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Does the Dead Sea sound like a place where you'd like to go swimming? What do you expect to see in it? Do you believe there are dead things in the Dead Sea?
Lying in southwest Asia, the Dead Sea is about 80 kilometres long, about 18 kilometres wide and about 400 metres deep. It also has some other names, such as the Salt Sea, the East Sea, or the Sea of the Plain.
Even though it's called the Dead Sea, it isn't a sea at all. It's a lake. Different from other lakes you might have seen, the Dead Sea is quite a salty lake. In fact, the Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world. That's why it's called the Dead Sea. And the Dead Sea stays quite salty because it gets only a little rain, and so little fresh water gets into the Dead Sea each year.
Don't let the name of the Dead Sea make you feel scared. The Dead Sea is a surprising place to visit, and many people go to the Dead Sea each year on holiday. One interesting thing is that anyone can float in the Dead Sea. So if you walk on the beach of the Dead Sea on a warm day, perhaps you can see many people floating in its waters. You might even see many of them reading books or magazines!
()1. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By telling a story.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By giving examples.
D. By asking questions.
()2. What can we learn about the Dead Sea from Paragraph 2?
①Its size. ②Its history. ③Its location. ④Its importance.
A. ①②
B. ①③
C. ②④
D. ③④
()3. What's Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The Dead Sea is a salty lake.
B. The Dead Sea has a strange name.
C. Almost no rain or fresh water enters the Dead Sea.
D. Plants can live in the Dead Sea.
()4. What does the underlined word "float" in the last paragraph mean?
A. To move slowly in the air.
B. To fly slowly in the air.
C. To move slowly on water.
D. To move slowly under water.
()5. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To ask for opinions on swimming in the Dead Sea.
B. To share travelling experiences around the Dead Sea.
C. To encourage more people to read books in the Dead Sea.
D. To introduce one of the most surprising natural wonders of the world.
Does the Dead Sea sound like a place where you'd like to go swimming? What do you expect to see in it? Do you believe there are dead things in the Dead Sea?
Lying in southwest Asia, the Dead Sea is about 80 kilometres long, about 18 kilometres wide and about 400 metres deep. It also has some other names, such as the Salt Sea, the East Sea, or the Sea of the Plain.
Even though it's called the Dead Sea, it isn't a sea at all. It's a lake. Different from other lakes you might have seen, the Dead Sea is quite a salty lake. In fact, the Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world. That's why it's called the Dead Sea. And the Dead Sea stays quite salty because it gets only a little rain, and so little fresh water gets into the Dead Sea each year.
Don't let the name of the Dead Sea make you feel scared. The Dead Sea is a surprising place to visit, and many people go to the Dead Sea each year on holiday. One interesting thing is that anyone can float in the Dead Sea. So if you walk on the beach of the Dead Sea on a warm day, perhaps you can see many people floating in its waters. You might even see many of them reading books or magazines!
()1. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By telling a story.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By giving examples.
D. By asking questions.
()2. What can we learn about the Dead Sea from Paragraph 2?
①Its size. ②Its history. ③Its location. ④Its importance.
A. ①②
B. ①③
C. ②④
D. ③④
()3. What's Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The Dead Sea is a salty lake.
B. The Dead Sea has a strange name.
C. Almost no rain or fresh water enters the Dead Sea.
D. Plants can live in the Dead Sea.
()4. What does the underlined word "float" in the last paragraph mean?
A. To move slowly in the air.
B. To fly slowly in the air.
C. To move slowly on water.
D. To move slowly under water.
()5. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To ask for opinions on swimming in the Dead Sea.
B. To share travelling experiences around the Dead Sea.
C. To encourage more people to read books in the Dead Sea.
D. To introduce one of the most surprising natural wonders of the world.
答案
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D
解析
1. 文章开篇连续使用三个问句引入话题，作者是通过提问的方式开启全文，对应选项D。
2. 第二段第一句"Lying in southwest Asia"介绍了死海的地理位置，后续的长、宽、深数据介绍了死海的尺寸，该段落没有提及死海的历史和重要性，符合的信息是①和③，对应选项B。
3. 第三段首先点明死海不是海而是湖，核心介绍死海是世界上最咸的水域之一，解释了它被叫做死海的原因，段落主旨是说明死海是一个咸水湖，对应选项A。
4. 根据后文描述人们可以在死海的水面上看书，结合死海盐分很高、人可以浮在水面的常识，可知float的含义是在水面上缓慢移动，对应选项C。
5. 全文从位置、尺寸、属性、特色等多个角度介绍死海的相关信息，目的是介绍死海这一神奇的自然奇观，对应选项D。
2. 第二段第一句"Lying in southwest Asia"介绍了死海的地理位置，后续的长、宽、深数据介绍了死海的尺寸，该段落没有提及死海的历史和重要性，符合的信息是①和③，对应选项B。
3. 第三段首先点明死海不是海而是湖，核心介绍死海是世界上最咸的水域之一，解释了它被叫做死海的原因，段落主旨是说明死海是一个咸水湖，对应选项A。
4. 根据后文描述人们可以在死海的水面上看书，结合死海盐分很高、人可以浮在水面的常识，可知float的含义是在水面上缓慢移动，对应选项C。
5. 全文从位置、尺寸、属性、特色等多个角度介绍死海的相关信息，目的是介绍死海这一神奇的自然奇观，对应选项D。
