高考英語第二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解地理類

1、高考英語閱讀理解專項訓(xùn)練.附詳解(地理類(1Death V alley 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.

2、Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”the land of fire. Death V alleys 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 V alley has been de

3、clared 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-chan

4、ging as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death V alley 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

5、shadows move and lengthen.1. _ is the lowest place in the desert.A. TomeshaB. Death V alleyC. NevadaD. Badwater2. The name of the valley comes from _.A. an Indian nameB. the death of the minersC. the local peopleD. a National Movement3. From the passage we can learn that _.A. no one had ever known t

6、he desert before the minersB. its still not easy to travel across the desertC. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desertD. people have changed the natural sight of the desert4. Devil Golf Course is famous for _.A. the frequent windB. the colors of the sandC. dream-like sightsD. th

7、e sand sculptures5. From the passage we can see that the writer _ the Death V alley.A. appreciatesB. is fearful ofC. dislikesD. is tired of【答案解析】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。1. D。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet bel ow sea level and the lowest point in the United Stat

8、es 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

9、hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知答案為C。5. A。推斷題。根據(jù)the special beauty of this placelike the sights on the moon ever-changings howing the most unusual colors等關(guān)鍵詞語可以知道作者是帶著贊賞的語氣來描述“死亡谷”的。(2The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New Y ork

10、from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New Y ork develop into the nations largest

11、city.The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New Y ork. It cost $ 7 143 789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(過運河費 were stopped, the state collected $121 461 891.For a hundred years before the E

12、rie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clintons Ditch(溝”. Clinton talked and wrote about

13、the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.Clinton became governor of New Y ork in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal w

14、as completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.1. We can see that the Erie Canal _.A. joined the Great Lakes togetherB. crossed New Y ork from north to southC. played an important part in developing New Y ork CityD. was the first

15、waterway built in the US2. It can be inferred that _ into the Atlantic Ocean.A. the Great Lakes flowB. the Hudson River flowsC. Lake Erie flowsD. the Erie Canal flows3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The Erie Canal brought profits of over $114, 000, 000.B. Its 363 miles f

16、rom the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.C. The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.D. Many other states helped New Y ork built the canal.4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends.B. Clinton started buildi

17、ng the canal before he became governor.C. All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.D. Construction of the canal took eight years.(14 CBAD【答案與解析】本文介紹了Erie Canal的作用及修建過程。1. C。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第1段最后一句The Erie Canal helped New Y ork develop into the nations largest city 及全段內(nèi)容,可推知此題答案為C。2. B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第1段第2句和第3句:運河from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River 橫跨了New Y ork 把the Great La