Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. Death Valley can be dangerousl

Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley.
The air temperature during the summer has been as high as fifty- seven degrees Celsius. The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as seventy -four degrees Celsius.
Death Valley contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide. In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth. This movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations. Some are red. Others are dark brown, gray, yellow or black.
The area was named by a woman in 1849. Thousands of people from other parts of the ountry traveled Lo the gold mining areas in California. They were in a hurry to get there before other people did. One group trying to reach California decided to take a path called the Old Spanish Trail. By December they had reached Death Valley. They did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, hut there was still an extreme lack of water. There were few plants for their work animals to eat.
The people could not find a pass through the call mountains to the west of the Valley. Slowly, they began co suffer from a lack of food. To survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the Valley. As they left, one woman looked back and said, “Good -bye, death valley.” The name has never been changed.
Almost everyone who visits Death Valley visits a huge house called Scotty' s Castle. The building design is Spanish, with high thick walls to provide protection from the fierce heat.
The castle is named for Walter Scott , called Scotty by his friends. He was a gold miner. He told everyone that he built the house with money he made from his gold mine. Many people believed him. But it was not really the truth.
【小题1】The first two paragraphs discuss Death Valley' s ．A．geographyB．climateC．locationD．size【小题2】The volcanoes mentioned in the third paragraph proved ．A．a valley that is formed by explosionsB．a place where volcanoes are still activeC．a good example of the violence of natureD．a symbol of rock formations in history【小题3】The woman who named Death Valley intended to ．A．explore the mystery of the valleyB．find an area with plants for animalsC．experience the terrible heat of summerD．look for gold in California【小题4】If the passage continues, it will be about . A．the truth about Scotty's CastleB．why Spanish built the castleC．when the castle was builtD．where the castle lies in【小题5】The main idea of the passage is about ．A．the interesting place in Death ValleyB．the facts about Death ValleyC．the origin of Death ValleyD．the route to visit Death ValleyB

(答案→)B 解析：本文介绍了一些与死亡谷有关的具体的信息，如气候，成因，以及人们发现死亡谷的过程。【小题1】B 段落大意题。文章的前两段主要讲述的是在不同的季节死亡谷的气候问题，故B正确。【小题2】C 细节题。根据第三段2,3行Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide.说明这些都是大自然神力的证据。故C正确。【小题3】D 细节题。根据文章第四段1,2行The area was named by a woman in 1849. Thousands of people from other parts of the ountry traveled Lo the gold mining areas in California.说明这些人是为了淘金而来到这里的。故D项正确。【小题4】A 推理题。根据文章最后一句Many people believed him. But it was not really the truth.说明他说的话不是真相。如果文章继续写下去，应该是说明真相。故A正确。【小题5】B 主旨大意题。本文主要就是介绍了一些与死亡谷有关的具体的信息，如气候，成因，以及人们发现死亡谷的过程。故B正确，

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