高考英语阅读理解专项分类突破题库.docxVIP

河北海兴中学 20XX 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 story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument 纪念碑 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. is the lowest place in the desert. Tomesha C. Nevada B. Death Valley D. Badwater The name of the valley comes from . an Indian name C. the local people B. the death of the miners D. a National Movement From the passage we can learn that . no one had ever known the desert before the miners it’s still not easy to travel across the desert people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert people have changed the natural sight of the desert Devil Golf Course is famous for . the frequent wind C. dream-like sights B. the colors of the sand D. the sand sculptures From the passage we can see that the writer the Death Valley. appreciates C. dislikes B. is fearful of D. is tired of 【答案解析】本文介绍了美国的一个著名沙漠――“死亡谷”名称的由来以及 “死亡谷”奇特的风光。 D。细节