47. What is not allowed in national parks in the UK?

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. Traveling. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Picnicking. 　　

　　 C. Commercial activities.　　　　　　 D. Walking.

46. What is the text mainly about?

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. How many national parks are there in the UK? 　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. The oldest national park in the UK.

　　 C. Who run national parks in the UK.

　　 D. National parks in the UK.

45. Jonathan Davis hopes that the lessons will 　　.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. totally change the difficult life of the refugees

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. help the parents get along better with their children

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. help the parents communicate better with the school

　　 D. encourage more refugees to send their children to the school

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　C

National parks in the UK are a wonder to see, run by the National Trust, a non-profit UK charity that protects Britain’s historic and natural landscapes. Britain’s Park Authority has made great efforts to protect these wild areas from over habitation and commercial activities.

Mainland England and Wales have the largest number of protected parklands. The first established area was the 1,438 kilometre Peak District. This earliest national park lies in central northern England. Due to its vast natural beauty, the Peak District is thought to be the world’s most visited national park after Japan’s Mount Fuji.

In the northwest area of Wales lies Snowdonia National Park. This attractive, mysterious ancient landscape is home to craggy (陡峭的) mountains. Walking trails to Mount Snowdon are just one of several activities exciting to hikers.

National parks in the UK can also boast of having Britain’s largest protected wetland “The Broads” just outside the village of Horning. An ideal spot for families, this 200-mile area combines waterways with an interesting intersection (交叉) of windmills, castles and an ancient Norman church.

Spreading across 885 miles of truly impressive rocky land is Lake District National Park. England’s largest park attraction is spread between Edinburgh to the north and Manchester to the south. Although the land itself seems wild, almost 40,000 people live within the park. Within this district’s vast borders we can find over 6,000 archaeological (考古的) sites and monuments dating back to prehistory.

The United Kingdom has taken great care to protect its wild open spaces for future generations, and all the parks are adventures waiting to be found which can be enjoyed by natives and visitors alike.

44. What can we learn about Laurel Conran from the passage?

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. She mainly teaches English to the local children in a school.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. She often goes to the refugees’ company to teach them English.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. She teaches not only English but also other languages.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. She worked at Coastal Sunbelt Produce before being a teacher.

43. When the refugees from Burma first arrived in Howard County, 　　.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. the children could speak very good English

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the parents liked communicating with the teachers

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. the parents could help their children speak English

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. neither the children nor the parents could speak English

42. What does the underlined word “arduous” in Paragraph 1 mean?

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. Interesting. 　 B. Necessary.　　　 C. Surprising.　　　 D. Difficult.

41. What is the main idea of this passage?

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. A local school is providing free English lessons for the poor.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Refugees from Burma are trying their best to learn English.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. A local school is helping refugees from Burma learn English.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Refugees from Burma have settled in Howard County, Maryland.

40. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

　　 A. The taste of a good book 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The best way to make kids learn

　　 C. Eating means more than reading

　　 D. Our roasted potatoes and eggs

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

About 18,000 refugees (难民) from Burma have come to the United States each year since 2007. Some have settled in Howard County, Maryland between Baltimore and Washington. A local school began teaching English to the children of the refugees. But while the children learned the language, their parents did not. That made communication with teachers arduous.

At present, almost fifty children from Burma attend Bollman Bridge Elementary School. Laurel Conran is a teacher there. She said, “The main idea is the global idea.” She teaches English to speakers of other languages. One of her students is Tha Neih Ciang. Another student is Tha Neih’s mother, Tin Iang. Ms. Conran practices English with Tin Iang at the mother’s workplace. Many refugees from Burma work at Coastal Sunbelt Produce, a supplier of fruits and vegetables to restaurants and other businesses.

Laurel Conran started classes at the company to help refugees from Burma learn English. Laurel Conran said, “The program is a six-week session. It’s once a week, on every Wednesday, from twelve to one o’clock. So every Wednesday I go to Coastal Sunbelt.” As the workers eat lunch, they also practice their new language skills.

Lisa Chertok has a child at Bollman Bridge. She is also a manager at Coastal Sunbelt. She helped Ms. Conran develop the lessons, which she says have really helped. Lisa Chertok said, “Well, when the Burmese employees got here, they were very, very shy. Now I find that they are more outspoken than before. They’re more communicative. As parents, they are also more involved in their children’s school.”

Jonathan Davis is the principal of Bollman Bridge Elementary School. Mr. Davis hopes the lessons will help these parents feel better about communicating with the school. He said, “Even as simple as making a phone call to say that their son or daughter is sick, even if that’s the amount of English that they have got from the program, that truly will help us.”

39. From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that the author’s family 　　.

　　 A. will look for a secret garden in the woods

　　 B. will read The Secret Garden in the open air

　　 C. will eat roasted potatoes and eggs at home

　　 D. will cook potatoes and eggs in the woods

38. The underlined words “Turkish delight” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to 　　.

　　 A. a great time　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. something delicious

　　 C. a trip to Turkey　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more stories