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1、山西沁水县2017高考英语阅读理解训练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．Theairtemperatureduringthesummerhasbeenashigh

2、asfifty-sevendegreesCelsius．Thesuncanheatthegroundsothatthetemperatureoftherocksandsoilcanbeashighasseventy-fourdegreesCelsius.DeathValleycontainsevidenceofseveralancientvolcanoesthatcausedhugeexplosions．EvidenceofoneoftheseexplosionsiscalledUbehebeCrater．Theexplosionleftahugeholeinth

3、egroundalmostakilometerandahalfwide．InmanyareasofDeathValleyitiseasytoseewherethegroundhasbeenpushedupviolentlybymovementdeepintheEarth．Thismovementhascreatedunusualandbeautifulrockformations．Somearered．Othersaredarkbrown,gray,yelloworblack．Theareawasnamedbyawomanin1849．Thousandsofpeo

4、plefromotherpartsofthecountrytraveledLothegoldminingareasinCalifornia．TheyWereinahurrytogettherebeforeotherpeopledid．OnegrouptryingtoreachCaliforniadecidedtotakeapathcalledtheOldSpanishTrail．ByDecembertheyhadreachedDeathValley．Theydidnothavetosurvivetheterribleheatofsummer,huttherewas

5、stillanextremelackofwater．Therewerefewplantsfortheirworkanimalstoeat．ThepeoplecouldnotfindapassthroughthecallmountainstothewestoftheValley,Slowly,theybegancosufferfromalackoffood．Tosurvive,theykilledtheirworkanimalsforfoodandbegantowalkoutoftheValley．Astheyleft,oneWomanlookedbackandsa

6、id,"Good-bye,deathvalley．”Thenamehasneverbeenchanged．AlmosteveryonewhovisitsDeathValleyvisitsahugehousecalledScotty'sCastle．ThebuildingdesignisSpanish,withhighthickwallstoprovideprotectionfromthefierceheat．ThecastleisnamedforWalterScott,calledScotty．byhisfriends．Hewasagoldminer．Hetold

7、everyonethathebuiltthehousewithmoneyhemadefromhisgoldmine,Manypeoplebelievedhim．Butitwasnotreallythetruth．81．ThefirsttwoparagraphsdiscussDeathValley's．A．geographyB．climateC．locationD．Size2．ThewomanwhonamedDeathValleyintendedto．A．explorethemysteryofthevalleyB．findanareawithplantsforani

8、malsC