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　　The yellow River is the second longest river in China． It rises in the mountains on Qinghai and flows right across China to the Yellow Sea． Both the river and the sea are called Yellow because of the yellow mud which the river carries down from the desert into the sea, making the water a yellow color, When the river reaches the flat plain and flows less fast, it drops much of its mud, filling up the riverbed and forcing the water to overflow its banks and flood the countryside for miles. These terrible floods wash away crops and destroy whole villages. They have brought death and famine(饥饿)to so many people that the river is sometimes called “China’s sorrow”. In order to prevent the floods, they have built banks of earth, called dykes(河堤)along both sides. As the river brought down more mud and broke through the dykes, people mended them and built them higher, until now in some parts the river flows as much as twenty feet above, in spite of the danger of floods, farming had been carried on for centuries.

1．The Yellow River is ________

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A．the longest river that flows to the Yellow sea

B．the longest river in China

C．The longest river that flows to the East China Sea．

D．The second longest river that flows to the East China Sea．

2．Where does the yellow mud come from?

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A．From the desert

B．From the riverbed

C．From the sea

D．From the riverbanks

3．The flood comes when ________

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A．the river flows fast

B．the river overflows its banks

C．the river reaches

D．the river drops its yellow mud

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．The terrible floods used to destroy many villages.

B．Many Chinese people suffered a lot from the river in history.

C．Farming cannot be carried on till now.

D．Floods often brought famine and death to the people.

5．To prevent the floods, people today ________

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A．have built higher banks all along the river

B．have moved away the mud on the river-red

C．have built dams and waterworks

D．have built new buildings along the river banks

　　The longest river in the world is in Africa. It is called the Nile River. It begins in Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, and goes into the Mediterranean Sea(地中海).

　　The second longest river is in South America. It is called the Amazon River. It travels through very thick forests where some native people live without seeing civilized(文明的) people. They live off the land. They hunt and fish for meat, gather wild fruits and vegetables, collect nuts from trees, and use plants for medicine.

　　The third longest river is the Yangtze River in China. It begins in Tibet and travels through a narrow channel called Three Gorges(陕谷) in Sichuan and Hubei province. It goes through the large city of Wuhan in Hubei province and goes into the Pacific Ocean near Shanghai.

American’s largest river is the Mississippi River. Another river called the Missouri River begins in the Rocky Mountains(落基山脉) and flows into the Mississippi. This river goes into the Gulf(湾) of Mexico which is part of the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋).

Other large rivers are the Columbia River, the Yellow River, etc． There are five large lakes on the border(边境) between Canada and the USA． The largest is called Lake Superior. The others are Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Erie and Lake Huron. These are called the Great Lakes.

1．what are the for longest rivers in the world?

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A．The Nile River, the Amazon River, the Yangtze River and the Missouri River .

B．The Nile River, the Amazon River, the Yangtze River and the Mississippi River .

C．The Nile River, the Mississippi River, the Columbia River, and Amazon River .

D．The Nile River, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Amazon Rive r .

2．The Amazon River is the 1 longest river in 2 .

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A．second, south America

B．third, Africa

C．second, the world

C．second Asia

3．Which of the following is right?

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A．The Yangtze River begins in Sichuan and goes into the Atlantic Ocean.

B．The Yangtze River goes through the large city in Hunan and flows into the Pacific Ocean.

C．The Missouri River is the longest river in North America

D．The longest river in North America is the Mississippi River.

4．They hunt and fish for meat. What does “hunt” mean?

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A．take good care of

B．do something important

C．catch or get animals for food

D．get along well

5．Which is the largest of the five Great Lakes in the North of America?

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　The Yellow River is the second longest river in China．It rises in the mountains of Qinghai and flows right across China to the Yellow Sea．Both the river and the sea are called yellow because of the yellow mud which carries down form the desert into the sea, making the water a dirty, yellow colour．When the river reaches the flat plain and flows less fast, it drops much of its mud, filling up the river-bed and forcing the water to overflow（溢出）its banks and flood the countryside for miles．These terrible floods wash away crops and destroy whole villages．They have brought death and hunger to so many people that the river is sometimes called "China's sorrow"．In order to prevent the floods, they have built banks of earth, called dykes（堤）along both sides．As the river brought down more mud and broke through the dykes, people repaired them and built them higher, until now in some parts the river flows as much as twenty feet above the field on each side．Today dams（坝）and waterworks have been built to prevent these floods, and farming has been carried on for centuries．

(1) The Yellow River is ______．

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A．the longest river but one in China

B．the longest river in China　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C．the second longest river that flows to the Yellow Sea

D．the second longest river that flows to the East China Sea

(2) Where does the yellow mud come from in the first place?　　　

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A．From the desert.　　　B．From the river-bed.

C．From the sea.　　　　D．From the river banks.

(3) The flood comes when ______．　　　

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A．the river flows fast

B．the river overflows its banks

C．the river reaches the plain

D．the river drops its yellow mud

(4) Which of the following is not true?　　　

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A．The terrible floods used to destroy many villages

B．Many Chinese people suffered a lot from the river in history

C．Farming can't be carried on till now

D．Floods often brought hunger and death to the people

(5) To prevent the floods, people today ______．　　　

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A．have built higher banks all along the river

B．have moved away the mud on the river-bed

C．have built dams and waterworks

D．have moved to other parts of the country