第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的4个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

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　　Since 1904, Ravinia Festival has been Chicago's "sound of summer", a place where you can meet up with your friends, have a wonderful time and hear some of the greatest music in the world. We' ve got stars on the stage and stars in the sky, and it's all within your reach. But there's more to Ravinia than merely the world's greatest music. For as many people who walk through Ravinia's gate each summer, there are just as many ways to enjoy what we call "The Ravinia Experience". For some, it all starts with a picnic picked up along the way, greeting your friends at your favorite spot on the lawn.

　　Ravinia Dining

　　Whether you want to add a bottle of wine and some cheese to your picnic on the lawn or sit down to a meal, Ravinia has a wide variety of choices and we welcome you to explore them all.

　　Ravinia gifts

　　There are two locations for your shopping convenience! Visit our Main Store in the Dining Pavilion. There you will find different CDs, jewelry, games and more. Or fill your more immediate needs at the shop located behind the Martin Theatre.

　　How to Buy Tickets

　　Online

　　Tickets for the 2018 season begin to go on sale online on Tuesday April 25. Ravinia Festival's online ticketing makes ordering tickets for your favorite performances easier than ever before.It is available 24 hours a day at www.ravinia.org.

　　Click on the date of your choice to select an event, select your seats and add it to your ticket order. Once you have selected all the events you wish to attend, simply enter your payment information and submit your order.

　　By Phone

　　Phone sales for the 2018 season start on Monday May 22.

　　Order tickets by phone by calling 847-266-5100.

　　Monday- Friday: 10: 00 am-5: 00 pm

　　Saturday/Sunday: Closed

21. It can be inferred that Ravinia Festival is ____________.

A. an annual music festival B. a celebration of old folk music

C. a big food party with music performances D. a traditional holiday with music and food

22. What does the underlined word "stars"in the first paragraph refer to?

A. Big movie stars B. Famous cooks or bands

C. Guests at an evening party. D. Famous musicians or singers

23. If you buy tickets online for the festival, you can _________.

A. decide the time of any performance B. get some discount

C. choose where to sit D. change the date of an event after payment

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

　　Nola (August 21, 1974 -November 22, 2015) was a northern white rhino（犀牛） who lived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, California. At her death, she was one of only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world. The other three lived in Kenya. World Rhino Day, held on September 2, is to raise awareness(意识) of the less than 30,000 other rhinos left on Earth.

　　"Rhinos need our help today, not tomorrow,"Nola's lead keeper Jane Kennedy said. "Last year we lost over 1,200 rhinos just in South Africa. If we continue to lose more than 1,000 rhinos a year, in 10 to 20 years all the rhinos on the planet will be gone."

　　"Unfortunately, most animals are in danger of dying out because of humans," Kennedy says." Humans have either poached animals, or because there are over seven billion of us, we' ve taken up too much of the world's resources ". Poachers illegally hunt rhinos for their horns. They sell the horns for thousands of dollars per pound, to be used for art, jewelry, and decorations.Experts believe that one rhino is poached every eight hours.

　　In 1975, the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research started the Frozen Zoo, a program through which researchers have collected cell (细胞) samples from more than 8,000 different types of animals, including the northern white rhino. Scientists hope that by studying the rhino cells, they will get greater understanding of it, and will find ways to increase its numbers.

　　Jane Kennedy describes World Rhino Day as "a celebration of rhinos along with an awareness campaign for everybody across the world to know that rhinos need our help."At the San Diego Zoo, children and adults are welcome to visit and speak with zookeepers to learn about rhinos. But you don' t have to live in San Diego to celebrate World Rhino Day. It is observed around the world, with zoos and wildlife parks holding special events and programs to teach people about rhinos, and enable them to see the animals up close. For more information, go to www.worldrhinoday.org.

24. What do we know about Nola?

A. It was a baby white rhino.

B. It was one of the last of its kind.

C. It lived with other northern white rhinos in Kenya.

D. It died on September 22 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

25. What troubled Jane Kennedy according to Paragraph 2?

A. The rhinos' uncertain future. B. The rhinos' strange activities.

C. The limited natural resources. D. The rare animals in South Africa.

26. What does the Frozen Zoo aim to do?

A. Invent new kinds of animals. B. Keep animals from dying out.

C. Prevent rhinos from being hunted. D. Raise public awareness of rhinos.

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