中学学科网（WWW.ZXXK.COM）-全国最大的教育资源门户网站。2017高考英语阅读理解解析版汇编（49）2016高考英语训练--阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。DeathValleyisalandofbeautifulyetdangerousextremes．DeathValleycanbedangerouslycoldduringthewintermonths．StormsinthemountainscanproducesuddenfloodingontheflooroftheValley．Theairtemperatureduringthesummerhasbeenashighasfifty-sevendegreesCelsius．Thesuncanheatthegroundsothatthetemperatureoftherocksandsoilcanbeashighasseventy-fourdegreesCelsius.DeathValleycontainsevidenceofseveralancientvolcanoesthatcausedhugeexplosions．EvidenceofoneoftheseexplosionsiscalledUbehebeCrater．Theexplosionleftahugeholeinthegroundalmostakilometerandahalfwide．InmanyareasofDeathValleyitiseasytoseewherethegroundhasbeenpushedupviolentlybymovementdeepintheEarth．Thismovementhascreatedunusualandbeautifulrockformations．Somearered．Othersaredarkbrown,gray,yelloworblack．Theareawasnamedbyawomanin1849．ThousandsofpeoplefromotherpartsofthecountrytraveledLothegoldminingareasinCalifornia．TheyWereinahurrytogettherebeforeotherpeopledid．OnegrouptryingtoreachCaliforniadecidedtotakeapathcalledtheOldSpanishTrail．ByDecembertheyhadreachedDeathValley．Theydidnothavetosurvivetheterribleheatofsummer,huttherewasstillanextremelackofwater．Therewerefewplantsfortheirworkanimalstoeat．ThepeoplecouldnotfindapassthroughthecallmountainstothewestoftheValley,Slowly,theybegancosufferfromalackoffood．Tosurvive,theykilledtheirworkanimalsforfoodandbegantowalkoutoftheValley．Astheyleft,oneWomanlookedbackandsaid,"Good-bye,deathvalley．”Thenamehasneverbeenchanged．AlmosteveryonewhovisitsDeathValleyvisitsahugehousecalledScotty'sCastle．ThebuildingdesignisSpanish,withhighthickwallstoprovideprotectionfromthefierceheat．联系地址：北京市房山区燕化星城北里1号楼4-502邮政编码：102413联系电话：010-584252555842525658425257传真：010-89313898联系邮箱：czfw@zxxk.com第1页中学学科网（WWW.ZXXK.COM）-全国最大的教育资源门户网站。ThecastleisnamedforWalterScott,calledScotty．byhisfriends．Hewasagoldminer．Hetoldeveryonethathebuiltthehousewithmoneyhemadefromhisgoldmine,Manypeoplebelievedhim．Butitwasnotreallythetruth．1．ThefirsttwoparagraphsdiscussDeathValley's．A．geographyB．climateC．locationD．Size2．ThewomanwhonamedDeathValleyintendedto．A．explorethemysteryofthevalleyB．findanareawithplantsforanimalsC．experiencetheterribleheatofsummerD．lookforgoldinCalifornia3．Ifthepassagecontinues,itwillbeabout.A．thetruthaboutScotty'sCastleB．whySpanishbuiltthecastleC．whenthecastlewasbuiltD．wherethecastleliesin1.B段落大意题。根据前两个段主要介绍了死亡谷的温度，暴风和洪水等情况，总之介绍了它的气候。2.D细节理解题。根据Theareawasnamedbyawomanin1849．ThousandsofpeoplefromotherpartsofthecountrytraveledLothegoldminingareasinCalifornia．Astheyleft,oneWomanlookedbackandsaid,"Good-bye,deathvalley．”Thenamehasneverbeenchanged．她也去加利福尼亚寻找金子，故选D。3.A推理判断题。根据最后一段可知下面将些关于Scotty'sCastle的真实情况。【科普知识型---阅读理解】HousedinMilan,oneofEurope'sdirtiestcities,LeonardodaVinci'smasterpieceTheLastSupperstillfacesathreatfromairpollution,researcherssay,despitepreventativemeasuresthathavesignificantlydecreasedpollutantsinthechurchwherethefamouspaintingisondisplay.In2009,Italianauthoritiesinstalledaheating,ventilation(通风)andairconditioningsystemtopro...
