Question

Have you ever heard of Angel Falls? It’s the highest waterfall in the world, deep in the jungles of Venezuela. Few people have ever seen Angel Falls. It’s very hard to get there. If you went by land, you would have to travel for weeks through thick jungles. If you went by plane from Caracas, a city on the southern coast, it would take about four hours.

What would it be like to take a trip by plane from Caracas to the falls? For hundreds of miles you would become higher, and you would see mountains with forests. Soon the land would level out to high plateausお(高原). Finally, you would fly toward a deep canyon (峡谷) with steep, rocky sides.

Suddenly you could see a silver thread in the distance. Then as your plane flew closer, you would see the waterfall more clearly. You would see water falling over half a mile straight down the cliff. It is a sight you would never forget. No one knew about this high waterfall until 1930. お That year James Angel, an American pilot, flew over the area. As he was flying over the mountains and canyons, he suddenly saw a waterfall. It was an impressive sight: the water seemed to be dropping straight out of the clouds.

In 1941 an American expedition explored and measured the falls. From the top to the bottom, the water falls 3 200 feet. These falls are over 1 000 feet higher than any other falls in the world.

1. Few people have ever seen Angel Falls, as ______.

A. it is surrounded by thick jungles

B.it requires a long and difficult trip to go there

C.people have to travel on foot for weeks to get there

D.no one but a pilot can fly close to it

2. Angel Falls was probably named after ______.

A. the man who first explored the waterfall by land

B.the American pilot who first discovered it

C.the expedition which first measured the waterfall

D.none of the above

3. This passage suggests that ______.

A. none of the other waterfalls in the world are over 1 000 feet high

B.the second highest waterfall is over 2 200 feet

C.the second highest waterfall is not over 2 200 feet

D.all the other waterfalls in the world are not over 1 000 feet high

4. It can be inferred from this passage that ______.

A. Angel Falls is a memorable scene which is worth seeing

B.since its discovery millions of people have seen Angel Falls

C.Angel Falls is located in the jungles near Caracas

D.American pilots are very sensitive

 

Answer 1

答案：1B2B3C4A
解析：

1、由“If you went by land, you would have to travel for weeks through thick jungles.”和“If you went by plane,…,it would take about four hours”两句可知答案。 2、由文中“That year James Angel, an American pilot…”可推知瀑布是根据发现者的名字命名的。 3、由本文中“These falls are over 1 000 feet higher than any other fall in the world.”一句可推出the second highest fall不超过2 200 feet。 4、B、C两项与文章的意思相反，D项在文中根本就找不到依据。