2019-2020学年湖北省黄冈中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案

2019-2020学年湖北省黄冈中学高三英语月考试卷及参考答案

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brief Introduction

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) was acquired by the city of Brooklyn in 1854 along with the land that is

Prospect Park.

There are so many gardens on display at the BBG that is honestly hard to keep count ofthem. There’s the

Japanese Hill and Pond Garden, the Osborne Garden, the Shakespeare Garden... you get the point. Each garden

that is displayed will be showing off a different group of amazing plants that come m all sorts of color1 s and sizes.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers something for the entire family. They even have a Children’s Garden for the

little ones.

Attractions

Japanese Hill and Pond Garden

One of the most frequency visited gardens at BBG, the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is certainly a favorite

among visitors. This garden features a variety of styles as well as beautiful scenery with a viewing pavilion (亭子)

and a waterfall. The Shogun Lantern featured in the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden is over 500 years old. It was

given to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as a gift from the city of Tokyo.

Children’s Garden

Children have been planting plants at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden since 1914 and continue their efforts

today. Currently, there are over a thousand children contributing to the Children’s Garden.

Shakespeare Garden

For those who have fallen in love with the works of Shakespeare, this will be a garden that they can truly

appreciate. Over 80 plants that have been mentioned in the writing of Shakespeare currently grow in the

Shakespeare Garden.

Getting to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: 900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Closest Subway: Prospect Park/ Eastern Parkway/ Franklin Avenue Bus Tour Stops: Stop 34 or 35 Brooklyn route

Opening Times

15 March— 6 November：

Tuesday—Friday: 8:00 am—6:00 pm; Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 am—6:00 pm

8 November —11 March

Monday—Friday: 8:00 am—4:30 pm; Saturday —Sunday: 10:00 am—4:30 pm

1.Where can visitors enjoy a waterfall?

A.Osborne Garden. B.Shakespeare Garden.

C.Children’s Garden. D.Japanese Hill and Pond Garden.

2.How can visitors go to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden?

A.By taking a bus to Prospect Park.

B.By taking a bus to 34 Washington Avenue.

C.By taking the subway to Franklin Avenue.

D.By taking the subway to Stop 35 on the Brooklyn route.

3.When can Nancy visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in December?

A.5:00 pm on Thursday. B.8:30 am on Wednesday.

C4:3 0 pm on Friday. D.9:00 am on Saturday.

B

Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies (辣椒) toour food, but did you know that this spicy vegetable could

also be dangerous? A 34-year-oldUSman recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper—the spiciest

chili in the world. After taking just a single bite of one, the man suffered from serious headaches in the following

few days, reported BBC News.

In fact, reports of stomachache and headache caused by eating spicy food are not something unusual. But if

chilies are harmful, why is it that human beings are the only animals to eat this vegetable? According to the

website Huanqiu, about 600 million Chinese people—almost half of the national population—are chili eaters. So

what makes people love chilies so much? The human body reacts to the burning feeling that comes from eating

chilies by releasing natural chemicals that “produce a sense of happiness” , noted BBC News.

And the benefits go even further than just personal enjoyment. A survey conducted by the Chinese Academy

of Medical Sciences found that the death rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent

lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The number decreased to 14 percent for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. And another study done by theUniversityofVermontcame to a similar conclusion.

“The data encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health and reduce death risk at an early age,” Liu

Qi, a nutritionist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, told BBC News.

Chilies have anti-cancer quality and the ability to increase our metabolism (新陈代谢). So, don't worry if you

love spicy food. It seems that chilies are actually good for us—except for the Carolina Reaper, perhaps.

4. The example of a 34-year-old American is mentioned in Paragraph 1 to prove ________.

A. chiliescan be beneficial B. chilies are popular inAmerica

C. chilies can be dangerous D. serious headaches can be dangerous

5. Eating chilies gives people a sense of happiness by_______.