2017届湖北省黄冈市高考英语阅读理解二轮精练：31（含解析）
<p> 湖北黄冈市2017高考英语阅读理解二轮精练（31）及（解析）答案</p><p> 2016高考模拟题。阅读理解阅读下列短文，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>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出最佳选项。<span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="extremes">extremes</span>．<span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dangerously">dangerously</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="months">months</span>． <span word="Storms">Storms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span>．</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span>- <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span>． <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span> -<span word="four">four</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span>.</p><p> <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span>． <span word="Evidence">Evidence</span></p><p> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Ubehebe">Ubehebe</span> <span word="Crater">Crater</span>． <span word="The">The</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span></p><p> <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>．</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span></p><p> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="violently">violently</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>． <span word="This">This</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span></p><p> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="formations">formations</span>． <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="red">red</span>． <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="brown">brown</span>, <span word="gray">gray</span>, <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="black">black</span>．</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1849． <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="Lo">Lo</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>． <span word="They">They</span> <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="did">did</span>．<span word="One">One</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Trail">Trail</span>． <span word="By">By</span> <span word="December">December</span></p>
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