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ExploretheStateofCalifornia
CaliforniaisoneofthemostinterestingstatesofAmericathatofferalotofwonderfulsceneriesandfunattractions.Itisalsothemostpopulatedstateandthethirdlargestinlandarea.AnyonewhohasbeentoCaliforniawouldagreethatitisindeedaplacethatoffersalottotouristsofallages.HerearesometoppicksofthebestplacestovisitinCaliforniaState.
SanFranciscoBayArea—WitnessthefamousSanFranciscoGoldenGateBridgewhichisoneofthecity’s
landmarks，
andenjoythebeautyofFisherman’sWharfthatoffersalotofseafoodrestaurants.Youshouldnotmissthecity’sworld
famousCableCarSystemwhichisbyfartheonlymanuallyoperatedcablecarsysteminthewholeworld.
YosemiteNationalPark—ThisisoneoftheveryfirstwildernessparksinthewholeofAmerica.Itisknownforitsnaturalbeautyandbreathtakingsceneries.Itoffersabreathoffreshairawayfromthecitylife.MajorplacestovisitincludetheYosemiteFalls，SentinelDome，ElCapitan，
MariposaGroveandGlacierPointamongmanyothers.
LosAngeles—ExplorethehomeoftheL．A.LakersanddonotfailtovisittheDisneylandwhichisoneofthemajorattractionsofthecity.ThewarmweatherinLosAngelesmakesitpossibletodoalotofoutdooractivitiesespeciallyduringthesummermonths.Itisafamily
friendlyplacethatoffersawonderfulshoppinganddiningexperience.Forthosewhoparticularlylovethecityandnightlife，L.A.canofferthebestofalmosteverything.
NapaValley—Withoveramillionvisitorseveryyear，
NapaValleyisindeedaplaceyoushouldnotmissifyouareinCalifornia.ItisCalifornia’smostpopularwinegrowingregion.YoucanalsoexperiencetheWineTrainandhotairballoonrideoverthevalley.
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语篇解读 本文介绍了加州的大体情况和一些旅游景点。
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21．Fromthefirstparagraph，weknowthat.
A．Californiaisalsothelargestinlandarea
B．Californiaoffersalottotouristsofyoungpeople
C．theStateofCaliforniahasthelargestpopulationintheUS
D．CaliforniaisthemostinterestingstateofAmerica
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句
“Itisalsothemostpopulatedstateandthethirdlargestinlandarea.”可知，加州是美国人口最多的州。故选C。
22．Theunderlinedword“region”inthelastparagraphmayprobablymean“”．
A．company B．area
C．factory D．valley
答案 B
解析 词义猜测题。根据上文“...Napa Valley is indeed a place you should not miss if you are in California.It is California’s most popular wine growing...”可知此处句意：Napa Valley确实是你在加州不该错过的地方，它是加州最受欢迎的葡萄酒产区。故可推知画线单词意为“地区”。
23．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A．NapaValleywillbringusawonderfulshoppinganddiningexperience.
B．SanFranciscoBayAreaisCalifornia’smostpopularwinegrowingregion.
C．LosAngelesallowsustovisittheDisneylandandenjoyalmosteverything.
D．InYosemiteNationalPark，wecanseetheYosemiteFallsandGoldenGateBridge.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据Los Angeles部分中的“Explore the home of the L．A.Lakers and do not fail to visit the Disneyland which is one of the major attractions of the city.”和“For those who particularly love the city and night life，L.A.can offer the best of almost everything.”可知选C。
