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Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is in the northern part of Australia. It is the largest coral reef system（珊瑚礁系统）in the world. Great Barrier Reef has over 900 islands and over 2,900 reefs. It is larger than the Great Wall of China. And it is the only living thing on Earth that can be seen from outer space.

Harbour of Rio de Janeiro The Harbour of Rio de Janeiro is around Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is famous for being the world’s largest bay（海湾）. The harbor is 17.4 miles long from east to west and 18.6 miles from north to south. It was first discovered in 1502.

Paricutin Paricutin is a volcano that is in the Mexican state of Michoacan. It is one of the youngest volcanoes in the world. It last erupted（爆发）in 1952.

Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is a waterfall system on the Zambezi River in southern Africa. It is neither the highest waterfall nor the widest waterfall in the world, but it is the largest. It is 1,708 metres wide and 108 metres high.

1.Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Barrier Reef?

A.It is the oldest coral reef system in the world. B.It is made up millions of reefs.

C.We can see it from outer space. D.It is as long as the Great Wall.

2.What can we learn about the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro according to the material?

① When it was first discovered.      ② Who first discovered it.

③ What it is famous for.         ④ Where it is.

A.①②③ . B.①③④ . C.①②④ . D.②③④ .

3.When did Paricutin erupt last time?

A.In 1502. B.100 years ago. C.67 years ago. D.In 1708.

4.Which of the following words can describe Victoria Falls?

A.Highest. B.Oldest. C.Widest. D.Largest.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文讲述了大堡礁位于澳大利亚的北部。它是世界上最大的珊瑚礁系统。它比中国的长城还大。它是地球上唯一可以从外太空看到的生物。里约热内卢的港口是著名的世界上最大的海湾。Paricutin是位于墨西哥米却肯州的一座火山，它是世界上最年轻的火山之一，在1952年最后一次爆发。维多利亚瀑布是非洲南部赞比西河上的一个瀑布。它既不是世界上最高的瀑布，也不是世界上最宽的瀑布，但它是最大的瀑布。

1.句意：关于大堡礁，下列哪项是正确的?

推理判断题。A. It is the oldest coral reef system in the world.它是世界上最古老的珊瑚礁系；B. It is made up millions of reefs.它由数百万个珊瑚礁组成；C. We can see it from outer space.我们可以从外太空看到它；D. It is as long as the Great Wall.它和长城一样长；根据“ It is the largest coral reef system in the world”可知，不是最古老的，排除A；根据“Great Barrier Reef has over 900 islands and over 2,900 reefs”可知，不仅仅有珊瑚礁，排除B；根据“It is larger than the Great Wall of China. ”可知，它比长城还大，排除D；故选C。

2.句意：根据材料，我们可以了解到关于里约热内卢de Janeiro港口的什么信息?

推理判断题。根据Harbour of Rio de Janeiro第二段“The Harbour of Rio de Janeiro is around Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is famous for being the world’s largest bay（海湾）. It was first discovered in 1502.”可知，有“什么时候被发现”，“以……而出名”，“在哪里”；故选B。

3.句意：Paricutin上次是什么时候爆发的?

细节理解题。根据“ It last erupted（爆发）in 1952.”在1952年最后一次爆发，所以是大约67年前，故选C。

4.句意：下列哪个词可以描述维多利亚瀑布?

细节理解题。根据“It is neither the highest waterfall nor the widest waterfall in the world, but it is the largest.”可知是最大的，故选D。