Question

Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文)

Have you ever been to a desert? A desert is a place full of sand.

Death Valley is one of the most ______ deserts in the United States. It covers a wide area with its bright sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water lake, is about 280 feet below sea level and the ______ place in the United Sates.

Long ago the Indians there called this place “Tomesha”. It means the land of fire. Death Valley’s name now dates back to 1849. At that time a group of miners came across the desert from Nevada, but they became _______ in this desert. They were hungry and thirsty. Their journey was certainly a sad story.

Today Death Valley is made a National Monument and people can cross it along several well-marked roads. They can _______ water and drinks in the roadside bars when thirsty, and they can have meals in the restaurants, too. Luckily with so many people traveling and living there, this desert’s special beauty has not been ruined.

Here you’ll have a lot of surprises. It is ________ like what you can see on the moon. The sight changes as the wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most unusual and surprising _______ of Death Valley is Devils Golf Course(魔鬼的高尔夫球场). If one goes there, it seems you are in some terrible dreams. Sand sculptures stand on a ________ ground, and their long shadows moves in the darkness of the night.

1.A. brave B. famous C. careful D. successful

2.A. lowest B. highest C. farthest D. longest

3.A. angry B. excited C. lost D. surprised

4.A. keep B. stop C. practice D. enjoy

5.A. almost B. hardly C. also D. ever

6.A. copies B. pieces C. parts D. covers

7.A. bright B. frightening C. beautiful D. clean

Answer 1