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flew down from the darkness and surveyed the water and the people holding phones andcameras before taking off into the night to the applause of her many fans.They simply wantedto see this lovely creature whose improbable appearance seemed to signify hope after thelockdown(封锁).New Yorkers who had long taken Central Park for granted felt a renewed love for thisrectangle of green in the heart of the big city and,of course,its amazing wildlife.That the parkis a beautiful and essential refuge(庇护所，慰藉)is something that humans have only come tofully appreciate during these recent times of uncertainty.Central Park was originally planned and constructed during another difficult time in thenation's history-in the years before and during the American Civil War.Unlike manyEuropean parks that had originally been built for the aristocracy ()Central Park wasdesigned as a public space.In its chief architect Frederick Law Olmsted's words,the poor andrich alike could "easily go there after their day's work is done"and"stroll for an hour,seeing,hearing,and feeling nothing of the noise of the streets."As spring turns into summer,we see people sitting on the grass or benches-catchingsome sun,having family picnics,or tapping away on their laptops and iPads.Just being inproximity to other people in Central Park gave us a sense of community-the sense that wewould somehow persevere.24.What did people do in Central Park on that Saturday night?A.They cheered for each otherB.They paid their first visitC.They came for a rare sightD.They appreciated a water event25.What does the author mainly intend to do in Paragraph 4?A.Give some examples.B.Make a comparisonC.Introduce a new opinionD.Add background information26.What do the underlined words "in proximity to"in Paragraph 5 mean?A.close toB.free fromC.at a distance fromD in comparison with27.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A.Find Refuge in Central ParkB.Take Your Breath by Snow OwlC.Trace Central Park to difficult timesD.Meet an improbable"visitor"in personCToothpaste (tubes with remaining contents have been a headache for many of us.But not,perhaps,for much longer.In 2012,Kripa Varanasi,a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),and Dave Smith,his PhD student,set up a company called LiquiGlide to produce toothpastetubes with super-smooth surfaces that promise to deliver every last bit of their contents.Mibelle Group,a Swiss producer of expensive health-care and beauty products,is the答案第4页，共10页