5.Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States,covering a wide area with its alkali sand.Almost 20percent of this area is well below sea level,and Badwater,a salt water pool,is about 280feet 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(紀念碑) 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.
24.D is the lowest place in the desert.
A.Tomesha B.Death Valley
C.Nevada D.Badwater
25.The name of the valley comes fromB.
A.a(chǎn)n Indian name B.the death of the miners
C.the local people D.a(chǎn) National Movement
26.From the passage we can learn thatC.
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
27.Devil Golf Course is famous forC.
A.the frequent wind B.the colors of the sand
C.dream-like sights D.the sand.
分析 本文介紹了美國的一個著名沙漠--"死亡谷"名稱的由來以及"死亡谷"奇特的風(fēng)光.
解答 DBCC
24.D 細節(jié)題.根據(jù) …and Badwater,a salt water pool,is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States 可推知Badwater是沙漠最低點,此題答案為 D.
25.B 推斷題.根據(jù) …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"的名稱來源于這些迷路礦工的死亡.
26.C 推斷題.根據(jù) …well-marked roads where good services can be found easily…可以判斷沙漠中人們可以找到加油站,咖啡館和賓館,故 C 為最佳答案.
27.C 細節(jié)題.根據(jù) …where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知Devil Golf Course著名之處是它如夢幻般的風(fēng)景,故答案為 C.
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