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1、2014高考英语突破完形填空训练（12）及答案AWords：325　难度系数：★★　建议用时：8分钟CentralParkcoversmorethanthreehundredandfortyhectares.ItwasthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheUnitedStates.In1858，adesigncompetitionwasheldtofindthebestideaforplanningthehugeareainthecenterofNewYorkCity.Thewin

2、nersweretwolandscapedesigners，AmericanFrederickLawOlmstedandCalvertVauxfromBritain.Itwasnoteasytocreatethispark.Itmaylooklikeanaturalenvironmentoflakesandwoodlands，butitwasentirelybuiltbyhumanlabor.Workersmovedmillionsofcubicmetersofstoneandearthtoclea

3、rthearea.TheybroughtinmorethanfourteenthousandcubicmetersoffertilesoilfromNewJerseytomakeitpossibletogrowtreesandotherplants.Ittookfifteenyearstocompletetheproject.CentralParkwasahugesuccessandhelpedcreateamovementacrosstheUnitedStatesforcreatingpublic

4、gardens.Today，theparkismanagedbytheCentralParkConservancyunderanagreementwithNewYorkCity.TheConservancyraisesabouteightyfivepercentofthepark’stwentysevenmilliondollarsyearlybudget.HereareafewfactsthathelpshowjusthowbigandbusyCentralParkis.Itcontainssev

5、enkilometersofpathsforhorsebackridingandabout93kilometersofwalkingpaths.Whenyougettiredfromallthatwalking，therearemorethan9,000bencheswhereyoucansitdown.Thereare21playgroundsforchildrenaswellasareastoplaybasketball，baseball，footballandevenchess.Thereis

6、alsoazoo.And，everysummer，visitorscanwatchplaysbyWilliamShakespeareinanoutdoortheater.AbouttwentyfivemillionpeoplevisitCentralParkeachyeartoenjoyitsmanysightsandactivities.Theparkisalsoimportantfornaturallife.Itcontainsmorethantwentysixthousandtrees.And

7、hundredsofkindsofbirdshavebeensightedintheparkwhichservesasastoppingareaforbirdsastheyflytootherplaces.【解题导语】　美国中央公园的建设耗时十五年，在一片不毛之地上用人力将石块和土方堆积而成。公园设施齐全，风景优美，生物资源丰富。中央公园被称为美国园林建筑的奇迹。1．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A．Thedesigncompetitionthattookp

8、lacein1858.B．HowworkersbuiltCentralPark.C．CentralParkattractsmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.D．ThefirstpublicparkintheUnitedStates.解析：选D。考查主旨大意。综观全文可知，本文主要介绍的是美国第一个公园——中央公园。2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．New