Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States，covering a wide area with its alkali(碱性的)sand．Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level，and Badwater，a salt water pool，is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States．

　 Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha” —the land of fire. Death Valley’s present name dates back to 1849，when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story．Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument(纪念碑)and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily．Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place．

　 Here nature created a lot of surprising，almost like the sights on the moon，ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about，showing the most unusual colors．One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil’s Golf Course，where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible

dreams．Sand sculptures(沙雕)stand on a frightening ground，as evening shadows move and lengthen．

1．__________ is the lowest place in the desert．　

　 A．Tomesha　　　 B．Death Valley

　 C．Nevada　　　 D．Badwater

2．The name of the valley comes from__________．

　 A. an Indian name

　 B．the death of the miners

　 C．the local people

　 D．a National Movement　

3．From the passage we can learn that_________．

　 A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners

　 B．it’s still not easy to travel across the desert

　 C. people can find gas-stations,　 cafe and hotels in the desert

　 D．people have changed the natural sight of the desert

4．Devil Golf Course is famous for _________．

　 A. the frequent wind

　 B．the colors of the sand

　 C. dream like sights

　 D．the sand sculptures　 ’

5．From the passage we can see that the writer _________ the Death Valley．

　 A. appreciates　 B．is fearful of

　 C．dislikes　　 D. is tired of

For holidays, many people visit those islands_______ the coast of Australia.
  　 A. in    B. on  C. of   D. off

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I am looking f________ to his letter. I haven’t got any news from him for a long time.

—If I report it to the police, they'll want to know where I found it.

—___________?　

— They might want to know what I was doing there.

A．Why not　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Can't you tell them

C．What can I do for you　　　　　　　　 D．What's wrong with them

In the examination, we should finish all the exercises in the time 　　　.

　 A. allows　　　　　 B. allowed　　　 C. allowing　　　 D. which allowed

Seeing from the foot of the mountain, clouds are seen beautifully ____over its top.

A. hung    B. hanged    C. hanging    D. being hung

When a pencil is partly in a galss of water, it looks as if it ________ .

A breaks　　 B has broken　 C were broken D had been broken

----- Smoking is bad for your health.

-----Yes, I know. But I simply can’t ______.

　 A. give it up　 B. give it in　 C. give it out　 D. give it away

The love of money and the love of learning________meet.

A．constantly 　　　　　　　　　　 B．delightedly

C．purely 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．rarely