【精品解析】哈佛英语时文阅读-7年级 Week13

哈佛英语时文阅读-7年级 Week13 一、Monday卡拉库姆沙漠中的火焰还在燃烧_ 卡拉库姆沙漠中的火焰还在燃烧 In the middle of the Karakum Desert, there's a 230-foot-wide hole and it's on fire. In 1971, a group of Soviet petroleum geologists went across the Karakum Desert to look for petroleum. When they found a place that they thought had oil, they set up a drilling rig. Unfortunately, it was over a big natural gas cavern. When they drilled, the whole thing collapsed, taking the rig. Even worse, methane gas, which is dangerous and explosive, was leaking from the hole. So the Soviet geologists set the hole on fire. The scientists thought it would burn for a few weeks or months and then stop. However, it has been burning for over 50 years. The locals call it the gates of hell or the door to hell. More scientifically, it's the DarvazaGas Crater. In 2009, the Turkmen president wanted it closed. But that didn't happen. In fact, it's become a tourist site. The tourism minister says it's a major attraction. For a country with only 10, 000 to 15, 000 tourists a year, it's important that people want to go to the gates of hell. It's also said that the crater attracts local spiders. They come to the edge because of the light and heat and throw themselves in. The crater has been burning for over 50 years and no one knows when it will stop. But with tourists interested, it might keep burning for a while. 1．How wide is the hole in the Karakum Desert A．230 feet. B．320 feet. C．430 feet. D．530 feet. 2．What was the group of Soviet petroleum geologists looking for in the desert A．Gold. B．Petroleum. C．Natural gas. D．Coal. 3．How long has the hole been burning A．For over 20 years. B．For over 30 years. C．For over 40 years. D．For over 50 years. 4．What can we infer from the passage A．The hole will never stop burning. B．The hole will stop burning soon. C．No one knows when the hole will stop burning. D．The hole has already stopped burning. 5．What is the main idea of the passage A．The history of the Darvaza Gas Crater. B．The danger of the Darvaza Gas Crater. C．The tourism of the Darvaza Gas Crater. D．The introduction of the Darvaza Gas Crater. 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．D 4．C 5．D 【知识点】说明文；世界主要地区地理概况；细节理解；推理判断；文章大意 【解析】【分析】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了土库曼斯坦卡拉库姆沙漠中的"地狱之门"是1971年苏联勘探队意外点燃的天然气坑，持续燃烧50余年，现已成为重要旅游景观，展现自然奇观与人类活动的交织。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本篇文章涉及细节理解题，推理判断题和主旨大意题三种题型。细节理解题要求考生能在快速阅读文章的同时，从中获取某些特定的直接信息或理解特定信息的意义。做细节理解题时，要根据题干中的关键词，找准相关句、段的内容，再仔细对照，不符合原文意义的选项要首先排除，反之，则是正确选项。做推理判断题时，要求考生不能凭主观臆断推测或妄加猜测，必须忠实于原文，以材料所提供的相关事实和线索为依据，使做出的推理合乎文意。需要注意：审清题目要求；锁定关键信息；挖掘隐含信息；排除干扰选项；把握语境情感；逻辑推理分析。做主旨大意题时，要求考 ... ...