4.Death Valley is the lowest,hottest,driest area in North America.This California National Park has less than 5cm of rainfall a year and temperature up to 53°C in summer.That's enough to keep Americans away during the hottest months from June to August.But it is the high temperature and terrible heat that draw their most crazy fans,the foreign tourists.From all over the world,they come to the valley floor in cars,carrying maps and water bottles,and fanning themselves with newspapers to keep cool.
About 1.3million visitors enter the park each year,from June through August.90% of them are foreigners.They go there to experience the summer heat that gives Death Valley its name.The average high in July is 53.2°C and the low 30°C.For August,the average high is 52.2°C and the low 29.4°C.
So what do Americans think of the foreign visitors who arrive for the heat,just when locals from the United States try to avoid it?Park manager Brenda Henson says,"The foreigners want to experience the heat in Death Valley.We think it's crazy."
In fact,Death Valley is a series of salt flats(鹽灘) 225km long and 6km to 26km wide.Birds and animals are largely absent,and only the hardiest plants have any chance of existence in this extreme place.
One tourist from Paris concluded,"We come to here because we can tell all our friends and family that we've been to the hottest place in the world".
29.The real attraction of Death Valley for foreigners is thatD.
A.summer heat keeps Americans away
B.experiencing the heat when it is cool
C.it is a series of salt flats
D.it is the hottest place in the world
30.The underlined word"hardiest"in Paragraph 4means"C".
A.most difficult
B.most energetic
C.strongest
D.best
31.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?C
A.The hottest time in Death Valley is from June to August.
B.Not all the visitors to Death Valley are foreigners.
C.The lowest temperature in Death Valley is 29.4°C
D.Death Valley is made up of salt flats.
32.Which would be the best title for the passage?A
A.Crazy Fans of Death Valley
B.Importance of Death Valley
C.Beauty of California National Park
D.The Best Tourist Attraction in North America.
分析 文章介紹了北美地區(qū)的死亡之谷的一些特色每年吸引了很多游客前來參觀.
解答 DC CA
29 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.結(jié)合But it is the high temperature and terrible heat that draw their most crazy fans,the foreign tourists.From all over the world,they come to the valley floor in cars,carrying maps and water bottles,and fanning themselves with newspapers to keep cool,可知,死亡之谷高氣溫和可怕的熱量吸引了大部分的愛好者,故選D.
30 C 詞義理解題.死亡谷氣溫高,又是鹽灘,所以在這生長的植物一定是生命力頑強(qiáng)的,故選C.
31 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.結(jié)合the average high is 52.2℃and the low 29.4℃可知C項錯誤,故選C.
32 A 文章標(biāo)題題.結(jié)合"The foreigners want to experience the heat in Death Valley.We think it's crazy."可知,外國人想在死亡之谷體驗熱,我們認(rèn)為他們發(fā)瘋了,故選A.
點(diǎn)評 本文是人文地理類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).