants.
B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.
C. The effect of African elephants' search for food.
D. The eating habit of African elephants.
68. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean?
A. Fixing the time. B. Worsening the state.
C. Improving the quality. D. Deciding the conditions.
69. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?
A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.
B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.
C. They are home to many endangered animals.
D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds.
70. The passage is developed mainly by.
A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes
B. pointing out similarities and differences
C. describing the changes in space order
D. giving examples