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【题目】 Check off the Four Corners

Arizona，Utah，Colorado and New Mexico are not simply the only four American states that meet at a single point, but they also host the US's greatest concentration of national parks.

This is the place to come for that classic scene of the lonely desert road extending to the horizon. On your way，take in such sights as the Monument Valley and the mysterious remains of centuries-old civilizations in Colorado’s Mesa Verde.

Find beauty in the desert

With many miles of excellent roads，a self-drive trip in Namibia makes total sense. Plan a route north from capital Windhoek to wildlife-rich Etosha National Park，before crossing Damaraland to reach the Skeleton Coast. The most impressive desert views are in the Namib-Naulduft National Park to the south. At Sossusvlei，the landscape takes on the quality of a surrealist painting.

Cross half a continent

The 1,761-mile-long Stuart Highway runs north to south through Australia’s Red Centre. It is not a road where every turn shows new wonders ； the reward of this trip comes in the gradual change in your surroundings, from red soils’ in Australia’s outback to the tropical (热带的） leaves of the Indian Ocean coast.

Take the high road

Among all the crashing of continental plates that raised up the Canadian Rockies, a 144-mile route was left more or less clear at their center. The Icefields Parkway now passes through this amazing scenery； with the access it brings to icy lakes, waterfalls and icefields, the section between Banff and Jasper has a good claim to being the most scenic in the world.

【1】Where can you experience ancient civilizations?

A.In Australia's Red Centre.

B.In the Canadian Rockies.

C.In Colorado’s Mesa Verde.

D.In the Namib-Naukluft National Park.

【2】What can you do on a self-drive trip in Namibia?

A.Explore the Monument Valley.

B.Enjoy the striking desert views.

C.Save some endangered wildlife.

D.Go through the largest national park

【3】What can you infer about the trips mentioned in the text?

A.They provide the amazing road adventures.

B.They offer new wonders across the world.

C.They are for those who love various national parks.

D.They are intended to raise environmental awareness.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】

本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四条极具特色的公路旅行线路。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“On your way，take in such sights as the Monument Valley and the mysterious remains of centuries-old civilizations in Colorado’s Mesa Verde.”可知，在科罗拉多梅萨维德你可以欣赏到古老文明的神秘遗迹，故C项正确。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The most impressive desert views are in the Namib-Naulduft National Park to the south. At Sossusvlei”可知，在纳米比亚自驾游时，你可以欣赏到迷人的沙漠景色，故B项正确。

【3】推理判断题。根据第一段中的“This is the place to come for that classic scene of the lonely desert road extending to the horizon.”，第二段中的“The most impressive desert views are in the Namib-Naulduft National Park to the south.”，第三段中的“It is not a road where every turn shows new wonders ； the reward of this trip comes in the gradual change in your surroundings, from red soils’ in Australia’s outback to the tropical (热带的） leaves of the Indian Ocean coast.”及第四段中的“The Icefields Parkway now passes through this amazing scenery； with the access it brings to icy lakes, waterfalls and icefields, the section between Banff and Jasper has a good claim to being the most scenic in the world.”可知，这四条公路旅行路线都提供了不可思议的公路冒险，故A项正确。