一、阅读理解。
阅读下面两篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。
A
There are many waterfalls in China. They are beautiful. Here are four of them.
Huangguoshu Waterfall, 77.8 meters high and 101 meters wide, is in Guizhou. It is one of the largest(最大的) waterfalls in Asia. Every year, millions of people come to visit this natural wonder.
Sanxia Waterfall in Yichang, Hubei is a great natural landscape in China. It is one of the widest waterfalls and many people think it is the No.1 waterfall in the world.
Hukou Waterfall sits at the crossing(交界处) of Shanxi and Shaanxi. It's the largest yellow waterfall in the world. It falls into a deep gorge(峡谷). People can hear the sound from far away.
Lushan Waterfall in Jiangxi is very beautiful. It's well-known(著名的) in China and the world because of the poem(诗) by Li Bai: It plunges straight down three thousand feet. As if the Silver River were falling from the Ninth Heaven.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
()1. Which is one of the largest waterfalls in Asia?
A. Huangguoshu Waterfall.
B. Sanxia Waterfall.
C. Hukou Waterfall.
D. Lushan Waterfall.
()2. What does the underlined word "landscape" mean?
A. A great place with much water.
B. A wonderful place for people to visit.
C. A beautiful place for people to live in.
D. A nice place with all kinds of animals.
()3. What is special about Hukou Waterfall?
A. It is the largest waterfall in China.
B. It is in the middle of the Yellow River.
C. It is the largest yellow waterfall in the world.
D. It is the No.1 waterfall in the world.
()4. Why is Lushan Waterfall well-known in China and the world?
A. Because it is very beautiful.
B. Because of Li Bai's poem about it.
C. Because it is very large and high.
D. Because of its clean water and deep gorge.
()5. In which part of a magazine can we probably read this text?
A. Art.
B. Biology.
C. History.
D. Geography.

1. A
2. B 由第三段的描述可知，湖北省宜昌市的三峡瀑布被誉为“天下第一瀑”，是中国伟大的自然景观，即“供人参观的美丽的地方”。
3. C 由第四段第二句可知，壶口瀑布是世界上最大的黄色瀑布。
4. B 由最后一段可知，庐山瀑布享誉中外是因为李白的著名诗句。
5. D 通读全文可知，本文介绍了中国的四个瀑布，属于地理学科知识。

【分析】
这是一篇介绍中国四大瀑布的阅读理解题，解题思路如下：
1. 先通读全文，整体把握四个瀑布的基本信息，包括位置、特点、出名原因等；
2. 针对每一道题目，回到原文中寻找对应的段落和语句，通过定位关键信息来排除错误选项，确定正确答案；
3. 对于词义猜测题，结合上下文语境，根据该词所在段落对三峡瀑布的描述来推断词义；对于文章题材判断题，根据文章介绍地理景观的内容来判断所属板块。
【解析】
1. 由第二段中“Huangguoshu Waterfall... It is one of the largest waterfalls in Asia.”可知，黄果树瀑布是亚洲最大的瀑布之一，故选A。
2. 根据第三段对三峡瀑布的描述“many people think it is the No.1 waterfall in the world”以及它是著名自然景观的语境，可知“landscape”指的是供人们参观的绝佳地点，故选B。
3. 由第四段第二句“It's the largest yellow waterfall in the world.”可知，壶口瀑布的特别之处在于它是世界上最大的黄色瀑布，故选C。
4. 由最后一段“It's well-known in China and the world because of the poem by Li Bai...”可知，庐山瀑布享誉中外是因为李白的诗句，故选B。
5. 本文介绍了中国四个著名的瀑布景观，属于地理相关内容，因此可能在杂志的地理板块读到，故选D。
【答案】
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D
【知识点】
1. 细节信息查找
2. 词义猜测
3. 文章题材判断
【点评】
本文围绕中国四大著名瀑布展开介绍，题目均为基础的阅读理解题型，侧重考查学生从文本中提取关键信息的能力以及结合语境猜测词义的能力，解题时需紧扣原文内容，细心比对选项与原文信息。
【难度系数】
0.7