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 (沙漠中的绿洲) 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 (针) . 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. 沙漠地区干燥是“因为(because) " 雨水少。

42. C. “白天非常炎热”和“晚上十分寒 冷”之间是转折关系，故填However。

43. B. 根据下文描述人们在沙漠中盖 房、寻找食物等可知，总有人在沙漠 “生活(lived) '

44. B. 根据该空前的move from ope place to another可知，人们四处漂泊 是为了“寻找(find) ”食物和水源。

45. D. 根据该空后的 The houses have thick walls and small windows 可知’ 人们在绿洲附近搭建“房屋 (houses) ”。

46. C. 根据下一句中的The houses are cool可知，有的人住在地底下，在岩 石中间挖出来可以入住的“房间 (rooms) ”

47. B. 有了房屋的庇护，因此可以“免 受(safe from) ”沙尘暴的侵扰。

48. A. 根据全文介绍沙漠的内容可知， 此处指住在“沙漠(desert) ”里的游牧人群。

49. A.根据上一句中的 have tents made of goats’ skins以及对游牧民族的常识了解可知，他们从一个地方到另一 个地方时会将“帐篷(tents) ”随身携带。

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

51. D.根据下文中的They hunted animals like kangaroos for meat 和 ate insects可知，这些澳大利亚的土著居 民白天基本上都在沙漠里寻找可以 吃的“食物(food) ”。

52. C.这些澳大利亚土著居民猎杀诸 如袋鼠一类的动物吃，同时“也 (also) ”吃一些昆虫。

53. B.根据该段丰的find water和much water可知，此处填rain符合语境。

54. D.根据该空后的 find water under the ground可知，只有植物的根须足 够“长(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描述的均是叶午知 “形状(shape) ”。

56. B.根据常识可知，像针一样的叶子 比扁平的叶子更不容易“失去(lose) ” 水知。

57. A.根据该空前的 under the ground,away from the sun 和该空后的 when it is cool可知，有些动物只有在凉爽 的晚上才“出来(come out) ”觅食吃。

58. C.flies,wasps and beetles 属于昆虫 范围，因此用such as,表示举例。

59. B.根据上一句中的lizards和该空前 的hardly可知，蜥蜴很少“需要 (need) ”喝水。

60. D.联系全文介绍沙漠中生活的人、 植物和动物可知，尽管在沙漠里生活 不容易,但他们还是学会了如何在沙 漠丰“生存(survive) ”。