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4．Death Valley is the lowest，hottest，driest area in North America．This California National Park has less than 5cm of rainfall a year and temperature up to 53°C in summer．That's enough to keep Americans away during the hottest months from June to August．But it is the high temperature and terrible heat that draw their most crazy fans，the foreign tourists．From all over the world，they come to the valley floor in cars，carrying maps and water bottles，and fanning themselves with newspapers to keep cool．About 1.3million visitors enter the park each year，from June through August.90% of them are foreigners．They go there to experience the summer heat that gives Death Valley its name．The average high in July is 53.2°C and the low 30°C．For August，the average high is 52.2°C and the low 29.4°C．
So what do Americans think of the foreign visitors who arrive for the heat，just when locals from the United States try to avoid it？Park manager Brenda Henson says，"The foreigners want to experience the heat in Death Valley．We think it's crazy．"
In fact，Death Valley is a series of salt flats（盐滩） 225km long and 6km to 26km wide．Birds and animals are largely absent，and only the hardiest plants have any chance of existence in this extreme place．
One tourist from Paris concluded，"We come to here because we can tell all our friends and family that we've been to the hottest place in the world"．
29．The real attraction of Death Valley for foreigners is thatD．
A．summer heat keeps Americans away
B．experiencing the heat when it is cool
C．it is a series of salt flats
D．it is the hottest place in the world
30．The underlined word"hardiest"in Paragraph 4means"C"．
A．most difficult
B．most energetic
C．strongest
D．best
31．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．The hottest time in Death Valley is from June to August．
B．Not all the visitors to Death Valley are foreigners．
C．The lowest temperature in Death Valley is 29.4°C
D．Death Valley is made up of salt flats．
32．Which would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Crazy Fans of Death Valley
B．Importance of Death Valley
C．Beauty of California National Park
D．The Best Tourist Attraction in North America．
分析 文章介绍了北美地区的死亡之谷的一些特色每年吸引了很多游客前来参观．
解答 DC CA
29 D 细节理解题．结合But it is the high temperature and terrible heat that draw their most crazy fans，the foreign tourists．From all over the world，they come to the valley floor in cars，carrying maps and water bottles，and fanning themselves with newspapers to keep cool，可知，死亡之谷高气温和可怕的热量吸引了大部分的爱好者，故选D．
30 C 词义理解题．死亡谷气温高，又是盐滩，所以在这生长的植物一定是生命力顽强的，故选C．
31 C 细节理解题．结合the average high is 52.2℃and the low 29.4℃可知C项错误，故选C．
32 A 文章标题题．结合"The foreigners want to experience the heat in Death Valley．We think it's crazy．"可知，外国人想在死亡之谷体验热，我们认为他们发疯了，故选A．
点评 本文是人文地理类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
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