Doyouknowwhattheworld5shighestwaterfallis?YoumaysaythatitisNiagaraFalls.NiagaraFallsarereallyverybeautifulbutintermsofheightthemostfantasticfallsintheworldareAngelFalls.Theyaredeepinthejungles(丛林)ofVenezuela.

  FewpeoplehaveeverseenAngelFalls.ItJsveryhardtogetthere.Ifyougothereonfootyouhavetotravelforweeksthroughthickjungles.IfyougobyplanefromCaracasacityonthesoutherncoastitwilltakeaboutfourhours.

  ThefascinatingfallsareGod'sgiftsofnature.OneofthemostinterestingfactsaboutAngelFallsishowtheywerefound.TheywerenamedafteranAmericanpilot.HisnamewasJimmyAngel.In1937hecrashed(使……坠毁)hisplanenearthetopofthefalls.That'showhefoundthem.

  AngelFallsdropnearlyakilometer(about979m)fromatable-topmountain.Thewaterseemstobedroppingstraightoutoftheclouds.Theheightofthefallsissogreatthatbythetimethewaterreachesthegroundithasalreadyturnedintofog(雾).

  Ifyouhaveachancetovisitthemyou’llnevermissthem!

1.NiagaraFallsare____.

   A.verydangerous

   B.thebiggestwaterfallintheworld

   C.verybeautiful

   D.thehighestwaterfallintheworld

2.FewpeoplehaveeverseenAngelFallsbecause____.

   A.itisnoteasytogetthere

   B.theticketsareveryexpensive

   C.therearenohotelsorrestaurants

   D.visitorscanonlygetthereonfoot

3.IfyougotovisitAngelFallsyouwillspend____gettingtherebyairfromCaracas.

   A.fortyminutes   B.fourhours   C.somedays   D.someweeks

4.WhofoundAngelFalls?

   A.AmaninVenezuela.B.AnAmericanvisitor.

   C.ApilotfromCaracas.D.AnAmericanpilot.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

   A.Whereshouldwego?B.WhofoundAngelFalls?

   C.Themostinterestingfact   D.Theworld'shighestwaterfall