专四考前恶补：阅读完型(5)
<p> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="feature">feature</span>, <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arctic">arctic</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="jungles">jungles</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>. <span word="Sharply">Sharply</span> <span word="contrasting">contrasting</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bakersfield">Bakersfield</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="plain">plain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fertile">fertile</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Joaquin">Joaquin</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arid">arid</span> <span word="Mojave">Mojave</span> <span word="Desert">Desert</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radius">radius</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="miles">miles</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="skiing">skiing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surfing">surfing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>. <span word="Contrast">Contrast</span> <span word="abounds">abounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> (<span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="point">point</span> (<span word="including">including</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span>).</p><p> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Whitney">Whitney</span>, 14,494 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span>, 282 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> 100 <span word="miles">miles</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="miles">miles</span>. <span word="California">California</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>, <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="lakes">lakes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Tahoe">Tahoe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shallow">shallow</span>, <span word="salty">salty</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="lakes">lakes</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Tulainyo">Tulainyo</span>, 12,020 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Salton">Salton</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, 236 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lakes">lakes</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Owens">Owens</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lakes">lakes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dried">dried</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="beds">beds</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>, <span word="lakes">lakes</span>, <span word="valleys">valleys</span>, <span word="deserts">deserts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plateaus">plateaus</span>, <span word="California">California</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span>, <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastlines">coastlines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="combined">combined</span>.?</p>
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