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(2017·青岛市高三自主练习)
A hot，dry desert may be the last place you’d think of to see colorful flowers.But thanks to last autumn’s above-average rainfall，California’s Death Valley National Park is experiencing a “super bloom” of wildflowers—a rare occurrence that happens just once every 10 years.
Death Valley holds the world record for hottest temperature ever recorded，and its annual rainfall is just two inches—sometimes it gets no rain at all.But this year，the park got over three inches of rain during the first two weeks in October.The above-average rainfall was enough to cause the growth of millions of wildflower seeds that have been dormant for years.
What kind of flowers can you see in the desert?
The most abundant and eye-catching wildflower is the aptly-named desert gold，a large，bright yellow bloom that looks like a daisy.The stems this year are growing to waist height，and the flowers cover entire hillsides and vast areas of the valley floor in the southern section of the park.Tourists can enjoy them in their cars.
Some of the other more common flowers include the deep purple phacelia；the desert five-spot，a delicate pink flower with five burgundy spots around its center；the gravel ghost，a delicate white flower that appears to be floating aboveground like a ghost because its stem is so thin that it’s almost invisible；and various types of desert primrose.
How long will I be able to see the wildflowers bloom?
The show won’t last forever.Most of the flowers will fade in the next few weeks as temperatures start to rise.Some flowers may be around as late as June at higher elevations，but those won’t be as easy to see from a car and could require hiking.
What part of the park has the best blooms?
Now，the best flower show is at the south end of Death Valley National Park along Badwater Road，south of Furnace Creek.As the temperature rises，those flowers will fade，and the bloom will move north and to higher elevations.
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。美国加利福尼亚州的死亡谷国家公园常年干旱，很
少植物能够存活，但是今年却开满了野花，实属罕见。文章主要针对这一罕见的景象进行了相关介绍。
1．Which of the following statements about Death Valley is true? A．Death Valley is the best place to see colorful flowers.
B．No flowers in Death Valley will bloom when the rainfall is below three inches. C．Death Valley is the hottest desert in the world. D．Death Valley had three inches of rain this year.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，死亡谷是世界上最热的沙漠。 答案： C
2．Which word has the closest meaning to the underlined word “dormant” ．．．．．．．(Para.2)?
A．Sleeping. C．Ignored.
B．Frozen. D．Active.
解析： 词义猜测题。根据第二段内容可知，死亡谷国家公园在今年10月份前两周降水量就达到了3英寸(约75毫米)。这些难得一见的雨水滋润了干旱的土地，也唤醒了沉睡多年的花种，使得千万朵野花在当地盛然绽放。故可推知，“dormant” 意为“休眠的，沉睡的”。
答案： A
3．How many kinds of flowers in Death Valley are mentioned in the article? A．Four. C．Six.
B．Five. D．Seven.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段的内容可知，其中数量最多、也最吸引游客的野花是沙漠黄金。死亡谷中还有其他较常见的野花，例如深紫色的钟穗花、沙漠五点花、沙地鬼魂和沙漠报春花。因此文中共提到了死亡谷的五种花。
答案： B
4．If you go to the Death Valley to see flowers in June，you________. A．should go to the south end of Death Valley B．can see many flowers covering entire hillsides
C．can easily see the beauTIFul flowers without leaving your car D．might have to hike to the higher elevations
解析： 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知，如果想在6月份到死亡谷看花，需要徒步爬到海拔较高的地方才能看到。
答案： D
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(2017·江西省百校联盟高三第一次联考试题)
The best family vacation that I ever had was going on a road trip to Myrtle Beach.The trip was for 2 weeks during the March break from school.This trip was probably about 20 years ago so it was before the time of things like portable video games and being able to watch movies in the back seat.
So to pass the many hours of travel my brother and I had to entertain ourselves and each other.My mum would set the back seat up so that it was our own little playroom.She would pack everything up so that we had a big level area to play in.We would play cards and board games.
When it got to the point where we_were_at_each_other’s_throats we would be sent back to our own side of the seat and would be forced to either nap or read by ourselves until we could be friendly to each other again.I can remember us playing for quite some time when we turned the back seat into a spaceship and traveled around the earth.
Another time we turned it into a kitchen and had a bakeoff (食品烘烤赛)．But the thing that I remember the most and that gave us many hours of enjoyment was using each other’s faces as silly Plasticine (普莱斯蒂辛橡皮泥) and making funny faces.We would see how far we could stretch each other’s mouths open，see how thin we could make the other’s eye by pulling on it.We would keep going until one of us begged for mercy because we had to give our faces a rest.
So while I can remember us having a great time on the beach，laughing a lot trying to put the tent up in the rain，what I remember the most of that trip and what always makes me smile the most is remembering the pain that our faces would be in after the trip.
语篇解读 本文为记叙文。作者回忆了小时候在没有电子游戏、不能在坐车时看电影的旅途中打发时间的方式。
5．What did the author do when traveling to Myrtle Beach? A．Watch movies. B．Play video games.
C．Have fun with his brother. D．Pack things up to amuse himself.
解析： 考查细节理解。由第二段中的“to pass the many hours of travel my brother and I had to entertain ourselves and each other”可知答案。
答案： C
6．What does the author mean by saying “we were at each other’s throats”？
A．We were fighting with each other. B．We used up our skills. C．We were quite out of breath. D．We were about to fall asleep.
解析： 考查句意理解。下文的“...until we could be friendly to each other again”说明画线部分的意思应为“互相打斗，激烈争吵”。
答案： A
7．What impressed the author most during the trip? A．Playing cards and board games. B．Pulling each other’s faces and eyes. C．Having a cooking competition. D．Playing with silly Plasticine.
解析： 考查推理判断。由第四段中的“But the thing that I remember the most...hours of enjoyment was using each other’s faces...by pulling on it”可知，旅途中作者印象最深的是和弟弟彼此拉对方的脸或者眼来做鬼脸。
答案： B
8．Which of the following titles would best suit the passage? A．An Unforgettable Family Travel B．What Is the Most Meaningful Journey C．The Good Old Days Never to Be Forgotten D．How to Kill Time while Traveling in the Past
解析： 考查主旨要义。结合文章内容看，本文主要谈论的是在没有便携式游戏机、不能在后座看电影的情况下，作者一家去旅游时，作者在途中消遣的方式，故D项作本文标题最佳。
答案： D
C
(2016·南昌二模)
With New York City less than 100 miles north and Washington D．C.，in the south，Philadelphia is often forgotten compared to its bigger neighbors.However，in many ways，visiting the US’ fifth largest city can be a great experience.
Called the place where US democracy was born，on Nov.6，Philadelphia got another important title：the first UNESCO World Heritage City in the US.
The city became a World Heritage City thanks to “the universal principles of freedom and democracy written down in the Declaration of Independence and the US