Do you long for lasting camp memories? Sure we can guarantee it.
Shadow Ridge Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Shadow Ridge horses ARE the program ! We are 100% horse from stable（馬廄）management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.
Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning:
Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack（馬具）, as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.
At Shadow Ridge we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse”（4 girls）, the “Wranglers Roost”（4 girls）, and “The Hideout”（2 girls）in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.
Our excellent activities create personalized memories of your child’s vacation. Each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album （usually 300-500 pictures） of their stay at camp.
Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2013, for small groups of girls aged13-16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.
We will send you full program descriptions at your request.
小題1:What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To attract people to the camps.
B．To talk about camping experiences.
C．To describe the programs of the camps.
D．To explain the aims of the camps.
小題2:What do we know about the camp programs at Shadow Ridge?
A．Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts.
B．Horses play a central role in the activities.
C．Campers learn to cook food for themselves.
D．Horse lessons are offered all the year round.
小題3:The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people ________.
A．understand horses betterB．enjoy a family atmosphere
C．have fun above other thingsD．a(chǎn)chieve an educational purpose
小題4:The passage is written mainly for ________.
A．horse ridersB．teenage girls
C．Canadian parentsD．international travelers

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：【文章大意】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了Shadow Ridge Summer Camps野營(yíng)與眾不同的地方，他們主要提供以馬為主的活動(dòng)項(xiàng)目。通過使用馬來教育孩子們。
小題1:A考查作者的寫作目的。根據(jù)文章的第一段中的Do you long for lasting camp memories? Sure we can guarantee it.可知，你想擁有長(zhǎng)久的野營(yíng)記憶嗎？我們這里能保證做到這點(diǎn)。這說明作者想通過介紹旅游項(xiàng)目來吸引人們。故選A。
小題2:B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中的Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Shadow Ridge horses ARE the program ! We are 100% horse from stable（馬廄）management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.可知，不像其他野營(yíng)項(xiàng)目，馬只作為野營(yíng)項(xiàng)目的一小部分。在Shadow Ridge野營(yíng)就時(shí)馬的項(xiàng)目。以馬的項(xiàng)目為主。故選B。
小題3:D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第三段中的Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning:可知，野營(yíng)的主要項(xiàng)目是有關(guān)馬的項(xiàng)目，而用馬是教育的工具。所以選D。
小題4:C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2013, for small groups of girls aged13-16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world. We will send you full program descriptions at your request.可知，野營(yíng)的主要是針對(duì)13---16的女孩，但這篇文章是寫給父母的，因?yàn)楦改笡Q定她們參加與否。故選C。
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