well­marked roads where good services can be found easily.Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.

　　Here nature created a lot of surprising scenes，almost like the sights on the moon，ever­changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about，showing the most unusual colors.One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil's Golf Course，where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams.Sand sculptures(沙雕) stand on a frightening ground，as evening shadows move and lengthen.

5．________is the lowest place in the desert.

A．Tomesha　　　　　　 B．Death Valley

C．Nevada D．Badwater

D　解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的"...and Badwater，a salt water pool，is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States."可推知此题答案为D。

6．From the passage we can learn that________．

A．no one had ever known the desert before the miners

B．it's still not easy to travel across the desert

C．people can find gas stations，cafes and hotels in the desert

D．people have changed the natural sight of the desert

C　解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的"...well­marked roads where good services can be found easily."可以判断C为最佳答案。

7．Devil's Golf Course is famous for________．

A．the frequent wind

B．the colors of the sand

C．dream­like sights

D．the sand sculptures

C　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的"...where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams."可知答案为C。

8．From the passage we can see that the writer________the Death Valley.

A．appreciates B．is fearful of

C．dislikes D．is tired of

A　解析：推理判断题。根据"the special beauty of this place...like the sights on the moon, ever­changing...showing the most unusual colors"等关键词语可以知道作者是带着赞赏的语气来描述"死亡谷"的。