Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley.
The air temperature during the summer has been as high as fifty- seven degrees Celsius. The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as seventy -four degrees Celsius.
Death Valley contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide. In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth. This movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations. Some are red. Others are dark brown, gray, yellow or black.
The area was named by a woman in 1849. Thousands of people from other parts of the ountry traveled Lo the gold mining areas in California. They were in a hurry to get there before other people did. One group trying to reach California decided to take a path called the Old Spanish Trail. By December they had reached Death Valley. They did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, hut there was still an extreme lack of water. There were few plants for their work animals to eat.
The people could not find a pass through the call mountains to the west of the Valley. Slowly, they began co suffer from a lack of food. To survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the Valley. As they left, one woman looked back and said, “Good -bye, death valley.” The name has never been changed.
Almost everyone who visits Death Valley visits a huge house called Scotty' s Castle. The building design is Spanish, with high thick walls to provide protection from the fierce heat.
The castle is named for Walter Scott , called Scotty by his friends. He was a gold miner. He told everyone that he built the house with money he made from his gold mine. Many people believed him. But it was not really the truth.
【小題1】The first two paragraphs discuss Death Valley' s ．
| A．geography | B．climate | C．location | D．size |
| A．a(chǎn) valley that is formed by explosions |
| B．a(chǎn) place where volcanoes are still active |
| C．a(chǎn) good example of the violence of nature |
| D．a(chǎn) symbol of rock formations in history |
| A．explore the mystery of the valley | B．find an area with plants for animals |
| C．experience the terrible heat of summer | D．look for gold in California |
| A．the truth about Scotty's Castle | B．why Spanish built the castle |
| C．when the castle was built | D．where the castle lies in |
| A．the interesting place in Death Valley | B．the facts about Death Valley |
| C．the origin of Death Valley | D．the route to visit Death Valley |
【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】A
【小題5】B
解析試題分析：本文介紹了一些與死亡谷有關(guān)的具體的信息，如氣候，成因，以及人們發(fā)現(xiàn)死亡谷的過程。
【小題1】B 段落大意題。文章的前兩段主要講述的是在不同的季節(jié)死亡谷的氣候問題，故B正確。
【小題2】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段2,3行Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide.說明這些都是大自然神力的證據(jù)。故C正確。
【小題3】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段1,2行The area was named by a woman in 1849. Thousands of people from other parts of the ountry traveled Lo the gold mining areas in California.說明這些人是為了淘金而來到這里的。故D項(xiàng)正確。
【小題4】A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句Many people believed him. But it was not really the truth.說明他說的話不是真相。如果文章繼續(xù)寫下去，應(yīng)該是說明真相。故A正確。
【小題5】B 主旨大意題。本文主要就是介紹了一些與死亡谷有關(guān)的具體的信息，如氣候，成因，以及人們發(fā)現(xiàn)死亡谷的過程。故B正確，
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點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文介紹了一些和死亡谷有關(guān)的具體的信息。本文細(xì)節(jié)題居多，答題時(shí)在文章找到對(duì)應(yīng)的地方，用筆進(jìn)行標(biāo)記，這有利于后期有時(shí)間檢查時(shí)可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細(xì)理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，通過排除法和自己對(duì)全文的把握，選出正確答案。
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1.The name of the valley comes
from ________.
A. an Indian name
B.the local people
C.a National Monument
D.the death of the miners
2. From the passage we can learn that ________.
A. people can find gas stations, cafes and hotels in the desert
B.no one had ever known the desert before the miners
C.it’s still not easy to travel across the desert
D.people have changed the natural sights of the desert
3. From the passage we can see the writer ________ the Death Valley.
A.is fearful of
B.appreciates
C.dislikes
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The air temperature during the summer has been as high as fifty- seven degrees Celsius. The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as seventy -four degrees Celsius.
Death Valley contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide. In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth. This movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations. Some are red. Others are dark brown, gray, yellow or black.
The area was named by a woman in 1849. Thousands of people from other parts of the ountry traveled Lo the gold mining areas in California. They were in a hurry to get there before other people did. One group trying to reach California decided to take a path called the Old Spanish Trail. By December they had reached Death Valley. They did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, hut there was still an extreme lack of water. There were few plants for their work animals to eat.
The people could not find a pass through the call mountains to the west of the Valley. Slowly, they began co suffer from a lack of food. To survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the Valley. As they left, one woman looked back and said, “Good -bye, death valley.” The name has never been changed.
Almost everyone who visits Death Valley visits a huge house called Scotty' s Castle. The building design is Spanish, with high thick walls to provide protection from the fierce heat.
The castle is named for Walter Scott , called Scotty by his friends. He was a gold miner. He told everyone that he built the house with money he made from his gold mine. Many people believed him. But it was not really the truth.
【小題1】The first two paragraphs discuss Death Valley' s ．
| A．geography | B．climate | C．location | D．size |
| A．a(chǎn) valley that is formed by explosions |
| B．a(chǎn) place where volcanoes are still active |
| C．a(chǎn) good example of the violence of nature |
| D．a(chǎn) symbol of rock formations in history |
| A．explore the mystery of the valley |
| B．find an area with plants for animals |
| C．experience the terrible heat of summer |
| D．look for gold in California |
| A．the truth about Scotty's Castle |
| B．why Spanish built the castle |
| C．when the castle was built |
| D．where the castle lies in |
| A．the interesting place in Death Valley |
| B．the facts about Death Valley |
| C．the origin of Death Valley |
| D．the route to visit Death Valley |
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| B．there is little water but there are many trees in the desert |
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| D．till now, people know little about the desert |
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| C．cold weather | D．poisonous water |
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| C．wanted to find new grassland there | D．had no water to drink |
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| B．there is little water but there are many trees in the desert |
| C．the desert is dangerous but it is full of beauty |
| D．till now, people know little about the desert |
| A．illness | B．high temperature |
| C．cold weather | D．poisonous water |
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| C．if they come out at night | D．if they drink much water |
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