Recreational tree climbing is taking root in the ecotourism industry, and it's sending guys like Tim Kovar to far off reaches of the globe. Kovar, a tree-climbing instructor, recently returned to the U.S. from Brazil, where he spent time developing a tree-climbing operation thanks to the "slow travel" movement.
Slow travel, is like the slow food movement, the practice of giving fast food in favor of homegrown cooking—the kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy. Likewise, slow travel urges visitors to experience a place's natural surroundings and learn about the ecology in a way not afforded by extreme games.
"Tree climbing is a slow activity," says Kovar. "It's not something you do quickly and then you're on to the next thing or event." There is no such thing as a quick climb, especially for beginners. This wasn't a race against the clock or the fellow climbers. In fact, tree climbing is unlikely to ever become a feature of the extreme games. Many climbers refuse competition. There has already been so much competition in the world.
"When you stand below the tree, it can be amazing," Rusel DeMaria says, looking affectionately up at Michael's Triumph, a 150-foot-tall tree. But reaching the treetop, he adds, is an entirely different feeling. Likewise, his wife, Viola Brumbaugh, kneels on the ground and asks Michael's Triumph for permission to climb. "It goes a lot smoother that way, "She says.
And climbing has been included into many educational programs. New Tribe offers guided climbs through its school, Tree Climbing Northwest, where "we teach enough tree biology and forest ecology to raise awareness in our students," says New Tribe present Sophis Sparks. "We know that the tree climbing experience deepens personal appreciation for trees. After climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation. This is not just to preserve their playground."
Perhaps that is why he struggles with the term "recreational tree climbing," saying, "I prefer to call it inspirational tree climbing."
小題1:What do slow travel and the slow food movement have in common?
A．They take people a long time.B．They are related to the eco-tourism industry.
C．They advocate protecting nature.D．They cost people little money
小題2:What do we know about tree climbing from the passage?
A．People compete to see who can climb to the top first.
B．It favors the experience of enjoying nature.
C．It is a kind of extreme sport and needs a lot of effort.
D．People view it as a challenge to climb the tallest tree in a forest.
小題3:Brumbaugh kneels on the ground before climbing trees to ___________________.
A．beg for the safety of climbingB．Expect to climb faster than her husband
C．Show respect for the treeD．a(chǎn)sk for permission of her husband
小題4:Sophia Sparks prefers the term "inspirational tree climbing" because it ____________.
A．provide people with more chances to play outside
B．bring a lot of pleasure to life
C．Deepens personal love between each other
D．Makes people realize they should protect trees
小題5:What's the best title for the passage?
A．Tree-climbing travellingB．Slow travel movements
C．Dangers of climbingD．Respect for nature

小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
D篇：爬樹已經(jīng)成為生態(tài)旅游的一種形式，它不但給人們帶來了樂趣，而且還提高了人們保護(hù)樹木的意識。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段 … the kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy可知，答案為A。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段Likewise, slow travel urges visitors to … not afforded by extreme games可推斷，答案為B。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段 … Michael’s Triumph, a 150-foot tree和Viola Brumbaugh kneels on the ground and asks Michael’s Triumph for permission to climb可知，答案為C。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段After climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation可推斷，答案為D。
小題1:主旨大意題。本文的主要內(nèi)容為：爬樹已經(jīng)成為生態(tài)旅游的一種形式，它不但給人們帶來了樂趣而且還提高了人們保護(hù)樹木的意識，故答案為A。
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Scientists haven’t 100% guaranteed that the first cloned humans will be normal. Thus, this could result in introduction of additional limitations in the human “gene-pool”.
Regarding such arguable topics in “black or white” approach seems very innocent to me personally. We should rather try to look at all “shades” of it. I believe that cloning is only legal if its purpose is for cloning organs; not humans. Then we could regard this as for “saving life” instead of “creating life”. I believe cloning humans is morally and socially unacceptable.
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