California is a land of variety and contrast. Almost every type of physical land feature ， sort of arctic ice fields and tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one another. People living in Bakersfield ， for instance，can visit the Pacific Ocean and the coastal plain ， the fertile San Joaquin Valley ， the arid Mojave Desert ， and the high Sierra Nevada， all within a radius of about 100 miles. In other areas it is possible to go snow skiing in the morning and surfing in the evening of the same day ， without having to travel long distance. Contrast abounds in California. The highest point in the United States (outside Alaska ) is in California ， and so is the lowest point (including Alaska )。 Mount Whitney ， 14，494 feet above sea level，is separated from Death Valley ， 282 feet below sea level，by a distance of only 100 miles. The two areas have a difference in altitude of almost three miles. California has deep ， clear mountain lakes like Lake Tahoe ， the deepest in the country， but it also has shallow， salty desert lakes. It has Lake Tulainyo ， 12，020 feet above sea level， and the lowest lake in the country ， the Salton Sea， 236 feet below sea level. Some of its lakes ， like Owens Lake in Death Valley ， are not lakes at all： they are dried up lake beds. In addition to mountains ，lakes， valleys，deserts， and plateaus，California has its Pacific coastline， stretching longer than the coastlines of Oregon and Washington combined.
1. Which of the following is the lowest point in the United States?
A. Lake Tulainyo B. Mojave desert C. Death Valley D. The Salton Sea
2. Where is the highest point in the United States located ?
A. Lake Tahoe.
B. Sierra Nevada. C. Mount Whitney.
D. Alaska.
3. How far away is Death Valley from Mount Whitney?
A. About 3 miles.
D. 14，494 feet.
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being within a radius ofabout 100 miles of Bakersfield ?
A. The Pacific Ocean.
B. San Joaquin Valley.
C. Mojave Desert.
D. Oregon andWashington.
5. Which statement best demonstrates that California is a land of variety and contrast ?
A. The highest lake in California is Lake Tulainyo.
B. It is possible to go surfing and snow skiing in some parts of California without having totravel long distance.
C. Sierra Nevada， San Joaquin Valley， Mojave Desert and the Pacific Ocean all lie withina radius of about 100 miles.
D. Owens Lake ， in Death Valley ， is not really a lake at all.
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1.C)這是一道細節題。根據第三段所給的海拔高度，可知美國最低點在deathvalley.
2.D)此題很容易誤選為C，這是因為第三段提到MountWhitney的海拔高度;但是要注意此段第二句提到美國最高點時在括號中補充說明這個最高點是在Alaska以外的。這就說明美國的海拔最高點不是MountWhitney，而是位于Alaska.
3.B)這是一道細節題。根據第三段可找出答案。
4.D)根據第二段可知答案。
5.C)文中說加利福尼亞是一個地貌多樣，富于變化的地方，而選項C是一個最突出的例子。
漢譯英：茶花(camellia)的自然花期在12月至翌年4月，以紅色系為主，另有黃色系和白色系等，花色艷麗。本屆花展充分展示了茶花的品種資源和科研水平，是近三年來本市規模最大的一屆茶花展。為了使廣大植物愛好者有更多與茶花親密接觸的機會，本屆茶花展的布展范圍延伸至整個園區，為賞花游客帶來便利。此次茶花展歷時2個月，展期內200多個茶花品種將陸續亮相。
漢譯英：朋友之間，情趣相投、脾氣對味則合、則交，反之，則離、則絕。朋友之間再熟悉、再親密，也不能隨便過頭、不恭不敬，這樣，默契和平衡將被打破，友好關系將不復存在。每個人都希望擁有自己的一片私密空間，朋友之間過于隨便，就容易侵入這片禁區，從而引起沖突，造成隔閡。待友不敬，有時或許只是一件小事，卻可能已埋下了破壞性的種子。維持朋友親密關系的最好辦法是往來有節，互不干涉。
Hewasalmostasleep,____withallthishardwork.
Thefirststepinthestudyofanylanguageisobservingand____preciselywhathappenswhennativespeakersspeakit.
—Howdoyoulikethisdress?
—It’sbeautiful,anditfitsmewell._______Ilikeitverymuch.
