Imagine the following scene: on the grasslands, an elephant stands under an umbrella-like tree.   shadow(影子) grows long and thin. In the distance, you can also see a few zebras running here and there. Such a scene is commonplace in the magical continent of Africa.
Africa is the second largest continent in the world. To its southeast      the Indian Ocean, and toward the west is the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the continent with the world’s second largest population (more than 1 billion) behind Asia.
The continent is       to the world’s tallest animal, giraffes. People can also find crocodiles (鱷魚(yú)) and hippos (河馬) in grassland and rainforests.
Africa is great to visit. In east Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro stands 5,895 meters into the sky. It is the highest point in the continent.        it lies in the tropics (熱帶), it is covered with ice and snow year-round.
The continent       its hundreds of ethnic (種族) groups. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. They are all in west Africa.
Although many places in Africa are poor, this is not the whole picture. South Africa is the       country in Africa. Some parts of the country are wealthy. Modern and well-developed roads are common everywhere. You can also spend a day in a large shopping mall or taste delicious seafood in a restaurant.
小題1:
A．It’s B．ItsC．TheirD．His
小題2:
A．liesB．facesC．standsD．has
小題3:
A．spaceB．a(chǎn)reaC．homeD．nest
小題4:
A．SinceB．ThoughC．WhileD．Because
小題5:
A．is proud ofB．is interested inC．is made ofD．is famous for
小題6:
A．oldestB．biggestC．richestD．poorest

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D
小題6:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了非洲大陸是世界上第二大陸，它是許多動(dòng)物的家園。非洲是值得參觀的地方。非洲大部分地方很窮，南非是最窮的地方。
小題1:考查代詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。A. It’s它是B. Its它的C. Their他們的D. His他的 根據(jù)上文an elephant stands under an umbrella-like tree可知它的影子變得有細(xì)又長(zhǎng)。故選B。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。A. lies位于，坐落B. faces面對(duì)C. stands站立D. has有。非洲大陸是世界上的第二大陸，在它的東南是印度洋。根據(jù)句意，故填A(yù)。
小題3:考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。A. space太空B. area地區(qū)C. home家D. nest窩。非洲大陸是世界上最高的動(dòng)物長(zhǎng)頸鹿的家，根據(jù)句意，故選C。
小題4:考查連詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。A. Since自從B. Though雖然C. While當(dāng)D. Because因?yàn)�。雖然它位于熱帶但是常年被冰雪覆蓋，根據(jù)句意，故選B。
小題5:考查詞組及語(yǔ)境的理解。A. is proud of以……自豪    B. is interested in 對(duì)……感興趣C. is made of由……制成D. is famous for因……著名。根據(jù)上下文可知非洲大陸因?yàn)樗臄?shù)百個(gè)種族而著名。根據(jù)句意，故選D。
小題6:考查形容詞最高級(jí)及語(yǔ)境的理解。A. oldest最老的B. biggest最大的C. richest最富有的D.
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