3． 直接解题
A. Rich resources of the state
B. Connection with the outside world
C. Transportation problem
D. The natives of the land
E. Cold climate
F. Land and population
1．paragraph 3__________
Alaska is Americas largest state, but only about 325,000 people live there According to estimates, 800,000 hectares of its land area are fit for plowing1 but only about 64,000 hectares being cultivated.
1． F。剖析：段落中出现了特点词数字，借用数字的内容325,000 people live there（涉及人口），800,000 hectares和640,000 hectares being cultivated（涉及土地面积）判断F是答案。
思路特征：抓住段落中的细节信息，如：数字，举例句等。
A. Rich resources of the state
B. Connection with the outside world
C. Transportation problem
D. The natives of the land
E. Cold climate
2。paragraph 4__________
Arctic Alaska has been the home of Eskimos for countless2 centuries. It is believed that the Eskimos moved there from Mongolia or Siberia, probably crossing Bering Strait, named for Vitus Bering, the Danish sea captain who discovered Alaska on his voyage for Russia in 1741.The Eskimos are the states earliest known inhabitants Russian fur traders established settlements but, by the time Alaska was sold to the United States, most of the traders had departed.
2． D。剖析：段首句说坐落于北极区域的阿拉斯加州一直是爱斯基摩人的家园。而段落中多次出现Eskimos（当地居民），因此判断D是答案。
思路特征：抓住段首句句意和段落中的核心词。
A. Rich resources of the state
B. Connection with the outside world
C. Transportation problem
E. Cold climate
3． Paragraph 5__________
In 1896 gold was discovered near the Klondike River in Canada just across the Alaskan border. Thousands of Americans rushed to the region on their way to Klondike; some never returned. Alaska was never completely cut off again, although even today transportation is a major problem. There are only two motor routes from the U.S mainland, and within the state, every town has its own airfield3. Planes fly passengers, mail and freight to the most distant villages.
3． 剖析：C． In 1896 gold was discovered near the Klondike River （好像暗示A是答案）但段未句Planes fly passengers, mail and freight to the most distant villages又暗示C是答案，段落中间的结构Alaska was never completely cut off again, although even today transportation is a major problem. There are only two motor routes暗示交通是该段的主题，因此判断C是答案。
思路特征：抓住段首句/段未句大意，并注意段落中间句子中的结构和用词特征。
A. Rich resources of the state
B. Connection with the outside world
E. Cold climate
4. paragraph 6__________
The gold that changed life so suddenly for Alaska was soon ended, and although many stories about mining camps have become part of American literature, the gold from Alaskan earth contributed less to economic progress than the fish from Alaskan waters. The fish from Alaskan waters. The fish caught in a single year range in value from $80 million to $90 million. Fur-bearing animals are plentiful4 in the forests and streams, and valuable fur seals inhabit the waters. After fishing, the states chief industry is lumber5 and the production of wood pulp6. In recent years, Alaskas single most important resource has become oil. The state also has large deposits of coal, copper7, gold and other minerals.
4． A。剖析；段首句中出现了黄金，而在段落的末尾出现了石油，煤，铜，其他矿物质，这类词在含义上都与资源有关，因此判断A是答案。
A. as fish does
B. because of its rich natural resources
C. by the United States in the 19th century
D. shines day and night
E. only a very small percentage
F. a limited amount of the gold found there
5. For as long as three months of a year, the Sun ___on the ice-covered land of Alaska.
5. D。剖析： 空格处需要主语，借用句子中出现的特点词three months 和day and night作为答案线索，如此找到答案有关句：
May until early August（与three months呼应）, the midnight sun never sets on this flat, treeless region, but the sun can not melt the icy soil more than two-thirds of a meter down. 该句说从5月到8月午夜的太阳不会落下，因此判断D是答案。
A. as fish does
B. because of its rich natural resources
C. by the United States in the 19th century
E. only a very small percentage
F. a limited amount of the gold found there
6. According to statistics, ___________of the total area of Alaska has been used for farming.
6．E． 剖析：直接依据搭配语意（阿拉斯加州只有非常小的一部分被用于耕种）判断E适合。
A. as fish does
B. because of its rich natural resources
C. by the United States in the 19th century
F. a limited amount of the gold found there
7. Alaska was originally part of Russia, but was bought ____________.
7. C。剖析：剖析：直接依据搭配语意（阿拉斯加州刚开始是俄国，但在19世纪美国购买了这块地方）
A．as fish does
B． its rich natural resources.
F．a limited amount of the gold found there
8．Gold did not bring to Alaska as much wealth ______________.
8．A剖析：空格前出现了as much，该结构暗示空格处应该出现比较结构，因此A适合。as much as../与..一样多
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