话题阅读滚动练(七)话题：自然与地理、周围的事物Ⅰ.完形填空。TheRiverThamesisoneofthemostimportantriversinEngland.ItrisesatThamesHeadinGloucestershire,__1__Londonandflowsinto(流入)theNorthSea.Itis346kilometers__2__．Londonis__3__foritswaterways.Longtimeago，theRiverThameswasoneofthemostpopular“roads”inLondon.Manyshipsandboats__4__fish，woodandfoodtothecitybyit.Inthe1700s，manyshipswerealwaysarrivingwithallkindsofthings__5__asteaandsilkfromtheEast.TheRiverThameswas__6__busyatthattimethatmanyshipsontherivercould__7__moveon.Sometimes，theshipshadto__8__fordaysalongthebanktogetthingsonland.Mostoftheancient__9__inLondonarealongbothsidesoftheRiverThames.YoucanlearnabouttheEnglish__10__fromthem.Soit'sbesttotravelthroughLondonbytheriver.(A)1.A.passesthroughB．passesonC．runsawayD．runsaround(C)2.A.highB．tallC．longD．heavy(B)3.A.goodB．famousC．uselessD．bad(C)4.A.boughtB．madeC．broughtD．left(D)5.A.fairnessB．funC．forceD．such(B)6.A.forB．soC．suchD．as(C)7.A.reallyB．quicklyC．hardlyD．mainly(B)8.A.careB．waitC．repairD．arrive(D)9.A.plantsB．questionsC．flowersD．buildings(A)10.A.historyB．weatherC．languageD．natureⅡ.阅读理解。第一节根据短文内容，判断正误(正确“T”，错误“F”)。FraserIslandisinQueensland，Australia.Itisabout120kilometerslongand24kilometerswide.Itisthelargestsandislandintheworld.Thereisnoairportontheisland，butthereisalongbeachalongtheeastcoast.Planesarriveandleavefromthere.Thesandmakesunusualshapes.Therearehillsmadeofsandcalledsanddunes(沙丘)．Nothinggrowsonthem.Theymoveoneortwometersayearfromthenorthwesttowardsthesoutheastoftheisland.Therearesomebeautifulplacesontheisland，suchasRainbowGorgeandRedCanyon.FraserIslandisthehomeofseveralplantsandanimals.Therearebeautifulflowersanddifferentkindsoftrees.Therearealsomanybirds，likecockatoos.About500，000peoplevisittheislandeveryyeartoseetheisland'sbeauty.Peopleenjoycampingandhikingthere.Unluckily，thevisitorsdamage(毁坏)plantsandfrightenanimals.Theymakewaterdirty.Soitisnecessarytomanagethevisitors.Forexample，peoplecan'tusemotorboatsorgofishinginthelakesunlesstheyhaveofficialpapers.(F)11.FraserIslandis200kilometerslong.(T)12.Thevisitorsmaydamageplantsandmaketheanimalsafraid.(F)13.Wecaninferthatthecockatooisakindofflower.(T)14.ThepassageismainlyaboutnatureonFraserIsland.(F)15.Therearedifferentkindsofplantsonsanddunes.第二节根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ACaliforniaisoneofthericheststatesinAmerica.ItisthethirdlargeststateintheUnitedStatesinarea，afterAlaskaandTexas.AnditalsohasmorepeoplethananyotherstateintheUnitedStates.Besides，ithaslotsofnaturalresources.Buteverythingisnotperfectthere.Californiahastwomajorproblems：earthquakesandforestfires.TheSanAndreasFault(断层)runsthroughCalifornia.Asaresultofit，thestategetsmanyearthquakes.Someoftheearthquakesareverystrong.Forexample，therewasastrongearthquakeinSanFranciscoin1906.Manybuildingsfelldown.Andtheearthquakecausedalargenumberoffires.Upto3，000peoplediedinit.Therehavealsobeenmanyotherstrongearthquakes.Somepeopleareafraidthatthe“bigone”willhitthestatesomeday.Theythinkanearthquakewillcauseahugenumberofproblems.Duringsummerandautumn，muchofCaliforniaisdry.Soforestfiresorwildfiresoftenstart.Thosefirescanspreadquicklyandburnmanyforests.What'sworse，theyalsoburnpeople'shomes.Theyoftenkillpeoplebeforefirefighterscanputthemout.(B)16.___...
