Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活) if the rain is spread throughout the year. If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.
Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.
There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing--very, very slowly--as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.
Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.
1.Many plants may survive in deserts when_______.
A．the rain falls only in a few weeks
B．the rain is spread out in a year
C．there is little rain in a year
D．it is dry all the year round .
2.Sand dunes are formed when_______.
A．there is plenty of rain in a year
B．sand piles up gradually
C．the sea has dried up over the years
D．pieces of rock get smaller
3.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is_______.
A．too much sand B．more sand than before
C．nothing except sand D．something else besides sand
4.It can be learned from the text that in a desert_______.
A．there is no rainfall throughout the year
B．life exists in rough conditions
C．all sand dunes are a few feet high
D．rocks are worn away only by wind and heat
5.What’ the best title of this passage?
A．Deserts. B．The plants in the deserts.
C．The rainfall in the deserts. D．Sand dunes.
1.B
2.B
3.D
4.B
5.A
【解析】
试题分析：文章介绍了沙漠的形成，沙漠上的景观和生命等情况。
1.事实细节题，根据第一段第二句“…for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year”，throughout the year 意思是“全年”或“一年中”。可知选B。
2.事实细节题，根据第二段第二句和第三句“当风吹动沙子穿过沙漠、沙丘就形成了。一点一点沙丘会经过几年而增大”， piles up gradually 为“逐渐堆积起来”之意。选B
3.划线句子意思是“可是，对于沙漠来说，有的不仅仅是沙子”也就是说除了沙子还有其它的自然界的东西让沙漠发生变化，并且本段有所描述。选D
4.推理判断题，在最后一段中文章描述到“大多数沙漠都生有让人惊叹的生命，在白天，观光者能够看到很少的生命体，白天一片沉寂与荒凉，只有到晚上，沙漠才有了生机”，依此判断选 B。
5.主旨题：文章主要是围绕沙漠在谈，标题最好是deserts。选A。其他几个选项是细节。
考点：考查地理文化类短文
点评：文章结构清晰，题目设置很合理，做题时可以带着题目到文章找信息句，再加以判断。
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Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes （沙丘） are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.
There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs （悬崖） and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing – very, very slowly – as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.
Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.
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63 It can be learned from the text that in a desert ____________.
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