they had reached Death Valley．They did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, hut there was

　　still an extreme lack of water．There were few plants for their work animals to eat．

　　The people could not find a pass through the call mountains to the west of the Valley, Slowly, they began co suffer from a lack of food．To survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the Valley．

　　As they left, one Woman looked back and said, "Good -bye, death valley． ” The name has never been changed．

　　Almost everyone who visits Death Valley visits a huge house called Scotty' s Castle．The building design is Spanish, with high thick walls to provide protection from the fierce heat．

　　The castle is named for Walter Scott , called Scotty． by his friends． He was a gold miner．He told everyone that he built the house with money he made from his gold mine, Many people believed him．But it was not really the truth．

　　1．The first two paragraphs discuss Death Valley' s

　　．

　　A． geography

　　B． climate

　　C． location

　　D． Size

　　．The woman who named Death Valley intended to

　　．

　　A．explore the mystery of the valley

　　B．find an area with plants for animals

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