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Go Sledding (滑雪橇) around Baltimore

From steep slopes (陡坡) to gentle hills, there’s no shortage of local sledding rides in the Baltimore area. Here are a few of the favorites.

Leakin Park

1901 EAGLE DRIVE

There’s a sweet slide behind the Crimean Mansion off Eagle Drive — also known today as Friends of Orianda House — which is accessible and also one of the best-kept sledding secrets inside city lines. The Winans Meadow area is super scenic year-round, but especially so when it snows. Baltimore Country Club

4712 CLUB ROAD

The golf course is a legendary sledding destination, but make sure to be aware that the steep slope here is nicknamed “Adventure Hill” for a reason. No small number of green hands have rolled down here. As one Reddit commenter said, “It left me hurt many a time as a kid” — words no doubt that frighten some but also attract more than a few.

Herring Run Park

3800 BELAIR ROAD

The 375-acre northeast area may be the top spot in the city for the variety of hills to choose from. Created by the Olmstead Brothers more than a century ago, the stream valley park is also home to fox and deer, which you might just spot wandering about in their winter coats. Visitors can enjoy the benefit of sufficient parking for private vehicles.

Federal Hill

300 WARREN AVE.

It’s an obvious destination, given its picturesque view overlooking the Inner Harbor, for sledding and building snowmen and snowwomen. The hills here are very steep, however. Just be careful not to rush out onto Key Highway or into the back of the American Visionary Art Museum.

1. Where is the destination with easy access to parking lot?

A．At 1901 EAGLE DRIVE. B．At 4712 CLUB ROAD.

C．At 3800 BELAIR ROAD. D．At 300 WARREN AVE.

2. What do Baltimore Country Club and Federal Hill have in common?

A．They enjoy beautiful scenery. B．Sledding there is challenging.

C．Visitors can interact with animals. D．They are perfect for building snowmen. 3. In which part of a website does the text probably come from?

A．Travel. B．Environment. C．Health. D．Culture.

Rick Guidotti put aside his career as a fashion photographer to turn his lens (镜头) to people living with genetic, physical and behavioral differences.

He says what changed his perception (看法) of beauty was a chance encounter with an albino (患白化病的) girl. “I was just tired of people telling me who was beautiful. Every season that face would change but I was always told who was beautiful. As an artist, I don’t see beauty just on covers of magazines. I see it everywhere. So that was my original intention — that opened my eyes a little wider and wider.”

Guidotti has created Positive Exposure, a not-for-profit organization that uses photography and video to transform public perceptions and promote a world where differences are celebrated. Guidotti and Positive Exposure are featured in a new documentary called On Beauty.

One of the women featured in the film is Jayne Waithera. “I never thought I was beautiful because nobody said that to me, but meeting him was my profound moment. I remember that particular day. He took my picture and I felt so good like I felt there’s somebody who, like, really loves me and sees me for who I am and who sees me more than my condition.”

Guidotti is travelling from city to city to promote On Beauty. He says his tour is not about money; it’s about the message. “As I travel from community to community, I’m taking photographs and I’m empowering (给某人……的权力) individuals with a positive sense of who they are. They’re seeing beauty in their reflection but I’m also empowering their families and they in turn are empowering their communities as well. All is based on the philosophy of change — how you see, how you change.”

4. Why did Guidotti change his career?

A．He intended to establish his own company.

B．He expected to earn more money than before.

C．The beauty on covers of magazines is beyond satisfaction.

D．The meeting with an albino girl changed his view on beauty.

5. What can we know about Positive Exposure?

A．It enjoys high profit. B．It welcomes differences.

C．It spreads photography skills. D．It enhances community bond.

6. What does the author want to show by mentioning Jayne in paragraph 4?

A．Jayne was beautiful indeed. B．Jayne disliked being photographed.

C．The film became a hit thanks to Jayne. D．The photographs made Jayne more

confident.

7. What does the author mainly intend to tell us in the last paragraph?