The mount that many literators praised is ______.

Why did it take many years to finish Mount Rushmore？

A．There were many arguments about which faces to carve into the mountain.

B．The Civil War began and the workers had to go fight the war.

C．The snow and money problems slowed progress on the monument.

D．Gutzon Borglum moved back to Belgium to retire.

What do we know about Mount Etna from the passage？

A．One of Etna's recent eruptions made many people move away.

B．Etna's frequent eruptions have ruined most of the local farmland.

C．Etna's eruptions are frequent but usually mild.

D．There are signs that Etna will erupt again in the near future.

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A.Because Japan has many living volcanos.

B.Because Japan wants to turn Mount Fuji to a dead volcano.

C.Because volcano gas could be a source of energy.

D.Because Japan is testing a new way of drilling into the earth.

s a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.

Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.

Mount Ebenezer is in the center of Australia. Not many people live in" the Center". There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in "the Center". School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin...Think of your teacher 300 miles away!

The children in "the Center" do not go to a school because ______.

A．they live too far away from one another

B．they are not old enough to go to school

C．their families are too poor

D．they do not like school

to you at all. But believe it or not, the area surrounding Mount Etna in Italy is packed with people. In fact, it is the most densely populated region on the whole island of Sicily. The reason is that rich volcanic soil makes the land fantastic for farming. By growing and selling a variety of crops, local people earn a good living. For them, the economic benefit they reap surpasses the risk of dying or losing property in one of the volcano's frequent eruptions. People everywhere make decisions about risky situations this way. That is, by comparing the risks and the benefits. According to the experts, the side of the risk depends on both its probability and seriousness. Let's take Mount Etna for example, It does erupt frequently, but those eruptions are usually minor. So the overall risk for people living nearby is relatively small. But suppose Mount Etna erupted everyday, or imagine that each eruption there kills thousands of people. If that were the case, the risk would be much larger. Indeed, the risk would be too large for many people to live with. And they would have to move away.

How do people make decisions about risky situations？

A．By judging to what extent they can eliminate the risks.

B．By estimating the possible loss of lives and property.

C．By estimating the frequency of volcanic eruptions.

D．By judging the possible risks against the likely benefits.

听力原文： Not long ago, some of you may have read about the team of mountain climbing scientists who helped to recalculate the elevation of the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. Of course the elevation of Mount Everest was determined many years ago using traditional surveying methods. But these scientists wanted to make a more precise measurement, using a new method that takes advantage of recent advances in technology; it's called the Glob al Positioning System. The Global Positioning System uses 24 satellites that circle the earth. Each of the satellites is constantly sending out signals, and each signal contains important information that can be used to determine the longitude, latitude and elevation at any point on the earth’s surface. Well in order to use the system to calculate a mount of Everest's elevation, scientists need to put a special receiver on the summit to receive signals from the satellites. The problem with this was that in the past, the receivers were much too heavy for climbers to carry. But now these receivers have been reduced to about the size and weight of a hand-held telephone, so climbers were able to take the receiver to the top of the Everest, and from there, to access the satellite system signals that would allow them to determine the precise elevation. And it turns out that the famous peak is actually a few feet higher than us previously thought.

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A．The advantages of traditional surveying methods.

B．Using satellites to communicate with mountain climbers.

C．Obtaining new information about a mountain.

D．Controlling satellites from the top of a mountain.

ntists who helped to recalculate the elevation of the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. Of course the elevation of Mount Everest was determined many years ago using traditional surveying methods. But these scientists wanted to make a more pre else measurement, using a new method that takes advantage of recent advances in technology; it's called the Global Positioning System. The Global Positioning System uses 24 satellites that circle the earth. Each of the satellites is constantly sending out signals, and each signal contains important information that can be used to determine the longitude, latitude and elevation at any point on the earth’s surface. Well in order to use the system to calculate a mount of Everest's elevation, scientists need to put a special receiver on the summit to receive signals from the satellites. The problem with this was that in the past, the receivers were much too heavy for climbers to carry. But now these receivers have been reduced to about the size and weight of a hand held telephone, so climbers were able to take the receiver to the top of the Everest, and from there, to access the satellite system signals that would allow them to determine the precise elevation. And it turns out that the famous peak is actually a few feet higher than us previously thought.

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A．The advantages of traditional surveying methods.

B．Using satellites to communicate with mountain climbers.

C．Obtaining new information about a mountain.

D．Controlling satellites from the top of a mountain.

听力原文： In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympic athletic festival, held every four years in honor of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, be came first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B. C.

The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonored people were not allowed to compete. Records show that the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling.

After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A.D. 394 be cause of their pagan origin. It was a great many years before there was another such international athletic gathering. The Greek institution was brought back into existence in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best representatives.

Today, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony.

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A．in the seventh century A. D.

B．certainly before 700 B. C.

C．over three thousand years ago

D．a thousand years ago

听力原文：M: How long shall we stay at the Grand Canyon？

W: A day？

M: Well, I think we need a bit mom time. There's so much m see around there. How about two days？

W: OK. That sounds reasonable.

M: What about Yellowstone？ The travel agent suggested four days there.

W: I think that's tm much. We don't have enough time. Let's plan on three.

M: OK. And a clay at Mount Rushmore？

W: Right. I just want m see the stone faces.

M: And how many extra days in Washington？ Two？ Three？

W: Two. That'll give us five days there all together.

M: Yes. OK. And that leaves two days for the redwood trees in Sequoia National Park.

W: Maybe me day would be bettor. Then we'd have extra time in San Francisco.

M: Oh, I don't know. I'd rather stay in Sequoia for an extra day.

W: All right. That's ok with me.

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A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.