Question

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the largest free-standing mountains in the world, and some say, the most beautiful place on the earth.

The mountain towers 15,000 feet above the plains. Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and it covers an area of 60 miles long and 40 miles wide. Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano(死火山), with 3 peaks. Kibo is the highest one in the center.

Because of Kilimanjaro's great height, the mountain influences(影響) its own weather. Winds incoming from the Indian Ocean are stopped upward by the mountain and drop their moisture(濕氣) as rain and snow. People have planted coffee, corn, and other crops on the lower slopes(斜坡).

Mount Kilimanjaro now attracts many thousands of walkers each year. Because of a temperature rise in recent years, the beautiful snow cap of Kilimanjaro is retreating(消退) fast. A research said that the white snow on the mountain might be gone in 15 years. What a pity!

1. The writer is worried about Mount Kilimanjaro's_______.

A. great height                                             B. extinct volcano

C. rainforests                           D. white snow cap

2. Mount Kilimanjaro is_______.

A. the highest mountain in the world

B. an active volcano

C. a free-standing mountain

D. 15,000 feet above the sea level

3. The snow on the mountain comes from_______.

A. the Indian Ocean         B. the Pacific Ocean         C. the Atlantic Ocean       D. the Red Sea

4._______ influences the mountain's own weather.

A. Rain and snow            B. Its great height             C. Crops      D. The moisture

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講的是乞力馬扎羅山---非洲最高的山。文章涉及了這座山的高度、地理位置、氣候等。它因為它的雪景而聞名于世，吸引著很多游客來到這里。

1.細節理解題。根據文章最后一段Because of a temperature rise in recent years, the beautiful snow cap of Kilimanjaro is retreating(消退) fast .What a pity! 因為最近溫度上升，乞力馬扎羅山的雪冠逐漸消失。真遺憾。由此可見作者擔心的是以后會看不到這座山的美麗雪景了。故選D。

2.細節理解題。根據文章第一句話Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa，乞力馬扎羅山是非洲最高的山，可排除A；根據文章第二段Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano(死火山)可知B不對；根據第二段The mountain towers 15,000 feet above the plains可排除D。根據第一段one of the largest free-standing mountains in the world,可知正確答案為C。

3.細節理解題。根據文中Winds incoming from the Indian Ocean are stopped upward by the mountain and drop their moisture(濕氣) as rain and snow可知選A。

4.細節理解題。根據文中第三段Because of Kilimanjaro's great height, the mountain influences(影響) its own weather.可知這座山自身的高度影響著它的氣候。故選B。

考點：科普類文章閱讀。