阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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New Jersey Botanical Garden Membership
It’s easy to join New Jersey Botanical Garden (NJBG) Membership or renew your membership online, by phone or by mail. And it’s so important to the Botanical Garden! Your membership dollars help to improve the Garden, and provide educational and recreational (娱乐的) activities for the general public. Thank you for your support!
To join or renew, please click on the appropriate section and membership category below for safe and convenient online payment processing by PayPal.
If you prefer to join by phone or mail, call the NJBG office at (973) 962-9534 or download and send in our membership brochure (Adobe Acrobat PDF file).
★Join NJBG Today
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Membership Category
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Individual
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Dual (两人共用)
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Student
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Annual Dues
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$35
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$60
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$25
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Special: Save $5 with
Biennial Dues(两年会费)
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$60
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$100
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$40
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★Renew Your Membership
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Membership Category
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Individual
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Dual
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Student
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Annual Dues
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$30
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$50
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$25
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Special: Save $5 with
Biennial Dues
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$50
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$80
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$40
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The Botanical Garden started life as Skylands, a large area in the grand manner. It is famous for a 44-room Tudor Revival granite mansion (公馆) designed by John Russell Pope. Skylands has 96 acres of formal and naturalized gardens and is surrounded by over 1,000 acres of meadows (草坪) and woodlands. Purchased by the State in 1966 and officially named as the New Jersey Botanical Garden in 1984, the gardens contain approximately 5,000 species and varieties of trees and flowers.
For you, the NJBG is an exciting and beautiful place to visit where you may enjoy each season’s best. Members enjoy special events, festivals, lectures, and rewarding educational opportunities for both city and country gardeners.
Your NJBG membership offers you discounts at participating nurseries, garden centers and other fine businesses. Simply present your NJBG membership card when beginning your purchase:
· Goffle Brook Farm and Garden Center, (201) 652-7540
10% off your purchase
· Metropolitan Plant Exchange, (973) 638-7613
12% off your purchase
· Rohsler’s Allendale Nursery & Florist, (201) 327-3156
15% off your purchase
1. The NJBG membership dollars can be used to ___________.
A. offer further education B. update online payment
C. provide better service D. protect the environment
2. To join NJBG membership, you can call its office at ___________.
A. (201) 327-3156 B. (201) 652-7540
C. (973) 962-9534 D. (973) 638-7613
3. To renew the one-year membership for your parents, you need to pay ___________.
A. $50 B. $60
C. $80 D. $100
4. New Jersey Botanical Garden ___________.
A. was officially named in 1966
B. was designed by John Russell Pope
C. invites members to organize activities
D. gives members discounts for their purchase
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. A 4. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一则广告，文章介绍了办理NJBG会员的费用、程序、联系方式和好处。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的Your membership dollars help to improve the Garden, and provide educational and recreational (娱乐的) activities for the general public.可知，你的会员美元有助于改善花园，并为公众提供教育和娱乐活动。由此可知，NJBG会员美元可以用来提供更好的服务。故C项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段If you prefer to join by phone or mail, call the NJBG office at (973) 962-9534 or download and send in our membership brochure (Adobe Acrobat PDF file).可知，如果您想通过电话或邮件加入，请致电NJBG办公室(973)962-9534或下载并发送我们的会员手册（Adobe Acrobat PDF文件）。故C项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Renew Your Membership表格中Annual Dues一栏对应的Dual数值是$50可知，为父母续签一年的会员资格需要花费$50。故A项正确。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后部分中10% off your purchase，12% off your purchase和15% off your purchase可知，新泽西植物园在会员购买时能够打折。故D项正确。
【点睛】细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：
1. 略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨。本文是一篇广告，介绍了办理NJBG会员的费用、程序、联系方式和好处。
2. 按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实。
3. 将精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。如小题4根据Purchased by the State in 1966 and officially named as the New Jersey Botanical Garden in 1984,可知，新泽西植物园被官方命名的时间是1984年，A项错误。根据It is famous for a 44-room Tudor Revival granite mansion (公馆) designed by John Russell Pope.可知，John Russell Pope设计的是Tudor Revival granite mansion不是新泽西植物园，B项错误。根据Members enjoy special events, festivals, lectures, and rewarding educational opportunities for both city and country gardeners可知，会员们可以在新泽西植物园参加活动，而不是组织活动。C项错误。根据最后部分中10% off your purchase，12% off your purchase和15% off your purchase可知，新泽西植物园在会员购买时能够打折，故D项正确。
