11．Something's happening at the lowest point on our planet，some 1，388 feet below sea level．
The Dead Sea，a salt lake close to Israel，Jordan and the West Bank，is shrinking at an alarming rate-about 3.3 feet per year，according to the environmentalist group EcoPeace Middle East．And human actions are largely to blame．
"It's not just like one country is punishing the Dead Sea；it's more like the whole region，"said photographer Moritz Küstner，who visited the area in February to work on his series"The Dying Dead"．
The Dead Sea needs water from the other natural sources surrounding it，such as the Jordan River basin．But around the 1960s，some of the water sources it relied upon were diverted．
Mineral extraction industries are another main reason why the water levels are declining，experts say．The Dead Sea's minerals have been popular for their medical power and can often be found in cosmetics（化妝品）and other consumer products．
And then，of course，there's the Middle East's hot，dry climate，which makes it difficult for the lake to refill itself．
Last year，Israel and Jordan signed a $900 million deal in an effort to stabilize the Dead Sea's water levels．
It involves building a canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea so that both countries would be able to not only supply water to Israel and Jordan but also to pump much needed water-some 300 million cubic meters annually-into the Dead Sea．
"This is the most important and significant agreement since the peace treaty with Jordan （in 1994），"said Silvan Shalom，Israel's energy and water resources minister at the time．
Whether the canal-estimated to take three years to complete-will work out positively and as planned remains to be seen．

32．Moritz Küstner visited the Dead Sea toC．
A．shoot TV series about people's action there              
B．make a survey about the sea level
C．do his photographic series work                     
D．research into environmental problems
33．Which of the following statements is NOT the reason for the water levels'declining？D
A．The other natural sources the Dead Sea relied on were switched．
B．The Dead Sea's minerals have been dug and used in some products．
C．The Middle East's climate makes the lake itself difficult to store water．
D．Israel and Jordan are the two countries to destroy the Dead Sea．
34．What measure has been taken to save the Dead Sea？A
A．Bringing in water from the Red Sea．
B．Introducing water from Israel and Jordan．
C．Taking Israel's energy and water resources．
D．Struggling for international support．
35．What does the passage mainly tells us？A
A．Why the Dead Sea is dying and the measure taken to save it．
B．How important the Dead Sea is in Israel，Jordan and the West Bank．
C．How to solve the problem that the Dead Sea is being destroyed．
D．Protecting the environment is in no hurry all over the world．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要講述了死海在近年來水位的降低，慢慢的干涸，以及周邊國家采取的一些補救措施．

解答 32．C．細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，"It's not just like one country is punishing the Dead Sea；it's more like the whole region，"said photographer Moritz Küstner，who visited the area in February to work on his series"The Dying Dead"．看起來不僅僅是一個國家在懲罰死海，更像是整各地區(qū)，去到死海拍攝"The Dying Dead"系列的攝影師Moritz Küstner如此說道，結(jié)合選項，故選C
33．D．細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Last year，Israel and Jordan signed a $900 million deal in an effort to stabilize the Dead Sea's water levels去年，以色列和約旦簽訂了條約以保護死海的水源，而不是破壞它，結(jié)合選項，故選D
34．A． 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，It involves building a canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea so that both countries would be able to not only supply water to Israel and Jordan ut also to pump much needed water-some 300 million cubic meters annually-into the Dead Sea．他們修建了一條從紅海通往死海的運河，那樣的話來保證不僅可以有足夠的水供二國使用而且還可以用管道輸送到死海，結(jié)合選項，故選A
35．A．主旨題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，主要講述了死海在近年來水位的降低，慢慢的干涸，以及周邊國家采取的一些補救措施．結(jié)合選項，故選A

點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

18．In 1978，I was 18and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270km away from Sydney，Australia．I was looking forward to having five days off from duty．Unfortunately，the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left．So I thought I'd hitch a ride （搭便車）．
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me．Finally，a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon．He said that although he couldn't give me a lift，I should come back to his house for lunch．He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry．I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe，and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards．When we arrived at his house，he made us sandwiches．After lunch，he helped me find a lift home．
Twenty-five years later，in 2003，while I was driving to a nearby town one day，I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat，trying to hitch a ride．I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I'd been given decades earlier．I pulled over and picked him up．I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water．
After a few moments of small talk，the man said to me，"You haven't changed a bit，even your red hair is still the same．"I couldn't remember where I'd met him．He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago．It was Gordon．
63．The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978becauseD．
A．her work delayed her trip to Sydney    
B．she was going home for her holidays
C．the town was far away from Sydney    
D．she missed the only train back home
64．Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2？A
A．He helped the girl find a ride．
B．He gave the girl a ride back home．
C．He bought sandwiches for the girl．
D．He watched the girl for three hours．
65．The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was thatD．
A．she realized he was Gordon               
B．she had known him for decades
C．she was going to the nearby town      
D．she wanted to repay the favor she once got
66．What does the author want to tell the readers through the story？A
A．Giving sometimes produces nice results．
B．Those who give rides will be rapid．
C．Good manners bring about happiness．
D．People should offer free rides to others．

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