I.完形填空

1.PearlinTheSandSea

Likethestormsurgeofapetrifiedocean,dunesathousandfeettallrollacross

northernChina'sAlashanPlateau.Saltyspring-fedlakes_1thiscomerofthe

Gobilikecoloredjewels.Nuoertu,itisthebiggestpearlinthesandsea.

___2___otherdesertsoftheworld,onespecialtyoftheBadainJarandesertisthe

existenceofnumerouspermanentlakes3thedunes.However,someofthe

lakeseven4___completely.___5___,thelargestoneisNuoertu,whichis1.5km

inareaand26mindepth.Walkingalongthelake,itwill_6_twohoursandahalfto

circlearound.

There'sno___7___tohurry,travelingintheBadainJaranisaniceadventure.

Gradually,onewillgetusedtothislocal___8___oflifeandstarttoseethereal:

isolate,hotandbeautifulButsandisnevereasywalking,andclimbingeach

dunespitchedface9.Sweatstingstheeyesandsoakstheshirt.However,

afterstanding10___adune,yousharebackatyourprogressandwill____11___

thatyou'veenteredavastsandmountainscape.Thesandmountainsaredrapedina

dozenshadesofsaturatedyellow12beneathaclearbluesky.Bellowingus,

Nuoertu,likea___13___sapphire,issetinabowl-shapedvalley.Atthevalley's

northernend,fringedinrichgreengrassesandreeds.Sheepandgoatsdriftacrossthe

dunehillsides,___14thesagebrush-likeartemisiathatgrowsonthem.Camels

andafewhorsesgrazenearthelakeshore.Andatthefar15ofthelake,all

alone,sitsapairofsmallsquareblockhouse.

Intheevening,youmaylieonthewarmsand,whichissunlitinthedaytime:

"IhavethelargesthouseintheWorld

Undertheyoungmoon.

Myhousehasnodoorsandnowindows.

Ithasnowallsandnolocks.

Itsceilingispaintedwithstars.

Itsfloorisembroideredwithsand.

Mycozyandcomfortableplace.n

1.A.studB.studdedC.studedD.studs

2.A.ComparedtoB.ComparedwithC.LinkedtoD.

3.A.toB.withC.byD.among

4.A.disappearedB.diedawayC.dissolvedD.driedup

5.A.HoweverB.ThoughC.AtpresentD.Uptonow

6.A.costB.takeC.spendD.expense

7.A.doubtB.dengyingC.reasonD.point

8.A.rhythmB.adventureC.enjoymentD.style

9.A.isdifficultB.isslowC.isexhaustingD.isfast

10.A.onB.byC.besideD.atop

11.A.seeB.lookforC.discoverD.catch

12.A.underB.beneathC.aboveD.in

13.A.smallB.thinC.thickD.huge

14.A.eatingB.drinkingC.runningD.sitting

15.A.beginningB.endC.awayD.foot

Theanswers:ABDDCBCACDCBDAB

2.BadanJilinDesert

TheBadanjilinDesert（巴丹吉林沙漠）isfamous___1___itshighsanddunes（沙

丘）and_2__view.___3___peaks,echoingsand,mirror-likelakesandholysprings

areregarded___4___"fourmerits（美點）"ofthisdesert.Thecomplexchainsofdunes

arethemostuniqueofsceneryhere,whichcover83percentofthedesert.Someof

themcanreachupto200meters.Thehighestsanddunethroughouttheworld,Bilutu

Peak（必魯圖峰）,isdiscoveredherewiththerelativeheightof500meters,hence

acknowledgedas"DesertEverest"——"theQomolangmaPeakinthedesert”,_5__

impliesthatclimbingBilutuPeakisashardasclimbingtheQomolangma.

TheBadanjilinDesertislocatedinAlashan（阿拉善）,westofInnerMongolian

AutonomousRegion（內蒙古自治區）withthetotalareaof47,000squarekilometers.

Itisranked___6____thethirdlargestdesertinChinaandthefourthlargestinthe

world.Therearenumerousmoon-orpyramid-shapedsanddunesinthehinterland（腹

地）.Overlookingthedesert,therollingsanddunesseemtobegilded（鍍金的）witha

filmofsilkygold.With7_lakesand___8___sanddunes,BadanjilinDesertis

ahot-spotandanidealplaceforexploration.

Enteringthedesert,whatfirstlycomeintoyoureyesisthegoldensanddunes.The

roadisunevenalternating（交替）betweenascents（上坡）anddesc6nts（下坡）.When

walkinguphill,thecamelshavetotakeonestepbackwardunintentionally

—9—takingtwostepsforward,thatis,"twostepsupwardandonestepdownward*1.

Whencomingtothedescents,theyonlyneedtoslidealongthesand;oneslideis

abouttwosteps1distance.Thedesertplantsdotonthesandslopes.Someofthe

needle-like__10___isyellow-green,somegrey.Whatisinterestingisthatthedesert

cicada（蟬）hasitselfhiddeninthefoliageandkeepsonsinging.Thetawny（黃褐色的）

lizardpeeps（吧唧地叫）inquisitively（好奇的）farontheslope.Whenyou___11___it,

itscampers（驚奔）awayinfright（.恐怖）leavingalineofthecutefootprints.

AnothergreatfeatureoftheBadanjilinDesertisitssingingsanddunes.Whenwind

blows,thesoundsthedunesmakearedifferentfromeachother____12___differences

inhumidity（濕度）,temperature,windspeedandenvironment.Someofthemare

euphonious（好聽的）whileothersarehorrible.Withthewindblowing,grainsofsand

aremovedforward,thatisexactlythewayhowthehighsanddunesareaccumulated

littlebylittle.Itis____13___commonphenomenonthatonesideoftheslopeiseven

whiletheothersideissteep,whichisexquisitely（優美地）arrayed（打扮）bywind.It

isreallydifficulttoimaginehowpowerfulthewindis___14___thesandgrainsupto

severalhundredmeters*top.Thereisoftenthecasethatonesideofthesandis

accumulatedsohighthatitusuallyfalls15___aslidesuddenlyresultinginthe

longthunderousroarinthedesert.

Thelakesandspringsaretheotherfantastic___16oftheBadanjilinDesert.the

localpeoplecallthelakes“Haizi”.InBadanjilinDesert,theHaizitotalsuptomore

thanonehundred.AroundeachblueHaiziisanoasis（綠洲I）filledwithliveliness.

Howdelightfulitiswhenalonelytravelerfindstheoasisinthedesert!Thesalty

Haiziofferstheagreeable____17___fortheartemia（鹵蟲）,whofeednumerouswild

ducksandwaterbirds.Thereed（蘆葦）flowersaredancingandthewillow（柳樹）is

bendinggracefullyatthelakeside.Goatsareeatingthegrassleisurelyunderthedesert

datetree,whilecamelsarechewing（咀嚼）thecud（反芻之食物）quietly.Thelake

rippleswhenthebreezeblows,andthewaterbirdsfrolic（嬉戲）mutually.Thehigh

sanddunesandcrystalHaizicontrastfinelywitheachother.Alltheseseemtobe

___18___oftheJiangnanBeauty.

Themostamazingthingisthat,thoughsomeofthespringsappearnearthesaltlakes,

thewaterissweet,andtotallydifferentfromthesaltlakewater.Mostofthemouths

ofthespringsexistinthesaltlakecalledYinderitu（音德日圖）.Residentssaythat

thereare108springsinandaroundLakeYindertu.ThemostfamousoneisMoPan

Spring（磨盤泉）,whichislocatedonahugestoneinthemiddleofthelake.

IntheheartofBadanjilinDesert,alonelytempleontheshoresofalakeissurrounded

bysandhills.ThatisBadanjilinTemple—theonlytempleinthedesert.Althoughthe

templeissmall,itsvalueasaculturalrelic（遺物）isasgreatasanyfamousChinese

temple.Beingbuiltin1868AD,itstillmaintainsitsoriginallookbecauseit'slocated

deepinthedesertandhasseldombeentouchedanddestroyedbyhumansandwars.

Withall___19___above,itcouldbeconcludedthatwithtoweringsandhills,

mysteriousresonant（共鳴的）sand,calmlakes,wetlandscoveredwithgrassandold

temple,BandanjilinDeserthasthemostattractivesightstohumans.Peoplewill

surelyappreciatethetruthoflifein20_withnatureamongthebluewater,

greengrass,goldensandandclearsky.

1、A、aboutB、forC、toD、as

2、A、horribleB、spectacularC、euphoniousD、exquisite

3、A、LandscapesB、SceneriesC、MeritsD、Bizarre

4、A、forB>toC、asD、with

5、A、whichB、thatC、whereD、what

6、A、asB、withC、ofD、at

7、A、beautifulB>fairC、picturesqueD、gorgeous

8、A、singedB、singingC、sangD、song

9、A、whenB、whileC、asD、with

10、A、leafageB、leavesC、leafD、foliage

11、A、approachB、touchC、approachD、stare

12、A、forB、becauseC、duetoD、owing

13、A、aB>theC、/D>an

14、A、movedB、tomoveC、movingD、move

15、A、downB、intoC、inD、off

16、A、seasonB、environmentC、hinterlandD、drawcards

17>A、surroundingsB、circumstanceC、environmentD、condition

18、A、completeB、wholeC、integralD、integrity

19、A、/B>theC、thatD、those

20、A、friendlyB、amityC、harmonyD、peace

3.BadanjilinDesert

BadanjilinDesertislocatedinAlxaLeaguewithanareaof470thousandsquare

kilometers,___(1)_4thintheworldand3rdinChina.Sofar,thereare10thousand

squarekilometersdesertinnorthwest___(2)___nobodystepsin.Badanjilindesert

hasfivewonders:sandpeak,resonancesand,lakes,holyspringsandoldtemple.

Bilutusandpeak,whichis1600mhigh,isknown_(3)_____“theApexofWorld

deserts".Badanjilindesert_(4)______thename“theWorldKingdomofResonance

and”.113uniqueandconterminouslakescomposeawonderfulandsurprisingview

called"ThousandsofLakesinDeserts".___(5)____arefamousforitssprings.Itis

saidthatintheancienttimestheprinceofAlxaareasenthismenandcamels

—(6)alongdistancetofetchwaterfordrinking.Thereare108inthesmall

islandlyinginthecentreoflakesandthespringwatercontains___(7)tentrace

elementswhichthehumanbodyneeds._(8)inthedeepdesert,Badanjilintemple

isoneofthefamoustemplesofAlxa.Itwasbuiltin1755.ltwassaidthateverybrick

andwoodwhichwasusedtobuildtemplewascarriedbymen.Inthegoldensandthe

templelookssolemnandpeaceful.

—(9)toweringsandhills,mysteriousresonantsand,calmlakes,wetlands

coveredwithgrass,andoldtemple,BandanjilinDeserthasthemostattractivesights.

Youwill___(10)thetruthoflifeinharmonywithnatureamongclearsky,blue

water,goldensandandgreengrass.

1.A.rankedB.ranksC.rankingD.rank

2.A.thatB.whichC.whereD.what

3.A.asB.ofC.forD.like

4.A.winB.wonC.haswonD.hadwon

5.A.LakesB.DesertsC.MountainsD.Rivers

6.A.travelingB.traveledC.totravelD.travel

7.A.lessB.lessthanC.fewerthanD.morethan

8.A.LieB.LyingC.BeingliedD.Tolie

9.A.WithB.InC.OfD.Being

10.A.appreciateB.admireC.likeD.enjoy

答案：1-5CBACA6-10CDBAA

4.TheTaklamakanDesert

TheTaklamakanDesert(alsoTaklimakan)isadesertofCentralAsia,inthe

XinjiangUyghurAutonomousRegionofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Itisknown

___1___oneofthelargestsandydesertsintheworld.Itcoversanareaof270,000

km2oftheTarimBasin,1,000kmlongand400kmwide.Itis___2___atitsnorthern

andatitssouthernedgebytwobranches(分支)oftheSilk(絲綢)Roadastravellers

sought___3___avoidthearidwasteland(荒漠).

TheTaklamakanDesertisoneoftheworld'smajordeserts,___4___15thinsizeina

rankingoftheworld'slargestnon-polardeserts.

Oasis

Thereisnowateronthedesertanditwashazardous(冒險的)tocross.TaklaMakan

meansgoinandyou'llnevercomeout?MerchantcaravansontheSilkRoadwould

stopforrelief_5__thethrivingoasistowns.Thekeyoasistowns,wateredby

rainfallfromthemountains,wereKashgar,Marin,Niya,Yarkand,andKhotan

(Hetian)_6___thesouth,KuqaandTurfan___7thenorth,andLoulanand

Dunhuangintheeast.Nowmany,suchasMarinandGaochangare___8___citiesin

sparselyinhabiteddustyspotswithpoorroadsandminimaltransportationinthe

XinjiangAutonomousRegionofthePeoplesRepublicofChina.

Thearcheologicaltreasuresfound_9___itssandburiedruinspointtoTocharian,

earlyHellenistic,IndianandBuddhisticinfluences.

Mummies,some4000yearsold,___10intheregion.Theyshowthewiderange

ofpeopleswhohavepassedthrough.SomeofthemummiesappearEuropean.Later,

theTaklamakanwas____11byTurkicpeoples.StartingwiththeTangDynasty,

theChineseperiodicallyextendedtheircontroltotheoasiscitiesoftheTaklamakan

inordertocontroltheimportantsilkroutetrade12CentralAsia.Periodsof

ChineserulewereinterspersedwithrulebyTurkicandMongolandTibetanpeoples.

ThepresentpopulationconsistslargelyofTurkic,UyghurandKazakhpeople.

Thevastmajorityofriversontheplanetflowinasoutherlydirection___13_____the

source(usuallyinthemountains)istothenorthofthemouthoftheriver.Ifthe

sourceofariverisatahigher___14___thanthemouth,thatriverwillrunfromthe

source___15___themouth.___16___,ifthat(higher)sourceistothesouthofthe

mouth,thatriverwillthenflowtothenorth(downhill).

TarimMummy

TheTarimmummiesareaseriesofmummiesdiscoveredintheTarimBasinin

present-dayXinjiang,China,which___171800BCtoAD200.Themost

remarkablefeaturesofthesemummies.18thegenerallocationofthesegraves,

aretheCaucasoidphysicaltypefeaturethecorpses(死尸)exhibit.Themummies,

particularlytheearlyones,___19___thepresenceoftheIndo-EuropeanTocharian

languagesintheTarimBasin.ThecemeteryatYanbulaqcontained29mummies

whichdatefrom1800700BC,_20areCaucasoid-theearliestCaucasoid

mummiesfoundintheTarimbasin-and8ofwhichareofthesameCaucasoid

physicaltypefoundatQawrighul.

(B)1、A、forB、asC、byD、with

(D)2、A、crossB、crossingC、crossesD、crossed

(A)3、A、toB、afterC、whileD、what

(B)4、A、rankB、rankingC、rankedD、ranks

(C)5、A、onB>inC、atD、for

(A)6、A、toB、inC、beforeD、at

(B)7、A、forB>inC、toD、with

(A)8、A、ruinedB、ruiningC、ruinD、ruins

(B)9、A、ofB、inC>onD、at

(A)10、A、havebeenfoundB、havefound

C、hadbeenfoundD、befound

(C)11>A、pillagedB、adopted

C、inhabitedD、swallow

(B)12、A、asB、acrossC、frontD、behind

(A)13、A、becauseB、forC、becauseofD、due

(B)14、A、planeB、elevationC、alternativeD、alphabet

(c)15、A、atB、fromC、toD、at

(D)16、A>soB、becauseC、thenD、however

(A)17、A、datefromB、Stretchback

C、datebackD.、traceback

(c)18、A、givedB、havebegivenC、givenD、giving

(D)19、A、areinvolvedinB、areconnectedwith

C、areconnectedwithD、areassociatedwith

(B)20、A、withwhichB、ofwhich

C、bywhichD、forwhich

5

WeatherintheGrandCanyonvaries]elevation.Theforestedrimsare

highenoughtoreceivewintersnowfall,butalongtheColoradoRiverintheInner

Gorge,temperaturesaresimilarto2foundinTucsonandotherlowelevation

desertlocationsinArizona.ConditionsintheGrandCanyonregionaregenerallydry,

3_substantialprecipitation4twiceannually,duringseasonalpattern

shiftsinwinterandinlatesummer.AverageannualprecipitationontheSouthRimis

lessthan16inches,with60inchesofsnow,thehigherNorthRimusually5

27inchesofmoisture,withatypicalsnowfallof144inches,andPhantomRanch,6

belowtheCanyon'srimsalongtheColoradoRiverat2,500feetgetsjust8inchesof

rain,andsnowisararity.

Temperaturesvary7throughouttheyear,withsummerhighswithinthe

InnerGorgecommonlyexceeding37.8℃andwinterminimumtemperatures

sometimes8belowzerodegreesFahrenheit(-17.8℃)alongthecanyon'srims.

Visitorsareoftensurprised9thesepotentiallyextremeconditions,andthis,

alongwiththehighaltitudeofthecanyon'srims,canleadtounpleasantside10

suchasdehydration,sunburn,andhypothermia.

Weatherconditionscan11affecthikingandcanyonexploration,and

visitorsshouldobtainaccurateforecasts12hazardsposedbyexposureto

extremetemperatures,winterstormsandlatesummermonsoons.13thepark

servicepostsweatherinformationatgatesandvisitorcenters,thisisa14

approximationonly,andshouldnotberelieduponfortripplanning.Foraccurate

weatherintheCanyon,hikersshould15theNationalWeatherService's

NOAAweatherradioortheofficialNationalWeatherServicewebsite.

1.A.forB.accordingtoC.baseD.because

2.A.whichB.thatC.thoseD.them

3.A.andB.butC.thereforeD.however

4.A.occursB.happensC.havesD.offers

5.A.owesB.makesC.holdsD.receives

6.A.farB.wellC.littleD.much

7.A.broadlyB.fullyC.stronglyD.wildly

8.A.areB.reduceC.fallingD.become

9.A.atB.byC.withD.in

10.A.accidentsB.resultsC.effectsD.affects

11.A.greatlyB.widelyC.easilyD.mostly

12.A.becauseB.withC.withoutD.becauseof

13.A.WhileB.WhenC.AsD.Thought

14.A.hardB.strongC.roughD.crude

15.A.bookB.lookforC.askD.consult

答案缺

6

TheGrandCanyonis277miles(446km)long,upto18miles(29km)wideand

attainsdepthofoveramile(1,800meters).⑴twobillionyearsoftheEarth's

geologicalhistory(2)exposedastheColoradoRiveranditstributariescuttheir

channelsthroughlayerafterlayerofrock(3)theColoradoPlateauwasuplifted.

Whilethespecificgeologicprocessesandtiming(定時)that⑷theGrandCanyon

arethesubjectofdebatebygeologists,recentevidencesuggeststheColoradoRiver

establishedits(5)throughthecanyonatleast17millionyearsago.(6)thattime,

theColoradoRivercontinuedtoerodeandformthecanyontoitspresent-day

configuration.

Itisnotthedeepestcanyonintheworld,(7)thewidest;however,theGrand

Canyonisknownforitsvisually(8)sizeanditsintricateandcolorfullandscape.

Geologicallyitissignificant(9)thethicksequenceofancientrocksthatare(10)

preservedandexposedinthewallsofthecanyon.Theserocklayersrecordmuchof

theearlygeologichistoryoftheNorthAmericancontinent.

1.A.NearlyB.AboutC.PerhapsD.Only

2.A.hasbeenB.havebeenC.hadbeenD.have

3.A.asB.whenC.whileD.for

4.A.formedB.constitutedC.arrangedD.shapeinto

5.A.voyageB.travelC.courseD.way

6.A.ForB.AndC.AfterD.Since

7.A.notB.norC.andD.but

8.A.overwhelmingB.enormousC.hugeD.tremendous

9.A.forB.becauseC.becauseofD.and

10.A.gallantlyB.prettyC.beautifullyD.finely

答案：1?5ABCAC6-10DBACC

7.BrightAngelPoint,GrandCanyonNationalPark

BrightAngelPointis]farthemostpopularviewpointattheNorthRimof

theGrandCanyon,andmanyvisitorsgonowhereelse,sincetheotheroverlooks

reachablebyroad(CapeRoyal,RooseveltPoint,PointImperial)needquiteafew

moremilesofdrivingto2.A0.4milepathleadstotheviewingarea,_3

directlybehindGrandCanyonLodgeatthejunction4theTranseptTrail,and

justinfrontofthelargeNorthRimparkingarea,itselfofferinggoodviewsofRoaring

SpringsCanyontotheeast.Althoughpaved,thetrailisquitesteepinafewplaces,

causingsomeofthoseunaccustomedto5,especiallyatthishighelevation

(8,100feet),toget6.Parkrangerspatroltheshortpathonbusysummerdays,

answeringquestionsandofferingdrinkingwatertothirstyvisitors.

ThepromontoryatBrightAngeltaperstoavery7ridgewithsteepdrop

offs(偏移)ateitherside;neartheend,thepathbridgesafewgapsbetweenflatparts

oftheplateau,8itstopsshortofthefurthestpoint9adeeperravine.

Otherrocksaheadandbelowmeanthattherearenounobscured(清楚的)viewsdue

south,justeastandwest,andthesceneisnotquite10spectacularasthe11

NorthRimviewpointatCapeRoyal,12thesceneisofcoursestillvery13.

Thebestobservationpointisfromthetopofasmallwhitelimestoneknollaboutten

feetabovetheendofthepath.

14thewestside,BrightAngelPointlooks15theendofThe

Transept,withOzaButte16aboveandManuTemplejustbeyond.Tothesouth,

mostoftheforegroundcontainsthelowerfewmilesofBrightAngelCanyon(though

thestreambedisoutofsight)andthejaggedridgeborderingit,ontopof17are

threeprominentpeaksnamedafterHindudeities-DevaTemple,BrahmaTempleand

ZoroasterTemple.AsmallpartoftheinnerGrandCanyongorgecanbeseen,and

directlybeyondisGardenCreek,courseoftheBrightAngelTrailuptothesouthrim.

ThedeadflatWalhallaPlateauoccupiesmostoftheeasternaspect,edgedby

alternatingredandwhiteslopesofdifferentsandstonelayers,sparselycoveredby

treesandbushes.LikemostNorthRimoverlooks,thesouthernhorizonatBright

AngelPointis18bytheequallyflatCoconinoPlateau(14milesdistantand

1,000feetlower),19onlybythedistantoutlineoftheSanFranciscoPeaksandthe

20volcanicconeofRedButte.

1.A)soB)inC)onD)by

2.A)gettoB)arriveC)reachD)come

3.A)startB)starting(2)tostartD)started

4.A)haveB)hasC)withD)own

5.A)hikeB)hikingC)hikedD)behiked

6.A)outofdateB)outofcontrolC)outofbreathD)outofnothing

7.A)wideB)narrowC)smallD)short

8.A)thoughB)despiteC)forallD)whereas

9.A)causeB)becauseC)owingtoD)owe

10.A)suchB)likeC)aswellD)as

11.A)furtherB)farther1C)farD)furthest

12.A)howeverB)yetC)butD)nevertheless

13.A)impressiveB)impressC)impressedD)impressing

14.A)onB)atC)aboveD)over

15.A)outB)overC)afterD)for

16.A)riseB)roseC)risingD)risen

17.A)thatB)whatC)whichD)why

18.A)formedB)beingformedC)formingD)form

19.A)breakB)brokeC)brokenD)bebroken

20.A)closerB)closedC)closingD)close

參考答案：

1)D2)C3)B4)C5)B6)C

7)B8)A9)C10)D11)D12)B

13)A14)A15)B16)C17)C18)A

19)C20)A

8

Whenenteringintothisvalley,youseemtohavelefttherealworldandcomeintoa

fairyland(仙境)：colorfulpoolsinbrightblueorgreenscatter(撒開；分散)everywhere,

redorgoldenleafs(口十子)_1___their_2___intothecrystal-cleanwater,and

peculiar-shaped(奇特形的狀)rocksformsintovariousshapes.InJiuzhaiValley,you

caneasilyforgetthetimeand_3___the__4_beautyofsuchsceneries.__5—

andshocked,youcannotevenfindawordtodescribethislandwhatkindofword

—6___suchlandscape(景觀)？

ThesuperblandscapesofJiuzhaiValleyare_7__interesting_8___theirspeciesof

narrowconic(圓錐)karstlandformsand_9___waterfallsandlakes.Thereare

over140birdspeciesaswellasanumberofendangeredplantandanimalspecies,

includingtheGiantPanda,theGoldenSnub-NosedMonkey,theSichuanTakin(羚牛)

andvariousorchidsandrhododendrons(杜鵑花).

JiuzhaiValleyis_10—oftheMinShanmountainrangeonthe_11___ofthe

TibetanPletauand_12___over720sqkm(72,000hectares)withanextrabuffer

zoneof598sq.km(60,000hectares(公頃)).TheMinShanMountainsareoneof

southwestChina9smostimportantbiodiversity(生物多樣性)typezones.The

—13___oftheparkrangesfrom1,990m(6,529feet)_14___theentranceto4,764m

(15,630feet)onthemountainpeaksandtheseriesofforestecosystemsare_15___

byelevation.

1.A.layB.keepC.throwD.slip

2.A.reflectionsB.maintenances

C.fructificationsD.branches

3.A.embraceB.intersectC.focusD.assimilate

4.A.slouchyB.stunningC.specialD.individual

5.A.DelusiveB.AfraidC.SpeechlessD.Intensive

6.A.describesB.deservesC.servesD.appreciates

7.A.significantlyB.particularly

C.uncommonlyD.individually

8.A.forB.inC.withD.at

9.A.ordinaryB.stillyC.grotesqueD.spectacular

10.A.oneB.kindC.someD.part

11.A.partB.handC.edgeD.side

12.A.distancesB.stretchesC.possessesD.keeps

13.A.heightB.lengthC.expanseD.elevation

14.A.atB.inC.onD.over

15.A.forsakenB.expropriateC.forcedD.stratified

答案：CAABCBBADDCBDAD

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Theword"Niagara*1isderived_l_theIroquoisIndianword"Onguiaahra"_2_

(mean)"ThunderofWatersTheNiagaraFalls,located_3_theNiagaraRiver

_4_(drain)LakeErieintoLakeOntario,isthecollectivename_5_theHorseshoe

FallsandtheadjacentAmericanFallsalong_6_thecomparativelysmallBridalVeil

Falls,whichcombinedformingthehighestflowrateofanywaterfallintheworldand

hasaverticaldropofmorethan50m.HorseshoeFallsisthemostpowerful

waterfall(verticalheightalongwithflowrate)inNorthAmerica.NiagaraFallsforms

theinternationalborderbetweentheCanadianprovinceofOntarioandtheU.S.state

ofNewYork,also_7_(fdrm)thesouthernendoftheNiagaraGorge(峽谷).Thefalls

arelocated27kmnorth-northwestofBuffalo,NewYorkand121kmsouth-southeast

ofToronto,Canada,betweenthetwincitiesofNiagaraFalls,Ontario,andNiagara

Falls,NewYork.

NiagaraFallswereformedwhenglaciersreceded(縮小)_8_theendofthelastice

age,andwaterfromthenewlyforme