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第一节(共20小:每小题1.5分,满分30分)

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Every year about 40.000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro. the highest mountain inAfrica. They 41 with them lots of waste. The 42 might damage the beauty of theplace. The glaciers(冰川) are disappearing, changing the 43 of Kilimanjaro

Hearing these stories, I'm_44 about the place other destinations are described as

"purer” natural expenences.

However, I soon 45 that much has changed since the days of disturbing teports of

46among tons of rubbish. I find a 47mountain, with toilets at camps and alongthe paths. The environmental challenges are 48 but the efforts made by the TaranaNational Park Authority seem to be49.

The best of a Kilimanjaro 50 in my opinion, isn't reaching the top. Mountains are 51as spiritual places by many cultures. This 52 is especially evident on

Kilimanjaroas 53 go through five ecosystems(生态系统) in the space of a few

kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3,000 meters 54 Lands of lowgrowing plants. Further up. the weather 55 low clouds envelope the mountainsides，which are covered with thick grass. I 56 twelve shades of green from where I standAbove 4,000 meters is the highland 57 gravel (砾石). stones and rocks 58youclimb into an arctic-like zone with 59 snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

Does Kilimanjaro 60 its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of touristsruining the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节(共15小题:每小2分,端分30分)

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Need a job  This Summer?

The provincial government and its partners offer many programs to help students find summerjobs. The deadlines and what you need to apply depend on the program.

Not a student? Go to the govemment website to learn about programs and online toolsavailable to help people under 30 build skills, find a job or start businesses all year round

Jobs for Youth

If you are a teenager living in certain parts of the province, you could be eligible(符合条件) for this program, which provides eight weeks of paid employment along with training.

Who is eligible: Youth 15-18 years old in select communities(社区).

Summer Company

Summer Company provides students with hands-on business training and awards of up to $3,000 to start and run their own summer business.

Who is eligible: Students aged 15-29, returning to school in the fall.

Stewardship Youth Ranger Program

You could apply to be a Stewardship Youth Ranger and work on local natural resource management projects fro eight weeks this summer.

Who is eligible: Students aged 16 or 17 at time of hire, but not turning 18 before December 31 this year.

Summer Employment Opportunities(机会)

Through the Summer Employment Opportunities program, students are hired each year in a variety of summer positions across the Provincial Public Service, its related agencies and community groups.

Who is eligible: Students aged 15 or older. Some positions require students to be 15 to 24 or up to 29 for persons with disability.

B

For Canan Elementary’s second grade in Patchogur,N.Y., today is speech day,and right now it’s Chris Palacz’s turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the class. With shinning dark eyes, he seems like the kind of kid who would enjoy public speaking.

But he’s nervous. “I’m here to tell you today why you should… should…” Chris trips on the “Ld”, a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers, His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.

A son of immigrants, Chris started learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls（回想起）how at the beginning of the year, when called upon to read, Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.

Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience, What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes, “It takes a lot of any student”, Whaley explains, “especially for a student who is learnig English as their new language, to feel confident enough to say,”I don’t know, but I want to know””

Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast（夸耀）about themselves. 

“Boasting about yourself，and your best qualities,” Whaley says，“is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.” 

C

As data and identify theft becomes more and more common, the market is growing for biometric(生物测量) technologies-like fingerprint scans-to keep others out of private e-spaces, At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.

Researchers from Georgia Tech say that they have come up with a low-cost device(装置)， thatgetsaroundthis problem: a smart keyboard, This smart keyboard precisely measures the cadence with which one types and the pressure fingers apply to each key. The keyboard could offer strong layer of security by analyzing things like the force of a user’s typing and the tome between key presses. These patterns are unique to each person. Thus, the keyboard can determine people’ identities, and by extension, whether they should be given access to the computer it’s connected to regardiess of whether someone gets the password right.

It also doesn’t require a new type of technology that people aren’t already familiar with everybody uses a keyboard and everybody types differently.

In a study describing the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteers type the word “touch”four times using the smart keyboard, Data collected from the device could be used to recognize different participant based on how they typed, with very low error rate. The researchers say that the keyboard should be pretty straightforward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive, plastic-like parts. The team hopes to make it to market in the near future.