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(2020·河南省八市重点高中联盟高三上期“领军考试”试题)One young lady is being praised for perfect manners for an apology note she wrote to the National Park, after she reportedly took a rock home as a souvenir (纪念品). In expressing her regret, the girl also returned the stolen rock to the park and even gave a donation.
On Aug. 17, the National Park shared the tale of the note to their Facebook page, where it has since been liked over 5,200 times, and shared about 700.
“Dear Park Ranger (护林员), Deep Creek was awesome! I especially liked Tom Branch Falls，” the youngster, named Karina, began her letter, “I loved it so much. I wanted to have a souvenir to come home with me.”
“So I took a rock. I'm sorry, and I want to return it，” she said. “Also, here's a donation！”
Lucky for Karina, the park rangers were moved by her sincere apologies for the petty theft, and even wrote back.
“Dear Karina, Thank you so much for returning the rock! It has made its way back to Tom Branch Falls. We are so glad you enjoyed your visit，” the park officials wrote in their Facebook post.
“Already, you are becoming an amazing steward for the park. Thank you for recognizing that what is in the park should stay in the park. If every visitor took a rock home, that would mean 11 million rocks would be gone from the park every year！” they shared.
The park rangers went on to explain the importance of rocks in the Natural Park as homes for “hundreds” of creatures, including salamanders.
“Now that you know to leave nature the way you find it, we hope you will help share this message with others，” the officials concluded, “It is always a good thing to give another the chance to discover！”
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个女孩在自然公园拿了一块石头又幡然悔悟，她归还了石头，写了道歉信， 而且还捐了款。这样“诚实的小偷”，会被原谅吗？
1．Why did the young lady take the rock home from the natural park?
A．Because it's valuable.
B．Because she liked Tom Branch Falls and wanted to have a souvenir.
C．Because it looks nice.
D．Because Deep Creek was so awesome that she wanted to have a souvenir.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“I especially liked Tom Branch Falls”和“I loved it so much, I wanted to have a souvenir to come home with me.”可知正确答案为B。
2．Besides writing an apology note, what did the girl do?
A．Return the stone and give a donation.
B．Become a steward for the park.
C．Share the note to her Facebook page.
D．Take the stone back to Tom Branch Falls.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句中的“the girl also returned the stolen rock to the park and even gave a donation.”可知正确答案为 A。
3．From this passage, we can learn that ________.
A．not all the visitors can take a rock from the natural park
B．the salamanders are a kind of rare plants
C．when we go to the natural park, we should leave nature the way we find it
D．it's always a good thing to share messages with others
答案：C 推理判断题。A项的意思是并非所有的参观者都可以从自然公园带走石头，观点错误；根据文章倒数第二段中“... ‘hundreds’ of creatures, including salamanders”，可知salamanders (蝾螈)是动物，B项错误；D项语义过于笼统，文章的原意为与他人分享保护自然的信息是好的。故选C。
4．What's the best title of this passage?
A．A Pretty Thief
B．A Rock from the Natural Park
C．A Girl Who Have Perfect Manners
D．An Apology Note
答案：D 标题判断题。文章从一封道歉信开始，然后这封道歉信被分享在网上，最后护林员回信，都说明这篇文章是围绕道歉信展开的，所以最佳标题为D。
