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Long ago, the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”—the land of fire. The present name, Death Valley,can date back to 1849, when a group of miners became lost in it and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has become a National Monument (遗址) and is crossed by several roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human has hardly destroyed the special beauty of this place. Here there are a lot of surprising natural scenes. One of the most surprising and variable (多变的) parts of Death Valley is Devil’s Golf Course, where it seems hard for people to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures (沙雕) stand on the frightening groun d, as evening sha dows (暮色) move and lengthen. ( )6. _______ is the lowest place in the United States. A. Tomesha B. Death Valley C. Nevada D. Badwater ( )7. The name of the valley comes from _______. A. an Indian name B. the death of the miners C. the local people D. a National Monument ( )8. From the passage,we can learn that _______. A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners went there B. it is still not easy to travel across the desert C. people can be provided with good services in the desert D. people have changed the natural sights of the desert ( )9. Devil’s Golf Course is famous for _______. A. a lot of sand B. evening shadows C. dream-like si ghts D. the sand sculptures ( )10.We can say that the writer _______ Death Valley according to the passage. A. enjoys B. is frightened of C. dislikes D. is tired of (C) If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories ? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do. ( )11.Someone can’t have a good memory if ________. A. he can’t read or write B. he doesn’t use his memory C. his parents haven’t a good memory D. he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time ( )12. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ______. A. you can’t use them any more B. they will become stronger C. they become weak but they slowly become strong again D. they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again (责任编辑：admin) |