2018年6月六级听力真题(第2套)|短文1

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Passage 1

At some 2300 miles in length，the Mississippi is the longest river in the United States. At some 1000 miles，the Mackenzie is the longest river in Canada. But these waterways seem mute in comparison to the world‘s two longest rivers —— the Nile and the Amazon. The Nile，which begins in central Africa and flows over 4100 miles north into the Mediterranean. Host to one of the world’s great ancient civilizations along its shores，Calm and peaceful for most of the year， the Nile used to flood annually. Their by creating，irrigating and caring new top soil to the nearby farmland on which ancient Egypt depended for a livelihood. As a means of transportation，the river carried various vessels up and down its length. A journey through the unconstructed part of this waterway today would pass by the splendid valley of the kings with tombs of many of these ancient monarchs，having stood for over 3000 years. Great civilizations and intensive settlements are hardly associated with the Amazon. Yet this 4000 mile-long south American river carries about 20% of the world‘s fresh water，more than the Mississippi，Nile and the Mackenzie combined. Other statistics are equally astonishing. the Amazon is so wide at some points that from its center neither shore can be seen. Each second the Amazon pours some 55 million gallons of water into the Atlantic. There，at it’s mouth stands one island larger than Switzland. Most important of all，the Amazon irrigates the largest tropical rainforest on earth.

9. What can be found in the valley of the kings？

A) Stretches of farmland.

B) Typical Egyptian animal farms.

C) Tombs of ancient rulers.

D) Ruins left by devastating floods.

10. In what way is the Amazon different from other big rivers？

A) It provides habitats for more primitive tribes.

B) It is hardly associated with great civilizations.

C) It has not yet been fully explored and exploited.

D) It gathers water from many tropical rain forests.

11. What does the speaker say about the Amazon？

A) It carries about one fifth of the world's fresh water.

B) It has numerous human settlements along its banks.

C) It is second only to the Mississippi River in width.

D) It is as long as the Nile and the Yangtze combined.

短文-1：密西西比河长约2300英里，是美国最长的河流。麦肯齐河长约1000英里，是加拿大最长的河流。但与世界上最长的两条河流——尼罗河和亚马逊河相比，这些水道显得微不足道。尼罗河发源于非洲中部，向北流4100多英里，流入地中海。尼罗河沿岸是世界上最伟大的古代文明之一，一年中大部分时间都风平浪静，过去每年都有洪水泛滥。通过创造、灌溉和照料附近农田的新表层土壤，古埃及人赖以为生。作为一种交通工具，这条河承载着各种各样的船只。今天，如果你穿过这条水道未建成的部分，你会经过壮丽的帝王谷，那里有许多古代君主的坟墓，它们已经矗立了3000多年。伟大的文明和密集的定居点很难与亚马逊联系在一起。然而，这条4000英里长的南美洲河流承载着世界上20%的淡水，比密西西比河、尼罗河和麦肯齐河的总和还要多。其他统计数据同样令人震惊。亚马逊河有些地方非常宽，从它的中心看不见两岸。亚马逊河每秒钟向大西洋注入约5500万加仑的水。在那里，在它的入口处矗立着一个比瑞士还大的岛屿。最重要的是，亚马逊灌溉着地球上最大的热带雨林。

9.在帝王谷能找到什么？

10. 亚马逊河与其他大河有什么不同?

11. 关于亚马逊，说话者说了什么?