Unit5Themeparks课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解(2020·全国新高三开学联考)VisitingWashington,D．C.isnotawasteofyourtimeandmoney.TherearemanyplacesinWashington,D．C.thatyoucanincludeinyourjourney,whichmakeyourtraveltothisgreatcityworthyourtimeandmoney.Herearesomenotableattractionsthatthecitycanoffer.*SmithsonianInstitutionItistheimageof19thcenturysandstonecalledtheCastle.Thisisaninstitutionthathasgotmorethanninemuseums.Aonedaytourisnotenoughtocoveritall.ThebestplacestovisitareAirandSpaceMuseumandMuseumofNaturalHistory.*JeffersonMemorialThisplacehousesthe19footstatueofAmerica'sthirdpresident.Inaddition,therearesomewritingsinthewalllikeDeclarationofIndependenceandsomeJefferson'swritings.*MichelRichardCitronelleThisfamouschefgotarestaurantattheheartofWashington,D.C.Heprepareswonderfuldishestodignitarieswhofrequenthisplace.Itisnotonlyaboutattractivemenu,buttheserviceisprofessional.Themulticourseisaccompaniedwithwine.Therestaurant'swinecellarhousesthousandsofbottles.*MandarinOrientalThisisatasteofAsiainthedistrict.Thehotelamenities(设施)areworldclasswithpoolandspas.Therestaurantshowsthecity'sviewonaflatscreenTVandtheroomshaveInternetaccess.*TheWhiteHouseItshouldnotbemissed.Itisoneofthemostsignificantbuildingsinthecity.Itsarchitectureisgrandandsuitsthecity'slandscape.Thereareguidedtoursthatyoucanjoinin.*TwinsJazzIfyouwanttoenjoyjazzmusic,thisistheplacetobe.Youcanheargrassrootsmusiciansplay.Thefoodisalsogood.篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了美国华盛顿的六个经典旅游地。1．WhatcanyouvisitinSmithsonianInstitution?A．Castles.B．Museums.C．Statues.D．Restaurants.答案：B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Thisisaninstitutionthathasgotmorethanninemuseums.”可知，这里有很多博物馆；再根据本段最后一句可知，最值得参观的是太空博物馆和自然历史博物馆。2．WhatcanyoudoinMichelRichardCitronelle?A．TasteAsianfood.B．Cookdeliciousdishes.C．Enjoygoodfoodandservice.D．SwimandenjoyfreeWifi.答案：C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Itisnotonlyaboutattractivemenu,buttheserviceisprofessional.”可知，在这里你可以享受美味的菜肴和专业的服务。3．Whichofthefollowingisyourbestchoiceasamusiclover?A．JeffersonMemorial.B．MandarinOriental.C．TheWhiteHouse.D．TwinsJazz.答案：D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Ifyouwanttoenjoyjazzmusic,thisistheplacetobe.”可知，如果你喜欢爵士音乐，那么这就是你的选择。(2019·江苏高考)Inthe1960s,whilestudyingthevolcanichistoryofYellowstoneNationalPark,BobChristiansenbecamepuzzledaboutsomethingthat,oddly,hadnottroubledanyonebefore：hecouldn'tfindthepark'svolcano.IthadbeenknownforalongtimethatYellowstonewasvolcanicinnature—that'swhataccountedforallitshotspringsandothersteamyfeatures.ButChristiansencouldn'tfindtheYellowstonevolcanoanywhere.Mostofus,whenwetalkaboutvolcanoes,thinkoftheclassiccone(圆锥体)shapesofaFujiorKilimanjaro,whicharecreatedwheneruptingmagma(岩浆)pilesup.Thesecanformremarkablyquickly.In1943,aMexicanfarmerwassurprisedtoseesmokerisingfromasmallpartofhisland.Inoneweekhewastheconfusedownerofaconefivehundredfeethigh.Withintwoyearsithadtoppedoutatalmostfourteenhundredfeetandwasmorethanhalfamileacross.AltogethertherearesometenthousandofthesevolcanoesonEarth,allbutafewhundredofthemextinct.Thereis,however,asecondlessknowntypeofvolcanothatdoesn'tinvolvemountainbuilding.Thesearevolcanoessoexplosivethattheyburstopeninasinglebigcrack,leavingbehindavasthole,thecaldera.Yellowstoneobviouslywasofthissecondty...
