Question

　　Samhhar is a 190－sq－km lake which lays some 60 km west of Jaipur. Jaipur is about 560 km southwest of New Delhi. Within a year, Sambhar is sweet or salty. Every year from October to the following May, it contains a high level of salt, and yet between June and September it gets saltless, and becomes a lake sweet enough to drink from. In the four rainy months, rain water from several rivers feeds the lake in large amounts, causing flood, Because of the rain, the salt is watered down and the water grows sweet. When the rainy season is gone, the lake gets salt back.

　　Sambhar quite literally means salt and it's India's largest salt lake. Salt has been extracted from the area for over a thousand years. This vast body of salt is on average just 0.6 cm deep and never more than 3m even just after the rainy season. The lake has been divided into two sections by a 5－km－long stone dam The eastern section contains the reservoirs for salt extraction, canals and saltpans. Water from the western section is pumped to the other side when it reaches a degree of salt considered proper for extraction.

　　What really draws one to Sambhar is the lure of flamingos and many other species. The birds are attracted here in thousands by the delicious algae. Birds, perhaps 20,000 to 30,000 strong, can be seen flying and singing over the glassy water and dark mud.

1．Which of the following maps gives the right position of Jaipur?

(ND=New Delhi; J=Jaipur; I=India)

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2．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the lake?

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A．It has a total area of 190 square miles.

B．Salt is extracted from the west part of the lake.

C．The salt in the lake is more than 3 m deep.

D．The rain removes the salt from Sambhar.

3．The underlined word “lure” is the nearest in meaning with ________.

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A．attraction

B．number

C．food

D．beauty

4．The writer is trying to tell us ________ in the text.

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A．how Sambhar came into being

B．Sambhar is an interesting place

C．Sambhar is a tasty lake

D．what “sweet of salty” really means

Answer 1

答案：C;D;A;B
解析：

1．这是一道识图解意题。根据首段Jaipur在New Delhi（新德里）西南，所以只有C项正确。 　　2．这是一道正误辨认题。D项中的句子与首段中Because of the rain，the salt is watered down and the water grows sweet．一句意思相符；A项应为190 square kilometres；B项west应为east；C项与第一段中The vast body of salt is…一句不一致。 　　3．这是一道猜测词义题。该句意为“真正把人吸引到Sambhar的是火烈鸟和其他鸟类的诱惑”，下文中的attract一词有助于解题。 　　4．这是一道主旨大意题。这是一篇全面介绍Sambhar湖的短文，既有历史又有现状，只有B项能概括全文大意。