【正文】 a worldfamous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington, . Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom. Reserve your spot before availability — the cherry blossoms—disappear!Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour Duration: 3 hours (4 miles) Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, . Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop. Guided tour includes bike, helmet, cookies and bottled water.Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, . Duration: 3 hours Morning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for . newers and locals looking to experience Washington, a healthy way with minimum effort. Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most, interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks. Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route(路線)make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing.Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour Duration: 3 hours(7miles) Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, . Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history. Tour includes bike, helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.（1）Which tour do you need to book in advance? A.Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, .B.Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour.C.Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, .D.Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour.（2）What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour? A.Meet famous people.B.Go to a national park.C.Visit wellknown museums.D.Enjoy interesting stories.（3）Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide? A.City maps.B.CamerasC.Meals.D.Safety lights.【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）D 【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文介紹了四個有特色的華盛頓特區(qū)自行車之旅。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的Reserve your spot before availability— the cherry blossoms—disappear!可知，華盛頓的櫻花自行車之旅需要在櫻花消失之前預(yù)定好位置，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks.可知，在首都自行車之旅中可以聽到導(dǎo)游講的有關(guān)總統(tǒng)、國會、紀(jì)念碑等有趣的故事，故選D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights可知，夜間自行車之旅配備反光背心和安全燈，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題，要注意仔細(xì)閱讀從文中尋找答案。8．閱讀理解 Being forgiving to yourself and others can protect against stress and the harm it does to mental health, according to a new study in the Journal of Health Psychology. Researchers looked at the effects of lifetime stress on a person39。s mental health, and how more forgiving people got along pared with people who weren39。t so forgiving. To do this, they asked 148 young adults to fill out questionnaires that assessed their levels of lifetime stress, their tendency to forgive and their mental and physical health. No surprise, people with greater exposure to stress had worse mental and physical health. But the researchers also discovered that if people were highly forgiving of both themselves and others, that characteristic alone almost removed the connection between stress and mental illness. It39。s almost entirely erased—it39。s zero, says study author Toussaint. If you don39。t have forgiving tendencies, you feel the immediate effects of stress in a severe way. You don39。t have anything to cushion you against that stress. How a forgiving personality protects a person from the influence of severe stress is hard to determine. The researchers infer that people who are more forgiving may adopt better skills to deal with stress, or their reaction to major stressors(壓力源)may be slow. Though more research is needed to fully understand the benefits of being more forgiving, Toussaint believes100％that forgiveness can be learned. His own previous research has shown that saying a short prayer on forgiveness can help people take the edge off. I think most people want to feel good and forgiveness offers you the opportunity to do that, he says. （1）The researchers got the effect of forgiving by_____. A.analyzing questionnairesB.doing scientific experimentC.writing research papersD.municating with 148 adults（2）What can we infer from the passage? A.Forgiving tendencies can deal with all mental problems.B.It remains unknown why forgiveness helps to reduce stress.C.Toussaint39。s study has fully discovered the benefits of being forgiving.D.Saying a short prayer on forgiveness is the key to getting rid of stress.（3）What does the underlined phrase take the edge off39。 in the last paragraph probably mean? A.Look ahead.B.Bee relaxed.C.Make up their mind.D.Stick to their goals.（4）What may be the best title for the passage? A.A new study on physical healthB.Forgiving yourself makes you feel goodC.Forgiveness is good for mental healthD.Getting rid of stress is good for your health【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）B（4）C