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Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of the world's largest black

bears. They are in northern Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of

other wildlife.

The streams, lakes, grassland, mountain ridges and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for

black bears have also attracted more people to the area. Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing

estates and important habitats are endangered by highway construction. To protect the Poconos' natural

beauty from irresponsible development, the Nature Conservancy(大自然保护协会)named the area one

of America's "Last Great Places".

Operating out of a century - old schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond, Pennylvania, Cook, one of

the Conservaney's branches, is working with local people and business leaders to balance ________________________. By developing partnerships with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to protect more than, 14,000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.

Altemose's family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago Francis worked with

the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program, As a result, his family's land can be protected from development and the Altemoses will be better able to provide a safe financial future for their 7--year-old grandson.

Cook attributes the Conservancy's success in the Poconos to having a local presence and a

commitment to working with local residents(英才苑居民 ).

"The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local community," Cook said, "The people who live there respect the land. They value quiet forests, clear streams and abundant wildlife. They are eager to help with conservation efforts."

For more information on how you can help the Nature Conservancy protect the Poconos and the

world's other "Last Great Places ", please call 1- 888- 564 6864, or visit us on the World Wide Web at

www. tnc . org .

1. What's the purpose in naming the Poconos as one of America's "Last Great Places " ? (Please answer

within 10 words)

______________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the passage most probably taken from? (Please answer within 10 words)

___________________________________________                 ____________________________

3. Fill in the blanks in the third paragraph with proper words and phrases.(Please answer within ten words)

__________________________________________________________________________

4. Which sentence can be replaced by the following?

The local economic development has a negative effect on the wildlife and the environment

________________________________________________________________________________

5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

________________________________________________________________________________

答案

1. To protect it from irresponsible development

2. A research report

3. economic growth with environmental protection

4. Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats are endangered by

highway construction.

5. 溪流,湖泊,草地,山脊和森林使得波科诺斯成为了黑熊生存的理想地方,也吸引了许多游客

到这儿来.

答案不唯一

考点名称：日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】

该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。

【备考提醒】

为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：

1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。

2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。

3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。

4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。