★A

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LakeBaikalinsouthernSiberiaisthelargest,deepestfreshwaterlakeinthe

world.Everywinterwhenthelakefreezesoverforhalftheyear,80-year-oldLyubov

Morckhodovastrapsonthesameancientskatesasshe'swornsincethe1940sand

glidesacrosstheicewhereversheneedstogo.

Lyubov,orBabaLyubaasshe'scalled,hasbeenusingtheicetotravelaround

herremotehomeslead（家宅）forherentirelife.Asachild,sherecallsskatingabout

2.5mileseachwaytoschoolandback.SheoncefellthroughtheiceinJanuaryand

narrowlyescapedwithhelpfromherclassmates.

Afterraisinghertwochildrenandworkinginafactoryforalmost50years,Baba

LyubaretiredandnowlivesaloneinatinycabinontheshoresofLakeBaikal.Her

childrenandfivegrandchildrenrarelyvisitbecausetheylivefivehoursawaybycar,

soheronlycompanyisagroupofdogs,cowsandchickens.Luckily,shehastheice

tohelpherfeelfree!”Forme,icemeansbeingabletogoanywhereandeverywhere,,,

thegrandmothersaid.

Everyday,sheskatesahalfhoureachwaytothelocalvillagetodohershopping.

Withtemperaturesoftenreachinglowsof-40℃,it'shardtoimagineanoldwoman

makingthistrekatall,muchlesseveryday!ButBabaLyubovinsiststhatherdaily

skatesarcthesecrettoherlonglifespan."PeoplekeeptellingmeIshouldslowdown,

butIjustcan^t!,,shesaidwithalaugh.don'thavetimetobebored,there'stoo

muchworktodo.^^

1.WhatmadeLyubovchooseice-skatingasawayoftravel?

A.Herunhealthylegs.

B.Herpersonalhobby.

C.Thelackoftransportation.

D.Theextremelycoldclimate.

2.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Sometimesskatingmaybefullofdanger.

B.Lyubov'sdailytraveldependsonskating.

C.Lyubovlearnedskatingatschoolasachild.

D.Lyubovoncesavedherclassmatesontheway.

3.WhydoesLyubovlivealoneawayfromherchildren?

A.Becauseshedoesn'tgetusedtotheirlifestyle.

B.Becauseherchildrendislikeheranimalfriends.

C.Becauseshewouldn'tliketoleaveheroldhouse.

D.Nospecificreasonismentionedinthepassage.

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?

A.Lyubovisinfavorofthepracticalattitudetowardlife.

B.Lyubovisawareoftheimportanceoflifeandstruggle.

C.Lyubovneverfeelssorryforherselfandinspiresothers.

D.Lyubovthinksofherdailyexerciseandroutineasasortoffaith.

★B

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SomeofAustraliancyclistshaveused"GPSart'toturna202km(125-mile)ride

intotheoutlineofagoat,whichattractsinterestofmanypeople.

Thefourmenplottedtheirrouteonanappbeforeusingittotracktheirjourney

aroundPerth.Whenuploadedtothecomputer,itdisplayedasapicture.CyclistBen

Jonessaidthegroupsettledonagoatbecauseitwas"aneasyanimaltodraw".He

saidtheridelastedmorethansixhours,withthemenstoppingonlyforfood,andflat

tyres."Apartfromriding200km,it'srelativelysimple,"MrJonestoldtheBBC.'You

basicallydroplittleclotsontheroadanditplansdirectionsout.”

GPSarthasalsobeenwidelyusedbyrunnersandothercyclistswhentheytravel

out.MrJonessaidhisgroupwantedtoshakeuptheirregularweekendride.*'Weall

ride10,000kmto15,000kmayear,"hesaid."Mostlywcjustridetogetherasmates

andhaveagoodtime-that'swhatthiswasabout.n

Thegroupreceivedmuchattentionafterpostingtheirmaptosocialmediathis

week.Onepersonwasamusedthegoat'sbeardwasina"hipster'1suburb,Leederville.

OthersenjoyedadescriptionofMrJonesas"goatguy"inaninterviewonAustralian

television.FortheirnextpieceofGPSart,thegroupplanstodrawalocalanimalsuch

asthequokka."There'lldefinitelybesomethingcoming,forwearemakingour

decisionstocarryoutmoreandmoreplans.I'msureofthat."MrJonessaid.

1.Whydidtheydecidetorideintotheshapeofagoat?

A.TheyhavetheGPStotravelwith.

B.Theyhavetraveled125miles.

C.Theyhavenodifficultydrawingit.

D.Theyrodemorethan6hours.

2.Whatdidtheydoduringthesix-hour-ride?

A.Theymadetheirlyresflat.

B.Theystoppedtohavearest.

C.Theygotsomethingtoeat.

D.Theyplannednewdirections.

3.HowdidMrJonesthinkoftheirride?

A.Tiring.

B.Interesting.

C.Confusing.

D.Rewarding.

4.Theunderlinedword"Ihal”inthelastparagraphmayreferto

A.guy

B.m叩

C.animal

D.plan

★C

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Mowingthelawnisaphysicallydemandingandtime-consumingjobinthe

summermonths.Butaleadinggardendesignersaysmanyofusarecuttingourgrass

fartoofrequently.DanPearsonsayslongergrasswillproducewildflowers,which

willlook100percentbetterthananeatlymownlawn.Hesuggestsweshouldletthe

grassgrowandthensimplymowapaththroughittoallowaccesstotherestofthe

garden.

MrPearsonalsoarguesagainstusingchemicalstocreatetheperfectlawn.He

says,uTheamountofenergy,timeandmoneywespendsimplymowingourlawnsis

abiginvestment.Ithinklawnscanbeveryrichhabitatswithoutthechemicals.”

MrPearsonsaysgardenerscaneasilygrowyellowrattle,anattractivewild

flowerthatincreasesspeciesdiversity,iftheyplantitintheautumn.Headds,“You

canquiteeasilyadaptyourlawnbysimplyaddingsomethinglikeyellowrattle.And

aslongasyoudon'tcutituntilthemiddleofJuly,theyellowrattlethenseeds.”

MrPearsonclaimsapart-cutlawncanlookmoreattractivethanonethatisjust

lefttogrow."Apaththroughalawnisverywonderful,hesays."Ifyouwerejustto

leavethelawntogrow,there'safeelingofneglectwhichyoudon'tgetifyoumow

halforasharpedgetoit.Soyoumightbeabletoreduceyourmowingdownby2()

percentbysimplymowinganedgeorapathandyougetabettersightwhichis100

percentbetter.SoI'mallfbrpeopleleavinglawns."MrPearsoncomplainsthelackof

teenagerswillingtocutthegrass,adding,UIthinkthemostimportantthingistofind

somebodyyoungertomowthelawnwhentheyfeellikedoingthat.”

1.WhydoesDanPearsonsuggestcuttingourgrasslessfrequently?

about4.7milesoneway.WithviewstoLongsPeak,we'llhikepastamajor

waterfallandseveralsmallerlakesbeforearrivingatBlackLake.

Day4Todaywe'llheadtoWildBasin,southofthemainparkarea,fora

hiketoOuzelLake.WildBasin,truetoitsname,traversesthroughAspenForest,past

rushingstreams,toahighmountainlakewherewewillenjoyapicniclunch.

Day5TheFlattopMountainarea,ourdestinationtoday,willdelightyoursenses

withabundantwildflowers.Ourfeetwillcarryusforabout8.8miles.Farewelldinner.

Day6CatchtheEstesParkShuttletoDenverInternationalAirportor

continueonyourowntootheradventures!

DetailsforAWalking

VacationinRockyMountainNationalPark,Colorado

Dates:August26-September1,2017

LandCost:S2695(U.S.Funds)