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课件网) [解其困] (1)range作动词时多用作不及物动词，表示在某范围内变化；山脉相连、连绵； (2)作名词时常表示“范围；射程；山脉”。 学案(三) 高考语篇的价值发掘———提升学科素养 2018·全国卷Ⅲ·阅读理解B篇———对接课标主题：主要国家地理概况 Cities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness (荒野)．But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000. Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warning. An avalanche (雪崩) once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives. But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come. Today, people still come and go — to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City — its present population is 762. ?好题不厌百回做，每做一次都有新发现 1．What attracted the early settlers to New York City A．Its business culture. B．Its small population. C．Its geographical position. D．Its favourable climate. 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句可知，纽约市吸引早期定居者之处就是它靠近哈德逊河入海口，交通和贸易便利，所以是它的地理位置吸引了早期的定居者。故选C。 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了加拿大城市———道森市的历史、发展与现状。 答案：C 2．What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson A．Two-thirds of them stayed there. B．One out of five people got rich. C．Almost everyone gave up. D．Half of them died. 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句可知，在最先的两万名淘金者中，有4 000人变得富有了，即有五分之一的人变得富有了。故选B。 答案：B 3．What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson A．They found the city too crowded. B．They wanted to try their luck elsewhere. C．There were unable to stan ... ...
