【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 there are a lot of surprising natural scenes. One of the most surprising and variable (多變的) parts of Death Valley is Devil’s Golf Course, where it seems hard for people to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures (沙雕) stand on the frightening ground, as evening shadows (暮色) move and lengthen.( )6. _______ is the lowest place in the United States.A. Tomesha B. Death Valley C. Nevada D. Badwater( )7. The name of the valley es from _______.A. an Indian name B. the death of the miners C. the local people D. a National Monument( )8. From the passage,we can learn that _______.A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners went thereB. it is still not easy to travel across the desert C. people can be provided with good services in the desertD. people have changed the natural sights of the desert( )9. Devil’s Golf Course is famous for _______.A. a lot of sand B. evening shadows C. dreamlike sights D. the sand sculptures( ) can say that the writer _______ Death Valley according to the passage.A. enjoys B. is frightened of C. dislikes D. is tired of（C）If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will bee weak, when you start using them again, they slowly bee strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to bee strong.If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed(責(zé)備), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories ? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised.So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.（ ） can’t have a good memory if ________.A. he can’t read or write B. he doesn’t use his memoryC. his parents haven’t a good memory D. he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time（ ）12. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ______.A. you can’t use them any more B. they will bee strongerC. they bee weak but they slowly bee strong againD. they bee weak and won’t bee strong until you use them again（ ）13. Which of the following is TRUE ?A. Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legsB. Your memory, like your arms or legs, bees weak if you do not give it enough chance for practiceC. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memoryD. A good memory es from less practice（ ）14. Few people know that it is only ______ if a friend has a poor memory.A. his own fault B. his parents’ fault C. his teachers’ fault D. his grandmother’s fault（ ）15. The writer wants to tell us ________.A. how to use our arms or legs B. how to read and write C. how to have a good memory D. how to learn from the people（D）Many animals hide to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves。 some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(變色龍) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary. Some animals will run away from them.Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes at once can also confuse animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them.（ ）16. Animals have ways to stay alive. How many of them are mentioned in the passage ?A. One B. Two C. Three D. Five（ ）17. Why do animals hide ?A. Because they like to play hideandseek. B. Because they are shy.C. Because they want to catch other. D. Because they want to protect themselves.（ ）18. How do Chameleons hide ? change colors. change shapes. hide in snow. hide in leaves.（ ）19. How do zebras hide ?A. Bee good friends. B. Talk to each other.C. Help each other look out for danger. D. Eat and play together.（ ）20. Why do animals try to look bigger than they are ?A. They want other animals to run away from them. B. They want other animals to follow them.C. They want other animals to see them. D. They want other animals to like them.五、詞匯運(yùn)用（滿分20分）A.）根據(jù)句意及所給中文提