Question

     There are deserts in many parts of the world. Deserts are very dry places 41 there is so little rain. Most deserts have very hot weather during the day. 42,they can be freezing cold at night.

    People have always 43 in deserts. Many desert people are nomads(游牧部落的人) .They move from one place to another,to 44 food and water. In some deserts,there are oases (沙漠中的綠洲) where there is enough water for people to live. The people build 45 nearby. The houses have thick walls and small windows. In some deserts,people live under the ground. They dig 46 out of the rock. The houses are cool,and they are 47 from sand storms. Nomads who live in the 48 have tents made of goats,skins. When they move around,they take their 49 with them.

   In some deserts,people 50 goats for meat and milk. Many years ago,Aborigines in Australia spent most of the day finding 51 in the desert.  They hunted animals like kangaroos for meat. They 52 ate insects that they found among the roots of desert plants.

     Plants in the desert have to live with very little 53 . Some plants have 54 roots that find water under the ground. Some plants have leaves like needles (針) . Because of their 55 ,these leaves do not 56 as much water as flat leaves.

      Many desert animals live under the ground,away from the sun. Some of them 57 at night to feed,when it is cool. Many different insects,58 flies,wasps and beetles^ live in the desert. There are lizards(撕蜴) ，too. They eat insects,and hardly ever 59 to drink water.

       It is very hard to live in deserts,but people,plants,and animals have learned how to 60 .

41. A. because   B. so

   C. although   D. if

42. A. Besides   B. Therefore

   C. However   D. Rather

43. A. played   B. lived

   C. stopped   D. walked

44. A. store   B. find  

 C. share   D. prepare

45. A. bridges   B. roads

   C. walls   D. houses

46. A. windows   B. holes

   C. rooms   D. gardens

47. A. far   B. safe

  C. different   D. separate

48. A. desert   B. ground

   C. world   D. past

49. A. tents   B. goats

   C. rock   D. sand

50. A. sell 3. hurt   

   C. keep   D. train

51. A. plants      B woods 

  C. water        D.food

52. A. just   B. the  

   C. also   D. soon

53. A. sunliine   B. rain

   C. air   D. soil

54. A. thick   B. solid  

 C. wide   D. long

55. A. shape       B.size

   C. number   D. strength

56. A. hold   B. lose  

   C. enjoy   D. collect

57. A. come out   B. go back

   C. run oiT   D. pass by

58. A. next to   B. along with

  C. such as   D. instead of

59. A. fail   B. need   

  C. refuse   D. wait

60. A. move   B. work

  C. change   D. survive

Answer 1

41. A 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. D 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. A 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. A 56. B 57. A 58. C 59. B 60. D

41. A. 沙漠地區(qū)干燥是“因為(because) " 雨水少。

42. C. “白天非常炎熱”和“晚上十分寒 冷”之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故填However。

43. B. 根據(jù)下文描述人們在沙漠中蓋 房、尋找食物等可知，總有人在沙漠 “生活(lived) '

44. B. 根據(jù)該空前的move from ope place to another可知，人們四處漂泊 是為了“尋找(find) ”食物和水源。

45. D. 根據(jù)該空后的 The houses have thick walls and small windows 可知’ 人們在綠洲附近搭建“房屋 (houses) ”。

46. C. 根據(jù)下一句中的The houses are cool可知，有的人住在地底下，在巖 石中間挖出來可以入住的“房間 (rooms) ”

47. B. 有了房屋的庇護，因此可以“免 受(safe from) ”沙塵暴的侵擾。

48. A. 根據(jù)全文介紹沙漠的內(nèi)容可知， 此處指住在“沙漠(desert) ”里的游牧人群。

49. A.根據(jù)上一句中的 have tents made of goats’ skins以及對游牧民族的常識了解可知，他們從一個地方到另一 個地方時會將“帳篷(tents) ”隨身攜帶。

50. C.該空后的 for meat and milk 是有 的人“養(yǎng)(keep) ”山羊的目的。

51. D.根據(jù)下文中的They hunted animals like kangaroos for meat 和 ate insects可知，這些澳大利亞的土著居 民白天基本上都在沙漠里尋找可以 吃的“食物(food) ”。

52. C.這些澳大利亞土著居民獵殺諸 如袋鼠一類的動物吃，同時“也 (also) ”吃一些昆蟲。

53. B.根據(jù)該段豐的find water和much water可知，此處填rain符合語境。

54. D.根據(jù)該空后的 find water under the ground可知，只有植物的根須足 夠“長(long) ”才可以在地底下找到水。

55. A.上文中的 leaves like needles 和下 文中的flat leaves描述的均是葉午知 “形狀(shape) ”。

56. B.根據(jù)常識可知，像針一樣的葉子 比扁平的葉子更不容易“失去(lose) ” 水知。

57. A.根據(jù)該空前的 under the ground,away from the sun 和該空后的 when it is cool可知，有些動物只有在涼爽 的晚上才“出來(come out) ”覓食吃。

58. C.flies,wasps and beetles 屬于昆蟲 范圍，因此用such as,表示舉例。

59. B.根據(jù)上一句中的lizards和該空前 的hardly可知，蜥蜴很少“需要 (need) ”喝水。

60. D.聯(lián)系全文介紹沙漠中生活的人、 植物和動物可知，盡管在沙漠里生活 不容易,但他們還是學(xué)會了如何在沙 漠豐“生存(survive) ”。