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【题目】The Dead Sea

At 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is Earth's lowest point on land. It is popular for its wonderful buoyancy(浮力). The high salt content-more than 34 percent - makes swimming more like floating.

Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. People are using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea. Since 1930, its surf area has reduced by almost 40 percent.

Venice, Italy

With waterways instead of streets. This "Floating City" has attracted visitors for centuries. But no visit to Venice is complete without a ride on one of its famous gondolas, human powered

water taxis. Water creates Venice. But water will also kill the city.

Built on soft earth, Venice has slowly been sinking (下沉) for centuries. Now, with rising sea levels caused by human activities, it's sinking faster. According to US-based magazine Architectural Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. Better book your gondola soon!

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Covering more than 2,300 kilometers of Australia's northeast coast, Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef ecosystem, and an ideal place for scuba divers (水肺潜水者).Thousands of colorful coral (珊瑚) and fish make homes in the blue sea water. It's like a big underwater party!

Sadly, the party might be over soon. The reef is dying. Human activities are changing the weather. Warming ocean, water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain. The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030.

【1】What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Disappearing Watery Wonders

B. Amazing Man-made Wonders on the Sea

C. Lost Watery Wonders on the Sea

D. Last Watery Wonders in the World

【2】Which of the following is the shared cause of the problems all the three places are facing?

A. Water loss.B. Sea pollution.

C. Warming seas.D. Human activities.

【3】If Tom wants to visit all the following places before they are gone, and he can only afford one in the next 15 years, where must he go?

A. The Dead Sea.B. Venice.C. Italy.D. Great Barrier Reef.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

本文介绍了三个水上奇观。一是：死海；二是：威尼斯；三是：大堡礁。文章介绍了它们消失的原因——人类活动。

【1】推理判断题。根据Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. 现在死海真的要死了。由句子According to US-based magazine Architectural Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. 据美国《建筑文摘》杂志报道，这座城市可能在未来100年内消失。以及句子The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030. 《纽约时报》报道说，大部分已经死亡，到2030年，珊瑚礁系统可能会消失。可知，本文介绍了这些景点正在逐步的消失，因此最好的题目应该Disappearing Watery Wonders消失的水上奇观！故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据People are using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea. 人们正在使用约旦河的水，这条河将死海的水带走。由句子Now, with rising sea levels caused by human activities, it's sinking faster. 现在，随着人类活动引起的海平面上升，它下沉的速度越来越快。以及句子Human activities are changing the weather. Warming ocean, water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain. 人类活动正在改变天气。海洋变暖，水杀死了珊瑚，这导致了食物链的问题。可知，这三个地方面临的问题的共同原因是因为人类活动造成的。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030. 《纽约时报》报道说，大部分已经死亡，到2030年，珊瑚礁系统可能会消失。可知，如果汤姆想在这些地方消失之前游览一下，而且在接下来的15年里他应该先去大堡礁。因为大堡礁将会在（2030-2019=11）11后消失，故选D。

用细节定位法来做细节理解题。

细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的送分题。但由于中考所占的比例很大，应特别引起注意。

事实和细节题的命题特点是：把某词语、某个句子或某具体事实用不同于原文的另一方式或句型表达，即同义改写。解答这类题的窍门是：A)注意掌握英语的多种表达法；B）正确分析词语在句中的作用；C）熟练运用英语的句型转换；D）读懂题干所提出的问题，并准确地找到文中涉及该问题的句子。

做细节题具体方法与步骤如下：

略读材料,大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨。

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。

将自己精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上，快速通篇跳读，眼睛自左至右，自上而下呈Z形扫视，直到找到细节出处，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。