Enjoy the beauty of nature as an Arboretum guide conducts a one-hour narrated tour aboard your bus or commercial van. Sit back and relax as you learn about the Arboretum's internationally-renowned plant collections, natural history, research programs, and Morton family legacy. Seasonally, you'll see blossoming trees, wildflowers, and falling leaves..
Open-Air Tram Tours
$13 per person (Group size: at least 15)
The Acorn Express is an exciting journey through the ever-changing landscape of The Morton Arboretum. This one-hour narrated tour is conducted on the Arboretum's Acorn Express open-air tram. Enjoy the gentle breeze as you slowly wind your way through our stunning landscapes.
Walking Tours
$13 per person (Group size: at least 12)
Enjoy your choice of narrated forty-minute walks with our knowledgeable guides, surrounded by different kinds of trees. Tours vary in content, highlighting plant collections in our gardens and natural areas, seasonal blossoms and colour, horticultural and natural history. Ask for a list of walking tour options.
Combination Tours
$16 per person (Group size: at least 15)
Enjoy 2 tours for one low price! This tour includes a one-hour narrated tram ride on the Acorn Express and a forty-minute guided walk of your choice.
Terms and Conditions
Reservations should be made at least 14 days in advance and are based on
availability. Group reservations and dates will be confirmed only after the Arboretum
receives a deposit(押金) ($50.00 per group) and signed Adult Group Tour Reservation Form.
Weather Policy
The Morton Arboretum is an outdoor museum. Dress for the weather! Walking and open-air tram tours will proceed in light to moderate precipitation. If heavy or extreme weather conditions must cancel a tour, it will be rescheduled based on availability. Deposits will not be refunded due to inclement weather. Indoor activities, including All-Aboard tours, Behind the Trees Walking Tours, and lunches will not be cancelled by weather.
For reservations, call Group Tours at 630-719-5700.
56. The purpose of writing the passage is ________.
A. to appeal to us to protect nature
B. to attract us to visit Morton Arboretum
C. to introduce a famous park to us
D. to tell us different kinds of tours
57. If a group of 10 visitor reserve All Aboard Tours now, they can save _______.
A. 45 dollars B. 60 dollars C. 75 dollars D. 90 dollars
58. If a group of 15 visitors want to join Walking Tours, they should pay ________.
A. 156 dollars B. 195 dollars C. 206 dollars D. 245 dollars
59. According to the text, Combination Tours will last _______.
A. 45 minutes B. 60 minutes C. 100 minutes D. 120 minutes
60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Visitors don’t need to pay extra money for parking.
B. Visitors can do All Aboard Tours by bus or tram.
C. Combination Tours will not be cancelled by weather.
D. Reservations must be made a week ahead of time.
B
A good friend of mine Gabriel, had a tiny farm near Medellin, Colombia in a little town called San Pedro de Los Milagros. He only had a cow and dreamed about having a large cattle ranch. He looked at the horizon every sunset and once he told his father, \that land over there? How can I get it?\landowner to see how they could obtain the land. Gabriel replied, \ His father said, \
Several years have passed and right now Gabriel not only owns the land but Via Lactea Theme Park that includes several hundred cows, an small zoo, canopy, four wheels motos and much more fun for the whole family enjoyment.
A year ago, when the park was already attracting a huge number of ecotourists, Gabriel’s wife Sarah had a dream... \
They called a friend of mine, Manuel Hernandez, for this task. In three days he had plans for the whole project. Then they asked, \Manuel mentioned a big sum of money.
\of the bank trusted them and their dreams.
Last October, La Manuela, the biggest cow in the world was opened to the public. It is 9 meters tall and 16 meters long. The cow actually eats you ...and you travel inside the cow learning how grass is converted into milk. Afterwards, you descend from the udder of the cow lift completing a 17- minute magical ride inside the cow.
61. What’s the best title for the text?
A. The biggest cow in the world.
B. Dreams can come true.
C. A friend in need is a friend in deed.
D. Money is the best present.
62. From the passage we know Manuel Hernandez is ________.
A. Gabriel’s friend B. Gabriel’s wife
C. The author’s friend D. Sarah’s friend
63. Which of the following shows the right order according to the passage?
a. Via Lactea Theme Park was opened.
b. Gabriel had a tiny farm and a cow.
c. The biggest cow in the world was created.
d. A manager of a bank lent money to Gabriel.
A. a, b, c, d B. b, d, a, c C. d, b, a, c D. b, a, d, c
64. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph really mean?
A. The cow is really delicious to eat.
B. The cow is very attractive to everyone.
C. There is enough space to hold people in it.
D. There is enough milk in it for people to drink.
65. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Gabriel’s theme park enjoyed great success.
B. It is Gabriel’s father that made their dreams come true.
C. Gabriel designed the biggest cow in three days.
D. Visitors can only stay inside the cow for 16 minutes.
C
The concept of solar power satellites, or SPS, first put forward in the 1960s, is still not widely known by the general public. For example at many public exhibitions about Energy, SPS is not even mentioned. This is mainly because very little funding has been spent on SPS research to date - about 1/1000 of 1% of the approximately US$1 trillion that governments have spent subsidizing（补助）the development of nuclear power over the past 50 years.
There are critics who claim that SPS is unrealistic - because launch costs are much too high today; or because microwave beams will set fire to cities; or because it's too futuristic（未来的）. So why do we believe that it is important to continue to do research on SPS? The reason is very simple.
Humans are going to need enormous amounts of electric power in coming decades. Within 50 years the world population is expected to double, while economic growth will continue around the world, especially in the poorer countries. But existing energy sources already face serious problems. They're limited; they're polluting; they're dangerous. So 50 years from now, 100 years from now, where is our power going to come from? Nobody knows. And so we believe that new large-scale possibilities should be studied further.
We must remember that humans have some choice concerning our future. To some extent we can choose the direction in which our civilization develops. And choices that are made in the coming decades - such as the energy sources that we will or will not use - will have major, long-term implications for human life on Earth. We believe that, provided that research continues to show that SPS is environmentally and economically attractive, SPS will open the door to a much more attractive future for human civilization than any ground-based energy