一、阅读下面短文，从方框中选出正确的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意义完整
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Huangguoshu Waterfall is one of the most popular places in Guizhou. It is 1. largest waterfall in China.
Huangguoshu Waterfall is far 2. than a waterfall. It is a huge waterfall group with 18 waterfalls. All the waterfalls make up a great "family". People can enjoy watching Huangguoshu Waterfall from 3. , below, front, back, left and right. However, located at the foot of Huangguoshu Waterfall, Rhinoceros Pool(犀牛潭）is one of the most 4. viewing places for the waterfall. The waterfall falls from a high place and 5. hits a deep pool below. 6. its shape looks like a rhinoceros, the pool is named Rhinoceros Pool.
Huangguoshu Waterfall gets its name 7. a local plant—the Yellow Fruit Tree. It is famous for 8. greatness and the waterfall group. Because of the rich rain in Guizhou Province, the waterfall is never dry. In the rainy season, the water is like a curtain(帘）, and that makes the stones behind the waterfall difficult to see. It is just like ten 9. horses running ahead. 10. can go inside, touch the waterfall and even see a rainbow on a sunny day. It is also one of the filming spots of the TV series Journey to the West.

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二、阅读理解
Mount Qomolangma, at 8,848.86 metres, is the highest mountain in the world. It's one of the greatest natural wonders that many climbers want to explore.
Do you know how Mount Qomolangma started to form? Mount Qomolangma's rocks once sat at the bottom of the ocean. Around 45 million years ago, the Indian plate(板块) moved and hit the Eurasian plate. It made the land rise up and Mount Qomolangma formed.
Do you know that Mount Qomolangma keeps growing? According to a new
study, Qomolangma grew by 15 to 50 metres because of a geographic event about 89,000 years ago. However, the study team found that Mount Qomolangma is growing faster these years. They estimated(估计) this to be between 0.16 and 0.53 millimetres each year!
Now the height of Mount Qomolangma rises a little bit every year because of big forces under the ground. It is also affected by weather conditions such as ice and snow. And rivers also affect it. The Arun River, which runs close to Mount Qomolangma, has been cutting through rocks and washing away the land over time. This makes the mountain lighter, allowing it to rise like a boat when weight is taken away. The process of this rising is isostatic rebound(地壳均衡回弹). This means the earth's surface moves up or down when something heavy is taken away or put on.
Mount Qomolangma is not the only mountain that changes. The team said that nearby mountains, Lhotse and Makalu, are also growing a little bit each year. How amazing nature is!
()1. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By showing a fact.
B. By telling a story.
C. By asking a question.
()2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. How high Mount Qomolangma is.
B. Where Mount Qomolangma is.
C. How Mount Qomolangma formed.
()3. What makes Mount Qomolangma rise?
①Rivers. ② Humans. ③Sea level. ④ Weather conditions.
⑤Big forces under the ground.
A. ③④⑤
B. ①④⑤
C. ①②③
()4. What would be the best structure(结构) of the passage?
A. ①/②③④/⑤
B. ①/②/③④⑤
C. ①/②③/④⑤

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A