英语【异域风情】安赫尔瀑布.docVIP

The Angel Falls, the Highest Waterfall in the World 安赫尔瀑布，世界最大的瀑布 山东 刘永科 1930年，一位名叫吉米·安赫尔的飞行员为了寻找黄金，驾机飞越了委内瑞拉高地。当飞越德弗尔山时，他发现了一些瀑布。两年后，吉米·安赫尔又飞回来，作一次更接近瀑布的观察，但他的飞机不幸坠毁。他和他的同伴花了11天时间奋力穿过热带丛林到达瀑布处。吉米·安赫尔没有找到黄金，却发现了世界上最高的瀑布，这个瀑布后来即用安赫尔的名字来命名。Have you ever heard of the Angel Falls? It is the highest waterfall in the world, deep in the jungle of Venezuela. Few people have ever seen Angel Falls. It is very hard to get there. If you went by land, you would have to travel for weeks through thick jungles. If you went by plane from Caracas, the capital city on the northern coast, it would take about four hours. What would it be like to take a trip by plane from Caracas to the falls? For hundreds of miles you would fly southeast over green plains. Then the land would become higher, and you would see mountains with forests. Soon the land would level out to high plateaus. Finally, you would fly towards a deep canyon with steep, rocky sides. Suddenly you would see a silver thread in the distance. Then as your plane flew closer, you would see the waterfall more clearly. You would see water falling over a half mile straight down the steep rock. It is a sight you would never forget. No one knew about this high waterfall until 1930. In that year James Angel, an American pilot, flew over the area. As he was flying over the mountains and canyons, he suddenly saw a waterfall. It was an impressive sight: the water seemed to be dropping straight out of the clouds. In 1941 an American measured the falls. From the top to the bottom, the water falls more than 3, 300 feet. This falls over 1, 000 feet higher than any other falls in the world. Comprehension Questions: 1. Few people have ever seen Angel Falls because ______ A. it is the highest waterfall in the world. B. it is very difficult to reach there. C. it is not so famous. D. the trip will cost a lot of money. 2. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage? ______ A. People began to know the falls in 1930. B.