阅读理解National parks are large areas of public land. They give a safe home for local

阅读理解

National parks are large areas of public land. They give a safe home for local plants and animals. They help keep the air and water clean. They also give us the best trip. Today, there are nearly 7, 000 national parks around the world. Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise you with their amazing landscapes, geographic wonders and colorful plants and animals.

　　The Grand Canyon(大峡谷)National Park of the US is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It is best known for its size and depth. It is 446 kilometres long, up to 29 kilometres wide, and 1. 6 kilometres deep. The immensity of the canyon makes people think big. Every year, about 5 million people visit here. Taking a tour in the South Rim offers visitors the park’s full views, while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers.

　　If you love animals, you’ll like the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The “Big Five” live there. They are the lion, African elephant, African leopard, black rhinoceros and African buffalo. The name “Big Five” came from the five animals that were hardest to catch. Now they are what people most want to see in the wild. If you visit the park, you should never miss the migration(迁徙)of over 1. 5 million wildebeests(角马)and 250, 000 zebras every year. This is the most famous site of the park.

1. Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1?

A. A national park is public land that covers a large area.

B. Wild plants and animals are protected in national parks.  

C. Forbes has listed twelve of the world’s largest national parks.

D. National parks are attractive because of their national beauty.

2. The underlined word “immensity” refers to　　　.

A. great size　　　　　　  B. natural wonder

C. colorful view                     D. unusual beauty

3. 　　　kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.

A. Five　　　  B. Six　      C. Seven　　 D. Eight

4. The best title for the passage may be“　　　”.

A. Taking a tour in the Grand Canyon

B. Travelling to the Serengeti National Park

C. Seven Natural Wonders of the World

D. Stepping into the wonders of the wildlife

5. If the writer continues the article, he would most likely write about　　　.

A. ways to keep the air and water clean

B. more national parks in the world

C. his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyon

D. famous historic wonders in Africa

1.选C。细节理解题。题干: 第一自然段中有关国家公园叙述不正确的是　　　。A项: 国家公园是覆盖面积很广的公共场地; B项: 在国家公园里, 野生动植物都受到保护; C项: 《福布斯》列举了12个世界最大的国家公园; D项: 国家公园因它们的美丽而具有吸引力。由第一段话可推知: 《福布斯》列举了世界上最漂亮的国家公园中的12个, 故C项不正确。

2.选A。词义猜测题。题干: 画线单词immensity是指　　　。A项: 大尺寸; B项: 自然奇观; C项: 多彩的景色; D项: 不同寻常的美丽。由后文“. . . makes people think big”可推知: 很大, 故选A。

3.选C。细节理解题。题干: 这篇文章共提及了　　　种动物。A项: 5种; B项: 6种; C项: 7种; D项: 8种。由文中的“They are the lion, African elephant, African leopard, black rhinoceros and African buffalo. ”和后文中的“. . . over 1. 5 million wildebeests and 250, 000 zebras every year. ”可知: 共7种, 选C。

4.选D。主旨大意题。题干: 这篇文章最好的标题是　　　。A项: 大峡谷之旅; B项: 塞伦盖蒂国家公园之旅; C项: 世界七大自然奇观; D项: 领略野生奇观。纵观全文都是围绕野生奇观展开的话题, 故D项符合题意。

5.选B。推理判断题。题干: 如果作者继续写下去的话, 他最可能要写　　　。A项: 保持空气和水干净的方法; B项: 世界上更多的国家公园; C项: 他的大峡谷美好之旅; D项: 非洲著名的历史奇观。从第一段可知: 中心是介绍国家公园的, 而后面的大峡谷和塞伦盖蒂国家公园都是列举出的例子, 故如果作者再继续写的话, 还是会写有关国家公园的话题, 故选B。