5．Revealed to the world by the famous British explorer，Dr David Livingstone，in 1855，the Victoria Falls are one of Africa's best-known natural wonders．They form a natural border between Zimbabwe （津巴布韦） and Zambia （赞比亚）．
The falls are named after Queen Victoria by Livingstone．They were known to the native people in the 18th century as："the smoke that thunders"．The waterfall is formed as the two-kilometer-wide Zambezi River spills （溅） over the edge of its giant stone riverbed and falls into the gorge （山谷） below．At their highest point，the Victoria Falls drop a distance of 108m，almost twice as far as the Niagara Falls．As much as 546million cubic meters of water per minute falls over the edge from that height．
Viewing the falls from the Zambian side means that visitors can follow a path that goes right up to the falls．The falls can also be viewed from the Boiling Pot，right in the depths of the gorge at the bottom of the falls．The 111-meter-high Victoria Falls Bridge，a railway crossing，is now a popular place for Bungee jumping．It can be crossed on foot for excellent views of the falls and the winding blue-green waters of the Zambezi River．It is also possible to see the falls from a plane．
The area around the falls is a major game-viewing place．The best time to view the Victoria Falls is between December and July，when the water level is the highest．Contact Addresses Tourist Centre，Livingstone，Zambia Tel：（03）321 404E-mail：zntb@zamnet．zm Website：www．zambiatourism．com
32．The author of the passage is likely to beB．
A．a government officer
B．a tourist guide
C．a traveler
D．a teacher
33．According to the passage，we know that the Victoria FallsD．
A．are the best place to enjoy Bungee jumping
B．drop twice as far as the Niagara Falls
C．are a man-made wonder in Africa
D．were discovered by a British man
34．How many ways did the author mention to view the falls？C
A.2．
B.3．
C.4．
D.5．
35．The purpose of the passage is toA．
A．introduce a famous natural wonder-the Victoria Falls
B．tell us the discovery of the Victoria Falls
C．show how the Victoria Falls are formed
D．advise travelers to come to the Victoria Falls．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了一个著名的自然奇观维多利亚瀑布Victoria Falls．
解答 32．B．推理判断题．根据最后一段Contact Addresses Tourist Centre，Livingstone，Zambia Tel：（03）321 404E-mail：zntb@zamnet．zm Website：www．zambiatourism．com可知作者最可能是一位导游；故选B．
33．D．细节理解题．根据第一段Revealed to the world by the famous British explorer，Dr David Livingstone，in 1855，the Victoria Falls are one of Africa's best-known natural wonders可知维多利亚瀑布是一个英国人发现的；故选D．
34．C．细节理解题．根据第三段Viewing the falls from the Zambian side means that visitors can follow a path that goes right up to the falls．The falls can also be viewed from the Boiling Pot．The 111-meter-high Victoria Falls Bridge；It is also possible to see the falls from a plane可知作者提到了可以从 Zambian，Boiling Pot，Victoria Falls Bridge和从飞机上4种方法来查看瀑布；故选C．
35．A．推理判断题．从最后一句 Contact Addresses Tourist Centre，Livingstone，Zambia Tel：（03）321 404E-mail：zntb@zamnet．zm Website：www．zambiatourism．com给出的旅游中心的地址，电话和联系方式可看出这可能是一位导游写的，通过这样的介绍目的是想吸引游客来参观维多利亚瀑布，故答案为A．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
