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1、Unit9Wheels第一部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AInthe19thcenturyAmericansfromtheeasternstatesmovedoutwesttosettleintherichnewlandsalongthePacificCoast.Themostdifficultpartoftheirtripwascrossingthe“GreatAmericanD

2、esert”inthewesternpartoftheUnitedStatesbyhorseandwagon.Thewesterndesertcanbeverydangerous.Thereislittlewaterandtherearefewtrees.Butthedesertisalsosceneryofgreatbeauty.Talltowersofredandyellowstonesrisesharplyfromthefatsandyvalleyfloor.Thescenehasbeenph

3、otographedmanytimesandappearsinmoviesandonTV.InArizona，manmadedamsacrosstheColoradoRiverhavemadetwolargelakesinthemiddleofthedrydesertcountry.AtLakePowell，theredstonearchofRainbowBridgeriseshighabovethebluelake.Therearefewroads.ManyareasofLakePowell’ss

4、horecanonlybereachedbyboatoronfoot.ButhikersinthisemptydesertlandsometimesfindveryoldnativeAmericanpictures，paintedontherocks.InDeathValley，California，thesummertemperaturerisesto130—165degreesFahrenheit.Thereislessthantwoinchesofraineachyear.DeathValle

5、yisthelowestplaceinAmerica,925metresbelowsealevel.Inthe1800s，manytravellersdiedwhentheytriedtocrossthiswaterlessValleyintheterribleheat.Althoughthedesertisdryandseemsempty，thereisplentyoflifeifyoulookclosely.Smallinsects，snakes，andratshavelearnedhowtol

6、iveinthedesertheat.Theyliveundergroundandcomeoutatnight，whenitiscool.Plantssuchascactineedverylittlewater.Whenitdoesraininthedesert(sometimesonlyonceortwiceayear)，plantsgrowquickly，manyflowersopeninasingleday.Forashorttime，thedesertiscoveredwithbrillia

7、ntcolour.1．Inthe19thcentury，Americansmovedfromtheeasttothewestbecausethey.A．enjoyedthetripB．hadnowatertodrinkC．wantedtofindnewgrasslandthereD．wantedtomaketheirhomethere答案　D解析　细节理解题。从第一段第一句中的“...tosettleintherichnewlandsalongthePacificCoast.”可以得知答案。2．Fr

8、omthepassage，wecanconcludethat.A．thewesterndesertisagoodplaceforpeopletoliveinB．thereislittlewaterbuttherearemanytreesinthedesertC．thedesertisdangerousbutitisfullofbeautyD．tillnow，peopleknowlittleaboutthedesert答案　C解析　推理判断题。从文中最后一段第一句“Al