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1、高三英语第4次晚练 AFor many people. leisure time is an opportunity to get outdoors, have some fun and meet interesting people. Add two pieces of advanced 21st century technologyglobal positioning system (GPS) devices and the Internetto get geocaching.来源:学科网The word geocaching comes from “geo” (earth) and “c
2、ache” (hidden storage).Geocachers log onto a website to find information about the location of a cacheusually a waterproof plastic box containing small items such as toys and CDsalong with a notebook where “finders” can enter comments and learn about the cache “owner”, the person who created and hid
3、 the cache. Finders may take any of the items in the cache but are expected to replace them with something of similar value. They then visit the website again and write a message to the owner.Geocaching became possible on May 1,2000,when a satellite system developed by the U.S. Department of Defense
4、 was made public. Using an inexpensive GPS device, anyone on earth can send a signal to the satellites and receive information about their position. This is basically a high-tech version of orienteering, the traditional pastime which uses maps and compasses instead of GPS to determine ones location.
5、Geocachers are a very considerate group. Owners carefully choose a caches location to give finders an enjoyable experience, such as a beautiful view or a good campsite. They also consider the environmental impact of their cache since it could result in an increased number of visitors to an area. As
6、for the content of the caches, owners and finders must only use items that are suitable for the whole family, as caches are found by geocachers of all ages.1. According to the passage, geocaching is_. A.an outdoor leisure activity B. a new type of technology C. a game used to teach geography D. a pr
7、ogram to protect environment2.How can finders learn about the cache owners? A. By meeting them.B. By going to a website. C. From the notebook.D. From the satellite.3. Which of the following is NOT used in geocaching? A. A GPS device.B. A compass. C. A plastic container.D. The Internet.4. Which of th
8、e following is true according to the passage? A. Most geocachers are adults. B. Any item can be placed in the caches. C. The caches should be put in a remote place. D. Geocachers try to avoid damaging the environment. BThe popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice read
9、ing aloud in booths(亭)set up in big cities across the countryAs the latest TV show to help peoples love for literature recover，CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems，essays and books，or even personal letters they wrote to their loved onesJust as
10、 the weekly show has been well-received，its reading booths，equipped with professional recording devices and cameras，have become instant hitsA crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4 - the first day of the booths opening to the public in
11、ShanghaiThe deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5:30 pm，as the number of waiting readers continued to growSome waited more than nine hours for a try-out in the booth, according to library management“There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people
12、lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opensIf that was a spring of reading in Shanghai，now I think another spring has arrived again，”library manager Zhou Deming，told the Shanghai-based The PaperThe reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic center at the moment，but
13、more are expected to be put into use in the coming months，according to the librarys websiteThe Readers program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing，Hangzhou，Guangzhou and Xian to appeal to more people to read and share their life storiesWith the recent boom of culture-themed TV s
14、hows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Competition，some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general5. CCTV program Readers aims to_.A. teach people what to read B. attract peoples attention to CCTVC. invite people to read aloud in the booth D. arouse
15、peoples flesh enthusiasm for reading6. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that_.A. Some people waited for a long time to read in the boothB. March 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai LibraryC. On March 4,200 people read in the boothD. The time for registrations was lengthened for three and a half hours7. The passage mainly tells US that_.A. Many people line up to read aloud in reading boothsB. More reading booths will be set up in the futureC. Readers has become popula
