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The yellow River is the second longest river in China． It rises in the mountains on Qinghai and flows right across China to the Yellow Sea． Both the river and the sea are called Yellow because of the yellow mud which the river carries down from the desert into the sea, making the water a yellow color, When the river reaches the flat plain and flows less fast, it drops much of its mud, filling up the riverbed and forcing the water to overflow its banks and flood the countryside for miles. These terrible floods wash away crops and destroy whole villages. They have brought death and famine(饥饿)to so many people that the river is sometimes called “China’s sorrow”. In order to prevent the floods, they have built banks of earth, called dykes(河堤)along both sides. As the river brought down more mud and broke through the dykes, people mended them and built them higher, until now in some parts the river flows as much as twenty feet above, in spite of the danger of floods, farming had been carried on for centuries.
1．The Yellow River is ________
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A．the longest river that flows to the Yellow sea
B．the longest river in China
C．The longest river that flows to the East China Sea．
D．The second longest river that flows to the East China Sea．
2．Where does the yellow mud come from?
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A．From the desert
B．From the riverbed
C．From the sea
D．From the riverbanks
3．The flood comes when ________
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A．the river flows fast
B．the river overflows its banks
C．the river reaches
D．the river drops its yellow mud
4．Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．The terrible floods used to destroy many villages.
B．Many Chinese people suffered a lot from the river in history.
C．Farming cannot be carried on till now.
D．Floods often brought famine and death to the people.
5．To prevent the floods, people today ________
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A．have built higher banks all along the river
B．have moved away the mud on the river-red
C．have built dams and waterworks
D．have built new buildings along the river banks
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：053
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In the 1940s, Pinehaven Park was one of Crafton City's loveliest recreation(娱乐)areas. Over 40 acres of woods and fields were open to the public. In the 1950s, part of the park was taken over by Crafton City's garbage. Fifteen acres were to be used for landfill disposal(理置). As time went on, more and more of the park was used for garage disposal and less for recreation. Two years ago, the park was closed to the public for good. Along with household garbage, industrial chemicals had for years been dumped (倾倒)in the Pinehaven landfill. These poisonous chemicals had begun to seep(渗)back up through the soil. All of Pinehaven Park had become dangerously polluted.
Last year, the fish in the Crafton River began to die. After a series of investigations(研究), it became clear that the people of Crafton City were not to blame. 100～150 miles upstream, big paper mills were dumping industrial wastes into the river. Little by little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. Finally, it became so polluted that the fish themselves could no longer survive.
Downtown Crafton used to be a quiet area. Ten years of remarkable growth changed that in a big hurry. But with Crafton City's new prosperity(繁荣)came a new problem: air pollution. And it is a serious problem. Air pollution levels in Crafton are regularly reaching those of the nation's large industrial cities.
(1)Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?
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A．Chemical dumping is a serious threat to Crafton City's soil.
B．The rapid growth of industry has brought air pollution to Crafton City.
C．The disposal of garbage can destroy recreation areas.
D．Industrial growth and progress have resulted in the pollution of Crafton City's water, air, and soil.
(2)According to the passage, what portion of the park had originally been marked for use as a garbage dump?
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A．Less than half B．Exactly half
C．About one third D．Most of it
(3)As it is used in the passage, the phrase“for good”means ________.
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A．practically B．for ever
C．thoroughly D．advantageously
(4)According to the passage, one result of dumping industrial chemicals into the landfill was that ________.
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A．the land became unsafe for humans
B．the animals on the land died
C．the poisonous chemicals were washed into the nearby river
D．the smoke from the chemicals polluted the air surrounding the landfill
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省绵阳中学2009－2010学年高一下学期入学考试英语试题 题型：050
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