7．National parks are large areas of public land．They give a safe home for local plants and animals．They help keep the air and water clean．They also give us the best trips．Today，there are nearly 7，000national parks around the world．Forbes has listed 12of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise you with their amazing landscape，geographic wonders and colourful plants and animals．
The Grand Canyon （大峽谷）National Park of the US is one of the Seven National Wonders of the World．It is best known for its size and depth．It is 446kilometers long，up to 29kilometers wide，and 1.6kilometers deep．The大的immensity of the canyon makes people think big．Every year，about 5million people visit here．Taking a tour in the South Rim offers visitors the park's full views，while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers．
If you love animals，you'll like the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania．The"Big Five"live here．They are the lion，African elephant，African leopard，black rhinoceros and African buffalo．The name"Big Five"came from the five animals that were the hardest to catch．Now they are what people most want to see in the wild．If you visit the park，you should never miss the migration（遷徙） of over 1.5million wildebeests（角馬）and 250，000zebras every year．This is the most famous site of the park．
42．Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1？C
A．A national park is public land that covers a large area．
B．Wild plants and animals are protected in national parks．
C．Forbes has listed twelve of the world's largest national parks．
D．National parks are attractive because of their natural beauty．
43．The underlined word"immensity"refers toA．
A．great size
B．natural wonder
C．colourful view
D．unusual beauty
44．Ckinds of animals are mentioned in the passage．
A．Five
B．Six
C．Seven
D．Eight
45．If the writer continues writing the article，he would most likely write aboutB．
A．ways to keep the air and water clean
B．more national parks in the world
C．his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyon
D．famous historic wonders in Africa．
分析 本文主要介紹了世界上的著名的一些國家公園，其中詳細的介紹了美國大峽谷國家公園和坦桑尼亞國家公園．
解答 42．C 細節理解題．根據第一段Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world 描述，可知福布斯列出的是世界上最美麗的12個國家公園．故選項C描述的是最大的公園，故錯誤．
43．A 詞義猜測題．聯系前一句It is 446 kilometers long，up to 29 kilometers wide，and 1.6 kilometers deep．描述，可知此處指的是這個巨大的峽谷讓人們認為它很大．故選A，大尺碼的．
44．C 細節理解題．根據短文最后一段描述，可知本文共提到了七種動物，有African elephant，African leopard，black rhinoce and African buffalo …wildebeests 和zebras 等七種，故選C．
45．B 推理判斷題．本文開頭介紹了世界上最美麗的國家公園有12個，短文最后一段介紹了坦桑尼亞的國家公園，故這篇短文接下來可能要繼續介紹其它的公園，故選B．
點評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎上，與題目有機的結合，從文章中找到相關細節性的句子與選項細細比對，進行選擇或推理判斷，選出符合文章內容的正確選項．做題注意靈活，有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案．
