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Ⅵ. 跨学科 死海的特点 阅读理解
你去过死海吗？它是世界上最著名的自然奇观之一。它为什么被叫作死海，难道是因为没有生命吗？让我们一起看看本文吧！
Have you ever been to the Dead Sea, one of the most famous natural wonders in the world? Have you ever considered why it is called Dead Sea? Does it hold life? Can people swim there? With all these questions in your mind, let's know something about it!
The Dead Sea is actually a lake in the Middle East. At about four hundred metres below sea level, it's the lowest point on the surface (表面) of the earth. It lies between the borders (边界) of Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank. It's about 80 kilometres long, 16 kilometres wide at its widest point, and about 380 metres deep at its deepest. The lake is surrounded by hot, dry desert (沙漠) on all sides.
Since it's in a hot desert, water evaporates (蒸发) fast. And the area is lower than all the land around; it can only evaporate. And that's what happens—water continually evaporates. In fact, so much water is evaporating from the Dead Sea that it often looks like there's a cloud of fog hanging over the lake. Anyway, as the water evaporates it leaves behind the salt and minerals (矿物质). The water in the Dead Sea is almost six times saltier than ocean water!
Because the Dead Sea is so salty, almost nothing can live there, except for bacteria (细菌) and one type of algae (藻类). Any fish or freshwater animal that gets washed into the lake dies almost immediately. And the shores are covered in thick salt crystals (结晶), so animals can't even live near the lake.
Since it's so salty, why do people go there to cover themselves from head to toe with its mud (泥)? Actually, those minerals are supposed to be really good for your skin. No wonder lots of spas and health resorts have been built in the area. Though the water in the Dead Sea is so salty, it is really safe for people. You can even go swimming there if you want, although it's pretty hard to swim because all that salt makes it much easier to float (漂浮)!
Want to know more about it? Just explore it yourself!
1. 中考新考法 推断文章写作手法 Why does the writer use four questions in the beginning?
A. To interest readers in natural wonders.
B. To lead into the topic of the Dead Sea.
C. To introduce the popularity of the Dead Sea.
D. To express worries about freshwater animals.
2. What can you learn about the Dead Sea from the passage?
A. It's near the Middle East.
B. It's far from the desert.
C. It's 11 kilometres wide.
D. It's the lowest point on land around.
3. What's the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. How the Dead Sea is formed.
B. How the Dead Sea gets so salty.
C. Why fish can't live in the Dead Sea.
D. Why the Dead Sea is like a cloud of fog.
4. 中考新考法 推断篇章结构 What's the structure (结构) of the passage? (Paragraph 1 = ①, Paragraph 2 = ②……)

答案： 1. B [解析]推理判断题。根据第一段的四个提问及下文内容可知,作者是要引出主题。故选 B。
2. D [解析]细节理解题。根据第三段第 2 句可知,死海相对于周围的陆地处于最低点。故选 D。
3. B [解析]段意理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知,本段主要讲了死海是怎么变得这么咸的。
4. C [解析]篇章结构题。总览全文可知,第一段是由四个设问引出主题;第二段到第五段分别介绍了死海的详细情况;最后一段总结全文。由此可判断正确的结构如 C 项所示。