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(2025·佛山期末)Do you know mountains that look like huge stone pillars(石柱)? Many people feel surprised when they first see the special mountains in Zhangjiajie. How did these mountains form? Let's travel through time to discover their story.
Long ago, Zhangjiajie was under water. Rivers brought sand to the seabed. Year after year, new sand fell on the old sand. The heavy new sand pushed the old sand together. After millions of years, the sand became hard rock. The hard rock was sandstone.
Then, something amazing happened. The seabed slowly ascended and became dry land. The sandstone started breaking into big pieces.
Now came nature's artists—wind and water. Strong winds blew against the sandstone, while rainwater made small holes in the stones. Like a knife cutting cakes, rivers flowed through these holes and made them deeper. These two natural artists slowly changed the sandstone into beautiful stone pillars.
But this story isn't over. Even now, wind and rain keep making the stone pillars smaller. Scientists say that after millions more years, these stone pillars will completely disappear. So we're to see this natural wonder before it's all gone!
()1. What is special about the mountains in Zhangjiajie?
A. They are very high.
B. They look like stone pillars.
C. They are under water.
D. They have many waterfalls.
()2. What was Zhangjiajie like long ago?
A. A dry desert.
B. A big forest.
C. A wide plain.
D. A water world.
()3. What does the underlined word "ascended" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Moved up.
B. Broke up.
C. Came around.
D. Knocked around.
()4.新考法 补全文章 Which of the following words is the most suitable for "" in the last paragraph?
A. worried
B. sorry
C. confident
D. lucky
()5. The writer writes the passage to answer .
A. what makes the mountains disappear
B. where visitors should go in Zhangjiajie
C. how the stone pillar grew over the years
D. why we need to look after the mountains

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了张家界特殊的石柱状山脉的形成过程，同时也指出这些石柱未来可能会消失，提醒人们珍惜这一自然奇观。
1. B 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Do you know mountains that look like huge stone pillars? Many people feel surprised when they first see the special mountains in Zhangjiajie.”可知，张家界的山像巨大的石柱。故选 B。
2. D 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Long ago, Zhangjiajie was under water.”可知，张家界很久以前是一个水世界。故选 D。
3. A 词义猜测题。根据“The seabed slowly ascended and became dry land.”可知，海底慢慢“升起”变成陆地，ascended 意为“上升”。故选 A。
4. D 补全文章题。根据最后一段中“Scientists say that after millions more years, these stone pillars will completely disappear.”可知，石柱会慢慢消失，现在我们能看到应该感到幸运，这是一种庆幸之情，选“lucky”最合适。故选 D。
5. C 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了这些石柱山脉是如何逐渐形成的，故选 C。