湖北黄冈市2016高考英语 阅读理解二轮精练31 含解析.doc

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1、湖北黄冈市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮精练（31）及（解析）答案2016高考模拟题.阅读理解.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.DeathValleyisalandofbeautifulyetdangerousextremes．DeathValleycanbedangerouslycoldduringthewintermonths．StormsinthemountainscanproducesuddenfloodingontheflooroftheValley．Theairtemperatureduri

2、ngthesummerhasbeenashighasfifty-sevendegreesCelsius．Thesuncanheatthegroundsothatthetemperatureoftherocksandsoilcanbeashighasseventy-fourdegreesCelsius.DeathValleycontainsevidenceofseveralancientvolcanoesthatcausedhugeexplosions．EvidenceofoneoftheseexplosionsiscalledUbeheb

3、eCrater．Theexplosionleftahugeholeinthegroundalmostakilometerandahalfwide．InmanyareasofDeathValleyitiseasytoseewherethegroundhasbeenpushedupviolentlybymovementdeepintheEarth．Thismovementhascreatedunusualandbeautifulrockformations．Somearered．Othersaredarkbrown,gray,yellowor

4、black．Theareawasnamedbyawomanin1849．ThousandsofpeoplefromotherpartsofthecountrytraveledLothegoldminingareasinCalifornia．TheyWereinahurrytogettherebeforeotherpeopledid．OnegrouptryingtoreachCaliforniadecidedtotakeapathcalledtheOldSpanishTrail．ByDecembertheyhadreachedDeathVa

5、lley．Theydidnothavetosurvivetheterribleheatofsummer,huttherewasstillanextremelackofwater．Therewerefewplantsfortheirworkanimalstoeat．ThepeoplecouldnotfindapassthroughthecallmountainstothewestoftheValley,Slowly,theybegancosufferfromalackoffood．Tosurvive,theykilledtheirworka

6、nimalsforfoodandbegantowalkoutoftheValley．Astheyleft,oneWomanlookedbackandsaid,"Good-bye,deathvalley．”Thenamehasneverbeenchanged．AlmosteveryonewhovisitsDeathValleyvisitsahugehousecalledScotty'sCastle．ThebuildingdesignisSpanish,withhighthickwallstoprovideprotectionfromthef

7、ierceheat．ThecastleisnamedforWalterScott,calledScotty．byhisfriends．Hewasagoldminer．Hetoldeveryonethathebuiltthehousewithmoneyhemadefromhisgoldmine,Manypeoplebelievedhim．Butitwasnotreallythetruth．1．ThefirsttwoparagraphsdiscussDeathValley's．A．geographyB．climateC．locationD．S

8、ize2．ThewomanwhonamedDeathValleyintendedto．A．explorethemysteryofthevalleyB．findanareawithplantsf