2017届高考英语一轮基础知识复习：Unit 5 The power of nature（新人教版选修6）
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 5 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span></p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Faithful">Faithful</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="geyser">geyser</span>(喷泉) <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wyoming">Wyoming</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yellowstone">Yellowstone</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Faithful">Faithful</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1870 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washburn">Washburn</span><span word="Langford">Langford</span><span word="Doane">Doane</span> <span word="Expedition">Expedition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="geyser">geyser</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="geyser">geyser</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Faithful">Faithful</span> <span word="Inn">Inn</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Faithful">Faithful</span> <span word="Historic">Historic</span> <span word="District">District</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="September">September</span> 18, 1870, <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washburn">Washburn</span><span word="Langford">Langford</span><span word="Doane">Doane</span> <span word="Expedition">Expedition</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Firehole">Firehole</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kepler">Kepler</span> <span word="Cascades">Cascades</span>(瀑布) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Upper">Upper</span> <span word="Geyser">Geyser</span> <span word="Basin">Basin</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="geyser">geyser</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Faithful">Faithful</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span>, <span word="Nathaniel">Nathaniel</span> <span word="P">P</span>. <span word="Langford">Langford</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>：</p><p> <span word="Judge">Judge</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="astonishment">astonishment</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basin">basin</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="mid">mid</span><span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="day">day</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="sparkling">sparkling</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span><span word="five">five</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>. “<span word="Geysers">Geysers</span>! <span word="Geysers">Geysers</span>！” <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="geyser">geyser</span>...<span word="We">We</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Faithful">Faithful</span>”．</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Faithful">Faithful</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span>. <span word="Clothes">Clothes</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="geyser">geyser</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ejected">ejected</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eruption">eruption</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="linen">linen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="uninjured">uninjured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="woolen">woolen</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span>.</p>
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