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Unit 5 Travelling abroad 阅读提速练 阅读理解 A （2018·重庆重点中学协作体高考适应性考试） Have you heard of the following people？Maybe yes The Tree Lady Kate Sessions was an American botanist and landscape architect closely associated with San Diego，California.After becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California，Berkeley，she took a job as a teacher far south in the dry desert town of San Diego.Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else.Therefore this young woman single-handedly started a movement transforming the town into the leafy，garden-filled place as it is today. The Snowflake（雪花） Man Wilson Bentley is one of the first known photographers of snowflakes.His enthusiasm for taking photos of snowflakes began from his boyhood and was often misunderstood in his time：no two snowflakes are alike；and each one is surprisingly beautiful.In 1931. The Father of His Country By the late 1760s，George Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed（征收） on sts to declare independence from England.During the American War of Independence，he led the colonial forces to victory.In 1787，he was elected president of the Convention that wrote the U.S.Constitution.Two years later，Washington became America’s first president.His retirement from office after two terms established a tradition that lasted until 1940，when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won a third term.The 22nd Amendment（1951） now limits the president to two elected terms. 【解题导语】　本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了三位鼓舞人心的名人。 ？ B.Wilson Bentley. C.Kate Sessions. D.William J.Humphreys. C　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“this young woman single-handedly started a movement transforming the town into the leafy可知在将圣地亚哥的一个荒漠小镇变成宜人的地方方面做出了巨大贡献。故选C。 ？ B.His persistence in photographing snowflakes. C.His courage to fight against prejudice. D.His devotion to teaching kids scientific truths. B　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的内容尤其是“Wilson Bentley is one of the first known photographers of snowflakes.His enthusiasm for taking photos of snowflakes...”可知以坚