Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension

　　Directions:

　　Answer the following questions in English according to your understanding of the passages.

　　Passage One

　　You do not need to believe in ghosts to enjoy a ghost story. The tales that have grown over generations around reputedly haunted places can take on a fantastic life of their own in folklore, and the stories that surround a place can influence our experiences of them. All it takes is a creepy place, a touch of imagination and a glimpse of something unexpected. Only half seen. A prime example of this is the Waverly Sanatorium in Louesville, Kentucky. This grim, bat-winged building is the achetype of the haunted hospital or insane asylum. The first hospital ……此处隐藏28265个字…… ates said that the world could mitigate climate change by keeping peatlands intact and recovering them if possible.

　　Many of the peatlands in Tierra del Fuego are in face of a number of threats, such as proposed roads crossing the heavily touristed region, some invasive animals that dig holes through peat, and few legal protections to prevent peatlands from being touched by humans in the future. Besides, peatlands are often drained of their water to make room for more economically valuable activities. For example, many of the peatlands in North America and Europe were drained or burned for fuel. In Southeast Asia, large tracts of peatlands have been turned into plantations of lucrative oil palms.