14.Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts,so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time.
Why is more and more land becoming desert?Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.
Some places on the earth don't get much rain. But they still don't become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants don't let the sun make the earth even drier. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away. When a bit of rain falls,the plants hold the water. Without plants,the land can become desert more easily.
21. DesertsD.
A. never have any plants or animals in them
B. can all be turned into good land before long
C. are becoming smaller and smaller
D. get very little rain
22. Small green plants are very important to dry places becauseD.
A. they don't let the sun make the earth even drier
B. they don't let the wind blow the soil away
C. they hold water
D. All of the above.
23. Land is becoming desert little by little becauseC.
A. plants can't grow there
B. there is not enough rain
C. people haven't done what scientists wish them to do
D. scientists know little about the deserts
24. Which is the main idea of the first paragraph?B
A. Scientists know how to change desert into good land.
B. Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land.
C. If scientists can bring water to desert,people can live and grow food there.
D. More and more places are becoming deserts all the time.
分析 本文讲述的是树木对土壤的重要性.呼吁人们多种树,保护树木,防止土地沙漠化.
解答 21.D,推理判断题,从第一句话:They want to bring water to the deserts,so people can live and grow food.可知沙漠的水很少.选D.
22.D,细节理解题,根据句子 Plants don't let the sun make the earth even drier. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away. When a bit of rain falls,the plants hold the water.可知,小的绿色植物对干旱的地方是重要的因为它们不会让太阳晒得更干,也不会让风把土壤刮走,而且能储存水,故答案为D.
23.C,推理判断题,从文章第二段Scientists think that people make deserts看出,科学家认为是人导致沙漠的.可知C正确.
24.B,段落大意题,根据句子 But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time.可知,第一段主要讲的是人类把土地变成沙漠的速度远快于科学家把它变成可利用的地,故答案为B.
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