Question

【題目】Creating public spaces

Jin Hee Park is a student at Stanford University in California. She studies hard. "Of course, I came here for the academic (學(xué)術(shù))," she says. "But the campus is so beautiful. I walk around just to relax."

Alejandro Vega, a banker in New York City, jogs almost every evening after work in Central Park. "I never get bored. The park is so big. It's a public space, yet it can feel completely private."

Niagara Falls was on Ross Howard's list of places to visit in upstate New York. "There are these wonderful footpaths that make the falls so close to the general public."

In 1857, a design contest was held for a new park in New York City. Frederick Law Olmsted and his partner, Calvert Vaux, won the contest. Central Park was the finished product - the first landscaped public park in the United States. Today, no trip to New York is complete without a visit to this beautiful park.

Later in his life, Olmsted designed landscapes for college campuses, like Stanford University. He also designed footpaths at Niagara Falls to give visitors better views of the falls. In all his work, Olmsted tried to protect the natural beauty of an area.

Today there are new pressures on Niagara Falls: some business want to develop the area, On Goat Island, an island in Niagara Falls State Park, there are now souvenir (紀(jì)念品) shops. There may be signs that say "No Littering," but there is still a lot of trash on the island. Most of the animals have disappeared. What would Olmsted think?

【1】Jin Hee Park thinks his university campus is ______ for walking and relaxing.

A.basicB.academicC.attractiveD.crowded

【2】Alejandro Vega feels ______ when he jogs in Central Park, for it feels private.

A.enjoyableB.boredC.nervousD.surprised

【3】Niagara Falls in America was close to the public because of its wonderful ______.

A.listsB.contestsC.fallsD.footpaths

【4】"no trip to New York is complete" (in Para. 4) probably means ______.

A.it's not a perfect trip to New YorkB.we should never go for a trip to New York

C.don't finish a trip in New YorkD.New York isn't a good place to visit

【5】In all of Olmsted's designing products, he tried to ______.

A.design footpaths for better views of the falls

B.protect the natural beauty of an area

C.include landscapes of Stanford University campus

D.rebuild the Central Park in New York City.

【6】Which of the following best describes the present situation on Niagara Falls?

A.This area is developed and becomes more lovely.

B.Olmsted expected most of the animals there to leave.

C.People are no longer allowed to visit souvenir shops.

D.Some people are doing learn to the environment.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】D

【解析】

本文介紹了奧爾姆斯特德和他的作品。奧爾姆斯特德設(shè)計(jì)了很多著名的景點(diǎn)，像斯坦福大學(xué)、中央公園、尼亞加拉瀑布等。在他的所有工作中，奧爾姆斯特德試圖保護(hù)一個(gè)地區(qū)的自然美景。同時(shí)介紹了如今尼亞加拉大瀑布面臨著新的壓力。這些是奧爾姆斯特德沒(méi)有想到的。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。basic基本的，基礎(chǔ)的；academic學(xué)業(yè)的，學(xué)術(shù)的；attractive性感的，吸引人的，令人愉快的；crowded人多的，擁擠的。根據(jù)第1段第中最后2句“But the campus is so beautiful. I walk around just to relax（但是校園太美了。我四處走走只是為了放松）”可知“樸真熙認(rèn)為他的大學(xué)校園對(duì)散步和放松很有吸引力�！惫蔬xC。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。enjoyable 快樂(lè)的，令人愉快的；bored厭倦的，無(wú)聊的；nervous焦慮的，緊張的；surprised驚奇的，驚訝的。根據(jù)第2段“Alejandro Vega, a banker in New York City, jogs almost every evening after work in Central Park. "I never get bored…. It's a public space, yet it can feel completely private.” (Alejandro Vega，……幾乎每天晚上下班后都在中央公園慢跑�！蔽覐牟桓械綗o(wú)聊�！�…這是一個(gè)公共空間，但它可以完全感覺(jué)私人的。)”可知“亞歷杭德羅·維加在中央公園慢跑時(shí)感到很愉快，因?yàn)樗�感覺(jué)是私人的�！惫蔬xA。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。lists列表；contests比賽，競(jìng)賽；falls瀑布；footpaths人行小道。根據(jù)第5段第2句“He also designed footpaths at Niagara Falls to give visitors better views of the falls.（他還設(shè)計(jì)了尼亞加拉瀑布的人行道，讓游客更好地欣賞瀑布。）”可知美國(guó)尼亞加拉大瀑布因其優(yōu)美的人行小道而接近公眾。故選D。

【4】詞句理解題。此句“Today, no trip to New York is complete without a visit to this beautiful park.”句意是：今天，如果不參觀這個(gè)美麗的公園，去紐約的旅行是不完整的�？芍�“no trip to New York is complete”意思是“旅行是不完整的，這不是一次完美的紐約之旅”，故選A。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第5段最后一句“In all his work, Olmsted tried to protect the natural beauty of an area.（在他的所有工作中，奧爾姆斯特德試圖保護(hù)一個(gè)地區(qū)的自然美景。）”可知“在奧姆斯特德所有的設(shè)計(jì)產(chǎn)品中，他都試圖保護(hù)一個(gè)地區(qū)的自然美景�！惫蔬xB。

【6】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“some business want to develop the area, On Goat Island, an island in Niagara Falls State Park, there are now souvenir (紀(jì)念品) shops. There may be signs that say "No Littering," but there is still a lot of trash on the island. Most of the animals have disappeared. What would Olmsted think?（一些企業(yè)想開(kāi)發(fā)這個(gè)地區(qū)，在山羊島，尼亞加拉瀑布國(guó)家公園的一個(gè)小島上，現(xiàn)在有紀(jì)念品商店�？赡苡小敖�止亂扔垃圾”的標(biāo)志，但島上仍有很多垃圾。大多數(shù)動(dòng)物都消失了。奧爾姆斯特德會(huì)怎么想？）”可知“這個(gè)地區(qū)發(fā)展起來(lái)，變得更可愛(ài)了、奧姆斯特德預(yù)計(jì)那里的大多數(shù)動(dòng)物都會(huì)離開(kāi)、人們不再被允許參觀紀(jì)念品商店。”是錯(cuò)誤的。根據(jù)最后一段第1句“Today there are new pressures on Niagara Falls:（今天尼亞加拉瀑布面臨新的壓力：）”可知“有些人正在了解環(huán)境,并試圖保護(hù)環(huán)境�！惫蔬xD。