Question

【題目】At first, the earth's surface layer (層）was made up of huge blocks of hard, solid rocks. Then slowly, the rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces. Finally stones, pebbles(礫石）and grains of sand were formed. Many sorts of plants and animals lived and died on the surface of the earth. Their remains mixed up with the stones, pebbles and formed soil. The outmost layer of the earth is soil.

There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break up into smaller ones. Wind, water, heat and cold help to break up rocks. When winds blow grains of sand against a large rock for a long time, the softer layers of the rock are slowly worn away. These leave holes and cracks (裂縫）in the rock, which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces.

The moving water of streams and rivers also helps to break up rocks. As the water moves along, it carries with small pieces of rock. These rub the larger ones. Thus, the larger rocks are worn down to smaller pieces.

The heat of the sun is also helpful in breaking up rocks. When the sun shines, the rocks become very hot. If these rocks are suddenly cooled, they may crack. Ice also plays a part in making soil. Water in the cracks can turn into ice in cold weather. As this happens, it becomes bigger and the cracks become wider, and finally break up into smaller pieces.

【1】 According to the passage, soil __________.

A. forms very slowly

B. is a mixture only of stones, pebbles and sand

C. makes up the layers of the earth

D. is becoming smaller and smaller

【2】 Which of the following speeds up the breaks of rocks most?

A. Hot weather.

B. Cold water.

C. Sharp changes in temperature.

D. More dead plants in the cracks.

【3】 Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The remains of many plants and animals can form soil.

B. If a large rock never moves, it will never break up.

C. Even if a large rock never moves, it will break up.

D. Ice in the cracks helps to break up rocks.

【4】 The best title for this passage should be __________

A. Soil from rock

B. Ways to break up rocks

C. Soil on the earth

D. Soil, outmost layer of the earth

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 B

【4】 A

【解析】【1】 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的描述，尤其是“Then slowly. . . ”可知土壤的形成是一個(gè)非常緩慢的過程。

【2】 推理判斷題。結(jié)合最后一段中的內(nèi)容可推測(cè)溫度的急劇變化會(huì)加速巖石的碎裂。

【3】 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句中的內(nèi)容可知巨大的巖石碎裂成小塊巖石的方式很多，風(fēng)、水、熱、冷等都是其中的因素，由此可推斷B項(xiàng)內(nèi)容錯(cuò)誤，故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】 標(biāo)題歸納題. 第一段概述了文章的大意，根據(jù)本段最后兩句可知本文敘述的是巖石形成土壤的過程，下文分述的是巖石的碎裂方式；B項(xiàng)不具有概括性，故排除。