1、 UNIT 3 FASCINATING PARKS 第一部分第一部分 听力听力（共两节，满分（共两节，满分 30 分）分）（略）（略） 第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分）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。 A National Park Service Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia Visitor center assistant OPPORTUNITY TYPE:
2、 Position DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Not Difficult VIRTUAL OR ON-SITE: On-Site DATES: 1 / 13 / 2021 - 12 / 31 / 2021 TRAINING REQUIRED: No Training Required SUITABILITY: Grown-ups, Seniors, Teens HOSTS HOUSING: No Housing Available DESCRIPTION Ferry (渡船) can hold up to 100 visitors and departs (出发) twice dai
3、ly to the island. Volunteers will help direct visitors to the parking area and ferry dock while answering questions about what to do and where to go during a visit. THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE Meet and greet visitors, answer repetitive questions, give directions, become knowledgeable about local his
4、tory, clean high touch areas completely. SKILLS Office machines General assistance Public speaking Visitor information ABILITIES NEEDED Outgoing person who has public speaking skills, able to walk / stand for 30 minutes at a time, willing to learn local history. WORK ENVIRONMENT Both being inside vi
5、sitor center in climate controlled area and being outdoors in different weather conditions. JOB RISKS General housekeeping Trip and fall risks May have to talk to unhappy visitors 21. What can we learn about the volunteer opportunity from the text? A. It provides housing for volunteers. B. It will l
6、ast for about a year. C. It needs past experience. D. It is difficult to do. 22. What will volunteers do on the island? A. Introduce the historical sites. B. Clean the whole site. C. Tell visitors the way. D. Sell the goods. 23. Who is most likely to get the opportunity? A. One who likes taking care
7、 of kids. B. One who is good at global history. C. One who is experienced in public speaking. D. One who is interested in wildlife protection. B In about a week I will start one of my most expected adventures ever. Sarek National Park will be a mission. It is not a place for the unprepared. It is a
8、place for adventurous hearts who are looking for solitude ( 独处), wildness and a connection with nature that is hard to find on our planet these days. High up in the north of Sweden at the border with Norway, it is called the last European Wilderness. The preparation for this trip started a few month
9、s ago. I tried to prepare in the best way possible as this is uncharted territory for me. It will be the first hike really off the beaten path. I will not go into details until I get back and actually know what I am talking about. There are a few things to keep in mind when you plan to hike in Sarek
10、 National Park. First of all, there are no huts ( 棚屋) or any accommodation. If you are at the heart of Sarek you will be at least a 4-5 days hike away from the next mountain hut. So this means I will have to carry everything I need for 8-10 days. The biggest part of the load will be food. There are
11、no paths or waymarks. I will have to make my own route with GPS and maps. In addition, the weather can be very challenging. Sarek is the area in Sweden with the heaviest rainfall. It is also known for strong wind and therere not many places to shelter from it because there are hardly any trees. It i
12、s important to bring professional hiking gear ( 装备). Finding and choosing a good campsite might take some time as well. 24. What kind of destination does the author consider Sarek National Park to be? A. Popular and convenient. B. Busy and well-connected. C. Remote and forest-covered. D. Attractive
13、and demanding. 25. What does the underlined word “uncharted” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Not vast. B. Not accepted. C. Not explored. D. Not dangerous. 26. What will the author do in Sarek National Park? A. Make a map of Sarek. B. Build shelters for tourists. C. Reach the depths of Sarek. D. Mea
14、sure the rainfall of Sarek. 27. What is the authors purpose in writing paragraph 4? A. To explain why there are few trees there. B. To recommend ways of finding good campsites. C. To discuss causes of heavy rains and strong wind. D. To remind possible travelers of the challenging weather. C Chaplin
15、arrived at our Keystone Film Company in early December 1913. We rushed him into a short film called Making a Living as fast as we could. There was trouble: Chaplins music-hall costume was funny on stage with British comedians, but no good on the screen with Chester Conklin playing a policeman. Henry
16、 Lehrman was the director, but he worked Chaplin too fast. Chaplin didnt know what he was doing. It was shown on February 2, 1914 to disappointing reviews and box office results. Later we sent it out under different titles, such as A Busted Johnny, Troubles, and Doing His Best. No matter what we cal
17、led it, the film found little favor with most moviegoers. “We just got our little company in the black,” Charles O. Baumann shouted at me. “Now with this silly cheap comedian you picked out of nowhere, youre pushing us into the red.” I stuck up for my decision to put Charlie Chaplin in films. “The t
18、rouble is,” I said, “we havent got his character right yet. We havent got his timing right, either. Or his make-up and costume. Give me a little time and I wouldnt be surprised if Charlie Chaplin turns out to be a fair actor.” We were learning how to use a promising actor. Still, Chaplin was conside
19、red a strange man by my team of professionals. They considered him cheap. He wasnt cheap. He simply didnt enjoy drinking or partying. He preferred his own company. He often walked the streets on his own at night watching things and people. He lived in a cheap hotel and he stayed in it until long aft
20、er he became worth a million dollars a year. By the time Chaplin had made fairly short films, we knew what a great find we had. He had watched and listened and asked questions, and learned from Mabel Normand. He was still shy and tongue-tied but he thought he was different from other comedians. This
21、 was how Chaplin started to become Charlie Chaplin. 28. How did Making a Living turn out? A. It was a failure. B. It sold quite well. C. It was influential in Britain. D. It showed Chaplins great skills. 29. What was the authors attitude to Chaplin as an actor? A. Supportive. B. Surprised. C. Uncari
22、ng. D. Worried. 30. What did the author say about Chaplins personal life? A. He used money unreasonably. B. He had many strange habits. C. He seldom left his home. D. He liked being alone. 31. What do we know about Chaplin from the last paragraph? A. He tried to develop his own style. B. He liked to
23、 help other comedians. C. He was on his way to becoming a great actor. D. He was facing great difficulties at Keystone. D To provide visitors with a special experience, theme parks are putting more money into Virtual Reality (VR) technology. In fact, the lifestyle team of the website, The Week, atte
24、nded the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in Orlando. The purpose was to do a study on the implementation ( 实施) of VR technology on roller coasters. The team studied 23 roller coaster manufacturers (制造商) in Europe and found that eight of those manufacturers h
25、ad implemented VR technology into at least one of their roller coasters. Based on their study, it appears that VR technology is already an important and growing factor in the future development of theme parks. The theme park industry at first saw VR technology as a cost-saving means to put new life
26、into attractions. In 2015, companies such as Six Flags began adding VR technology to their roller coasters. It soon became clear, however, that there were many difficulties with implementing VR technology on the rides. Because of the time it took to provide riders with VR headsets, wait times and li
27、nes began to increase. Moreover, companies had to train employees how to set up the VR systems and make sure that all headsets were clean. This proved not to be cost-saving, so new systems had to be put into place. Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, set out to solve these problems by developin
28、g a two-part headset for the ride Battle for Eire. The park worked with Falcons Creative Group to develop this new technology, which allowed guests to be fitted with a headpiece while waiting in line. This shortened wait times and provided a cleaner environment. Falcons Creative Group and Busch Gard
29、ens used creative thinking to improve an attraction that was built around VR. According to TEA / AECOM Global Attractions Attendance Report, 2018 saw more than 252 million people visit the top 25 theme parks in the world. To keep these numbers, it is important that these and other theme-park compani
30、es continue to come up with new ideas to create and introduce great attractions especially those that make use of new VR technology. 32. What did The Week find? A. Roller coasters were getting less popular than before. B. Half of the studied theme parks have used VR technology. C. VR technology may
31、greatly influence the future theme parks. D. Theme parks have not realized the importance of VR technology. 33. What happened after Six Flags used VR technology? A. A lot of money was saved. B. Many unexpected problems appeared. C. The number of visitors hugely increased. D. Visitors thought highly
32、of the improvement. 34. What did Busch Gardens do? A. It employed more workers. B. It creatively developed a headset. C. It chose to use its traditional technology again. D. It worked with other companies to build new theme parks. 35. What did the author advise theme parks to do? A. To give up tradi
33、tional technology. B. To work with other theme parks. C. To develop creative attractions. D. To build new theme parks. 第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分）分） 阅读下面短文， 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 A national park is an area set aside by a government for the preservation of the natura
34、l environment. The national parks in the United States and Canada center on the protection of both land and wildlife. 36 And those in Africa primarily protect animals. It is widely thought that the idea of a park or nature reserve under state ownership started in the United States in 1870. 37 Yosemi
35、te, Sequoia, and General Grant National Parks were established in the United States in 1890. And the U. S. National Park Service (NPS) was created in 1916 to manage the parks. 38 In addition to national parks, the system included national preserves, seashores, historic parks and sites and so on. Par
36、tly following the American example, movements supporting national parks sprang up in many other countries. 39 And Canada set up its first three national parks in the mid-1880s. The establishment of modern national parks and nature reserves gained momentum (动力) only after World War I or, in some case
37、s, after World War II in Europe. Great Britain established the administrative machinery for both national parks and nature reserves in 1949. 40 But interest in parks came later in Asia and Latin America than it did in the Anglo-American countries and Europe. A. These movements began in Canada. B. Ge
38、orge Catlin offered the idea during the 1830s. C. Visitors are allowed to enter for different purposes. D. Those in the United Kingdom center mainly on the land. E. Japan and Mexico established their first national parks in the 1930s. F. By the early 21st century the NPS managed more than 400 separa
39、te areas. G. It is also thought that the worlds first such park was Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. 第三部分第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Wind Cave National Park was a park I wasnt very interested in vis
40、iting. I had been inside many 41 around the world. In fact, Id say Ive been in many of the 42 caves in the world like the Postojna Cave. So more caves seemed 43 to me. But, since it was a national park, I was 44 to go. I was sure to 45 at the Visitor Center at 8 am sharp. This is where you 46 for fi
41、rst come first served tickets to do a guided cave 47 . I had a lot of driving ahead of me so I didnt want to 48 the first tour. Not surprisingly, I wasnt 49 but the tours take 40 people and I was able to 50 the first tour of the day at 9 am. Tours last 75 minutes and involve (包含) 51 down over 300 st
42、airs that are often wet. This can be a(n) 52 for older people. It should be noted that there is a lift to go back up. The caves themselves were OK. I may sound jaded (厌倦的) but if youve seen other great caves then Wind Cave would be a little 53 . The cave tour for me was only OK. After the cave tour
43、you can 54 around the rest of the park and see buffalo ( 野牛) and other animals wandering around. It was raining when I was there so I didnt 55 a ton aside from a few buffalo. 41. A. parks B. forests C. buildings D. caves 42. A. darkest B. best C. cleanest D. smallest 43. A. funny B. strange C. crazy
44、 D. unimpressive 44. A. happy B. nervous C. unable D. free 45. A. live B. camp C. arrive D. disappear 46. A. give up B. take up C. line up D. stay up 47. A. lesson B. tour C. hunt D. conversation 48. A. make B. miss C. guide D. help 49. A. successful B. brave C. awake D. alone 50. A. check out B. lo
45、ok for C. talk about D. get on 51. A. sliding B. flying C. walking D. rushing 52. A. challenge B. push C. business D. example 53. A. worrying B. surprising C. relaxing D. disappointing 54. A. run B. drive C. sail D. cycle 55. A. hear B. see C. guess D. remember 第二节（共第二节（共 10 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满
46、分 15 分）分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Located on the 56. _ (beauty) island of Lantau, Hong Kong Disneyland is one of the biggest 57. _ the finest Disney theme parks in Asia, attracting tourists from all over the world. It is also located next to Ocean Park Hong Kong, which is one of Asias bes
47、t theme parks and one of the most 58. _ (visit) theme parks in the world. Hong Kong Disneyland is set at 59. _ heart of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, which is 60. _ (great) influenced by Chinese culture and tradition. The good news 61. _ (be) that it is located close to the airport with many conv
48、enient transport options. The seven wonderlands are the main highlights (最好的部分) at Hong Kong Disneyland with 62. _ (theme) ranging from superheroes like Ant-Man and Iron Man, fairytales, and much more. The various amusement parks and live shows besides other new additions each year will leave you sp
49、ellbound (入迷) for the rest of this amusement journey. Meet your favorite Disney characters and dine with 63. _ (they), check out the many themed souvenirs, and enjoy the special seasonal events by 64. _ (stay) at “Frozen”-themed suites (套房) and sea-viewing hotels. It is indeed a perfect escape 65. _
50、 your busy schedule while you enjoy a journey of a lifetime exploring the best exciting rides to mystical museums and much more. 第四部分第四部分 写作（共两节，满分写作（共两节，满分 40 分）分） 第一节（满分第一节（满分 15 分）分） 假定你是李华，你的交换生朋友 Eric 周末想出去游玩，写邮件请你推荐一家公园。请给他回一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 公园位置； 2. 公园特色； 3. 乘车路线。 注意：注意：写作词数应为 80 左右。 _ _ _ 第二节（满分
