梦境黄石(the Yellow Stone National Park)
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Various efforts ________ in the past decades to protect the environment.A．had made B．have madeC．were made D．have been made2．Policemen think that where there is violence , drugs with damaging effects on kids are always ______ it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides3．Once you’ve ________ the items you ordered, put this record in your file.A．checked in B．checked offC．checked out D．checked with4．Roger trained hard for the tournament for months, but unfortunately he had to _______ due to a knee injury. A．pull out B．work outC．try out D．give out5．What made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but ________ their lack of planning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever6．World Food Day is held each year to underline the progress that ________ against hunger and that still needs to be made.A．is made B．was madeC．has been made D．will be made7．Japan has been trying to bring its nuclear crisis under ____ control, but ____ spread of radiation has raised concerns about the safety of the nuclear energy.A．a; the B．the; / C．/; the D．a; /8．I’ve known Sarah for nearly ten years. She _________ once my customer.A．is B．has beenC．was D．had been9．While we were listening to the speech attentively, a voice _____ to announce the result of the election.A．broke in B．broke up C．broke off D．broke down10．Tianjin soccer fans wonder how long it will be ______ the popular soccer star —Sunke can appear in the fields inTianjin as a member of Tianjin Tianhai soccer team.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where11．No decision __A_ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.A．will be made B．is madeC．is being made D．has been made12．I guess ________ impresses me most about his painting is the colors he uses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what13．Decades ago, scientists believed that how the brain develops when you are a kid ______ determines your brain structure for the rest of your life.A．sooner or later B．more or less C．to and from D．up and down14．Whenever you ________ a present, you should think about it from the receiver’s point of view.A．bought B．have bought C．will buy D．buy15．I _____up my mind what I was going to say in the seminar, but it was cancelled.A．have made B．had madeC．was making D．would make16．—It’s really great to have a computer to store my photos.—Don’t count on it too much. It ________ break down and you’d better make a copy of them.A．must B．canC．should D．will17．Dave was a ________. Because of his misconduct in class, the whole class had to stay after school.A．wet blanket B．leading lightC．black sheep D．dark horse18．Word came that 30 firefighters gave their lives to our country _______ national property security.A．in exchange for B．in response toC．in terms of D．in contrast with19．I have to reschedule the appointment with you since there is a ______ in my arrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict20．The police are offering ______ reward of $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of _____ murderer.A．the; the B．a; a C．the; a D．a; the第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。
英语纪录片国家黄石公园文本材料Yellow stone
NARRATOR: In the winter of 1807, a lone fur-trapper journeyed deep into the heart of the Rocky Mountains. ]Somewhere near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River he found a lost world. A wonderland, ruled by ice, fire and brimstone. A world of extremes that challenges all that strive to live here. A place that has become perhaps the most treasured wilderness on Earth. Winter in Yellowstone. Minus 40 degrees. Fahrenheit or centigrade, it doesn't really matter, at minus 40 the two scales read the same. For half the year, Yellowstone is frozen solid. Yet in the middle of this ice world there is scalding heat. This is no ordinary place and this is no ordinary winter. The fate of everything here lies in the hands of forces of almost unimaginable power. Yellowstone is deep in the heart of the Rocky Mountains of North America. An isolated high plateau defended by rugged peaks. And its location is what makes it so different. Right beneath Yellowstone a unique quirk of geology means that molten rock from deep in the earth comes unusually close to the frozen surface. No one knows why it happens right here, but its impact is what has made Yellowstone world famous. Yellowstone is the most extensive geothermal area on Earth. It has over 10,000 thermal wonders and more geysers than the rest of the world put together. Old Faithful is Yellowstone's most well-known geyser. It shoots 5,000 gallons of water 150 feet into the air almost every hour. But the forces that fuel this spectacular display have an influence far greater than we can see on the surface. Paradoxically, it's all this underground heat that helps make the Yellowstone winter one of the coldest and toughest in America. It's November and winter is beginning to take hold. As it gets colder, one animal here gets stronger. Wolves. The winter is their time. Gradually, it weakens their prey. This is the Druid wolf pack, one of the largest and most powerful in Yellowstone. The pack have this bull elk surrounded. But there's a problem. The pack won't follow the bull into the river. They won't risk freezing to death in the ice cold water. What's more, now the elk's antlers are at just the right height to keep the wolves at bay. It's stalemate. But it's now the elk that has a problem of his own. Although it's only knee deep, he can't stay in this freezing water forever. A young female is not prepared to let him go. But the elk is strong. One-on-one he has the advantage. Her only support is another youngster. They are neither strong or experienced enough to bring this elk down. But it's enough to make him turn and run back to the river where he knows they won't follow. But the longer he stays in the freezing water, the weaker he will get. Others before him have waited here too long, and wolves are patient. Right now his strength is his only advantage. He has to try again. This time even the young wolves stay put. Without the support of the pack they never really stood a chance. And the pack has already decided that this early in the winter, a bull elk in his prime is just too strong. But as the winter gets colder and the snow gets deeper the tables will turn. By the end of November, the arc of the sun barely breaks above the trees. As its angle decreases, so does its power. And as the sun loses its hold over the land, other forces begin to take over. Yellowstone has a dark secret that affects everything that lives here, especially in the winter. It's only from high above ground that we start to get a glimpse of the true nature of this place. Yellowstone is a giant bowl 50 miles wide right in the middle of the Rocky Mountains. There's nowhere else like it. And there's only one thing thatcould have created it. Three miles beneath this frozen surface is a colossal chamber of molten rock. Today it powers Yellowstone's geysers. But every million years or so, the pressure in this magma gets critical and the chamber explodes. The last eruption, 640,000 years ago, was more than 1,000 times larger than Mount St Helens. It blasted away mountains and ejected hundreds of cubic miles of debris into the atmosphere, burying half the USA with ash. The heart of Yellowstone is one of the world's biggest volcanoes. One day it will erupt again. It could be today or in another million years. But even as the volcano is sleeping, breathing quietly through its geysers, it has a profound effect on Yellowstone's winter. The volcano made Yellowstone's giant bowl but it didn't stop there. ]Ever since, the huge pressure below the surface has been pushing it higher into the air, and as it gets higher it gets colder. And now at its present altitude of 8,000 feet, his giant bowl simply accumulates freezing air from the surrounding mountains. In the winter, the sleeping volcano becomes a giant deep freeze. On the open plateau, right in the middle of this frozen volcano is an animal that has lived here since the last ice age. Bison are exposed to the worst of the Yellowstone winter, but they are built for it. Their thick coat is such good insulation that they only need a tiny amount of energy to keep warm. So they slow their metabolism right down and concentrate on feeding. With massive neck muscles they sweep their heads down through the snow to get to the grass beneath. But the grass has long ago put its summer goodness down into its roots and now has about the same nutritional value as cardboard. They will need to do all they can to save energy if they are to ward off starvation until spring returns. As the winter strengthens its grip, elk move into more sheltered valleys at the edge of Yellowstone. They don't have the bison's ability to move deep snow. But this brings them into the territory of the Druid pack. As the grazers are beginning to weaken,life for the wolves is getting easier. They are now successfully hunting about twice a week. They even have the energy to play. But their play has a purpose. It fine-tunes their hunting skills and helps bond the all-important pack structure. Though there are 16 of them, they can only hunt an animal as large as an elk if they hunt as one. The strength of the pack is what will get them through the winter. Bald eagles spot carcasses from miles away. But there is strong competition for a kill like this. A coyote. He has been shadowing the wolves, and moves in now they have gone. It’s December, and even the great Yellowstone River is succumbing to the cold. It's only where the water runs fast that it still runs free. It looks uncomfortably cold, but then the water, at around freezing point, can be 50 degrees warmer than the air. Under the ice there's a rich supply of stone fly larvae waiting to hatch in the spring. Dippers make the most of these few small windows to a liquid world before they shut completely. Where the water stands still it is now frozen solid. Yellowstone Lake is 136 square miles, and now completely covered in three feet of ice. A coyote travels across this frozen desert looking for something to eat. ]It's a wonder that anything can survive here at all. Hundreds of feet beneath him on the lake bed, geysers erupt just like they do on land and they melt holes in the ice, the only sign that there is a lake here at all. As the year comes to an end, it seems hard to imagine this winter getting any tougher. But there's another twist to the volcano's story that is about to make things evenworse. Over time the continent of North America has moved, inch by inch, over many millions of years.[21:38.87][21:40.64]But deep down below the Earth's moving crust,[21:43.71][21:43.80]the source of magma that fuels Yellowstone's volcano[21:47.39][21:48.12]has stayed put.[21:49.79][21:58.00]As the crust has moved over this volcanic hotspot,[22:02.39][22:02.48]eruption after eruption has blasted a massive 500-mile-long scar[22:07.47][22:07.56]right through the Rockies.[22:09.59][22:15.96]In the winter this giant scar, called the Snake River Plain,[22:20.79][22:20.88]funnels moist air from the Pacific Ocean[22:24.07][22:24.16]right through the wall of the Rocky Mountains[22:26.87][22:26.96]and up into Yellowstone's deep freeze.[22:29.63][22:36.04]Here it finally freezes and falls as snow,[22:40.19][22:41.16]huge quantities of it.[22:42.99][23:00.04]Whilst everywhere around gets 10 feet of snow a year,[23:03.71][23:03.80]thanks to the legacy of its volcano, Yellowstone can get as much as 50. [23:08.66][23:18.56]Otters seem to thrive in the Yellowstone winter.[23:21.79][23:31.52]But now that the rivers are not only frozen but covered in deep snow, [23:36.27][23:36.36]they are struggling to find open water to fish in.[23:39.55][23:56.00]They can't fish here, the fast flowing water is too dangerous.[24:00.55][24:00.64]Somehow they need to find a way past the falls.[24:03.79][24:53.64]With the falls safely behind them, the otters are forced to keep moving on. [24:58.31][25:02.68]Open water has become a rare thing in Yellowstone.[25:09.16](BISON GRUNTING)[25:10.83][25:16.68]Out on the frozen grasslands, the bison are struggling, too.[25:20.59][25:22.88]This year is already the snowiest for the last decade,[25:26.39][25:26.48]snowier than many of this herd have experienced in their lives.[25:30.47][25:32.36]Now, as the snow gets deeper than a critical four feet,[25:36.03][25:36.12]the effort of swinging this massive head back and forth for so little reward [25:41.11][25:41.20]is becoming too much.[25:43.15][25:50.20]Though the snow front is passing through,[25:53.03][25:53.12]it's followed by the wind,[25:54.91][25:55.00]which now starts to scour the heart of Yellowstone.[25:58.31][26:20.48]A bison's coat can keep it warm down to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. [26:24.83][26:28.52]The wind chill is now pushing these bison to that limit.[26:32.47][26:43.96]But these are the last wild bison herds in America[26:47.55][26:47.64]which have survived here for tens of thousands of years.[26:51.67][26:51.76]They know what to do.[26:53.71][27:07.32]To move is risky, it will tap into their now dwindling energy reserves. [27:12.18][27:14.60]But this year, it's a gamble worth taking.[27:17.59][27:25.52]Their way out is a river whose water is not frozen.[27:29.03][27:30.52]A thermal river fed by warm water from Yellowstone's geysers,[27:35.54][27:36.04]an ancient route which leads to a place where, if they're lucky,[27:40.11][27:40.20]they will be able to survive.[27:42.39][28:03.20]It's January, and night is twice as long as day[28:06.72]in Yellowstone's deep freeze.[28:08.95][28:10.24]The wind and the storms have gone,[28:12.87][28:12.96]but now the clear skies suck any last trace of heat into space.[28:17.15][28:20.28]As morning comes, something extraordinary has happened.[28:24.23][28:35.04]All moisture in the air has turned to ice,[28:37.91][28:39.08]diamond dust.[28:40.47][29:47.76]But this is a cruel beauty.[29:50.75][29:50.84]Minus 66 Fahrenheit was recorded here in Yellowstone.[29:55.11][29:55.20]Off the record, it gets colder still.[29:57.99][30:07.08]This bison is still out on the open plateau.[30:11.39][30:11.48]The deep snow with its windblown crust has made it almost impossible to feed.[30:15.95][30:16.60]The extreme cold will now tip the balance of survival further,[30:20.55][30:20.64]most likely too far even for a bison.[30:23.23][30:43.72]A red fox can stay in the cold heart of Yellowstone all winter,[30:48.23][30:48.32]so long as it can find food.[30:50.59][30:55.28]It's looking for mice[30:56.63][30:56.72]that survive the winter insulated beneath the blanket of snow.[31:00.63][31:04.52]The fox is light enough to move about on the delicate crust[31:08.03][31:08.12]but the mice are six feet beneath it.[31:10.83][31:35.16]It listens for the tiny sounds of its prey moving about below,[31:39.75][31:39.84]but must take great care not to scare them away.[31:42.95][32:38.12]The otter family has arrived at Yellowstone Lake.[32:41.27][32:42.32]Here they can fish in the holes kept open by the underwater geysers. [32:46.47][32:55.24]But every time they catch something,[32:57.87][33:01.04]this coyote has been watching and waiting.[33:04.03][33:33.16]The otter dives under the ice to hide its fish from the coyote.[33:37.15][33:44.52]The coyote can't see the otter because of the thick cover of snow.[33:48.63][33:52.40]But he can hear him.[33:54.15][34:01.12]The otter emerges without the fish.[34:04.39][34:05.04]He's stashed it somewhere under the snow. But where?[34:09.55][34:32.44]A huge Yellowstone cutthroat trout.[34:35.43][34:40.16]With the help of the otters, a wily coyote can catch fish, too.[34:44.71][35:11.64]The thermal river has led the bison to one of the main geyser fields. [35:15.87][35:20.60]Here the heat from below comes close enough to the surface to melt the snow.[35:24.99][35:30.28]And a bison can graze as if it were spring.[35:33.11][35:42.12]The same volcanic forces, so massive that they created the weather [35:47.06][35:47.16]that drove the bison here, now offer comfort.[35:51.55][35:58.80]The only problem is, the grass that the bison now relish[36:02.34][36:02.44]has such a high concentration of silica that it wears down their teeth. [36:06.79][36:08.04]And it's laced with enough arsenic to slowly poison them.[36:11.79][36:20.52]For these bison, it's not an easy choice to come here.[36:24.03][36:27.56]But as long as they don't have to stay here too long[36:30.23][36:30.32]it's a lot better than facing the Yellowstone winter head on.[36:43.36]Incredibly, there is life that thrives here.[36:46.47][36:48.72]In Yellowstone's thermal springs,[36:50.87][36:50.96]the temperature is a constant near-boiling.[36:53.91][36:55.84]Yet here are huge colonies of heat-tolerant microbes.[36:59.27][37:03.28]As the boiling water flows out from the centre of springs, [37:07.15][37:07.24]it cools, forming bands of different temperatures,[37:11.07][37:11.16]each with a different collection of microbes[37:13.51][37:13.60]with a totally different colour.[37:15.98][37:21.64]Grand Prismatic Spring is one of the wonders of the natural world. [37:25.83][37:29.40]It's thought that it was in conditions like this[37:32.31][37:32.40]that life on Earth first started.[37:34.86][37:51.12]It's now February,[37:52.83][37:52.92]and when almost everything else in Yellowstone is on its last legs, [37:56.70][37:56.80]the Druid pack is reaching peak condition.[37:59.79][38:02.68]And it's now that the young females come into season.[38:06.03][38:10.04]Hanging back from the pack is a lone male wolf.[38:13.23][38:17.48]He has no territory of his own but follows the pack,[38:20.51][38:20.60]scavenging from their successes.[38:22.95][38:27.16]But right now, food is not his priority.[38:30.63][38:35.88]The young females won't mate with the pack's alpha male [38:39.07][38:39.16]as he is their father.[38:40.99][38:43.60]So the intruder could well be in with a chance,[38:47.28]as long as the alpha doesn't see him.[38:49.87][38:50.20](WOLVES WhINING)[38:51.71][38:56.32]Whilst the pack are distracted, one female sneaks away.[39:00.19][39:05.72]She won't give up the security of the pack for him,[39:09.03][39:09.12]so they meet close by in secret.[39:11.58][39:24.04]But the pack are now coming their way.[39:26.79][39:42.32]The alpha male is on to him.[39:44.62][39:49.52]He won't tolerate any other male in his territory,[39:52.39][39:52.48]let alone with one of his females.[39:54.94][39:55.96]When wolves mate, they become locked together for up to half an hour. [40:00.15][40:00.84]The intruder can't break free.[40:03.19][40:43.12]For now the alpha male has done enough.[40:45.75][40:45.84]He's seen the intruder off and he needs to return[40:48.59][40:48.68]to reassert his position in the pack.[40:51.03][40:58.80]The intruder retreats to a precarious life in the shadows.[41:02.95][41:04.36]But whatever happens to him, so long as he was coupled for long enough, [41:09.03][41:09.12]he will have young brought up[41:11.03][41:11.12]in the security of one of the strongest packs in Yellowstone.[41:14.63][41:25.28](WOLVES HOWLING)[41:27.15][41:48.52](WhIMPERING)[41:49.99][41:52.52]Since the beginning of winter,[41:54.03][41:54.12]Yellowstone's herds have been getting steadily weaker.[42:00.28]Now at the end of February,[42:02.43][42:02.52]the tables have completely turned to favour the Druid pack. [42:06.83][43:16.84](WOLVES HOWLING)[43:18.75][43:18.84]As February turns to March, it seems like the winter will never end. [43:23.07][43:25.88]But now the clear, cold days have gone.[43:28.59][43:30.88]The snow still comes, but it's a wet snow[43:33.75][43:33.84]that strips the warmth from you faster,[43:36.51][43:39.68]now, when you are right at the end of your strength.[43:42.83][44:04.40]But there is hope.[44:06.23][44:07.12]Now is the turning point of the winter.[44:09.79][44:15.24]At the spring equinox, there are 12 hours of night,[44:18.35][44:18.44]and 12 hours of day.[44:20.35][44:21.76]From now on, light starts to win over dark.[44:25.51][44:37.48]March is also the turning point in the history of Yellowstone. [44:41.39][44:43.84]On 1st March, 1872,[44:46.63][44:46.72]American President Ulysses S Grant[44:49.43][44:49.52]recognised the extraordinary wonders of Yellowstone[44:52.63][44:52.72]by making it the world's first national park.[44:55.71][45:16.40]The park's creation marked the beginning of a new era[45:19.59][45:19.68]where the world's wild places would be valued[45:22.91][45:23.40]simply for being wild.[45:25.07][45:39.12](BIRDS CAWING)[45:51.08]Now, as the days lengthen,[45:53.11][45:53.20]the winter starts to loosen its grip on Yellowstone.[45:56.51][46:04.08]But with the end of winter, also comes the end of the wolves' reign. [46:08.39][46:19.44]On a mountain peak right on the edge of Yellowstone,[46:22.83][46:22.92]footprints in the snow are the sign that a challenger has appeared [46:26.46][46:26.56]to reclaim this land.[46:28.51][46:36.36]A grizzly bear mother with her new cubs emerges from her den. [46:41.11][46:44.36]For six months, snow and ice have ravaged Yellowstone,[46:48.31][46:48.40]but she has slept underground, waking only to give birth to her cubs. [46:53.03][46:53.12]And then from time to time, to feed them.[46:55.95][47:04.48]As winter gives way to spring,[47:06.63][47:06.72]she leads them out into the wilderness for the first time.[47:10.42][47:16.12]In Yellowstone's great volcano,[47:19.35][47:19.44]in spite of everything the winter has thrown at them,[47:23.19][47:23.28]most have made it through.[47:25.35][47:38.44]The forces that have helped keep Yellowstone[47:40.63][47:40.72]in the grip of such a deep winter have finally let go.[47:44.83][47:46.60]It is the sun that will now dominate once more.[47:49.71][47:56.84]Its power will now take over,[47:59.27][48:05.16]bringing new life to this place.[48:07.59][48:21.84]But also it will bring new challenges[48:24.67][48:25.72]that all will have to face[48:29.76]in the heat of Yellowstone's summer.[48:32.75][48:48.00]Bringing Yellowstone's unique, natural beauty to the screen[48:51.31][48:51.40]would have been impossible without the tireless help of the local experts [48:54.91][48:55.00]that know it like the back of their hand.[48:57.79][48:57.88]Each has their own story to tell.[49:00.67][49:00.76]JEFF hENRY: I was born the night of a blizzard[49:02.59][49:02.68]and my mother has always told me that[49:04.27][49:04.36]she thinks that's why I'm so in love with winter.[49:06.59][49:10.80]NARRATOR: Ex-park ranger and photographer[49:12.95][49:13.04]Jeff Henry's 30 years of experience in Yellowstone[49:16.27][49:16.36]helped the BBC crew unlock some of the national park's hidden secrets. [49:20.99][49:22.64]But they could never get hold of Jeff once the snow started to fall. [49:26.79][49:29.56]Winter's by far my favourite season.[49:32.79][49:32.88]I wish I could be the reverse of a bear and hibernate in the summer [49:36.99][49:37.08]and just wake up in the autumn, be looking at a new winter.[49:41.03][49:41.12]I get really excited when the first snows come in the autumn.[49:45.67][49:46.96]Snow to me is a mystical, magical substance.[49:51.39][49:52.44]I've always thought that it's very coarse of the English language[49:55.00][49:55.08]to have just one word for it. There's snow and then there's snow, [49:58.39][49:58.48]and then there's snow and then there's snow.[50:00.63][50:00.72]Fresh snow that falls from the sky and it's here in Yellowstone,[50:03.43][50:03.52]tends to be light and fluffy, is vastly different from the snow[50:07.52]that's been underground for three or four months.[50:09.87][50:14.40]NARRATOR: Three million tourists travel each year[50:17.27][50:17.36]to enjoy Yellowstone's spectacular wilderness.[50:20.35][50:20.44]When winter arrives, however, the crowds disappear.[50:23.95][50:29.04]But for the last 30 years, Jeff has enjoyed a very unusual way[50:33.11][50:33.20]of both staying for the winter and indulging his love of snow.[50:36.63][50:39.48]His task is to stop the few buildings in the heart of Yellowstone[50:42.91][50:43.00]being completely swallowed.[50:44.79][50:47.12]Jeff becomes what is officially known as a roof shoveller.[50:50.90][50:52.72]The reason I do that is the snow loads can sometimes, at least some years, [50:56.59][50:56.68]become so heavy they can crush buildings or break parts of buildings. [51:00.11][51:03.12]NARRATOR: Jeff must clear up to three metres of compacted snow [51:05.99][51:06.08]from the roofs, before it falls on anything wandering beneath,[51:09.67][51:09.76]including himself.[51:11.79][51:11.88]If the building were to avalanche on top of me,[51:14.03][51:14.12]it would be the end of the line for me.[51:16.11][51:18.52]NARRATOR: From December onwards, Jeff spends five months[51:21.51][51:21.60]clearing snow off Yellowstone's roofs.[51:24.16][51:24.24]Timing is critical. If he starts a roof too early,[51:27.59][51:27.68]fresh spring snow will undo all his hard work.[51:30.47][51:30.56]Too late, and the roof may collapse.[51:33.23][51:39.28]JEFF: This particular roof has a pitch that's steep enoughthat the snow will avalanche off if it's undercut. And to undercut the snow, I have to first dig some channels or trenches with a shovel. After I've cut those channels, I can lay a steel cable into each trench. And I pass that cable underneath the snow pack, between the snow pack and the shingles. And after the snow is undercut, it will avalanche off. Oh, I have to admit I get a tremendous kick out of the work. Little me at 190 pounds can move untold tons of snow in one swoop. NARRATOR: Jeff is especially drawn to what are know as cornices, the overhanging shelves of snow that cling to the edges of roofs. It's kind of a love/hate relationship. This lovely pattern, there's lovely lines in the snow. You can see the major lines between major wind events, but you can see more minor lines, I guess, between more minor wind events. It's almost like the growth rings on a tree. It's just absolutely beautiful. Fascinating. I can't wait to get up there and destroy it. Cornices are especially threatening, structurally, because there's so much weight hanging out over the edge of the building. It's not uncommon for an eaves to break when it has a big overhang. I love to do this work. I love to move snow. It's a thrill, it's exciting, it's fun. I can honestly say there's no place else I'd rather be. NARRATOR: But there's one building that's a real challenge for Jeff. JEFF: The Canyon General Store is approximately 50 years old, 52 years old, something in that range. And I've cleared this building for about half of its life. It's by far the largest building that I have to do. I often joke that it is the Bismark of the enemy fleet. And it takes me a great many working days, as many as 40 of 50 working days per winter. NARRATOR: This roof collects more snow than any other in the park. Instead of using gravity to remove the compacted snow, Jeff has to rely on sweat and toil. But he's perfected his own methodical precision labour-saving technique. (JEFF GRUNTING) Well, I try to cut the blocks large enough so that they'll be stable when I move them across the roof. ]But not so large that I can't move them. On this particular building this year, there'll be somewhere in the order of 3,000 blocks of snow. So I always reason that if I could save just one or two percent of the effort that it takes to move each block, that would be one or two percent times 3,000. That's why I work in this checkerboard pattern, and move all the blocks that I just cut. And I don't have to go back and forth between the saw and the shovel that often. I suppose in some ways, analogous to Yellowstone's wildlife in the winter where they have to be so mindful of their energy equation, they cannot consistently expend more energy than they take in. And if they do, it's the end of the line. NARRATOR: Fifty days spent alone on a roof gives Jeff a lot of time to just think. Sometimes I find my imagination runs away with me. I think about how this snow not very long ago was warm sea water in the South Pacific Ocean. In just over three or four months it will be water vapor or liquid water, seeping into the earth here in Yellowstone or flowing down the Yellowstone River. NARRATOR: Jeff's snow clearing work allows him to be in the most beautiful parts of the park when no one else is around. ]JEFF: And I think everybody appreciates a little bit of solitude. I guess that's part of the reason I do the work that I do and spend as much time as I can in the park in the winter. Occasionally, it just seems to me that I'm the only person for miles around and that's a special feeling, especially in the early 2 1st century. I know that my parents first brought me here when I was six months old, ]and essentially I've spent my entireadult life here in Yellowstone. I don't know if I believe in destiny in the general sense, but I do believe that it was my destiny to come here and to spend most of my life here. Because of the work I do in the winter here, I've had a special opportunity, I think, to make empirical observations about the way things have gone in terms of winter weather in Yellowstone. I don't think there's any question that things are warmer and drier overall than they were when I first got here. I've always been dreading the day when I got too old to do this, but over the last 10 years or so it seemed that maybe Yellowstone would run out of snow before I got too old to move it. here's good snow this year, so I certainly hope it continues, certainly hope there's snow to move in Yellowstone long after I'm not able to do it any more. We'll see, I guess. like the challenge when I first climb up onto the roof and take that first block of snow off, and then when I take the last block off a roof, ]I certainly feel a sense of satisfaction. I also immediately start thinking about next season when I'll be able to do the same building again. Yellowstone will always be my special place.。
高二英语地理奇观与人文特色单选题50题
高二英语地理奇观与人文特色单选题50题1.The Grand Canyon is known for its magnificent depth. What is the main reason for the formation of the Grand Canyon?A.Erosion by windB.Erosion by waterC.V olcanic activityD.Earthquakes答案：B。
解析：大峡谷主要是由科罗拉多河的水流侵蚀作用形成的。
选项A，风蚀一般形成的地貌特征与大峡谷不同。
选项C，大峡谷不是由火山活动形成的。
选项D，地震一般不会直接形成大峡谷这样的地貌。
2.The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. What kind of organism builds the Great Barrier Reef?A.AlgaeB.Coral polypsC.SeaweedD.Fish答案：B。
解析：大堡礁是由珊瑚虫这种生物建造的。
选项A，藻类不是建造大堡礁的主要生物。
选项C，海草不是建造大堡礁的生物。
选项D，鱼不会建造大堡礁。
3.The Victoria Falls is one of the world's largest waterfalls. What river forms the Victoria Falls?A.The Amazon RiverB.The Nile RiverC.The Zambezi RiverD.The Mississippi River答案：C。
解析：维多利亚瀑布是由赞比西河形成的。
选项A，亚马逊河不形成维多利亚瀑布。
选项B，尼罗河不形成维多利亚瀑布。
选项D，密西西比河不形成维多利亚瀑布。
4.The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon. What causes the Northern Lights?A.Solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetic fieldB.Cloud formationsC.V olcanic eruptionsD.Hurricanes答案：A。
黄石寨英文导游词附翻译
黄石寨英文导游词附翻译黄石寨英文导游词（附翻译）相传汉留侯张良隐居此地受难被其师黄石公搭救，故名黄石寨。
黄石寨位于森林公园中部，为一方山台地，海拔1080米，是雄伟高旷的观景台。
下面店铺为大家整理了黄石寨的导游词，一起来看看吧：Hello, dear friends,Welcome to Zhangjiajie. I am very glad to be your tour guide. Today we will visit Zhangjiajie's biggest sightseeing terrace soaring into the air, the Huangshizhai, or Yellow Stone Stockade. People often say that “You can't be said to have been to Zhangjiajie if you have not reached Huangshizhai”.So we can see that Huangshizhai is the quintessence of Zhangjiajie scenic area. The mountain, seen from afar, resembles an almighty lion. Since the Chinese words “lion” and “stone” are the same in sound. namely“shi", hence the name “Yellow ( ‘Huang’ in Chinese) Lion Stockade”, or Huangshi Stockade.Huangshizhai is located in the center of the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, rising about l,200 meters above sea level. The stockade area covers over 133 hectares. It is a magnificent, strange and beautiful terrace, with numerous sheer precipices and overhanging rocks. Overlooking the periphery from the top of the stockade, you can see numerous valleys covered by clouds, many of peaks clustering together, with green trees poking into the sky and floating thin mist. A renowned poet once praised Huangshizhai with the following poem:Advancing five steps, you praise it “Marvelous” ,Advancing seven steps, you praise it “Matchless” ,Advancing ten steps beyond, you will become speechless.Secluded Path in the Fir ForestBefore us first we see a line of steep and winding stone steps, half-hidden in the thick and tranquil fir forest. That is the “secluded path in the fir forest”. In the ancient times there was only one path up to Huangshizhai, and it was located at the back of the mountain. The path we are using was finished and opened a decade ago. Scenic views abound alongside this secluded path and provide a visual feast for your eyes.The Arhat is Welcoming the GuestsThe scenic spot before us is called “The arhat is we lcoming the guests". Please look at the stone wall on the upper left. A big-bellied arhat is sitting by a pine tree with his legs crossed. He is wearing a monk cap, and with his mouth and eyes slanting, he is all smiles as he overlooks the mountains.Big Stone HouseNow let us go on our visit. This is a stone cover where we are. It is about 3 meters high and about 20 meters long. Over it is a suspending stone cover called “big stone house”. It is not only a fit place for visitors to have a short rest, but also a wonderful terrace for sightseeing. The views looking to the east include Huaxiyu (The Flower Stream Valley) , the Seed Garden, and Luoguta (The Tower of Gongs and Drums). They constitute a fairyland with range upon range of mountains, dozens of peaks towering into the clouds and mist.Half -MountainOver the “big stone house” there is a peak protruding out from the mountainside. It takes on a golden and brilliant color when the sun is shining. Seen from below, it resembles a big hand with its five fingers stretching out and its palm slightly contracted. People call it ‘‘half-mountain” because it resembles the half of a mountain that has been cut open by an axe.Terrace for SingingPlease listen to the singing like sounds coming from in front of us. These are melodious Tujia national minority folk or mountain songs. The place we see in the front is a terrace on which stand Tujia girls wearing beautiful dresses singing and dancing to greet you. Will their pleasant melodies make you yearn to learn more about Tujia national minority morals and customs? Will their hospitality, simplicity, and kindness bring you relaxation and happiness you have never experienced? Right here and at this time, have you sensed the true meaning of “beautiful mountains, beautif ul rivers and even more beautiful people” of Zhangjiajie?Terrace for Mustering OfficersNow we have reached the middle of the mountain, already half way to the top of the stockade. Please look at the huge stone protruding into the sky in front of us. Under it is a forest of firs, with its vast greenness rising and falling. This scenic spot is “Terrace for Mustering Officers”. Tradition has it that Zhang Liang, Marquis Liu of Han Dynasty, came here to live and study in seclusion. But he was suspected by the powerful and tyrannical Empress Dowager Lü. In order to be ready for any eventuality, Zhang Liang trained his men here day and night. It is said that this is the right place where Zhang Liang once mustered his officers and assigned them tasks.Recreation TerraceNow we have passed the “Terrace for Mustering Officers”. Please go up along the steps on the right, and you will arrive at a concave precipice sightseeing terrace arched by natural stone walls, called “Recreation T errace”. From here, you can see “Treasure Case for Heavenly Books” right in your front. In thedistance, you can see Huaxiyu (The Flower Stream Valley). Looking up, you can see numerous peaks unevenly towering into the sky and vivid green forests. Now please look at the mountain opposite to us on the right. There stands a 20 meter high stone column. On its top is a platform, on which there is a stone case about 3 meters long and 1.5 meters wide. A stone cover is on the case, half of it protruding into the air, and the other covering the case. Around the case are five jade-green pines and cypresses. Legend has it that Zhang Liang once hid the three volumes of the Heavenly Books of his teacher, Master Huangshi, in this case. After the war stopped, he took out the books to put them in another place. But he forgot to put on the drawing cover, leaving the stone case half covered to this day. For the Heavenly Books were once hidden in this stone case, it was honored the name “Treasure Case of Heavenly Books”.South Gate to the Heavenly PalaceNow let us go on climbing up. Please look forward. Two mountains are huddled together, leaving only a small path between them, in the shape of a gate. It is said of this gate that if one man guards it, then ten thousand men cannot break it open. This is “Nantianmen”--South Gate to the Heavenly Palace. Please look at the two peaks on both sides. They tower there, one on each side, powerful and almighty, like the ancient palace guards, guarding the gate all the time. People call them the “Door-guarding Generals”. They wear armors, with fine swords and feather arrows, stout as giants, really life-like. It is said that they are also the mountain gods guarding Huangshizhai.Coin WillowHave you noticed this ancient tree soaring into the sky? It is over a hundred years old. People call it the “Qingqian Willow’’or “Coin Willow” , for its fruits are just like ancient coins in strings, with a golden-yellow color when they are ripe, with a kernel in the center of each, and pattems around it. From the bottom, its root splits into big forks. In spring and summer, its crown is just like an open big umbrella, with its dense branches and luxuriant leaves giving us cool shade from the hot sun. In autumn and winter, its leaves tum yellow and its fruits are ripe. As the wind blows, strings of the fruit fall on the ground, just like strings of golden copper-coins. No wonder it is called “the coin tree”.Magical Needle Stabilizing the Sea and Sole Pillar of South SkyNow, this way, please. Not far from the “Coin Tree” in front of it i s the “Magical Needle Stabilizing the Sea”. It towers tall and erect, as if it were supporting the whole mountain with its firm trunk. The “Magical Needle Stabilizing the Sea” and“Golden Whip Rock” echo each other at a distance, forming a most magnificent “Natural Grand Spectacle”. Now what scenic spot is this isolated column peak in front? It protrudes abruptly from the earth and, with a height of over 300 meters, it soars into the clouds. With its roots firmly planted in the earth, it truly resembles a stone pillar in the sky. This is the renowned “Sole Pillar of South Sky”; it has this name because it is standing under the South Gate to the Heavenly World. The sole pillar of the south sky echoes with “the Sole Pillar of West Sky”. Legend has it that they were changed from two macaques, each with only one leg. Long ago, in their attempt to save the Monkey Sun Wukong (the famous Monkey King in the Chinese novel Journey to the West) , they were transformed, by magic, by Erlangshen, a god with a third and vertical eye in his forehead.They had no choice but to just stand here.The “Sole Pillar of South Sky” is the feature of the whole “Wulingyuan” scene. It towers straight from the ground, embodying a stubbornly resistant spirit in the face of constant change. As the miniature of the geomorphology scene of quartzes sandstone peak forest of the whole “Wulingyuan”, it is the festival medal and symbol of “Zhangjiajie Intemational Forest Protection Festival”.Star-- picking TerraceNow, we have smoothly climbed up to Huangshizhai. The round stone peak, whose summit is flat and lower slope is terraced, is Star-Picking Terrace. Standing on the terrace you cannot help but feel that “all peaks are dwarfs under my feet”. From here, you can enjoy many major scenic spots in the distance, such as “Two Doors Open to Welcome Guests”, “Natural Wall-Paining”, “Yupingfeng (Jade Vase Peak)”, and “Rabbit Watching the Moon”. Especially in the evening, you will feel extremely near to the stars, as if you could pick them down when stretching out your hands.Pavilion of Six StrangenessesThis artificial scenic spot is the “Liuqige”, or “Pavilion of Six Strangenesses ". By “six strangenesses”, we mean the strange mountains, waters, clouds, stones, and plants. This is the only artificial scenic spot in the park. It was constructed with marble stones and reinforced concrete. The four-story building, with various corners on its roof and protruding eaves, is a special pavilion integrating the folk customs, calligraphy and natural scenes. Standing on the third floor, you can feast your eyes on the Zhangjiajie's magnificent scenery. On the top of the pavilion, you can see Yuanjiajie, Tianzishan, Chaotianguan, and the Peak ofThree Sisters.Now let us go along the 2,200 meter mountain-top loop-route to visit scenic spots, such as Wuzhifeng (Five-finger peak), the Front Garden, and the Piers of a Ruined Heavenly Bridge. Every rock peak here is an ancient work of art, and in every rock peak are hidden limitless mysteries of nature. Several years ago, a woman writer from northeast China stood on the sightseeing terrace of Five-finger Peak, sighing: “ I feel no regret to die now since I have seen the scenes of Zhangjiajie!” And then she continued to say: “ I feel that I have more reasons to live well si nce I have seen the scenes of the Zhangjiajie!” These words seemed paradoxical. But actually the first sentence expresses that, having seen such wonderful scenes as those in Zhangjiajie, she felt satisfied in her life, while the second sentence expresses that life was so beautiful that she should better treasure her life.Back Mountain GateNow we have arrived at the Back Mountain Gate. It is like a stone gate, steep in the middle and narrow on both sides, very difficult to approach. In the past, this was the only access to Huangshizhai. It was from here that Ex-General Secretary Jiang Zemin ascended and descended Huangshizhai in March of 1995. During a break in the trip up the mountain, he jubilantly played the erhu-the two-stringed, Chinese fiddle-to accompany the local Tujia national minority girl singers. On the stockade top, he couldn't help but sing the Beijing Opera “Taking Weihu Mountain” aria, “Killing a Tiger in the Up-mountain Trip”.So much for Huangshizhai, hopefully, you have had a pleasant and unforgettable memories of the mountain. Welcome back to Huangshizhai for another sightseeing tour at your convenience.【译文见下页】。
2019年秋人教版八年级上学期英语同步测试试题：Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation(无答案)
Unit 1Where did you go on vacation?第一课时Section A(1a—2d)Ⅰ.根据汉语提示完成句子。
1．Where did Mary ________ ________ ________(度假)?2．________ ________(大多数) my classmates come to school on foot.3．She went shopping and bought ________ ________ ________(相当多) things.4．My little brother ________ ________ ________(待在家) to watch TV yesterday.5．The children ________ ________ ________ ________(去海滩) on vacation last week. Ⅱ.用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1．Peter ________(go) to summer camp last month.2．—How ________(be) your vacation?—Wonderful.3．The Greens ________(visit) the museum last week.4．________ they ________(have) a meeting yesterday?5．The doctor told Mr.Black ____________(stay) at home to have a good rest.6．She ________(buy) a new bag yesterday.7．Look! There is ____________(anyone) at home.The light is on.Ⅲ.单项选择。
()dies and gentlemen，attention please！I have ________ to tell you.A．nothing important B．something importantC．everything important D．important something()2.I was looking for a birthday gift for my mother，but I couldn't find ________ special. A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything()3.—Where did you ________ last summer vacation?—We ________ to New York City and had a great time there.A．go; went B．goes; went C．go; go D．went；went()4.This passage is very difficult.________ people can understand it.A．A few B．Few C．A little D．Little()5.—There will be a film tonight.— ________！Let's go to the cinema together.A．Wonderful B．With pleasureC．Take it easy D．SorryⅣ.句子改错。
怀俄明州简介
怀俄明州
●怀俄明州(Wyoming)位于美国西部落基山区。州轮廓近 似正方形。北接蒙大拿州，东界南达科他和内布拉斯加 州，南邻科罗拉多州，西南与犹他州毗连，西与爱达荷 州接壤。面积为253596km²，在50州内列第9位。人口 515004（2006年）。首府夏延位于该州东南角。州名来 自印第安语，其含义是“大草原”或“山与谷相间”。
● 一般而言，怀俄明州的气候冷而干燥。整州的1月均温为-7℃，而夏天7月均温为19℃。黄石公园山区，1月 均 温 为 - 11 ℃ ， 7 月 均 温 为 1 5 ℃ 。 位 於 较 低 处 的 卡 斯 珀 （ C a s p e r ） ， 1 月 均 温 为 - 6 ℃ ， 7 月 均 温 为 2 2 ℃ 。 就 整 州而言，全年平均降雨量为370毫米。降雪量则随著不同高度而有所不同。北部山区平均大约为660毫米， 而大角盆地（Bighorn Basin）平均从380毫米至10毫米。
● 此外，五岁以下的居民占有6.3%，18岁以下则有26.1%。至於65岁以上则是11.7%。怀俄明州的女性略少 于男性，百分比为49.7%。
● 宗教上，怀俄明州人口信仰比例为 ● 55%新教徒（Protestant） ● 18%罗马天主教徒Roman Catholic ● 10% 其他基督教派的教徒 Other Christian （大多为摩门教） ● 0% 其他宗教教徒Other Religions ● 14% 无信仰者 Non-Religious ● 怀俄明州新教徒，其中以卫理公会派的Methodist（10%）最高、其次为长老教会Presbyterian（9%）、接
怀俄明州自然风光
怀俄明州在美国的位置
历史
● 早期为游牧之地。1743年西班牙和法国探险家先后到达。1807年美国刘 易斯和克拉克探险队成员约翰·科尔特发现黄石风景区。1842年大批拓荒 者经该州去俄勒冈、加利福尼亚和大盐湖。所经之地称为“俄勒冈小道”。 1868年正式建立怀俄明地区。1890年加入联邦，成为美国第44州。
黄石国家公园
黄石国家公园简介在所有的国家公园中，黄石国家公园可以说是在很多方面都是位居世界第一位的。
黄石国家公园建于1872年3月1日是世界上第一个国家公园，此后它成为了世界上其他国家修建公园的模本。
它是下属的48个州中最大的公园，超过了特拉华州和罗得岛的结合，约60英里长，60英里宽。
黄石国家公园拥有着全美国家公园中最著名的自然景观，并且其景观的多样性是地球上任何一个地方所不能超越的。
黄石国家公园坐落在三个州 - 怀俄明州，蒙大拿州和爱达荷州，总面积达222.1766英里，其中未开发的土地有3.467平方米，它的面积是罗得岛州和特拉华州面积的总和。
黄石国家公园最丰盛名的就是其超过10,000平方米的自然热源景观，包括温泉池，泥盆，和壮观的喷泉，比如说Old Faithful。
由于热源非常接近地表，黄石国家公园所呈现出的自然景观是如此的多样，如此的壮观，以至于吸引了世界的眼球。
你可以在黄石国家公园300英里的路途中欣赏到公园中最有名最吸引人的自然景观，对于游客来说那就是一顿丰盛的大餐。
物理景观特征也是黄石国家公园的特色之一。
它的山区横跨大分水岭，因此，整个公园的降水量每年在20—40毫米之间，这些降水最终汇入大西洋和太平洋。
黄石国家公园由数条山脉，一个面积巨大的水体—黄石湖以及一些河流和溪涧组成。
黄石国家公园的大峡谷是美国最壮观的峡谷之一。
黄石国家公园也包括数条山脉和大量的山峰，例如：Bunsen Peak，火山喷发和岩浆的残留物在空气中被腐蚀风化，从而使该山峰的海拔达到了8564英尺。
留给人印象最深刻的要数公园中大量的野生生物。
其中包括自由漫步并且随处可见的野牛群、麋鹿群、黑熊、麋以及其他很多野生动物。
这里也是全北美观赏野生动物最佳的地方。
黄石国家公园的大部分区域至今还尚未被开发。
相对于公园中最具盛名的自然景观而言，黄石国家公园中仍然有大量的可以被称为“穷山僻壤”的地方，面积有100英里。
黄石国家公园是世界上最受欢迎的国家公园之一，特别是在美国西部。
就是那个美得不像话的黄石公园，不去一次实在可惜！
就是那个美得不像话的黄石公园，不去一次实在可惜！美西之旅，始于黄石，也止于黄石。
这个号称美国第一座国家公园的地方，到底有多美得不像话黄石公园(Yellowstone National Park)地处号称'美洲脊梁'的落基山脉，一片由水与火锤炼而成的大地原始景观，是地球表面上极为精彩和壮观美景。
有些美好，一旦邂逅，便难以割舍。
我们一起去看看吧。
黄石公园大棱镜大稜镜温泉的令人惊叹之处在于湖面的颜色会随季节而改变。
春天是橙红色，盛夏时节，湖水呈现出绚烂的橙色、红色或黄色。
但到了数九寒冬，就看到水体呈现深邃的墨绿色。
有着“地球最迷人温泉”之称，这温泉水有71℃，更有腐蚀性，可不能泡噢话说大棱镜湖最美还是在上方俯拍的照片，如果你来到这，不妨徒步到附近的一个小山丘，从这看下去，简直是用上帝视角在欣赏大棱镜。
黄石公园老忠实喷泉老忠实泉是世界上最著名的间歇泉。
老忠实泉每隔30至120分钟就会喷发一次，每次喷发维时约一分半钟至五分半钟不等，喷发高度约五十多米。
不喷则已，一喷则如万马奔腾，蔚为壮观。
在老忠实游客中心就有当天的喷发时间表，十分钟之内，非常方便，还有专门的展厅讲解岩浆地热知识黄石公园猛犸温泉黄石公园北门的熔岩“梯田”——猛犸温泉，是好几个热泉从山坡上一节一节地流下来，现在的猛犸温泉俨然是一片肃刹的不毛之地。
原来籍籍无名的地方也可能会一鸣惊人的。
附近猛犸温泉酒店，是黄石公园内所有住宿里，评价居首的，常年有成群的大角鹿在酒店外的草坪上吃草, 场面非常壮观。
猛犸温泉酒店冬季也会开放。
黄石公园西拇指西姆盆地，位于黄石湖边上，热喷泉与湖水结合下，出现了一种烟雾弥漫的奇妙景观：烟雾缭绕处是热泉的蒸气，绿波盈盈处是黄石的湖水，与背景中蓝天白云相互辉映，蓝到不可思议。
黄石公园大峡谷看上去仿佛用艳丽的油彩绘成，即使毫无顾忌地暴露在风吹日晒之中，颜色也是那样绚烂，这些“顽固”的色彩既不会被冲刷而去，也不会因风吹日晒而褪去，大自然神奇实在难以捉摸。
美国黄石公园ppt
Morning Glory Pool
牵牛花温泉
Morning Glory Pool
牵牛花温泉
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• 黄石大峡谷
• 黄石大峡谷位于钓鱼桥和高塔之间， 由黄石湖流出的河水，流经大约3 8公里地 带所造成的险峻峡谷，就通称为黄石大峡 谷。这里是黄石公园最壮丽、最华美的景 色 97公里长的黄石河是“美国境内惟一没 有水坝的河流”。在这里，河水陡然变急， 冲开四溅的水花，形成两道壮丽的瀑布， 轰鸣着泄人大峡谷。这两个瀑布一个有130 米高，这是上瀑布；另一个有100米高，称 为下瀑布。
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• 黄石公园发现于1807年秋天，根据1872年3 月1日的美国国会法案，黄石国家公园“为 了人民的利益被批准成为公众的公园及娱 乐场所”，同时也是“为了使她所有的树 木，矿石的沉积物，自然奇观和风景，以 及其他景物都保持现有的自然状态而免于 破坏”，被正式命名为保护野生动物和自 然资源的国家公园，这是世界上第一个、 也是目前最大的国家公园。
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The park is one of the most unusual places in the world. An ancient and extremely violent volcano created the great beauty of Yellowstone. Today, visitors still can see extremely hot water shoot out of the ground in several hundred places. Small lakes contain water that is so hot it is dangerous to come too close. There are rocks that were once liquid and have cooled into stranger shape. View the colorful Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and enjoy beauty of Yellowstone Lake. Travelers can go hiking, camping, and fishing. Almost immediately after its establishment, Yellowstone became the primary destination for tourist travel to the American West following the Civil War. By 1900, it was a vast tourist success, and today it is both a world biosphere preserve and a world natural heritage site in 1978.
2024届高三九省联考英语阅读试题参考翻译
九省联考英语阅读试题参考翻译（A-D篇+续写原文）AYellowstone Poster Exhibition to Be on View at UW’s Coe LibraryA first-of-its-kind exhibition that focuses on the history of Yellowstone National Park posters will be on display at the University of Wyoming’s Coe Library beginning Tuesday, February 1.从2月1日星期二开始，怀俄明州大学科图书馆将首次举办以黄石国家公园海报历史为重点的展览。
“Wonderland Illustrated” will present posters and poster-style illustrations of the park spanning from the 1870s through 2022. The exhibition will be located on Level 3 of Coe Library. It will be on view through Tuesday, May 31.“仙境画报”将展示从19世纪70年代到2022年的公园海报和海报风格的插图。
展览将设在科图书馆三层。
它将展出至5月31日（星期二）。
The exhibition takes place at the same time as this year’s 150th anniversary of the creation o f Yellowstone National Park. The posters in the exhibition serve the purpose of both advertising and art.展览与今年黄石国家公园创建150周年同时举行。
新教材高中英语Unit1Anewstart泛读技能初养成学案外研版必修第一册(含答案)
新教材高中英语学案外研版必修第一册:Unit 1 A new start根据P8－9教材课文内容选择正确答案1．Which of the following is Not true about Lisa?A．She is about to go to college.B．She will share her suggestions for high school with us.C．She graduated from our school last June.D．She will be travelling abroad during the summer vacation.2．What helped Lisa when she first started high school?A．Her English teacher's advice.B．Orientation Day.C．Her parents' support.D．Her friends' encouragement.3．How did Lisa deal with the chemistry test at the end of the first week? A．She was too frightened to write down the answers.B．She asked her deskmate to help.C．She decided to face failure bravely.D．She refused to take the exams.4．How did Lisa deal with her not being selected for the endofyear competition? A．She kept being upset.B．She tried to forget it.C．She kept complaining to her classmates.D．She kept working hard to support her teammates.5．What is the purpose of Lisa using the words from Maya Angelou?A．To tell us Maya Angelou is a great writer.B．To tell us she likes Maya Angelou best.C．To tell us we should give our friends a hand when they need it.D．To tell us how to make friends.[答案]1－5 DBCDCWords And Phrases知识要点1 debate n．辩论，争论，讨论vt. & vi.辩论，讨论(教材原句P6) Join the debate club! 加入辩论俱乐部！[例1] After years of heated debate，gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park.经过多年的激烈辩论，灰狼重新回到黄石国家公园。
黄石国家公园周边有什么好玩的
黄石国家公园周边有什么好玩的？美国西部广袤无垠、风景如画，碧蓝如洗的天空下群山耸立。
黄石国家公园（Yellowstone National Park）位于西部中心地带，堪称美国观光之旅的一大精彩亮点。
在这里开启一段公路旅行是领略其迷人景色的绝佳方式，不仅能够欣赏黄石公园，还可尽情探索犹他州、蒙大拿州、怀俄明州和爱达荷州的无限魅力。
旅程的理想出发点——犹他州首府盐湖城（Salt Lake City）>>>>第一站：盐湖城，犹他州推荐游览：圣殿广场与附近的滑雪度假村建议停留：2-3天盐湖城于1847年建成，周围是雄伟壮观的瓦萨奇山脉（Wasatch Mountains），在这里你可尽情探索世界一流的滑雪胜地；它的地理位置极其优越，盐湖城国际机场距市中心仅12公里。
从盐湖城的历史中心和精神殿堂——圣殿广场（Temple Square），开启你的精彩旅程。
圣殿广场附近云集众多餐馆和酒吧。
一定要逛逛城市溪流中心（City Creek Center），这里拥有100多家商店和餐厅。
你可以在这里待上几天，或者尽快开启前往黄石国家公园的旅程，经由15号州际公路向北行驶，即可抵达下一站。
第二站：奥格登，犹他州距离盐湖城：60公里推荐游览：西部十字路口（Crossroadsof the West）建议停留：1-2天1869年，工人们建成了横贯大陆的铁路，使得奥格登（Ogden）成为交通枢纽。
参观历史街区第25大街（25th Street），这里拥有众多商店、画廊和当地人经营的餐厅，还包括犹他州立铁路博物馆（Utah State Railroad Museum）的所在地——联合车站。
你也可以驾车出发，欣赏沿途的美丽风光，抵达奥格登上区山谷（Upper Ogden Valley）进行徒步之旅，或者前往所罗门中心（Salomon Center）参加各种户外活动，包括高空跳伞、攀岩甚至是冲浪。
结束奥格登的探索之旅后，回到15号州际公路上，继续向北行驶。
新东方宁滨老师托福听力笔记总结删减版
新东⽅宁滨⽼师托福听⼒笔记总结删减版专业段落：⾼频专业词汇的扩充（补充讲义的词汇）；背景知识的扩充（Discovery BBC）1.长对话怎么准备：熟悉重点话题（校园⽣活）；适当看校园题材电影记笔记能⼒的训练：常考什么；记什么（概念的定义/列举程序或步骤/优缺点/列举名词性细节）1.多背各个学科门类的名称，少背某种具体⽣物或矿物的名称2.阅读段落分类词汇和听⼒段落分类词汇互通1.搜索查找相关背景知识（中英⽂都可）2.适当补充专业词汇3.同主题段落的横听4.多分析⽂章结构对出题点影响5.不要过分拘泥于细节2006年下半年IBT考试，听⼒部分综述：段⼦主题：1.长对话主要是师⽣之间讨论学习较多，⽣活场景相对少些，重点复习作业，考试，论⽂，选课等学习类场景2.1.多⽐较原始笔记和听⼒原⽂，锤炼⾃⼰对考点的判断2.考试前10天再看近期机经回顾，早看了没⽤2.1 ⾮专业段落总结：１．询问作业a)作业内容及教授的硬性要求b)学⽣对作业的反应及对其难易程度判断c)与教授讨论迟交作业的可能性d)与教授讨论作业的分数词汇扩充：assignment 作业总称; thesis/essay/paper/dissertation 论⽂；presentation ⼝头发⾔；lab report 实验报告；book report读书报告；term paper 学期论⽂；project 作业；deadline/ due date 交作业的⽇⼦；extension/extra time 延期；２．询问课程规律：1.先上⼊门课，后上⾼级课，如果要破例，教授得同意（Intro course-advancedcourse-Prof’s approval/presmission/signature）2.讨论选课计划，教授谈出顾虑，常涉及课程太多/难/基础课要求3.热门课提早报名/负担过重是否退课：sign up for/ register for/ enroll in/ enlistin/ drop,quit4.某门课的最后得分及修改的可能３．询问论⽂a)对话⽬的：确定论⽂/提交提纲/论⽂修改/论⽂分数/选题困难b)与教授讨论所得分数及被指出优缺点c)写论⽂进度及教授要求d)请求论⽂延期理由是否合理：如⽣病/电脑故障４．询问考试a)关于考试建议，复习建议（讲没讲过，澄清疑问）b)分数讨论，成绩过低如何补救c)⼤⼩测验占总成绩的⽐重出勤率及课堂参与度d)成绩单出现的问题（出错/更改）transcript５．询问申请奖学⾦/实习机会a.需要提供的材料b.需要经历的程序c.需要具备的资历d.可能性判断（最后）６．图书馆场景a)还书是否及时b)是否罚款c)借书时困难的解决d)还书时是否误会（重名等问题）词汇扩充：overdue 超期；due date 还书⽇；fine 罚款；renew续借；check out the book 借出去；limited loan 限制借期；reserved book 馆藏书（可看不可借）；reference books 参考书（馆内查阅）７．讨论学⽣宿舍a.住校内/校外优缺点⽐较，live on/off campus(⼝语第2题)b.室友相处问题（roommate, neat, considerate）(⼝语第5题)c.住校外的距离以及交通问题（university bus service）(⼝语第3题)d.宿舍规章制度（热⽔，暖⽓，报警等细节）（⼝语第3题）８．*请假/请求作业延期/请求缓考/请求退课1.请求退课a.理由是否合理b.具体的解决⽅法c.教授的态度及合作程度９．讨论学校规章制度喜好及倾向性意见（⼝语第３题）报到注册要点：a.需要提交的材料b.⼿续（先后顺序）c.问题／误会的解决d.交费问题１０．讨论选校/转学问题学校名⽓、班级⼤⼩、学费⾼低、教师质量、学校位置、能否拔尖1.reputation (public/private/community university)2.class size (individual/personal attention)3.tuition (affordable or not)4.location (large city, small town)5.faculty (courses taught by professor/TAs)6.top student? (Big fish in a small pond/Small fish in a big pond)１１．评价教授/课程的好坏1.总结评价好坏的词汇表达2.注意听好语⽓3.实在听不太明⽩时，可能表达否定/不同意见１２．讨论假期计划1.探访⽬的（travel, academic reasons(较重要) , visit relatives）2.对⽬的地的了解及信息来源3.⾏前准备：机票、房间⾏程、换否(book, reserve, confirm switch, cancel)１３．讨论兴趣爱好及体育活动1. 爱好hobby: not for money but for fun;sports: not for race but for exercise, relax, enjoy2. 学习/从事的难度及费⽤3. 对学习的影响（段落头尾）１４．讨论活动安排时间、地点、分⼯、优先度等问题１５．校园设施使⽤问题时间、费⽤、要求、优先度等问题（⼝语第５题）１６．*打⼯问题及实习问题1.打⼯职责，感受，前景2.时间，⼯作，经验3.打⼯/实习时间与上课时间的冲突及协调4.为了积累经验⽽打⼯/实习：牺牲时间/待遇5.写推荐信（reference letter）2.2 专业段落总结1.地理1). 落基⼭脉The Rocky Mountains2). 五⼤湖the Great Lakes：（HOMES）苏⽐利尔湖Lake Superior；密歇根湖LakeMichigan；休伦湖Lake Huron；伊利湖Lake Erie；安⼤略湖Lake Ontari；3). ⼤盐湖the Great Salt Lake4). 黄⽯国家公园the Yellow Stone National Park5). ⼤峡⾕the Grand Canyon6). 死⾕the Dead Valley7). 圣海伦斯⽕⼭Mount S. Helens8). 密西西⽐河the Mississippi River要点：在美地位，形成过程，主要特点2.⽣物学a)北美⼤陆所特有的动植物（秃鹰、红杉……）b)某种⽣物的特点及应⽤（原产于美国或引进到美国后的变种）c)濒危动植物的保护（造成濒危的原因及保护措施）要点：介绍种属，具体举例，主要特点3.天⽂学（难点）a.⾏星/恒星/⼩⾏星/彗星/星系等⼀般性介绍b.观测⼿段的进步/宇航装备研究c.美国值得骄傲的航天成就要点：关于星体的类别/特点/演变；关于技术/装备的进步之处4.⾃然灾害类（热点）a.⽕⼭、地震、雪崩、海啸等⾃然灾害的介绍及举例b.北美地区发⽣的最⼤的⽕⼭、地震、飓风等灾害c.防灾的措施介绍及灾害预警要点：起因（尤其多个起因）/结果（伤亡数字可以不记）/可预测性／预防措施5.⽓象学（近期热点）a.风、云、⾬等形成、分类b.影响美国的主要天⽓现象及预报要点：起因结果/危害分析6.各个学科最重要的概念（绝对热点）光合作⽤、能量守恒、板块构造、厄尔尼诺现象、温室效应、适者⽣存、通货膨胀要点：概念解释（段落开头）+⽣动例⼦（中间）+观点评论（结尾）7.发明史（近期较少）a.年代不是很近的⽇常⽣活类发明b.美国⼈的发明c.段落开头谈因何兴起、中间谈主要特点、结尾谈被谁替代要点：兴起原因及主要特点8.新技术新产品类a.主题topicb.最⼤优点advantagec.使⽤特点usaged.有何缺点disadvantagee.推⼴问题（环保性/经济性）1.environment-friendly2.economical to mass produce注：按时间及发展顺序9.历史（热点）a.独⽴战争重⼤事件，重点关注新英格兰地区/最初的13个殖民地，代表性⼈物b.南北战争重⼤事件，南北军统帅及贡献（评价），c.领⼟扩张及开发西部d.经济萧条后采取的重振措施e.美国重⼤节⽇由来10.美国政治/政府a.议会制度（常识性介绍）b.选举制度（尝试性介绍）c.著名的政治家⽣平（美国总统）11.著名历史⼈物（绝对热点）美国历史中代表性的⼈物（领袖、作家、艺术家）重点关注：杰出总统：贡献、任期内发⽣的⼤事杰出总统群：1.George Washington2.John Quincy Adams3.Thomas Jefferson4.James Monroe5.Abraham Lincoln6.Theodore Roosevelt7.Franklin Delano Roosevelt杰出作家: 代表作(英⽂名称) 、创作上的主要特点，如Mark Twain; Walt Whitman; Frnest Hemingway; Edgar Allen Poe; Nathaniel Haw美国⾳乐、美术摄影、建筑电影等：杰出⼈物群(死了，离现在很远，该领域最最有名的)，突破性贡献在哪⼉，如D.W.Griffith; Mathew Brady; GeorgeGershwin;⾃然科学家最具代表性质的科学家（很少考），如：Einstein备考要点：主要作品归类，⽐较，风格分析出题要点： 1.最重要的贡献；3.主要代表作及风格分析（出双选/表格题）4.影响他/她的重要事件（多个时间/地点）5.后⼈评价（结论题）6.12.考古学/⼈类学北美⼟著居民历史、⽣活习惯的考察研究（印第安⼟⼈）要点：由考古发现引出重要的科学结论，并介绍其权威及科学性13.艺术史（内地热点）谈某个艺术分⽀在美国的发展历史（舞蹈/摄影/雕刻/⾳乐/民间艺术）要点：发展过程中的重⼤事件/代表性⼈物3. 题型及考点：3.1题型：1.⽬的题解题关键：a.听好寒暄之后的第⼀句话，直接表明⽬的（⽼美表达⽅式）b.总结常引导出⽬的的句型I was wondering if you could…I would like to do….Do you…2.主题题复习要点：直接说，主题句，选项信号词，⼲扰选项分析。
湖北省武汉市新洲区第一中学2022-2023学年高一上学期期末考试 英语 Word版无答案
A.Pleasant.B.Boring.C.Stressful.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10.Why is the man late again?
A.He got ill.
B.The traffic was heavy.
17.What is the talk mainly about?
A.What to do to protect animals.
B.Whether to keep animals in zoos.
C.How to improve zoos’ environment.
18.What do experts of Group A suggest?
A.A bird.B.A ship.C.An accident.
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Where does the conversation probably take place?
A.In a classroom.B.In a library.C.In a travel agency
Virgin Islands National Park
If snow isn’t your thing, don’t worry.Virgin Islands National Parkis perfect for you to escape winter. With white sandy beaches, clear blue water, and more than 800 subtropical plants, you will feel like you traveled outside the U.S. to a tropical area. Cinnamon Bay is a major spot for Christmastime visitors looking for water sports like sailing, diving, and snorkeling（浮潜）.
黄石国家公园
黄石国家公园: River of Yellow RocksHostels in 黄石国家公园Tours in 黄如何到达要参观黄石公园，最好使用便利的Jackson Hole 机场和Yellow stone RegionalJackson Hole机场位于黄石公园南部入口处50英里，黄石机场位于黄石公园东部入口处52英里。
Jackson Hole机场由于经由丹佛和盐湖城每天都有航班出发。
距离黄石国家公园西边入口90英里和北边入口85英里处的Bozeman's Gallatin Field，经由Minneapolis和丹佛的国内航班每日出发。
咨询电话：Jackson Hole Airport：1-307-733-7682Yellow stone Regional Airport：1-307=587=5096Bozeman's Gallatin Field：1-406-388-6632从机场到黄石国家公园由于从机场到黄石国家公园没有公共汽车，游客们需要搭乘出租车。
也有免费的机场循环巴士。
在机场出发的出租车有Cody Conn 和West Yellow stone Taxi两种，每人5美元，到市中心的话每人多加1元。
电话:Cody Connection Taxi:1-307-587-9292West Yellowstone Taxi:1-406-646-7359Jackson Hole, WY, USA (JAC) - Jackson Hole Airport翻开美国的地图仔细搜寻，眼光落在美国中西部各州。
怀俄明州的黄石，大蒂顿是两个美国前十名的国家公园。
而且距离很近。
和几个朋友讨论，朋友们说盐湖城很漂亮。
于是心生一计，从芝加哥坐飞机到盐湖城再开车去黄石，一路上可以看尽自然和城市风光。
26日，下午2点抵达西黄石城，进入国家公园WYS。
黄石和大蒂顿国家公园采用通票制，一周无限进出，无论哪种车，一部车的门票都是25美元。
Yellowstone National Park黄石公园英文介绍
The Old Faithful
• The Old Faithful hot spring is the world famous JIANXIEQUAN, in 1870 isnamed. This spring sprays water 17 to 21, the spraying of waterapproximately 40,000 litres, the average height is 40 meters everyday. Because of 1,995 earthquakes influences, the present spraying of water gap changed long. Old Faithful hot spring since 100 years beforeis discovered, frequently by fixed gap spraying of water. If you arenot willing to miss the spraying of water scene, please give thesquare tourguide center to make the phone call, inquired the recentspraying of water time, you may reasonable arrange own like thisprogram. The neighboring place arrangement has the foreword the tungoil tree wooden construction is the world famous Old Faithful hotel,peripheral takes a walk the region to be allowed to see the Africanreactionary, here attracted massively went sightseeing the visllowstone River
黄石国家公园简介
黄石国家公园
● 黄石国家公园（英文名： Yellows tone National Park ）：简称黄石公园，由美国国家公园管理局负责管理。 1872年3月1日它被正式命名为保护野生动物和自然资源的国家公园，于1978年被列入《世界遗产名录》的 世界自然遗产。这是世界上第一个国家公园。
● 黄石公园里有三个幽深的峡谷。它们通过那些延续了64万年的河流斜着穿过黄石高原的火山凝灰 岩。刘易斯河向南流经刘易斯峡谷，而黄石河向北流过的行程已经雕刻了两个色彩斑斓的峡谷— —黄石大峡谷和黄石黑峡谷。
● 公园自然景观丰富多样，园内最高峰为鹰峰(Eagle Peak)，海拔高度为3465米， 园内最大的湖 是黄石湖，最大的河流是黄石河。此外，园内还有峡谷、瀑布、温泉及间歇喷泉等。黄石公园被 美国人自豪地称为“地球上最独一无二的神奇乐园”，园内交通方便，环山公路长达500多公里。 将各景区的主要景点联在一起。徒步路径达1500多公里。
● 黄石国家公园占地面积约为898317公顷，主要位于美国怀俄明州，部分位于蒙大拿州和爱达荷州。黄石公 园分五个区：西北的猛犸象温泉区以石灰石台阶为主，故也称热台阶区；东北为罗斯福区，仍保留着老西部 景观；中间为峡谷区，可观赏黄石大峡谷和瀑布；东南为黄石湖区，主要是湖光山色；西及西南为间歇喷泉 区，遍布间歇泉、温泉、蒸气池、热水潭、泥地和喷气孔。园内设有历史古迹博物馆。
● 黄石公园是在蛇河平原的东北端。蛇河平原是一个巨大的U弧形，由爱达荷州的博伊西山脉向外 延伸出来的群山向西大约640公里。此种地形追溯到北美板块在过去17亿年的线路，因为北美板 块被板块构造搬运而跨过一个不流动的地幔热点。如今的黄石国家公园的地形是地壳下这个热点 最近的表现形式。
● 黄石公园坐落在平均海拔为2400米的黄石高原上。黄石高原几乎四面八方都和海拔高达2700米 至3400米变化的中落基山脉接壤。该公园最高点是鹰峰峰顶（3462米）和最低点是沿着里斯溪 流（1610米）。附近的山脉包括向西北延伸的加拉廷(Gallatin)山脉、北面的熊齿(Beartooth)群 山、向东延伸的阿布萨罗克(Absaroka)山脉以及向西南和向西延伸的蒂顿山脉和麦迪逊山脉。黄 石高原上最著名的绝顶是3122米高的沃什伯恩山(Mount Washburn)。
五年级英语著名景点的特色突出介绍单选题60题(答案解析)
五年级英语著名景点的特色突出介绍单选题60题(答案解析)1.The Niagara Falls is famous for its _____.A.high mountainsrge desertsC.powerful waterfallsD.tall buildings答案：C。
Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉大瀑布以其壮观的瀑布而闻名。
A 选项high mountains 高山，尼亚加拉大瀑布不是以高山闻名；B 选项large deserts 大片沙漠，尼亚加拉大瀑布附近没有沙漠；D 选项tall buildings 高楼，尼亚加拉大瀑布不是以高楼闻名。
本题考查对尼亚加拉大瀑布特色的了解以及词汇辨析。
2.The Grand Canyon is known for its _____.A.deep valleysB.high hillsC.wide riversD.tall trees答案：A。
The Grand Canyon 大峡谷以其深邃的峡谷而闻名。
B 选项high hills 高山丘，大峡谷不是以山丘闻名；C 选项wide rivers 宽阔的河流，大峡谷不是以河流闻名；D 选项tall trees 高大的树木，大峡谷不是以树木闻名。
本题考查对大峡谷特色的了解以及词汇辨析。
3.The Yellowstone National Park is famous for its _____.A.beautiful beachesB.lively citiesC.thermal featuresD.tall skyscrapers答案：C。
Yellowstone National Park 黄石国家公园以其地热景观而闻名。
A 选项beautiful beaches 美丽的海滩，黄石国家公园没有海滩；B 选项lively cities 热闹的城市，黄石国家公园不是城市；D 选项tall skyscrapers 高大的摩天大楼，黄石国家公园没有摩天大楼。
2023届北京市门头沟区高考英语一模试卷含解析2
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．You can’t imagine how excited we were ________ that our schoolmates had won the first place in National Robot Competition.A．learning B．having learnedC．to be learning D．to learn2．Nowadays, more and more Chinese homes have the technology and equipment ______ to do online shopping. A．needed B．needingC．need D．to need3．The professor _____about how to protect the endangered animal in the conference at this time tomorrow. A．talked B．talks C．has been talking D．will be talking4．What actually ______ the accident has not yet been determined.A．brought out B．brought on C．brought about D．brought up5．Some analysts suspected that the rebellion was _______ and financed by a western country.A．launched B．backed C．evaluated D．crushed6．We should do what we can ______ people’s hard work pays off.A．be sure B．being sureC．making sure D．to make sure7．-----My room gets very cold at night.-----_________________.A．So is mine B．So mine is C．So does mine D．So mine does8．For the final ______ of our journey，we decided to take the coach.A．leg B．roundC．distance D．path9．Nowadays, more and more young ladies, figures most are fine enough, are going on a diet.A．who B．whoseC．of whose D．of whom10．The beautiful mountain village we spent our holiday last year is located in is now part of Guangxi. A．which; where B．where; what C．that; what D．when; which11．Taking online reading into consideration, we can challenge the assumption ____ reading for pleasure continues to decrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when12．Mr. Smart is believed to be a capable person, who is equal_____ charge of the company very well.A．to take B．to taking C．to be taken D．taking13．—Ken, ________, but the music you are enjoying is too loud.—Oh, I’m terribly sorry. I’ll turn it down on the spot.A．I am really tired of this B．I need your helpC．I’d like to talk with y ou D．I hate to say this14．________ they’ve managed to get everything finished so quickly is not clear to us.A．Which B．WhatC．That D．How15．Mr. Chapman retired at 70 after he nearly 40 years with the Gas Company．A．had spent B．has spent C．spends D．would spend16．The teacher’s voice still remained calm ______ she was getting annoyed.A．as long as B．even ifC．as if D．now that17．After he was promoted to the present position, he is not so hardworking as he ______.A．was used to B．used to be C．was used to being D．used to18．Self- confidence is a kind of quality and that is it takes to do everything well.A．why B．thatC．what D．which19．Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see ____.A．who is he B．who he isC．who is it D．who it is20．he newly-discovered star was named _____ a Chinese astronomer ________his contributions to astronomy. A．for; in favor of B．after; in honor ofC．by; in memory of D．as; in praise of第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。