Helicopters and ski﹣planes provide access to the park's fabulous glaciers.The Tasman Glacier is an excellent choice for intermediate skiers，while the Murchison，Darwin and Bonney glaciers promise excitement for advanced skiers.From October until May，yocan explore the Tasman Glacier's terminal lake by boat.

Mountaineering

Climbing Mount Cook remains the ultimate challenge，but there are many other peaks to tempt experienced climbers.Tasman，Malte Brun，Elie de Beaumont，Sefton and La Perouse are local favourites.

Key Tips

•Climbers don't require permits，but are requested to complete a trip intentions form.

•Local guides are available for climbing，walking and glacier skiing.

•Winter climbing is an extreme sport﹣only recommended for well﹣prepared，experienced mountaineers.

•The weather can change very suddenly﹣be prepared for heavy rainfall，snow and/or high winds.

•The park has an airport serving domestic commercial flights and scenic flight operators.

56.Which is one of the characteristics of Mount Cook National Park?B

A.It is so﹣called alpine and hard to reach.

B.It provides star﹣shining night skies for visitors.

C.It attracts less skilled visitors to all alpine activities.

D.It appeals to adventurers mainly for finding cheeky kea.

57.If yoare a visitor to the park，yoshouldA.

A.properly evaluate your own experience and skill

B.get your permit prepared before yostart to climb

C.hire local guides to help yoto train for climbing

D.choose Darwin glacier to ski on as an intermediate skier.

【考点】人文地理类阅读.

【分析】本文介绍了坐落于新西兰的库克山国家公园.库克山国家公园是最高的山家和最长的冰川，它是阿尔卑斯(高山)在纯粹意义上的高耸的山峰，冰川和永久积雪场，和星空璀璨的夜空.

【解答】56.B.细节理解题.根据文章"Far from city lights，the stargazing here is magnificent﹣Aoraki Mount Cook National Park forms the majority of New Zealand's only International Dark Sky Reserve"可知，这里的星空是壮丽的奥拉基库克山国家公园形成唯一的国际黑暗天空保护区.故星光闪耀的夜空是公园特色.故选B.

57.A.细节理解题.根据文章"Climbers don't require permits，but are requested to complete a trip intentions form."可知，游客必须要填意向表，即游客要选择自己适合的项目.故选A.

【点评】本文为人文地理类阅读文章.但本篇也属于广告类，阅读这类文章时，也应该在整体把握文章结构的前提下，主要注意细节信息.细节题题干都是相应原文的变形(如同义改写、词性转换等)，因此要找到答案一定要找到题干在原文中的出处，再把原文和选项相比较.做题时，根据所提问题用寻读、跳读的方法可达到事半功倍的效果.

58.A report released this month found that grouping children by ability is on the rise again﹣teaching students in groups of similar ability has improved achievement for fast and slow learners alike﹣and who wouldn't want bright kids to be able to move ahead，or strugglers to get the help they need?

But for most kids，labels(标签) applied early in life tend to stick，even if they are wrong.

Sorting school children by ability has long been controversial.In some countries，especially in Asia，school﹣wide tracking(分流) remains normal.Children are tested and placed in different schools that direct them toward professional or vocational careers.Movement between the tracks is rare.

School﹣wide tracking decreased in U.S.schools in the 1960s and 1970s.It never died out，though.Sorting students into separate tracks for math at about junior high school age continues to be common，and other forms of tracking persist as well.

Unlike tracking，which means sorting students into separate classrooms，ability grouping happens within classrooms.When done according to the latest research，it has proven to promote achievement.

Ability grouping is changeable and temporary.Within classrooms，students might be divided into different learning groups dealing with materials of different levels.Any students who master concepts can move upward between groups，and the student groups might look different from subject to subject and unit to unit.For instance，a student who stands out in language arts might be at an average or slower level in math.A student who flies through multiplication tables might need extra help with fractions.Students who lag in reading can be pulled out of the classroom in small groups for practice with a tutor until their reading improves.

Research shows ability grouping within classes has more positive benefits than tracking.However，that must be weighed against the challenges involved.In many regular classrooms，the differences between student ability levels are very big.That presents challenges for teachers and low﹣performing students to constantly compare themselves with students who seem to fly through school with ease.

The rigid ability groups and tracking of the past are still with us in many schools.Likely，labels are applied with more caution than in the bad old days when some teachers gave reading groups not﹣so﹣secret code names like"Bluebirds""Robins""Crows"and"Buzzards".But kids still know.

58.Why is grouping children by ability becoming popular again?C

A.Because most teachers do not like slower learners.

B.Because grouping children should be done early in life.

C.Because it is academically beneficial to different learners.

D.Because fast learners can move ahead without teachers'help.

59.By saying"Movement between the tracks is rare."in Paragraph 3，the writer really meansD.

A.tracking children is normal in Asia

B.school﹣wide tracking has decreased in US