Relax and enjoy a scenic drive through Yellowstone National Park, following the Snake River to Grand Teton National Park. Afterwards we’ll visit Jackson, where the old West way of life is still alive. Day 5

In the morning we’ll drive from Salt Lake City to the Utah State Capitol, and then visit the Salt Lake Temple, making a stop at Great Salt Lake Meridian before heading to beautiful Arches National Park. We’ll stay overnight in Grand Junction. Day 6

We’ll drive up into the Rocky Mountains, which were home first to indigenous(土生土长的) peoples and famous for hunting, in the morning and cross the Continental Divide. We’ll arrive at the Coors Brewery around noon and join a guided tour of the brewery. All those over 21 years of age will be able to sample three different types of freshly-made beer. 21.What is the most interesting part of the tour? A. Red Rocks Park.

B. Arches National Park.

D. Yellowstone National

C. Grand Teton National Park. Park.

22.When can people experience the ancient western lifestyle? A. On Day 1. On Day 5.

23.What can tourists do on Day 6? A. Taste various beers freely. locals.

C. Watch wild animals closely. factory.

B

D. Pay a visit to a beer

B. Go hunting with the

B. On Day 2.

C. On Day 4.

D.

When our daughter, Sandy, belonged to the St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Girl Pioneers in sixth grade, the leaders thought it would be nice if the girls made pine cone wreaths(花环)for their families as Christmas gifts. So the group gathered pine cones, put them in water and bought wire wreath frames and adhesive(黏合剂) to hold everything in place. A few days before Christmas, they and their leaders delivered the finished handiwork.

Through the years, we proudly hung up her wreath each Christmas. In 1986, the wreath was hanging on our door as usual when the temperature on Christmas Day reached 80 degrees. The adhesive began to break down and the pine cones started falling all over our front porch. We took the wreath down, planning to repair it, and gathered up the pine cones. That spring, as my husband, Don, was weeding the flower bed in front of our house, he was surprised to discover a small evergreen plant.

We decided to leave it alone. The determined tree kept growing, making it right through the long winter. When it got too big for the flower bed we moved it to the back of our lot. As the tree grew, so did our family, including four grandchildren. One day the men from the electric company came to trim(修剪) our trees. One of them said it was a shame that someday our nice evergreen would have to be cut down. We just couldn’t let that happen to our faithful — if accidental — Christmas tree.

We decided to move it again, this time to Sandy and her husband Joel’s new house in the country. My husband helped Joel dig the evergreen out. It wasn’t ready to let go without a fight. Finally, five hours later, the tree came loose. They wrapped the roots as best as they could and put the whole thing in Joel’s truck.

After an hour’s drive they planted the tree. I’m happy to report that our brave evergreen is still growing, now producing pine cones of its own.

24.What was a Christmas tradition for the family? A. Making dishes with pine cones. B. Making wreaths together with Sandy. C. Hanging Sandy’s handiwork on the door. D. Decorating the Christmas tree together. 25.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. What the good old days were like. B. How the family took care of the wreaths. C. What their attitude toward Christmas was. D. How the family \

26.What does the underlined word \A. Cutting down the evergreen. alone.

C. The man’s judging the family. trimmed again.

27.Which is the best title for the passage? A. My family tradition

B. My daughter’s growth

D.A special pine cone wreath

D. Having the evergreen

B. Leaving the evergreen

C.A beloved Christmas tree C

With their large glass windows and clear views of the hospital’s newest arrivals, it’s hard to imagine hospitals without newborn nurseries. But how did this slightly unusual, if precious, concept of putting babies on show come into being?

Well, they’re not really for putting babies on show. Firstly, they were created as an area for nurses to take care of all of the new babies, separate from their mothers. Newborn nurseries have been around pretty much since moms started having babies in hospitals. In the early 1900s, hospitals replaced

homes as the primary place to give birth. Hospitals built maternity wards(产科病房), and those wards had nurseries with windows.

According to Smithsonian.com, a 1943 publication gave two main purposes for the nurseries. The first purpose was to allow the relatives to see the new babies. The windows, however, were to keep the babies safe and clean while they were being admired by relatives. And that sanitary concern is right and reasonable. Babies’ immune systems(免疫系统) are not yet developed, which has to do with the frightening reason you should be careful about letting people kiss your new baby. However, the Smithsonian.com article does admit that solid walls would be even more effective at keeping bacteria and viruses out than windows. Not to mention they would be more cost-effective. So, yeah the primary purpose is still to look at the cute babies. Some hospitals would offer individual viewings so that relatives could have some quality time with their new member. In the mid- to late twentieth century, these nursery viewings were often the first time fathers got to see their new babies.

Today, though, the nurseries mean a lot to many hospital visitors and family members. Dotti James claims that \destination for patients and families from other parts of the hospital experiencing a health crisisStanding outside the nursery, seeing the babiescan give hope to families trying to deal successfully with something difficult.\immediate mood booster(令人鼓舞的事情). 28.What’s the function of Paragraph 1? A. To attract readers’ interest. B. To summarize the whole passage. C. To provide background information. D. To introduce the theme of the passage.