【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 part of the Sahara is accessible from the northern edge of Morocco. You can camp out in Tazzarine, where runners from all over the world plete the weeklong Marathon every spring. The foot of the Merzouga Dunes is the best location for gazing at stars, totally free of light pollution. Lake Retba (Lac Rose), Senegal There are few pink lakes in the world and one of them, Lake Retba, also called Lac Rose by locals is in the CapVert peninsula in Senegal. The best times to see the lake at its pinkest is during Senegal39。s dry season, between November and June. Nyika Plateau National Park, Malawi With a plateau cut by numerous rivers that reach Lake Malawi by way of waterfalls off the eastern edge of the mountains, Nyika, the largest national park in Malawi, is one of the most beautiful in Africa. The eastern border of the plateau forms the wall of the Great Rift Valley. The great domes of hills have gentle slopes, making Nyika perfect for both hiking and mountain biking as well as Jeep exploration.（1）Which country will you go if you want to watch stars? A.Malawi.B.Morocco.C.Egypt.D.Senegal.（2）When is the best time to see the pinkest lake? A.July.B.September.C.October.D.January.（3）What makes Nyika one of the most beautiful parks in Africa? A.Plants.B.Animals.C.Waters.D.Sports.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了四個(gè)非洲最神奇的地方。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的”The foot of the Merzouga Dunes is the best location for gazing at stars, totally free of light pollution.“默佐加沙丘的腳下是觀星的最佳地點(diǎn)，完全沒(méi)有光污染。可知如果你想看星星，你可以去摩洛哥。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的”The best times to see the lake at its pinkest is during Senegal39。s dry season, between November and June.“在塞內(nèi)加爾的旱季，11月至6月是觀賞湖面最粉的最佳時(shí)間。分析選項(xiàng)可知看粉紅色湖泊的最佳時(shí)間是一月份。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的”With a plateau cut by numerous rivers that reach Lake Malawi by way of waterfalls off the eastern edge of the mountains, Nyika, the largest national park in Malawi, is one of the most beautiful in Africa.“這里的高原被眾多河流切斷，這些河流通過(guò)山脈東部邊緣的瀑布到達(dá)馬拉維湖，造就了尼卡是馬拉維最大的國(guó)家公園，它是非洲最美麗的國(guó)家公園之一?？芍撬蚴鼓峥ǔ蔀榉侵拮蠲利惖墓珗@之一。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 FaceApp has taken the world by storm, giving users the chance to see themselves age through its algorithm. million people—some three million more than the population of New York City—reportedly downloaded it in one sevenday period last month. Although the Russian app has bee known for its privacy issues, the more interesting lesson of our FaceApp fling (盡情玩樂(lè))is what it tells us about our society—and our future lives. It turns out we are more interested in aging than we realized. I39。m surprised by this. Most younger people are in denial (否認(rèn))about old age, doing almost nothing to prepare for it. We rarely have a chance to plan for the future, with increasing time and financial pressures. Those pressures bring sacrifices that we may not always want to make: we can no longer afford to spend the time or the money needed to look after our elderly parents. As a family doctor, I can see the loneliness epidemic developing. Elderly patients e to see me with no particular illness, no clear medical issue. After a few minutes of the consultation, I understand why: they39。re not sick, and often they don39。t feel sick. They just need someone—anyoneto talk to. Although loneliness has no medical classification, the health effects are real: the result of loneliness and isolation can be as harmful to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and is more damaging than obesity. But loneliness does not e with nearly enough health warnings. So what next? Since 1980, we are living on average 10 years longer. At the same time, people are having fewer and fewer children, and they are having them much later in life. The snake of a world class health service is eating its own tail。 its care is prolonging (延長(zhǎng)) people39。s lives, but as the ratio of pensioners(退休人員)to working age people increases, there are fewer taxpayers to fund that very health service. Into this void have stepped NGOs, charities and volunteers. But in the long term, the only way to truly help the oldest meters of our society is to go back to the traditional values of intergenerational(兩代間的) cooperation—often under same roof. Ultimately, we will need to evolve towards a culture where elderly care is treated the same as childcare, where employers recognize the duty of someone with an elderly parent the same way they recognize those of someone with a newborn child.（1）The example of FaceApp is used to _____. A.prove the popularity of itB.explain the function of itC.show the progress of technologyD.introduce the topic of aging and loneliness（2）What makes elderly people without illness go to see their family doctors? A.Desire to have the consultation.B.Strong feeling of loneliness.C.Unclear medical issues.D.Questions to ask doctors.（3）How can the oldest members be truly helped? A.By being treated as children.B.By going back to the traditional society.C.By providing family care.160