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Unit 14　Careers 课时练(一)　阅读理解提速练——练速度 (限时：35分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2017·青岛市高三自主练习) A hot，dry desert may be the last place you’d think of to see colorful flowers.But thanks to last autumn’s above-average rainfall，California’s Death Valley National Park is experiencing a “super bloom” of wildflowers—a rare occurrence that happens just once every 10 years. Death Valley holds the world record for hottest temperature ever recorded，and its annual rainfall is just two inches—sometimes it gets no rain at all.But this year，the park got over three inches of rain during the first two weeks in October.The above-average rainfall was enough to cause the growth of millions of wildflower seeds that have been dormant for years. What kind of flowers can you see in the desert? The most abundant and eye-catching wildflower is the aptly-named desert gold，a large，bright yellow bloom that looks like a daisy.The stems this year are growing to waist height，and the flowers cover entire hillsides and vast areas of the valley floor in the southern section of the park.Tourists can enjoy them in their cars. Some of the other more common flowers include the deep purple phacelia；the desert five-spot，a delicate pink flower with five burgundy spots around its center；the gravel ghost，a delicate white flower that appears to be floating aboveground like a ghost because its stem is so thin that it’s almost invisible；and various types of desert primrose. How long will I be able to see the wildflowers bloom? The show won’t last forever.Most of the flowers will fade in the next few weeks as temperatures start to rise.Some flowers may be around as late as June at higher elevations，but those won’t be as easy to see from a car and could require hiking. What part of the park has the best blooms? Now，the best flower show is at the south end of Death Valley National Park along Badwater Road，south of Furnace Creek.As the temperature rises，those flowers will fade，and the bloom will move north and to higher elevations. 语篇解读