1、.阅读理解The deserts of the world are not all covered by sand.Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones.They are not flat, either.They often have high hills and deep valleys.There are some plants in many parts of the desert.There is little rain in the desert, but it does not fall often
2、enough for most plants.The deserts of the world are not uninhabited (not lived by people)People also live outside oases (绿洲), but these people are not farmers.They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc.These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.The people of the desert
3、have to move constantly from place to place; they must always look for grasses or desert plants for their animals.They usually live in tents.When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, pack them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place.In good years, when th
4、ere is enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit.But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people.But they are also hospitable; no man in
5、the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.本文讲述了沙漠的地理特点和生活在沙漠的人的生活习惯。1According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of .Aclay Brock Csand Dstones答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第一段第一、二句“The deserts of the world are not all covered by sand.Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small
6、 stones.”可推知,沙漠主要是由沙组成的。故答案为C。2In the desert .Ait rains in spring onlyBit rains for a short time every monthCthere is some rain, but far from enoughDthe rainfall is just enough for the plants答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“There is little rain in the desert, but it does not fall often enough for most plants.
7、”可知,沙漠有少量降水,但并不充足。故答案为C。3The underlined word “hospitable” has the meaning of being .Abrave Bcruel Cstrange Dkind答案:D解析:词义猜测题。根据文章最后一句“.no man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.”可知,沙漠里没有人会拒绝给一个陌生人食物和水。即他们是很友好的(hospitable),故答案为D。4People live .Aonly inside the oases Bonl
8、y outside the oasesCboth inside and outside the oases Din places with regular rainfalls答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第二段第二句中“People also live outside oases(绿洲)”和第三段第四句中“.they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit.”可知,人们有住在绿洲内的,也有住在绿洲外的。故答案为C。.语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处
9、填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Mr and Mrs Jackson worked in the same company.The man was skillful and earned 1 (two) as much as his wife.But he had to give all his money to his wife, 2 bought the food, clothes and drinks for him.He was angry with her 3 couldnt say anything.All the men in the workplace were af
10、raid of 4 (they) wives and they felt sorry for each other.It was March 8th and all the women had a day off.The men were free to say whatever they wanted.They had endless 5 (complain) about their wives.And they thought it unfair that women had their own festival but they didnt.The more they said, the
11、 6 (angry) they became.They decided to write a letter to the UN and advised them 7 (cancel) Womens Day.They asked Mr Jackson to do it.When Mr Jackson finished it, his wife came in.Her key had been left in the workplace and she 8 (come) for it.She made him hand the letter to her.Having read it, the w
12、oman said with 9 smile, “How can you post it to the UN if I dont supply you with the money for 10 (buy) a stamp?”1twice解析:所填词作原级比较as.as.的修饰语,所以应用 twice,表示倍数。2who解析:所填词引导非限制性定语从句,并在从句中作主语,先行词是his wife,所以用who。3but解析:此处表示“他很生她的气,但是又不能说什么”,所以填but。4their解析:作名词wives的定语,应用形容词性物主代词。5complaints解析:作动词had的宾语,用
13、名词;complaint在此作“不满的事”讲,是可数名词,前面有endless,所以用复数形式。6angrier解析:根据前面的the more判断此处填比较级angrier。本句是“the比较级,the比较级”结构。7to cancel解析:advise sb.to do sth.“建议某人做某事”,是固定用法。8came解析:根据上下句时态判断,come for it是过去的事情,所以填过去式came。9a解析:with a smile “笑着”,是固定用法。10buying解析:提示词是动词,所填词位于介词后,而且带有自己的宾语,所以用动名词。.短文改错下面短文共有10处语言错误,每句中
14、最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Dear Bob,I am very to receive an email from you and I am glad to know you a wonderful time during the past summer holiday.I took a trip to the countryside with
15、 some of my last summer.Country life, in opinion, gave me relaxation, which I cant enjoy in big cities.There was river nearby, in we went swimming every now and then.You can never imagine fun it was to swim together with friends in the cool, clean river in hot days.In fact, I had never had a better holiday before and I took plenty of photos there.I keep the photos where I can see them every day, as they are worth forever.Yours,Tom