Question

【題目】

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 trips．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（大峽谷）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 kilometers long，up to 29 kilometers wide．and 1.6 kilometers 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 here．They are the lion，African elephant，African leopard，black rhinocero and African buffalo．The name“Big Five”came from the five animals that were the 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（遷徙）of over 1.5 million wildebeests（角馬）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 natural 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

【1】細節理解題。由第一段最后一句Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world…可知。

【2】詞義猜測題。由本句中的makes people think big可猜測出A項正確。

【3】推理判斷題。由最后一段提到的Big Five和后面提到的角馬和斑馬可知答案為C項。

【4】主旨大意題。由文章第一段及兩個公園的特色可得出本文帶我們走進了世界野生動植物的奇觀，故答案為D項。

【5】推理判斷題。由本文第一段可知列出的內容都是關于國家公園的。故答案為B項。