are in need of tennis courts，softball or soccer fields，let Mississippi be your choice.On this page you will find many of our exceptional sports facilities listed.

Biloxi Sports Complex

The Biloxi Sports Complex is a 70-acre site south of Popp's Ferry and Cedar Lake roads.The Sports Complex contains softball，soccer，and baseball fields！The Complex may be reserved upon availability! Fees may apply!

Gulfport Sportsplex

The Sportsplex is a multi-purpose recreational complex that provides a wide collection of recreational sports opportunities & activities and is considered the South's finest sports facility! The Sportsplex covers a huge 250 acres—has nine-rowed ball fields，scoring towers，four international sized soccer fields and a control center with restrooms.The Gulfport Sportsplex is home to recreational and athletic facilities second to none in the Southeast and the facility hosts some of the largest and finest local，state，regional & national tournaments and World Series Events in the Southeast.

Highland Park

Meridian's Historic Highland Park is home to the Dentzel Carousel，Swimming Pool，baseball field，park，duck pond，and the Jimmie Rodgers Museum.

Hite Wolcott Park

Youth baseball and softball complex，batting cages，playground and nature trail.

Lake Okatibbee

3800-acre lake offers boating，fishing，skiing，picnicking，hunting，hiking，and camping.Splashdown Country water slide open during the summer.Cabins，motel and campsites available.

Long Creek Reservoir and Lakeview Golf Course

City Owned，an example of urban forestry includes a public lake for fishing with a boat ramp.The 18 hole golf course is a par 70 with 5674 yardage.Reasonable green fees and cart rental.

Northeast Park

Four lighted softball fields，tennis courts，lighted baseball fields，pro shop，club house，tennis pro.

Ridgeland Tennis Center

Tournament site with 17 courts available for day and evening matches.Pro Shop on site.

Tunica Sports Complex

Tunica Sports Complex，Aquatic Center，Baseball/Softball Fields，Basketball Courts and Professional Boxing Facility.

44．Which of the following is likely to be the largest? A．Biloxi Sports Complex. B．Gulfport Sportsplex. C．Lake Okatibbee. D．Northeast Park.

45．According to the advertisements，national tournaments have ever been held in ________.

A．Northeast Park B．Ridgeland Tennis Center C．Tunica Sports Complex D．Gulfport Sportsplex

46．If you want to hold a golf competition，you can go to ________. A．Hite Wolcott Park

B．Long Creek Reservoir and Lakeview Golf Course C．Highland Park D．Biloxi Sports Complex

47．According to the advertisements we can infer that ________. A．baseball is popular in the area

B．all the facilities are available for day and evening

C．Cabins，motel and campsites are available in Lake Okatibbee D．Long Creek Reservoir is an example of urban forestry

D

The Cost of Higher Education

Individuals(个人) should pay for their higher education.

A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates

earn more than non-graduates.Meanwhile，social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree.However，only some people have it.So the individual，not the taxpayers，should pay for it.There are pressing calls on the resources(资源) of the government. Using taxpayers' money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them. Full government funding(资助) is not very good for universities.Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees.He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford，where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries，Smith argued，were the enemy of hard work；and when the academics were lazy and incompetent，the students were similarly lazy.

If students have to pay for their education，they not only work harder，but also demand more from their teachers.And their teachers have to keep them satisfied.If that means taking teaching seriously，and giving less time to their own research interests，that is surely something to celebrate.

Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy(经济)．Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth，but so do all the businesses that invest(投资) and create jobs.If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive，you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs and anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest.Therefore，it is the individual，not the government，who should pay for their university education.

48．The underlined word“them”in Paragraph 2 refers to ________. A．taxpayers B．pressing calls C．college graduates D．government resources

49．The author thinks that with full government funding ________. A．teachers are less satisfied B．students are more demanding

C．students will become more competent D．teachers will spend less time on teaching

50．The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to ________. A．argue against free university education B．call on them to finance students' studies C．encourage graduates to go into business D．show their contribution to higher education Ⅳ.任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

Mountain climbing as a form of recreation began in Europe in about 1880.In 1857，a group of mountaineers founded the Alpine Club in London.The club was the first to promote mountain climbing as an organized sport.The most famous climb in mountaineering history took place in 1953.In that year Sir.Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal reached the top of Mount Everest，the world's highest mountain.

There are three basic forms of mountain climbing：(1) rock climbing，(2) snow and ice climbing，and (3)mixed climbing.Each has its own special equipment and techniques.

Rock climbing means climbing up the rock cliffs and mountains.Rock climbing is popular with beginning climbers，who generally practise on nearby cliffs that are not too difficult.Rock climbers must learn the proper use of basic equipment，including ropes and such specialized devices as pitons(岩钉)，snap links(扣)，and chocks (防滑楔子)．

Snow and ice climbing include climbing in winter on glaciers(冰河)，in ice gullies(峡谷)，or on slopes(斜坡)covered with snow and ice.Beginners must learn to use crampons(钉鞋)，which serve the purpose of gripping(抓紧)ice or hard snow.Climbers should also understand what happens to ice and snow under various conditions.

Mixed climbing combines elements of rock climbing and snow and ice climbing.Mountaineers must face rough rocky land as well as snow and ice and risky slopes.As a result，mixed climbing requires the most experience.Certain routes on Mount Mckinley in Alaska and Mount Rainer in Washington are examples of mixed