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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(紀(jì)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 stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.

1. _______ is the lowest place in the desert.

　　A. Tomesha     B. Death Valley  C. Nevada    D. Badwater

2. The name of the valley comes from _______.

         A. an Indian name  B. the death of the miners   C. the local people  D. a National Movement

3. From the passage we can learn that _______.

　　A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners

　　B. it’s still not easy to travel across the desert

　　C. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert

　　D. people have changed the natural sight of the desert

4. Devil Golf Course is famous for _______.

         A. the frequent wind   B. the colors of the sand    C. dream-like sights   D. the sand sculptures

5. From the passage we can see that the writer _______ the Death Valley.

　　A. appreciates    B. is fearful of   C. dislikes     D. is tired of

background information

在美國(guó)加利福尼亞州與內(nèi)華達(dá)州相毗連的群山之中，有一條特大的“死亡谷”。它長(zhǎng)二百二十五公里，寬約六至二十六公里不等，面積達(dá)一千四百多平方公里。峽谷兩“岸”，懸崖絕壁，地勢(shì)十分險(xiǎn)惡。這里也是北美洲最熾熱、最干燥的地區(qū)。幾乎常年不下雨，更有過(guò)連續(xù)六個(gè)多星期氣溫超過(guò)四十?dāng)z氏度的紀(jì)錄。每逢傾盆大雨，熾熱的地方便會(huì)沖起滾滾泥流。

vocabulary

alkali  堿性的

monument紀(jì)念碑

sculpture雕塑

答案解析

本文介紹了美國(guó)的一個(gè)著名沙漠——“死亡谷”名稱的由來(lái)以及 “死亡谷”奇特的風(fēng)光。

　　1. D. 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) …and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States 可推知此題答案為 D。

　　2. B. 推斷題。根據(jù) …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… 可知“死亡谷”的名稱來(lái)源于這些迷路礦工的死亡。

　　3. C. 推斷題。根據(jù) …well-marked roads where good services can be found easily… 可以判斷 C 為最佳答案。

　　4. C. 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) …where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知答案為 C。