UNIT2SUCCESS
(满分:120分建议用时:120分钟)
第一部分阅读(50分)
第一节(共15小题,每题2.5分,37.5分)
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Peoplearealwaysfullofimaginationaboutthedeepandmysterioussea,however,thewatersknownastheseaarenotalltheendlessseasaswethink,ormaybebeautifulormagnificentlakes.
AralSea
TheAralSeaisaninlandlakethatliestothenorthofUzbekistanandtothesouthofKazkhstan.Itsnameliterallymeans“theseaofisland”intheTurkiclanguage.
Thus,itsnamereferstothemanyislandsthatdotteditinthepast.AlthoughtheAralSeaoccupiedavastareaofabout68,000squarekmforalongperiodoftime,it’sbelievedtobelessthan10%ofitsoriginalsite.
CaspianSea
TheCaspianSeaisalsoaninlandlake.Oftenregardedasthelargestlakeintheworld,theCaspianSeaislocatedbetweenthecontinentsofAsiaandEurope.TheCaspianSeaisanenclosedwaterbody.Itiscalled“sea”probablybecauseofitsmassivesizeof371,000squarekmanditssaltiness.
SaltonSea
LocatedinCalifornia,US,theSaltonSeaisariftlakethatissaline(咸的)innature.
Severalrivers,creeks,agriculturalrunoffs,anddrainagesystemsfeedthislake.TheSaltonSeaencompasses(包括)anareaof890squarekm,makingitthelargestlakeinCalifornia.
SeaofGalilee
TheSeaofGalileeisafreshwaterlakewith“sea”initsname.Itoccupiesanareaof166.7squarekminIsrael.Itisthesecond-lowestlakeintheworldaftertheDeadSeawiththesurfaceelevation(海拔)rangingfrom705ftto686ftbelowsealevel.TheJordanRiveristheprimarysourceofwaterfortheSeaofGalilee.Undergroundspringsalsofeedwatertothelake.
1.Whichisthesecondbiggestofthefourlakes?
A.AralSea. B.CaspianSea.
C.SaltonSea. D.SeaofGalilee.
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.TheAralSeabelongstoTurkey.
B.ThelocationoftheSaltonSeaisCalifornia,US.
C.TheCaspianSeaisafreshwaterlakebetweenAsiaandEurope.
D.Theprimarys