B篇：1. B。从第二段“This was at the beginning of the 17th century. The Dutchman Willem Janszoon was actually the very first European to find the coast of north Australia.”可找到答案。

　　2. B。答案在“In English this is Unknown Southern Land. So when the British found this land, they called it Australia.”中。

　　3. D。从最后一段中的“They were afraid the French would take the new land. So they sent Captain James Cook in his small ship to get there first”可知道答案。

　　4. B。B项的顺序符合, 短文的内容。

　　5. B。文章讲述Australia的发现过程，B项能很好地概括短文的内容。

　　C篇：本文介绍了美国的一个著名沙漠——“死亡谷”名称的由来以及 “死亡谷”奇特的风光。

　　1. D。细节题。根据 …and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States 可推知此题答案为 D。

　　2. B。推断题。根据 …when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story… 可知“死亡谷”的名称来源于这些迷路矿工的死亡。

　　3. C。推断题。根据 …well-marked roads where good services can be found easily… 可以判断 C 为最佳答案。

　　4. C。细节题。根据 …where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知答案为 C。

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