河北海兴中学2009年高考英语阅读理解专项分类突破题库.docVIP

本资料来源于《七彩教育网》 河北海兴中学2009年高考英语阅读理解专项分类突破题库 （地理类） (1) 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 s