小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com选择性必修第一册Unit5RevealingnatureⅠ.阅读理解A(★)YourGardenEscapeEveninthebigcityyoucanfindoases(绿洲)ofcalmandbeauty.Fromaroyalpalacetoaclassicalgarden，werecommendgreatgreenspacestoescapethehustleandbustleofLondon.HornimanGardensHornimanGardenscover16acreswithbreathtakingviewsofLondon.VisitorscanenjoytheSoundGarden，MeadowField，andevenaPrehistoricGarden，whichfeaturesadisplayof“livingfossils”．Thegardensareverypopularwithfamilies，anddogscanbeletofftheirleadsintheMeadowField.ChiswickGardenAsaclassicalgardenlandscapeinLondon，itwasherethattheEnglishLandscapeMovementwasbornwithWilliamKent’sdesigns.Enjoyfreshbread，seasonalfood，andnaturalwinesintheaward-winningcafe，whileadmiringthebeautyofthenaturalisticlandscape，spottedwithimpressiveartandstatues.BuckinghamPalaceGardenThe39-acregardenboastsmorethan350typesofwildflowers，over200treesandathree-acrelake.ThegardenalsoprovidesahabitatfornativebirdsrarelyseeninLondon.AtourofthegardencanbecompletedbyhavingacreamteainthecafeoverlookingthePalace’sfamousgrasslandandlake.KewGardenTheRoyalBotanicGardenatKewisoneoftheworld’smostfamousgardensandaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Haveawalkthroughthevastgarden，spotlocalwildlifeatthelake，orgetyourhandsdirtybytryingagardeninglesson.BesuretovisittheTemperateHouse，whichcontainssomeoftherarestandmostthreatenedplants.1．WhatcanvisitorsdoinbothHornimanGardensandChiswickGarden?A．Studylivingfossils.B．Tastedeliciousfood.C．Enjoyimpressiveart.D．Appreciatefineviews.2．Whereshouldvisitorsgoiftheywanttojoininhands-onactivities?A．HornimanGardens.B．ChiswickGarden.C．BuckinghamPalaceGarden.D．KewGarden.小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com3．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinformvisitorsoffamousgardens.B．Toentertaininterestedgardenvisitors.C．Tostressthenecessityofgardenescape.D．Toshowthebenefitsoftouringgardens.BScientistshavesolvedapuzzleaboutmodernhumans，afterresearchshowedthatafamousskullofahumanancestorfoundinSouthAfricaisamillionyearsolderthanexpertsthought.Thisdiscoveryhaschangedwhatweknowofhumanhistory.Theskull，whichscientistshavenamed“MrsPles”，isfromanape-likehumanrelativefromaspeciescalledAustralopithecusafricanus(南方古猿非洲种)．ItwasfoundnearJohannesburgin1947and，basedonevidencefromitssurroundings，wasthoughttobebetween2.1and2.6millionyearsold.Thispuzzledscientists，becausealthoughMrsPleslookslikeapossibleearlyancestorofearlyhumans，thefirsttruehumanshadalreadyevolvedbythetimesheapparentlylived.Forthisreason，scientistshaddecidedthatAustralopithecusafarensis，asimilarspeciesfromEastAfricathatlivedabout3.5millionyearsago，wasourmostlikelyancestorinstead.TogetamoreaccurateageforMrsPles，ateamledbyProfessorDarrylGrangerofPurdueUniversityinIndiana，US，usedanewmethodtodatethesandyrockswheretheskulllay.Theymeasuredtheamountofcertainchemicalsinrocks，whichformatasteadyratewhentheyareexposedtocosmicrays(宇宙射线)onEarth’ssurface.Oncerocksareburied，thesechemicalsstopformingandslowlydisappear；thesurvivingamountrevealshowmuchtimehaspassedsincetherocks(orbones)wereonthesurface.ThenewstudyshowsthatMrsPlesandotheraustralopithecinebonesnearb...