【高考调研】2017届高三英语一轮复习（外研版）课时规范训练15（含解析）
<p> 课时规范训练(单独成册)</p><p> 训练(十五)</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解(共两节)</p><p> 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>、<span word="D">D</span>)中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="Wind">Wind</span>，<span word="water">water</span>，<span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>—<span word="these">these</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span> (大峡谷)．</p><p> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>，<span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="Yosemite">Yosemite</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Lakes">Lakes</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="glaciers">glaciers</span> (冰川) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wind">Wind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>.<span word="Fires">Fires</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>：<span word="This">This</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yellowstone">Yellowstone</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1988.</p><p> <span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="volcanic">volcanic</span> (火山的) <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Haleakala">Haleakala</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Maui">Maui</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Carter">Carter</span> <span word="Lakein">Lakein</span> <span word="Oregon">Oregon</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>，<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span>.<span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 18,1980.<span word="At">At</span> 8：32 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>，<span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Helens">Helens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p> <span word="Over">Over</span> 60 <span word="people">people</span>—<span word="campers">campers</span>，<span word="scientists">scientists</span>，<span word="journalists">journalists</span>，<span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>—<span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>.<span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="down">down</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span>，<span word="day">day</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="night">night</span>.<span word="An">An</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="hid">hid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.<span word="Towns">Towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>，<span word="Oregon">Oregon</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="Idaho">Idaho</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="ash">ash</span>.</p>
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