【题目】Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.
Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”— the land of fire. Death Valley’s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument(纪念碑) and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.
Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil’ s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures(沙雕) stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.
【1】______ is the lowest place in the desert.
A. Tomesha B. Death Valley
C. Nevada D. Badwater
【2】The name of the valley comes from _______.
A. an Indian name B. the death of the miners
C. the local people D. a National Movement
【3】From the passage we can learn that _______.
A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners
B. it’s still not easy to travel across the desert
C. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert
D. people have changed the natural sight of the desert
【4】Devil Golf Course is famous for _______.
A. the frequent wind B. the colors of the sand
C. dream-like sights D. the sand sculptures
【5】From the passage we can see that the writer _______ the Death Valley.
A. appreciates B. is fearful of
C. dislikes D. is tired of
【答案】
【1】D
【2】B
【3】C
【4】C
【5】A
【解析】
试题分析: 本文介绍了美国的一个著名沙漠——“死亡谷”名称的由来以及 “死亡谷”奇特的风光。
【1】D细节题。根据第一段提到and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States 可推知最低处比海平面低280英尺,故选D项。
【2】B推断题。根据 第二段when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story… 可知“死亡谷”的名称来源于这些迷路矿工的死亡,故选B项。
【3】C推断题。根据第二段提到well-marked roads where good services can be found easily… 可人们很容易能找到服务场所,故选C项。
【4】C细节题。根据第三段提到where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可知因为很难区分现实与梦境而出名的,故选C项。
【5】A推断题。根据the special beauty of this place…like the sights on the moon… ever-changing…showing the most unusual colors等关键词语可以知道作者是带着赞赏的语气来描述“死亡谷”的,故选A项。
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