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學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：

Thesedays,manyChineseyoungpeoplehaveturnedtotreestohelpwiththeirstress（壓

力）.]itsoundsstrange,there?sasciencebehindtheactoftree-hugging（擁抱樹）.

Astudyin2021reportedthattree-huggingcanincreaseoxytocin（個(gè)體分泌催產(chǎn)素）.Ifsa

hormone（荷爾蒙）2forfeelings.Thehigherthelevelofoxytocinis,thecalmerand

3youmaybe.Huggingtreesforonly21secondscanleadtoanincreaseinoxytocin.

Anotherhormonecalledcortisol（皮質(zhì)醇）isamarkerofstress.Thebrainproducesmore

cortisolwhenthepersonisanxious（焦慮的）,angry,orverysad.Huggingtrees4tocut

cortisolproduction,whichmakesusfeelbetter.

The5ishelpfultous,butit'simportanttokeepinmindthatweshouldn'thurt

naturewhiledoingit.Treesoftenholdvaluableecosystems（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）.Manysmallcreatureslive

onthetreeandtheyaretoosmalltobe6.Youmaywanttobegentlewhen7

trees-justlikehowyouhugafriend!

1.A.BecauseB.AsC.IfD.Although

2.A.readyB.responsibleC.famousD.enough

3.A.angrierB.lonelierC.sadderD.happier

4.A.promisesB.agreesC.helpsD.plans

5.A.findingB.activityC.scienceD.result

6.A.seenB.touchedC.caughtD.hugged

7.A.plantingB.climbingc.huggingD.watering

Peopleusuallythinkofdogsasman'sbestfriend,buttoBrianWilson,histwopetparrots

arehisbestfriends.Itallbeganin1995,whenBrianwasstillafirefighter.Acaraccidentcaused

seriousdamagetohisbrain.Afterseveralmonthsoftreatment,Brian'sdoctorssaidthathewould

nevertalkagainandwouldhaveto8therestofhislifeinanursinghome.

However,accordingtoBrian,histwopetparrotsdidn't9easily.Theykepttalking

tohimdayandnight,untiloneday,hesaidoneword,thenanother,andallofasuddenwastalking

likeanormalpersonagain!

Brianwasso10thathedecidedtosetupahomeforbirdswhicharenotwanted

bytheirowners.

Now15yearslater,hishouseishometoabout80birds,whichincludedagreatvarietyof

birdslikeseveralmacaws,cockatoosandAfricangrays.Thebirdsflyaroundfromroomtoroom,

somecackling（發(fā)出咯咯聲），otherstalkinglikehumans.Thoughtheyallhavebigcages,Brian

letsthemflyfreelyinsidethehouse.

Overtheyears,Brianhasdevelopedaspecialrelationshipwithbirds.Thebirdswhobite

otherhumans,seemto11himandcangetalongwithhimwell.Heisnowcalledabird

whisperer（鳥語者）.

Brianpaysformostofthecostsoflookingafterthebirdsfromhisownmoney,buthas

recentlyestablishedafoundation（基金）to12money.Heandhisbirdsalsoearnmoney

byperformingatbirthdayparties,weddingsandothersocialevents.

Forpeoplewhowanttoadopt（領(lǐng)養(yǎng)）Brian'sbird,theyhavetovolunteeratthefoundation

forthreemonths13theycantakethepethome.

8.A.takeB.spendC.costD.waste

9.A.shutupB.standupC.giveupD.wakeup

10.A.thankfulB.hopefulC.helpfulD.useful

11.A.helpB.hateC.forgetD.like

12.A.earnB.raiseC.saveD.borrow

13.A.afterB.spendC.beforeD.so

Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語選項(xiàng)完成短文）

Everyworkdayfrom9a.m.to5p.m.,Tomwouldworkasabankclerk.Inhisfreetime,he

wouldwrite.

Tomwasbetterknowntotheworld14thegreatestpoet,T.S.Eliot,ofthe20th

century.ButyouwouldbewrongifyousupposedthatEliotwas15.Duringhislifetime,

Eliotevenhadtoborrowmoneyinordertobuyunderwearforhimself.

Poetryhasalwaysbeenanimportantartform.However,evenamongthemostsuccessful

poetsofthe20thcentury,16couldearnalivingfromjustwritingpoetry.

Buttheworldofpoetryhasgreatlychangedsincethen.RupiKaur,aCanadianpoet,isnow

abletomakeenoughmoneytoleadacomfortablelife.

KaurstartedbypostingherpoemsonInstagram,asocialnetworkingsite.Manypeople

likedherpoems.However,thepoetneverthoughtthatshewouldbeabletopayherrentfromjust

writingpoems.Then,herfirstpoetrybookMilk&Honeywaspublished.Itsoonbecamea

best-seller.Andher17didn'tseemtoslowdown.Ayearlater,hersecondpoetrybook

wentintoreaders'eye.

Kaurisnotalone.In2017,12ofthetop20best-sellingpoetsinAmericawere“Insta-poets”.

Thesepoetsarenotjustartists.Theyarealsobusinesspeople.Theirdailywork18writing,

touringanddiscussingnewprojectswiththeirteams.Someofthemalsomakemoneybyselling

cupsandT-shirtsprintedwithlinesoftheirpoetry.Socialmediahas19themwitha

powerfulmarketingtool.

14.A.forB.asC.inD.at

15.A.poorB.famousC.attractiveD.rich

16.A.manyB.fewC.littleD.each

17.A.failureB.attentionC.serviceD.success

18.A.consistsofB.makesupofC.comesupwithD.getsreadyfor

19.A.replacedB.agreedC.providedD.offered

Haveyoueversuddenlyfeltthatsomeoneyouknewwasintrouble?Haveyouever

dreamedsomethingthat20later?MaybeyouhaveESP.

ESPstandsforExtrasensoryPerception.Itmaybecalledasixthsense.Itseemstolet

people21abouteventsbeforetheyhappen,oreventsthatarehappeningsome22

distanceaway.

Therearethousandsofstorieslikethisoneonrecord.Scientistsarestudying23to

findoutwhat'sbehindthesestrangementalmessages.Here'sanexample-oneofhundredsof

24thathavecometrue.

Amandreamedhewaswalkingalongaroadwhenahorseandcarriagecameby.The

driversaid,“There'sroomforonemore.^^Suddenly,themandidn'tfeelwell,25heran

away.Thenextday,whenthemanwasgettingonacrowdedbus,thebusdriversaid,“There's

roomforonemore.^^Thenthemansawthatthedriver'sfacewasthesamefacehehadseeninthe

dream.Hewouldnot26thebus.Asthebusdroveoff,itsuddenlycrashedandburstinto

flames.Everyonewaskilled!

20.A.cometrueB.cametrueC.cameonD.cameup

21.A.knowingB.toknowC.knowD.known

22.A.orbitB.milec.positionD.spot

23.A.themB.itc.thoseD.him

24.A.tasksB.resultsc.expressionsD.dreams

25.A.orB.butc.soD.unless

26.A.getonB.takeoffc.makeofD.haveon

SportsWeekendTo:AllStudents

Title:InvitationtoWalkerCollegeandNewcastleUniversitySportsWeekend

Date:December19—20

Location:WalkerCollege(December19),NewcastleUniversity(December20)

WalkerCollegeandNewcastleUniversityarewellknownfortheirsportseducation

programs.Everyyear,ambitiousstudentsfromallaroundthecountrywhodreamof_27

professionalathletesandphysicaleducationteacherschoosetoattendthesetwofamousschools.

Forthefirsttimeever,WalkerCollegeandNewcastleUniversitywilljoin28tohosta

sportscompetitionontheweekendofDecember19andDecember20.Studentsfromalloverthe

countrycansignuptocompeteagainstoneanotherinsportssuchasbaseball,tabletennis,and

skiing.Awardswillbegiventothebestathletesineachsport.Allstudentsfromaroundthe

countryareinvitedto29andcompeteinthegames.

OnthemorningofDecember19,WalkerCollegewillhostanopeningeventwelcoming

competitorstothesportsweekend.

Intheafternoonat1:00pm,thebaseballcompetitionwillbegininthebaseballfields

nearbyatWalkerCollege.TabletenniscompetitionswilltakeplaceinWalkerGymnasiumAt2:00

pm.

The30competitionswilltakeplaceonDecember20beginningat9amatthe

northeastcornerofNewcastleMountain,nearbyNewcastleUniversity.

Everyoneis31totakepartintheawardsceremonybackatWalkerCollegeinthe

eveningofthe20th.Atthistime,thebestathletesineacheventwillreceiveprizes.

27.A.collectingB.teachingC.becomingD.calling

28.A.togetherB.earlyC.alreadyD.just

29.A.visitB.attendC.enterD.follow

30.A.dancingB.writingC.singingD.skiing

31.A.eagerB.welcomeC.necessaryD.nervous

Nikeistheworld'sbiggestproducerofsportsshoes.Onceitsrunningshoeswerevery

famous,thecompanyisnowknown32itsbasketballshoes,otherformsoffootwear,

clothingandsportingequipmentaswell.

Inthe1960,s,BillBowerman,oneofNike'sfounders,madeseveralnewstylesofrunning

shoes.Hehadbeenatrackandfieldcoach（田徑教練），soheknewexactly33the

athletes（運(yùn)動員）needed.Soon,someoftheworld'sbesttrackandfieldathletes34

worldrecordsbywearingBowerman'srunningshoes.Overthenexttenyears,Nike'sshareofthe

USrunningshoemarketgrewtomorethan50percent.

AfterNikewentpublicin1980,itdevelopedquickly,includingitsclothinglineand

reachingoutintoothersports.MichaelJordan35wearingAirJordanshoesin1985.A

fewyearslater,peopleeverywhereweresaying“Justdoit,"Nike'smostsuccessfuladvertising

slogan.

The1990'ssawamazinggrowthforthecompany,asitsinternationalsalesincreasedalot.

InTokyo,Paris,Athens,andSaoPaolo,Nikecametomean36andfashionable.The

companyspentalotofmoneyinwinningthesupportof37likePteSampras,Tiger

Woods,andmembersofBrazifssoccerteam.Youngpeoplewhowanttobeliketheirheroes,

boughtNikeshoesandsportswear.ProfessionalathletescontinuedtobuyNikeshoestoimprove

theirperformance.

32.A.asB.forC.byD.with

33.A.howB.whatC.whyD.when

34.A.drewB.destroyedC.keptD.broke

35.A.startedB.stoppedC.likedD.enjoyed

36.A.beautifulB.terribleC.coolD.rich

37.A.singersB.actorsC.dancersD.stars

WhenIwasabout12yearsold,Ireallywantedanewbike!I38myparentsmy

birthdaywish,butIknewtherewaslittlehopebecausemyfamilycould39havethat

money.

Onmybirthdaymyparentstoldmetheyhadmygiftoutsideinthebackyard.AtonceI

40outtotheyard.Therewasmybike,41itwasn'tthebikethatIthoughtitwould

be.Thisonewaspink,oldandwornwithage.Itwassodisappointing!

Astimewentby,Ibegantounderstandmyparentsgaveme42morethanjusta

rusty（生銹的）oldbike.Theygavemealifelessonaboutlove.Whenyougivesomethingoutof

love,itdoesn'tmatterwhatitisinfact.Whatmattersisthelovethatisinit.Doremember,agift

that43twodollarsisn'tanylessvaluable（有價(jià)值的）thanonethatcostsonehundred

dollars,orevenmore.

38.A.talkedB.spokeC.saidD.told

39.A.hardlyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.easily

40.A.rushedB.rodeC.climbedD.came

41.A.andB.orC.butD.because

42.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything

43.A.spendsB.costsC.paysD.offers

Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（選擇當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)完成短文）

Specializing（專門從事）inteachingEnglishtoseniorhighschoolstudents,DongYuhuihas

tutoredabout500,000studentsovertheeightyearssincehejoinedNewOrientaleightyearsago.

Afterthe"Double-Reduction“policywasintroduced,he44hisnewjobat

DongfangZhenxuanasahost."IwasprettysadknowingthatIcouldnolongerteach.Ittooka

whileformetoadjusttothenewrole,"hesaid."Former（昔日的）teacher,current（現(xiàn)在的）

45"ishowhedescribeshimselfonhispersonalDouyinaccount.

WhenDongYuhuifirststartedtohostlivestreams（直播）sellingallkindsofproductson

thecompany'sDouyinchannel,heoftenonlysawfiveviewersatatime.

“Foraperiodoftime,Ifeltquite46becauseIcouldn'tseethepointofmakingthe

effort.Thosewerethedarkesthoursandnowthedawnhascome.IamgladthatIdidn'tgiveup

sellingvegetablesonline,saidDong,29,who'snowfamousonsocialmedia.

Overtheweekend,videosofDongintroducingsteaksinbothChineseandEnglishwent

viral（走紅）onsocialmediaaspeoplebeganto47thatthechannelwasverydifferent

fromothers.Whiletalkingaboutthequalityofthesteak,Dongalsotaughttheviewershowto

ordersteakinEnglishatarestaurant.

48learningsomeEnglish,theviewerswerealsoimpressedwithhisviewson

differentliteraryworksincludingthoseofWilliamShakespeare.aminmycomfortzonewhen

talkingaboutbooks.Icanairmyviewsaboutthemnon-stopforthreedays,“Dongsaid.

AfterChinaDailypostedthestoryofDong's49transitioning（轉(zhuǎn)型）onitsofficial

WeChataccount,Dongleftacommentsayingthat"assomeonewhohadfirststartedreadingthe

paperwhileinuniversity,ifsreallyunexpectedtonowseemyselfappearinginit.”

44.A.cameupB.lookedupC.madeupD.tookup

45.A.cookB.farmerC.salesmanD.writer

46.A.boredB.disappointedC.luckyD.shy

47.A.noticeB.observeC.trustD.wonder

48.A.AsB.BesidesC.ExceptforD.Inaddition

49.A.changeableB.familiarC.independentD.successful

HaveyoueverheardofWangZhenyi?（1768—1797）Perhapsmostofusdidn'tknowthis

greatnameuntilshewasintroducedinaCCTVprogramme.

WangZhenyiwasagreatChinese50.ShewasbomintheQingDynasty.Atthat

time,girlshadnochancetogetaformaleducation.However,herfatherandgrandfatherwere

open-minded.Theythoughtgirlsshouldshareequalopportunitieswithboys.They51her

toreadmorebooksintheirhomelibrary.WangZhenyitaughtherselfandreadalotabout

astronomy（天文學(xué)），maths,geographyaswellasmedicine.Later,shedecidedto52

astronomy.

Inhertime,manypeopleexpectedthestarstotellwhatwasgoingtohappen.Theythought

certainevents（事件）inthesky,suchaslunareclipses（月食），happenedwhengodswereangry.

ButWangZhenyithoughtdifferently.Shebelievedinfactsandobservation.Inordertoexplain

those“strange“events,shedidsome53.SheusedaroundtableastheEarth,alampas

theSunandamirrorastheMoon.Shemovedthemaroundtoshowwhat54happens

duringalunareclipse:whentheEarthispassingdirectlybetweentheSunandtheMoon,the

sunlightcannotreachtheMoonandtheMoon“disappears”.

Throughouthershortlife,WangZhenyiwrotemanyarticlesaboutherresearch.Inher

articles,sheexplaineddifficultideasinclearand55wayssothatpeoplecould

understandsciencemoreeasily.

50.A.servantB.scientistC.editorD.teacher

51.A.invitedB.selectedC.followedD.encouraged

52.A.payforB.lookafterC.focusonD.votefor

53.A.exercisesB.suggestionsC.interviewsD.experiments

54.A.reallyB.certainlyC.nearlyD.briefly

55.A.simpleB.politeC?invisibleD.comfortable

ForSparky,schoolwasallbutimpossible.Hefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgrade,He

didn'tdomuchbetterinsports.Althoughheplayedfortheschool'sgolfteam,he56the

onlyimportantmatchoftheseason.

Throughouthisyouth,Sparkywasawkwardsocially.Itwasn'tthattheotherstudents

dislikedhimbetter,itisjustthatnoonereallycaredallthatmuch.57,Sparkywouldbe

surprisedifaclassmateeversaidhellotohimoutsideofschoolhours.Sparkywasaloser.He,his

classmates...everyoneknewit.

However,onethingwasimportanttoSparky58.Hewasproudofhisartwork.Of

course,nooneelseenjoyedit.Inhissenioryearofhighschool,hesentsomecartoonstothe

editorsoftheYearbook.Althoughthecartoonswererefused,Sparkydidn'tcomplainorbecome

59Hestillbelievedinhisabilityanddecidedtobecomeanartist.

Aftercompletinghighschool,hewrotealettertoWaltDisneyStudios.Hewastoldtosend

somesamplesofhisartwork.Sparkyspentagreatdealoftimeonit.60,thereplycame

fromDisneyStudios.Hehadbeenrefusedonceagain.Anotherlossfortheloser.

SoSparkydecidedtowritehisownautobiographyincartoons.Hedescribedhis

childhood-alittleboyloserandunderachiever（后進(jìn)生）.Thecartooncharactersoonbecame

famousworldwide.ForSparky,theboywhohadlittle61inschoolandwhoseworkwas

refusedagainandagainwasCharlesSchulz.HecreatedthePeanutscomicstripandlittlecartoon

character~~CharlieBrown.

56.A.admittedB.recordedC.lostD.watched

57.A.AtfirstB.InfactC.WhafsmoreD.Ontheotherhand

58.A.drawingB.singingC.playingD.acting

59.A.uselessB.weakC.frightenedD.disappointed

60.A.LuckilyB.YetC.FinallyD.Strangely

61.A.timeB.successC.experienceD.homework

CaliforniaislocatedinthefarwestoftheUSAandhasalongPacificOceancoastline.With

almost34millionpeople,ithasthelargestpopulationofanyofthestatesoftheUSA.Itisthe

thirdlargestin62,withjustover400,000squarekilometers.Ithasanexcellentclimate

althoughthereareverydryareaswhichdonotgetenoughrain.

OnlyoneofthestatesoftheUSA,Californiaisinitselftheworld'sfifthlargesteconomy

（經(jīng)濟(jì)）.Itisespecially63wine,fruitsandvegetablesofmanykindsagriculturally.Itis

thehomeofSiliconValley（硅谷），thecentreoftheworld'scomputerindustry.LosAngeles,its

largestcity——butnotitscapitalcity,whichisSacramento-hastheworld'slargestfilmand

televisionindustryandisbestknownforthedistrictcalledHollywood.Californiaisalso64

insuchnaturalresourcesasoil,naturalgasandwood.

Californiahasahuge65industry.Thisispartlybecauseofthemanynatural

beautiesinthestate,butalsobecauseofattractionssuchasDisneyland,SeaWorldandother

themeparks.

66,Californiawillsufferaseriousearthquake.PartsofCaliforniaalsohavewater

shortages,and67thecountrysidecanbeverydry,forestfiresareamajorproblem.

Californiahasmanyclaimstofame,butoneofthemostinterestingisitsrecentlawswhich

requiremotorvehiclestohavezerocarbondioxideemissions（排放）.Becauseofthis,andthefact

thataquarterofallmotorvehiclesmadeintheUSAaresoldinCalifornia,themotorindustryis

tryinghardtodevelopvehiclespoweredbyhydrogen.

62.A.shapeB.numberC.heightD.area

63.A.famousforB.connectedwithC.fullofD.differentfrom

64.A.specialB.popularC.richD.generous

65.A.filmB.touristC.fashionD.information

66.A.SuddenlyB.ImmediatelyC.UnfortunatelyD.Usually

67.A.becauseB.ifC.althoughD.why

Alongtimeago,inasmallhouseinScotland,twofriendslivedtogether.Theirnameswere

JohnandBobby.Theywerenotrichbut.Theyhadawarmfirewhenitwascoldoutside.

Theyhadgoodfoodtoeatwhentheywerehungry.Theywereneverlonelybecausetheyhadeach

other.

JohnandBobbylikedtotakelongwalkstogether.Aftertheirwalk,Johnusuallycooked

dinner.JohnandBobbyatedinnerandthensatthefire.Theyhadasimplebutgoodlife.

Then,inthespringof1858,Johngotsickanddied.Hewasburied（埋葬）inacemetery（公

墓）inEdinburgh,Scotland.AfterJohnwasburied,BobbystoodatJohn'sgrave（墓穴）andcried.

“Comeon,Bobby,“friendssaid."It'stimetogohome.^^Bobbywenthome,butlaterhe

thecemetery.HesatdownnearJohn'sgrave.Hestayedthereallnight.

Bobbystayedatthecemeterythenextday,andthenextday,andthenext.Forthenext14

years,Bobbyleftthecemetery.Whentheweatherwascoldorrainy,hesleptonthe

groundnearJohn'sgrave.

Finally,in1872,Bobbydied,too.FriendsburiedhiminagravenearJohn.Why

wasBobby'sgravelittle?Bobby,John'sbestfriend,wasadog.Fromthistruestory,weknowthat

adogisaman'sbestfriend.

68.A.sadB.happyC.patientD.brave

69.A.infrontofB.farfromC.underD.over

70.A.jumpedintoB.returnedtoc.runawayfromD.gaveup

71.A.sometimesB.oftenc.alwaysD.never

72.A.bigB.littlec.longD.deep

EcologicalChains

Formanyyearsawhiteoaktreegrewinawoodsnearafarm.Itgrewinawetplace,

wherewhiteoaksgrow73

Thewhiteoakbecameatalltree,24metershigh.Itbecameagoodhomeforother

livingthings,foranimalsandsmallplants.Itwasahomeforbirds,fbrinsects,andforafamilyof

raccoons（浣熊）.Itgaveshadetodeer.

Thewhiteoak74gaveshadetomanyplantsthatneedshadetogrow,suchas

femsandmosses.Theseplantscannotliveinbrightsunlight.Thewhiteoakreceivedthebright

sunlightandshelteredtheplants75

Oneday,thewhiteoakwas76bylightningandfell.Thefarmerdidnotremovethetree.

Heleftitthere77ashelterforthesmallanimalsthatheknewlivedinthe

woods.Perhapsthefallenoakwouldsheltersometoads（蛤蟆）orharmlesssnakes.These

animalseatinsectsthathurtcrops.Farmers78theseanimals.

Soonerorlater,theoaktreedecayed.Itbrokedowninto79parts.Thisrotting

returnsimportantnutrients（養(yǎng)分）tothesoil.Ithelpsotherplantsgrowinrichsoil.

Eachchangeinnaturecausesotherchangestohappen.Evenafterithasdiedaplantplaysan

importantroleinnature.

73.A.wellB.immediatelyC.beautifullyD.heavily

74.A.hardlyB.alsoC.neverD.always

75.A.aboveB.overC.underD.below

76.A.stuckB.happenedC.struckD.knocked

77.A.asB.whenC.likeD.suchas

78.A.hateB.greetC.welcomeD.dislike

79.A.largerandlargerB.smallerandsmallerC.richerandricher

D.poorerandpoorer

DoyouknowwhoplayedtheroleofSupermaninthefilmSuperman!HewasChristopher

Reeve,an80,andhewasfamousforhisperformanceinthemovie.

LikeSuperman,ChristopherReevewasafraidofnothing.Hewasgoodatflyingplanes,

ridinghorsesandmanyotheractivities.Buteverythingchanged（改變）in1995.Whenridinga

horse,hefelland81himselfbadly.Thedoctorsthoughtitwas82forhimto

livelong.Reeveeventhoughtof83hislifetoendeverything.However,whenhethought

ofhisfamily,heknewhecouldn,t.Fromthenon,hebeganto84forhislife.

Attheendof1995,helefthospital.Soonafterthat,hefelthewasreadytofacetheworld

again.Hewantedtotellpeoplenomatterwhatproblemstheyhad,theyshouldn,tgiveup.He

begantomakespeeches,andtheyhelpedlotsofpeoplewithbodyproblems.

HealsowentbacktoworkandmadehisfirstfilmIntheGloaming.Althoughhelost

controlofhisbody,hestillhadhis85andhisdream.Hewas,andwouldalwaysbe

Superman!

80.A.expertB.actorC.reporterD.visitor

81.A.hurtB.lostC.turnedD.sent

82.A.easyB.seriousC.difficultD.useful

83.A.lookingupB.comingupC.makingupD.givingup

84.A.lookB.fightC.serveD.wait

85.A.cultureB.problemC.spiritD.name

CaliforniaislocatedinthefarwestoftheUSAandhasalongPacificOceancoastline.With

almost34millionpeople,ithasthelargestpopulationofanyofthestatesoftheUSA.Itisthe

thirdlargestin86,withjustover400,000squarekilometers.Ithasanexcellentclimate

althoughthereareverydryareaswhichdonotgetenoughrain.OnlyoneofthestatesoftheUSA,

Californiaisinitselftheworld'sfifthlargesteconomy.Itisespecially87wine,fruitsand

vegetablesofmanykindsagriculturally.ItisthehomeofSiliconValley（硅谷），thecentreofthe

world'scomputerindustry.LosAngeles,itslargestcitybutnotitscapitalcity,whichis

Sacramento-hastheworld'slargestfilmandtelevisionindustryandisbestknownforthedistrict

calledHollywood.

Californiaisalso88insuchnaturalresourcesasoil,naturalgasandwood.

Californiahasahuge89industry.Thisispartlybecauseofthemanynaturalbeautiesin

thestate,butalsobecauseofattractionssuchasDisneyland,SeaWorldandotherthemeparks.

90Ca