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Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.

Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place "Tomesha"--the land of fire. Death Valley' s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness, and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ru-ined the special beauty of this place.

Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most aston-ishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil' s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures stand on a frightening ground, as evenings shadows move and lengthen.

第16题 __________ is the lowest place in the desert.

A.Tomesha

B.Death Valley

C.Nevada

D.Badwater

第17题 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

第18题 From the passage we can learn that__________.

A.no one had ever known the desert before the miners

B.it' s still not easy to travel across the desert

C.people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert

D.people have changed the natural sight of the desert

第19题 Devil' s Golf Course is famous for__________.

A.the frequent wind

B.the colors of the sand

C.dream-like sights

D.the sand sculptures

第20题 From the passage we can see that the writer__________ the Death Valley.

A.appreciates

B.is fearful of

C.dislikes

D.is tired of

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