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【題目】New Jersey Botanical Garden Membership

It’s easy to join New Jersey Botanical Garden (NJBG) Membership online, by phone or by mail. Your membership dollars help to improve the Garden, and provide educational and entertaining activities for the general public. Thank you for your support!

To join or renew, please click on the appropriate section and membership category below for safe and convenient online payment processing by PayPal.

If you prefer to join by phone or mail, call the NJBG office at (973) 962-9534 or download and send in our membership brochure (Adobe Acrobat PDF file).

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Membership Category	Individual	Dual (兩人共用)	Student
Annual Fees	$ 35	$ 60	$ 25
Special: Save $5 with Biennial Fees	$ 60	$ 100	$ 40

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Membership Category	Individual	Dual (兩人共用)	Student
Annual Fees	$ 30	$ 50	$ 25
Special: Save $5 with Biennial Fees	$ 50	$ 80	$ 40

The Botanical Garden started life as Skylands, a large area in the grand manner. It is famous for a 44-room Tudor Revival granite mansion(公館)designed John Russel Pope. Skylands has 96 acres of formal and naturalized gardens and is surrounded by over 1,000 acres of meadows(草坪) and woodlands. Purchased by the State in 1966 and officially named as the New Jersey Botanical Garden in 1984, the gardens contain approximately 5,000 species and varieties of trees and flowers.

For you, the NJBG is an exciting and beautiful place to visit where you may enjoy each season’s best. Members enjoy special events, festivals, lectures and rewarding educational opportunities for both city and gardeners.

Your NJBG membership offers you discounts at participating nurseries, garden centers and other fine businesses. Simply present your NJBG membership card when beginning your purchase.

【1】The money paid for NJBG membership will be used to _____

A.offer further educationB.update the payment system

C.provide better serviceD.protect the environment

【2】To renew the one-year membership for your parents, you need to pay_____

A.$30B.$50C.$60D.$80

【3】According to the passage, New Jersey Botanical Garden_____

A.was officially named in 1966B.used to be privately-owned

C.presents members with awardsD.offers discounts in most shop

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【解析】

這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了新澤西植物園的會員，講述了如何加入會員以及會員所享受的優(yōu)惠，讓讀者更了解NJBG的會員。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的Your membership dollars help to improve the Garden, and provide educational and entertaining activities for the general public.可知會費將被用來改善花園，為普通大眾供教育和娛樂活動，即會費被用來改善服務(wù)。C. provide better service（提供更好的服務(wù)）符合以上說法，故選C項。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二個表格Annual Fees dual $50可知更新兩人一年的會員費用是50美元，因此為父母更新一年的會費為50美元。故選B項。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段的It is famous for a 44-room Tudor Revival granite mansion(公館)designed John Russel Pope. 和Purchased by the State in 1966 and officially named as the New Jersey Botanical Garden in 1984,可知植物園從前是一個公館，政府于1966年購得，然后取名為新澤西州植物園，故推測該植物園以前是私人的。B. used to be privately-owned（從前是私人擁有的）符合以上推測，故選B項。