15.The plan had been made to create a beautiful nature park with a large man-made lake on the outer parts of the city of Zhengzhou,the capital of Henan Province.However,thanks to a terrible trick played by nature,what the officials have ended up with,is a natural sandy mess!
The government wanted to create a beautiful place where people of this busy industrial city could come to relax.But things did not quite turn out that way---shortly after digging up thousands of tons of sand,the underground water dried up.As a result,the dry sand has changed into a Sahara-like desert.While official reports show that the sand is piled up to 10meters high,some people say that it is ten times more or about a 100-feet high in certain areas.
If that is not bad enough,the sand hills that now spread across an area the size of four football fields,have influenced the environment.What's worse is that on windy days,the dry sand moves into the city center,making it almost impossible to drive and forcing people to wear face masks and protective eyewear to prevent the sand from getting into their eyes,nose,and mouth.
In an act of trying to keep the sand and provide the illusion(幻想) of green fields,the officials have even tried covering it with a green plastic netting.However,that has not done much to improve the terrible situation!
As you can imagine,many of Zhengzhou's residents are upset by the disaster.They think that desert wasteland that looks nothing like the green landscape they were promised,has resulted in polluting their pleasant city environment.Some think it is even stopping businessmen from coming to the city.
21.The author may agree that it isB to build a large man-made lake.
A.possible
B.impossible
C.great
D.interesting
22.The dry sand has changed into a Sahara-like desert because.D
A.the weather in Zhengzhou is too dry
B.there are enough trees in Zhengzhou
C.they haven't finished digging the lake
D.there is no underground water
23.What kind of pollution have the sand hills caused?C
A.Light pollution.
B.Water pollution.
C.Air pollution.
D.Sound pollution.
24.What do Zhengzhou's residents think of the man-made lake?A
A.Scary.
B.Small.
C.Helpful.
D.Great.
分析 鄭州市原計劃建立一個有大型人工湖的美麗的自然公園,但挖出成千上萬噸的沙子后不久,地下水源枯竭,干沙猶如撒哈拉沙漠,風(fēng)吹干沙,漫天飛揚,破壞了當(dāng)?shù)刂脖慌c環(huán)境,給人們的生活造成了很大的影響.
解答 21.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段的what the officials have ended up with,is anatural sandy mess可知,最后政府的結(jié)局是一個自然的沙堆,所以作者可能認(rèn)為建人工湖是不可能的,故選B.
22.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段的the underground water dried up,As aresult,the dry sand has changed into a Sahara-like desert.可知,干沙變成了撒哈拉樣的沙漠是因為地下水干涸了,所以沒有地下水是主要原因,故選D.
23.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段的making it almost impossible to drive and forcingpeople to wear face masks and protective eyewear to prevent the sand fromgetting into their eyes,nose,and mouth.可知,使人們幾乎不可能開車并強迫人們戴上口罩和保護(hù)眼鏡,以防止沙子進(jìn)入他們的眼睛,鼻子和嘴.所以干沙造成了空氣污染,故選C.
24.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段的Theythink that desert wasteland that looks nothing like the green landscape theywere promised,has resulted in polluting their pleasant city environment.Somethink it is even stopping businessmen from coming to the city.可知,人工湖污染了城市環(huán)境,一些人認(rèn)為它甚至阻止了商人來到這個城市.所以鄭州市民認(rèn)為人工湖是可怕的,故選A.
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