Question

【題目】 Choose the best words and complete the passage (選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~完成短文)

Have you ever been to a desert? A desert is a place full of sand.

Death Valley is one of the most ______ deserts in the United States. It covers a wide area with its bright sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water lake, is about 280 feet below sea level and the ______ place in the United Sates.

Long ago the Indians there called this place “Tomesha”. It means the land of fire. Death Valley’s name now dates back to 1849. At that time a group of miners came across the desert from Nevada, but they became _______ in this desert. They were hungry and thirsty. Their journey was certainly a sad story.

Today Death Valley is made a National Monument and people can cross it along several well-marked roads. They can _______ water and drinks in the roadside bars when thirsty, and they can have meals in the restaurants, too. Luckily with so many people traveling and living there, this desert’s special beauty has not been ruined.

Here you’ll have a lot of surprises. It is ________ like what you can see on the moon. The sight changes as the wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most unusual and surprising _______ of Death Valley is Devils Golf Course(魔鬼的高爾夫球場). If one goes there, it seems you are in some terrible dreams. Sand sculptures stand on a ________ ground, and their long shadows moves in the darkness of the night.

【1】A. brave B. famous C. careful D. successful

【2】A. lowest B. highest C. farthest D. longest

【3】A. angry B. excited C. lost D. surprised

【4】A. keep B. stop C. practice D. enjoy

【5】A. almost B. hardly C. also D. ever

【6】A. copies B. pieces C. parts D. covers

【7】A. bright B. frightening C. beautiful D. clean

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了美國的一個著名沙漠——“死亡谷”名稱的由來以及 “死亡谷”奇特的風(fēng)光。“死亡谷”是美國最著名的沙漠之一，它的強(qiáng)堿性沙礫覆蓋了廣闊的區(qū)域。這片地域有近20%遠(yuǎn)低于海平面，其中一個名為“惡水”的鹽水湖位于海平面以下280英尺，它也是美國國土的最低點(diǎn)。

【1】B考查形容詞辨析及語境理解。句意：死亡谷是美國最著名的沙漠。A. brave 勇敢的；B. famous著名的；C. careful 仔細(xì)的；D. successful成功的。依據(jù)句意知，故答案為B。

【2】A考查最高級及語境理解。句意：惡水，鹽水湖，低于海平面280英尺，是美國最低的地方。A. lowest最低；B. highest 最高；C. farthest 最遠(yuǎn)；D. longest最長。依據(jù)句意，故答案為A。

【3】C考查形容詞辨析及語境理解。句意：但是他們在沙漠里迷路了。A. angry生氣的；B. excited感到興奮的；C. lost丟失的，迷路的；D. surprised吃驚的。依據(jù)上下語境可知，答案為C。

【4】D考查動詞辨析及語境理解。句意：當(dāng)口渴時，他們可以在路邊酒吧享受水和飲料。A. keep 保持；B. stop 停下來；C. practice練習(xí)；D. enjoy享受。依據(jù)上下句語境可知，行人渴了可以在酒吧喝水和飲料；餓了可以在餐館吃飯。故答案為D。

【5】A考查副詞辨析及語境理解。句意：它幾乎就像我們在月球上所能看到的。A. almost幾乎；B. hardly 幾乎不；C. also也；D. ever曾經(jīng)。依據(jù)前后語境，故答案為A。

【6】C考查名詞辨析及語境理解。句意：死亡谷最不尋常和令人驚奇的部分之一便是魔鬼的高爾夫球場。A. copies復(fù)制品，抄本，副本；B. pieces塊，件，篇；C. parts部分，角色；D. covers封面，封皮。依據(jù)句意，故答案為C。

【7】B考查形容詞辨析及語境理解。句意：在令人恐懼的大地上聳立著許多（天然）沙雕。

A. bright 明亮的；B. frightening 令人恐懼的；C. beautiful漂亮的；D. clean干凈的。依據(jù)下一句意“and their long shadows moves in the darkness of the night.” 入夜后，其魅影移動著、生長著�？芍�，場面非常嚇人。故答案為B。