Question

11．Something's happening at the lowest point on our planet，some 1，388 feet below sea level．
The Dead Sea，a salt lake close to Israel，Jordan and the West Bank，is shrinking at an alarming rate-about 3.3 feet per year，according to the environmentalist group EcoPeace Middle East．And human actions are largely to blame．
"It's not just like one country is punishing the Dead Sea；it's more like the whole region，"said photographer Moritz Küstner，who visited the area in February to work on his series"The Dying Dead"．
The Dead Sea needs water from the other natural sources surrounding it，such as the Jordan River basin．But around the 1960s，some of the water sources it relied upon were diverted．
Mineral extraction industries are another main reason why the water levels are declining，experts say．The Dead Sea's minerals have been popular for their medical power and can often be found in cosmetics（化妆品）and other consumer products．
And then，of course，there's the Middle East's hot，dry climate，which makes it difficult for the lake to refill itself．
Last year，Israel and Jordan signed a $900 million deal in an effort to stabilize the Dead Sea's water levels．
It involves building a canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea so that both countries would be able to not only supply water to Israel and Jordan but also to pump much needed water-some 300 million cubic meters annually-into the Dead Sea．
"This is the most important and significant agreement since the peace treaty with Jordan （in 1994），"said Silvan Shalom，Israel's energy and water resources minister at the time．
Whether the canal-estimated to take three years to complete-will work out positively and as planned remains to be seen．

32．Moritz Küstner visited the Dead Sea toC．
A．shoot TV series about people's action there              
B．make a survey about the sea level
C．do his photographic series work                     
D．research into environmental problems
33．Which of the following statements is NOT the reason for the water levels'declining？D
A．The other natural sources the Dead Sea relied on were switched．
B．The Dead Sea's minerals have been dug and used in some products．
C．The Middle East's climate makes the lake itself difficult to store water．
D．Israel and Jordan are the two countries to destroy the Dead Sea．
34．What measure has been taken to save the Dead Sea？A
A．Bringing in water from the Red Sea．
B．Introducing water from Israel and Jordan．
C．Taking Israel's energy and water resources．
D．Struggling for international support．
35．What does the passage mainly tells us？A
A．Why the Dead Sea is dying and the measure taken to save it．
B．How important the Dead Sea is in Israel，Jordan and the West Bank．
C．How to solve the problem that the Dead Sea is being destroyed．
D．Protecting the environment is in no hurry all over the world．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要讲述了死海在近年来水位的降低，慢慢的干涸，以及周边国家采取的一些补救措施．

解答 32．C．细节题．根据文章内容，"It's not just like one country is punishing the Dead Sea；it's more like the whole region，"said photographer Moritz Küstner，who visited the area in February to work on his series"The Dying Dead"．看起来不仅仅是一个国家在惩罚死海，更像是整各地区，去到死海拍摄"The Dying Dead"系列的摄影师Moritz Küstner如此说道，结合选项，故选C
33．D．细节题．根据文章内容Last year，Israel and Jordan signed a $900 million deal in an effort to stabilize the Dead Sea's water levels去年，以色列和约旦签订了条约以保护死海的水源，而不是破坏它，结合选项，故选D
34．A． 细节题．根据文章内容，It involves building a canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea so that both countries would be able to not only supply water to Israel and Jordan ut also to pump much needed water-some 300 million cubic meters annually-into the Dead Sea．他们修建了一条从红海通往死海的运河，那样的话来保证不仅可以有足够的水供二国使用而且还可以用管道输送到死海，结合选项，故选A
35．A．主旨题．根据文章内容，主要讲述了死海在近年来水位的降低，慢慢的干涸，以及周边国家采取的一些补救措施．结合选项，故选A

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．