单选题
Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand (碱砂). Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.
Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place "Tomesha"—the land of fire. Death Valley"s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness (庞大) and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument (纪念碑) and is crossed by several well-marked 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, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing 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.
【答案解析】[考点] 推理判断题
本题可采用排除法。从文章第二段第一句话可知印第安人在很早之前就已经发现该地区，并将其命名为Tomesha，因此A选项错误；从文章第二段第三句话可知已经有多条道路穿过该地区，并提供良好的服务，因此B选项错误；从文章第二段最后一句话可知人类活动并未改变该地区的特殊美，因此D选项错误。由第二段第三句中的“good services can be found easily”可推测出应选C。
单选题
Devil Golf Course is famous of ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[考点] 推理判断题
从文章第三段第二句话“..., where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams.”可知Devil Golf Course的景色让人难以区分梦境与现实，由此可推出此地以梦幻般的景色而出名。故选C。
单选题
From the passage we can see that the writer ______ the Death Valley.