An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.

Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(邊界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.

Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features(特點(diǎn)). So it is not surprising to find universities, airports, forests, rivers, roads as well as cities, towns and villages in them. A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want to start a trip in a strange place. It often has a map of a whole country, and a map with more special information of each important place in the country. Take the atlas of the United States as an example, it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.

A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.

1.An atlas is       according to the passage.

A. a guide book    B. a history book

C. a collection of pictures   D. a collection of maps

2.How many kinds of atlases are mentioned in the passage?

A. One           B. Two            C. Three            D. Many

3.From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because         .

A. they can’t see the old ones clearly    B. they like to buy different ones

C. something has changed             D. something is missing

4.According to the passage, people can find the information about       in a travel atlas of Shanxi.

A. the population of Shanxi          B. the local products of Shanxi

C. the Yellow Stone National Park     D. Xi’an Jiaotong University

補(bǔ)全對(duì)話 閱讀對(duì)話，從每題A、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案完成對(duì)話。

W: Hello! Tom. I haven't seen you for a long time. Where have you been?

M: 1_________, Mrs. Green. I went to China last year.

W:2_________

M: My parents.

W: What did your family go there for?

M3________

W: In which city did you live when you were in China?

M: In Shanghai. It's a big city and it's modern, too.

W: 4_________

M: It's not too cold in winter but it's very hot in summer.

W: Do you like the weather there?

M: 5__________ But I like the city very much.

W: Are you going there again?

M: Yes. We are now on a holiday. We will go back to China next month.

1 A. Hello         B. Good morning        C. I’m fine         D. See you

2 A. How did you get there?                   B. Who did you go there with?

   C. When did you go there?                   D. Which city did you visit?

3 A. We went there by air.             B. My parents paid more than $5,000 for the flight.

C. We had fun during the flight there.  D. My parents went there to work in a college.

4A. What do you think of the people in Shanghai?   B. Does it often rain in summer?

C. How do you like the buildings in Shanghai?    D. What's the weather like in Shanghai?

5 A. Yes, I do.      B. I love it very much.     C. No, I don't.     D. I don’t know.