amazing kids"可知，Stranger Things的主要角色大部分都是孩子。

　　2．Which aspect of The Pillars of the Earth is stressed in the text?

　　A．Its background.　　　　 B．Its staff.

　　C．Its theme song. D．Its plot.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。由第二部电视剧简介可知，文章主要强调了The Pillars of the Earth的时代背景。

　　3．Which of the following do the four TV series share?

　　A．They are highly thought of by the audience.

　　B．Their storylines are relatively complex.

　　C．They mainly discuss universal themes.

　　D．Their original languages are English.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。由第一部电视剧简介中的"it has already acquired a vast army of fans worldwide"，第二部电视剧简介中的"is widely recognized as one of the best historical TV dramas of recent years"，第三部电视剧简介中的"is liked by many people for being regarded as the simplest and the most fun way to ..."和第四部电视剧简介中的"this is probably what makes The Crown win popularity"可推知，这四部电视剧都受到观众的好评。

　　B

　　Something's happening at the lowest point on our planet.

　　The Dead Sea, a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west, is shrinking (缩小) at an alarming rate - about 3.3 feet per year, according to the environmentalist group EcoPeace Middle East. And human actions are largely to blame.

　　"It's not just like one country is punishing the Dead Sea; it's more like the whole area，" said photographer Moritz Küstner, who visited the area in February to work on his series "The Dying Dead Sea."

　　The Dead Sea needs water from the other natural sources surrounding it, such as the Jordan River basin. But around the 1960s, some of the water sources it relied upon were diverted (使改道). Israel, for instance, built a pipeline during that time so it could supply water throughout the country.

　　Mineral extraction (开采) industries are another main reason the water levels are falling, experts say. The Dead Sea's minerals have been used as medicine and can often be found in cosmetics (化妆品) and other consumer products.

And then, of course, there's the Middle East's hot, dry climate, which makes it difficult for