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Do you believe stones can move by themselves? There are some stones that can move in Death Valley of the US. Many of the stones are small, but a few of them are big. The biggest stone weighs about 350 kg.
The stones only move at night. Nobody has seen them moving, but now scientists know why the stones can move. The answer is the wind. When the wind comes from the west, the stones move to the east. When the wind is from the south, they always move to the north. But how can the wind move the heavy stones?
Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the world, but it can be very cold at night. Sometimes, there are even storms at night. Rain falls, and the wind is strong and cold. The water on the ground turns into ice easily. Then the strong wind can move the stones along the flat ground.
(
A. The rain. B. The wind.
C. The storms. D. Moving stones.
(
A. Because of the ice. B. Because of the storms.
C. Because of the wind. D. Because of the flat ground.
(
A. The west. B. The east.
C. The northwest. D. The southeast.
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A. Terrible Storms B. The Weather of the US
C. Moving Stones in Death Valley D. The Hottest Place in the World
Do you believe stones can move by themselves? There are some stones that can move in Death Valley of the US. Many of the stones are small, but a few of them are big. The biggest stone weighs about 350 kg.
The stones only move at night. Nobody has seen them moving, but now scientists know why the stones can move. The answer is the wind. When the wind comes from the west, the stones move to the east. When the wind is from the south, they always move to the north. But how can the wind move the heavy stones?
Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the world, but it can be very cold at night. Sometimes, there are even storms at night. Rain falls, and the wind is strong and cold. The water on the ground turns into ice easily. Then the strong wind can move the stones along the flat ground.
(
D
)1. What is Death Valley in the US famous for?A. The rain. B. The wind.
C. The storms. D. Moving stones.
(
C
)2. Why do the stones move at night?A. Because of the ice. B. Because of the storms.
C. Because of the wind. D. Because of the flat ground.
(
D
)3. If the wind comes from the northwest, where will the stones move to?A. The west. B. The east.
C. The northwest. D. The southeast.
(
C
)4. What’s the best title for the text?A. Terrible Storms B. The Weather of the US
C. Moving Stones in Death Valley D. The Hottest Place in the World
答案
1—4 DCDC
解析
【翻译】
1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“ There are some stones that can move in Death Valley of the US.”可知，美国死亡谷因会移动的石头而出名，故选D。
2. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Nobody has seen them moving, but now scientists know why the stones can move. The answer is the wind.”可知，石头移动的原因是风，故选C。
3. 推理判断题。根据第二段“When the wind comes from the west, the stones move to the east. When the wind is from the south, they always move to the north.”可推知，石头移动方向与风向相反，西北风的反方向是东南方向，故选D。
4. 标题归纳题。文章围绕美国死亡谷里会移动的石头展开介绍，所以最佳标题是“Moving Stones in Death Valley”，故选C。
【答案】
1—4 DCDC
【知识点】
细节查找；推理判断；标题归纳
【点评】
本文围绕美国死亡谷的移动石头展开，考查学生对文章细节信息的捕捉和简单推理、归纳能力，需学生紧扣文本内容作答。
【难度系数】
0.8
你相信石头能自己移动吗？在美国的死亡谷有一些可以移动的石头。许多石头很小，但也有一些很大。最大的石头重约350公斤。
这些石头只在晚上移动。没有人见过它们移动，但现在科学家们知道了石头为什么会移动。答案是风。风从西边吹来，石头就往东边移。当风从南方吹来的时候，它们总是向北移动。但是风怎么能移动这些沉重的石头呢？
死亡谷是世界上最热的地方之一，但在晚上会很冷。有时，晚上甚至会有暴风雨。雨下着，风又强又冷。地上的水很容易结成冰。然后强风可以把石头沿着平坦的地面移动。
【解析】1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“ There are some stones that can move in Death Valley of the US.”可知，美国死亡谷因会移动的石头而出名，故选D。
2. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Nobody has seen them moving, but now scientists know why the stones can move. The answer is the wind.”可知，石头移动的原因是风，故选C。
3. 推理判断题。根据第二段“When the wind comes from the west, the stones move to the east. When the wind is from the south, they always move to the north.”可推知，石头移动方向与风向相反，西北风的反方向是东南方向，故选D。
4. 标题归纳题。文章围绕美国死亡谷里会移动的石头展开介绍，所以最佳标题是“Moving Stones in Death Valley”，故选C。
【答案】
1—4 DCDC
【知识点】
细节查找；推理判断；标题归纳
【点评】
本文围绕美国死亡谷的移动石头展开，考查学生对文章细节信息的捕捉和简单推理、归纳能力，需学生紧扣文本内容作答。
【难度系数】
0.8
读后词汇拓展
猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. resource
2. adventure
猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. resource
n. 资源
2. adventure
n. 冒险
答案
1. n. 资源 2. n. 冒险
解析
【解析】
结合英语词汇的常见用法及阅读语境，可推测出：
1. resource为名词，中文意思是“资源”；
2. adventure为名词，中文意思是“冒险”。
【答案】
1. n. 资源 2. n. 冒险
【知识点】
英语名词认知、核心词汇积累
【点评】
resource和adventure是英语学习中的高频核心词汇，掌握它们的词性与词义，有助于拓展词汇储备，提升英语阅读与表达能力。
【难度系数】
0.8
结合英语词汇的常见用法及阅读语境，可推测出：
1. resource为名词，中文意思是“资源”；
2. adventure为名词，中文意思是“冒险”。
【答案】
1. n. 资源 2. n. 冒险
【知识点】
英语名词认知、核心词汇积累
【点评】
resource和adventure是英语学习中的高频核心词汇，掌握它们的词性与词义，有助于拓展词汇储备，提升英语阅读与表达能力。
【难度系数】
0.8
