【題目】Have you ever heard of Paynes Prairie? It is one of the most important natural and historical areas in Florida. Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesville. It is large, 21,000 acres. This protected land is called a preserve. The Florida Park Service manages the preserve.

The Paynes Prairie basin was formed when limestone dissolved and the ground settled. It is covered by marsh(沼澤)and wet prairie vegetation. There are areas of open water. During brief periods it has flooded enough to be considered a lake. Except for that, the basin has changed little through time.

Man has lived on Paynes Prairie a very long time. He lived there as far back as 10,000 B. C. At one time, the Seminoles lived there. The prairie is thought to have been named after King Payne, a Seminole chief. During the late 1600s, the largest cattle ranch in Florida was on Paynes Prairie. Today, Paynes Prairie is preserved land. It is occupied by visitors and Florida Park Service employees.

Willam Bartram visited Paynes Praire. Bartram was the first person who portrayed (described) nature through personal experience as well as scientific observation. He lived 200 years ago. He visited Paynes Prairie in 1774. At that time he described it. He called Paynes Prairie the “great Alachua Savannah.”

Most of the animal life, which Bartram described, is still here. A large number of sandhill cranes, hawks and waterfowl are here in winter. The animal diversity is increased by the presence of pine flatwoods, hammock, swamps and ponds.

The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is open year round. The Florida Park Service works hard so that the park will appear as it did in the past. It offers many opportunities for recreation. At the park you can camp and picnic. You can hike and bike. You can boat and fish. You can ride on horse trails. And you can see lots of nature and wildlife. You can see Florida as it was in the early days.

Paynes Prairie is a part of our Florida history. It is an example of our Florida natural resources. It is a place for recreation. Paynes Prairie is an important experience of the Real Florida.

【1】How was the Paynes Prairie basin formed?

A. By the Seminole Indians.

B. By the Florida Park Service.

C. From dissolved limestone and the ground settling.

D. From lots of flooding and wet prairie vegetation.

【2】The underlined word “diversity” means .”

A. variety B. society C. population D. area

【3】All of the following are true EXCEPT that __ .

A. Paynes Prairie has changed little through time

B. Paynes Prairie is covered by wet prairie grasses

C. there used to be a big cattle farm on Paynes Prairie

D. William Bartram was the first person to visit Paynes Prairie

【4】The purpose of the passage is to .

A. call on people to protect widlife

B. attract people to this preserved park

C. show you the formation of Paynes Prairie

D. introduce the recorded history of Paynes Prairie

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析:本文介紹了美國(guó)自然與歷史同等重要地位Paynes Prairie 的景區(qū),從他的歷史年代,生物種群等多角度做了詳細(xì)的闡述。

【1】C 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)原文The Paynes Prairie basin was formed when limestone dissolved and the ground settled.可以看出形成的原因,所以選擇C項(xiàng)。

【2】A 考查推理判斷。根據(jù)原文A large number of sandhill cranes, hawks....以及pine flatwoods, hammock, swamps and ponds...可以看出是在列舉該地區(qū)的不同生物重量,所以選擇A物種的豐富多樣性。

【3】D 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)原文Bartram was the first person who portrayed (described) nature through personal experience as well as scientific observation. 可以看出這個(gè)人是第一個(gè)描述這個(gè)地方并展開科學(xué)觀察的人,并不是第一個(gè)參觀這個(gè)地方的人。

【4】B 考查作者的寫作態(tài)度和意圖。根據(jù)文章最后一段It is an example of our Florida natural resources. It is a place for recreation. Paynes Prairie is an important experience of the Real Florida.看出有很強(qiáng)的號(hào)召力,目的是召喚各地友人前去參觀。

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