Why is Washington different from any other state in the United States? It is the only state named after the first president of the United States,George Washington. It is a beautiful state. It is called the “ Evergreen State”. Washington is very green because it rains a lot there.

   The rain helps many things grow. There are trees and forests everywhere. People cut down the trees for wood. But they plant a new tree for each tree that they cut down. So Washington has beautiful forests. There are also many fruit trees. Washington is No. 1 in the United States for apples and pears.

   Washington has many mountains and rivers. There are 40 kinds of fish in the rivers. But Washington is most famous for its salmon (鮭魚) . Washington also has a lot of volcanoes (火山) . In 1980 the volcano at Mount St. Helens erupted. The smoke from the mountain turned the day into night. Trees and plants died. Sixty people near Mount St. Helens died. But today new life is back on the mountain. Scientists are very surprised that animals and plants are back so soon.

   There are over 4 million people in Washington. Many people go there to visit. Some like it so much that they decide to stay. More and more people come to live in this beautiful state.

1. Why is Washington called the “Evergreen State”?

   A. Because there is a lot of rain there.

   B. Because there are many rivers there.

   C. Because there are only green trees there.

   D. Because there are fruit trees everywhere.

2. What is Washington most famous for?

   A. Fruit trees. B. Beautiful forests.

   C. Salmon. D. Volcanoes.

3. Washington State has all the following things EXCEPT .

   A. mountains and rivers   B. lakes

   C. apple and pear trees   D. volcanoes

4. What's the meaning of the underlined word “erupted”?

   A. 遷移   B. 抬升

   C. 下陷   D. 噴發(fā)

5. Which can be the best title for the passage?

   A. A Beautiful State—Washington!

   B. Welcome to Washington!

   C. What's in Washington?

   D. Why do You Like Washington?


1. A 2. C 3. B 4.D 5.A

導(dǎo)讀華盛頓州因第一任總統(tǒng)華盛頓而得名,那里山清水秀, 鮭魚、火山聞名于世,吸引了眾多來自世界各地的游人。

詳析

1. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“ Washington is very green because it rains a lot there. ”可知,那兒雨量充沛,適合綠色植物生長。

2. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二.段“ But Washington is most famous for its salmon. ”可知,華盛頓最有名的是那里的鮭魚。

3. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段提到了華盛頓的果樹;第二段提到了那里的山水,尤其是火山。華盛頓州沒有大的或 著名的湖泊。

4.D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文描寫火山噴發(fā)的景象和造成的災(zāi)害來判斷,erupt意為“噴發(fā)”。

5.A主旨大意題。本文主要介紹美麗的華盛頓。

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