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ToensureanexcellentexperienceduringyourtouroftheMarkTwainHouse,herearesomeguidelinesandgeneralinformation:

TheHouseisShownOnlybyGuidedTour.

Toensureanoptimum（最佳）experience,housetoursarelimitedto14people,first-come,first-served.Ifyourgrouphasmorethan10people,call（860）280-3130toreserveadiscountedgrouptourinadvanceofyourvisit.Ifyouhaveapartyoffewerthan10peoplefeelfreetopurchaseticketsonline：

WewillholdthematWillCall.Thetourscheduleisusuallyonlineaboutamonthinadvance.

Oursiteismadeupofthreebuildings.

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TheWebsterBankMuseumCenterattheMarkTwainHouse&

Museumisalwaysyourfirstandlaststopasithousesourticketcounter,museumstore,film,exhibitsandcafe・AlltoursgatherinthemuseumcenterbeforeheadingovertoMarkTwain'

shistoric1874home.MarkTwain'

shistoriccarriagehouseisthethirdbuildingonourproperty,butisgenerallynotopentothepublic.Thehayloft（干草棚）hasbeenrepurposedintoofficesandthemainfloorofthebamisaspaceavailableforrentforpartiesandmeetings.

Coupons&

Discounts

TheMarkTwainHouseoffersonlyafewcouponsanddiscounts.ThepriceyoupayforadmissionhelpsusmaintainthebeautyofthisiconofAmericanarchitecture・Ifyouareluckyenoughtofindoneofthosespecialoffersonlineoratyourlocallibrary,keepinmindtheyaregoodonlyforthegeneralMarkTwainHouseTours.Nopassesordiscountsmaybeappliedtoourspecialtytours.

21.Whatkindoftourbookedbeforehandenjoysadiscount?

A.Specialtytour.

B.Guidedtour.

C.Grouptourwith9people.

D.Grouptourwith13people.

22.Whichplaceisnotavailabletotourists?

A.TheWebsterBankMuseumCenter.

B.MarkTwain'

shistoriccarriagehouse.

C.Thehayloft.

D.MarkTwain'

shistoric1874home.

23.Whatisthepurposeofchargingadmissionfees?

A.Toearnmoremoney.

B.TowellpreservetheHouse.

C.TosupportMarkTwain'

sfamily.

D.Toofferpartiesandmeetings.

B

Myfatherloveshisgarden.Heplantedsomeseedsinit.ButatthattimeIdidn'

tunderstandwhyworkinginthedirtexcitedhimsomuch.

Unfortunately,inearlyMay,myfatherwasseriouslyinjuredinanaccidentHehadtostayinbedforawhile.Mymotherhadseveralbusinesstripssoshecouldn'

ttakecareofthegarden・Ididn'

twantmyfathertoworry,soIsaidthatIwouldtakecareofhisgardenuntilherecovered.Iassumedthatthelittleplantswouldcontinuetogrowaslongastheyhadwater,andluckilyitrainedfairlyoftensoIdidn'

tthinkmuchaboutthegarden.

OneSaturdaymorning,myfathersaidtome,"

Christine,thevegetablesshouldbeaboutreadytobepicked.Let'

shaveasaladtoday!

"

Iwentouttothegardenandwasupsettoseethatmanyofthelettuceleavesandcarrotshadbeenhalfeatenbybugs.Therewerehundredsofbugsalloverthem!

Ipanickedforamoment,butthenIquietlywenttotheneareststoretobuysomevegetables.

WhenIgavethesaladtohim,hesaid,"

Oh,Christine,whatabeautifulsalad!

Ican'

tbelievethecarrotsarethisbigalready.Youmustbetakingverygoodcareofmygarden."

Ifeltalittlebitguilty.

Cominghome,mymothersawthebagfromthesupermarketinthekitchen.IwasembarrassedandIadmitted,"

Dadwantedasalad,butthegardenwasadisaster.Ididn'

twanttodisappointhimsoIwenttothestore."

ShelaughedbutpromisedtohelpmeinthegardenandweekslaterIwasfinallyabletopicksome.

Icarefullymadeasaladandtookittomyfather.Helookedatitwithahintofasmile."

Christine,thecarrotsaresmallerinthissalad,buttheytastebetter.”

Now,Ibetterunderstandhowputtingalotofeffortintocaringforsomethingcanhelpyouappreciatetheresultsmore,howeversmalltheymaybe.Perhapsthiswasoneofthereasonsformyfather'

sloveofgardening.

24.Christineoriginallysaidshewoulddothegardeningbecauseshe.

A.knewitwasimportanttoherfather

B.wantedtoimprovehergardeningskills

C.wasaskedbyherfathertodoit

D.wasinterestedingrowingvegetables

25.Whichofthefollowingwasaprobleminthegarden?

A.Animalsoftenduginthegarden.

B.Insectsdestroyedthelettuceandcarrots.

C.Theplantsweregiventoomuchwater.

D.Thevegetablesweremarkedincorrectly.

26.Christinecouldsecretlymakethesaladfromstore-boughtvegetablesbecause

A.herfathercouldn'

tseethegarden'

sprogress

B.herfatherwasinhospitalatthattime

C.hermotherhelpedhertobuythevegetables

D.hermotherhelpedhertomakeaspray

27.WhatdidChristinelearnthroughherexperienceofgardening?

A.Alwaysprepareforarainyday.

B.Don'

tbedisappointedbybugs.

C.Hardworkcanberewarding.

D.Workingaloneproducesresults.

C

Fromquietpathsbyastreaminaforesttobusyroadsrunningthroughacity,peoplehavecreatedvariousformsofroutesindifferentplaces.Thesenowexistallaroundus,andtheiruseisimperativeforsocieties.Theserouteshaveenabledpeopletomove,transportthings,andsendinformationfromoneplacetoanotherquicklyandsafely.Throughouthistory,theyhavebeenimportantinourdailylives.

Earlyrouteswereoftenformednaturallyonland.Theygraduallydevelopedoverlongperiodsoftimewhilepeopletraveledthemonfootorhorseback.Asignificantturningpointintheirhistoryarrivedwhenthefirstwheeledcartsappearedinancienttimes.Oncethishappened,peoplerecognizedtheimportanceofwell-maintainedroutes.Therefore,towns,cities,andentirecountriesimprovedthem,Asaresult,lifebecamemoreconvenient,communitiesgrew,economiesevolved,andculturesexpanded.

Peoplehaveestablishedroutesonwater,too.Riversandcanalshaveservedaseffectiveroutesforpeopletomovearoundandcarrythings.Forinstance,intheold,JapanesecityofEdo,waterrouteswereusedforthetransportationofagriculturalproducts,seafood,andwood.Peoplehavealsoopenedroutesacrossthesea.Theseawayswerecriticalforthenavigationofships,particularlyinthedayswhentheymovedmainlybywindpower.Usingthesesearoutes,peoplecouldtravelgreatdistances,andgotoplacestheyhadnotpreviouslybeenabletoreach.

Peoplehavegoneontoopenroutesintheskyaswell.Sincetheinventionoftheairplane,theyhavemadeitpossibletotravellongdistanceseasily.Eventually,peoplebecameabletotravelsafelyandcomfortablyhighinthesky,andgoingvastdistancesonlytookasmallamountoftime.

Today,wehaveanewtypeofroute,theInternet.Byusingthisworldwideroute,peoplecaneasilyobtaininformationthatoncewasavailablemainlyfrombooksandface-to-facecommunication.Theycanalsoinstantlysendmessagestolargenumbers

ofpeopleallatonce.

Aslongastherehavebeenpeople,therehavebeenroutestoconnectthem.Currentlyunknownrouteswillsurelytakeusevenfurtherinthefuture.

28.WhichofthefollowingisclosesttothemeaningoftheunderlinedwordimperativeinparagraphI?

A.accidentalB.industrialC.essentialD.traditional

29.WhyistheexampleofEdointroducedinparagraph3?

A.Todescribethedifficultyofcreatingroutesonthewater

B.Toemphasizethefactthatitwasanimportantcity

C.Toexplaintheuseofwaterroutestomovealongthecoastlines

D.Toillustratetheimportantrolesofwaterroutesforcities

30.Whatdoesparagraph5tellusaboutroutes?

A.Routescanbethoughtofasexistinginvisiblyintheworld.

B.Routesthatmoveinformationcanberegardedasdangerous.

C.Thefundamentalfunctionsofroutesaredeclining.

D.Theimportanceofdifferentkindsofroutesisthesame.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Humankindfirstcreatedvarioustypesofconvenientroutesonland.

B.Improvementsintransportationhavecomeatgreatcost.

C.Technologyhasinterferedwithopeninguproutesaroundtheworld.

D.Theadvancementofhumanitywasaidedbythedevelopmentofroutes.

D

Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenfallalonggenerationallines.Thatis,generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalchange.Itisnotalwaysthecase,though.Whenyoulookatattitudestowarddriverlesscars,theredoesn'

tseemtobeacleargenerationaldivide.Thepublicoverallissplitonwhetherthey'

dliketouseadriverlesscar.Inastudylastyear,ofallpeoplesurveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50percentdidnot.

Thefactthatattitudestowardself-drivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacrossgenerationssuggestshowtransformativethechangetodriverlesscarscouldbe.Noteveryonewantsadriverlesscarnow—andnoonecangetoneyet—butamongthosewhoareopentothem,everyagegroupissimilarlyinvolved.

Actually,thisisn'

tsurprising.Whereasoldergenerationsaresometimesreluctant

toadoptnewtechnologies,driverlesscarspromiserealvaluetotheseagegroupsinparticular.Olderadults,especiallythosewithlimitedmobilityordifficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassicuse-casesfordriverlesscars.

Thisisespeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungerpeoplearegenerallymoreinterestedintravel-relatedtechnologiesthanolderones・

Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudearemorepronouncedbasedonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.Collegegraduates,forexample,areparticularlyinterestedindriverlesscarscomparedwiththosewhohavelesseducation:

59percentofcolleg