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六、最后，Mr Wang 以塔克拉玛干沙漠的治理案例结尾，告诉同学们生态保护势在必行，升华了竞赛的宗旨。阅读他的介绍，回答短文后的问题。
When you think of a desert, what comes to your mind first? Maybe a huge sea of golden sand, where the wind blows and nothing grows. But guess what? Recently, something amazing has happened in the Taklimakan Desert. It has a new colour—pink—100, 000 rose plants are blooming（开花）there, turning the “golden giant” into a beautiful painting.
Last November, in Yutian County, Xinjiang, desert workers finished a big job. They planted 100, 000 roses along the desert's edge. These roses are like green scarves around the desert. It's a new wonder of China's sand control work. Planting roses shows how much the workers care about the desert.
“People usually think of roses as flowers in vase, but our roses are protectors of the sand hills!” said Maitusun Yibulayimu, a villager from Yutian County. He's right—these roses are beautiful, and their strong roots also hold the sand in place, stopping it from blowing away.
For over ten years, people in Qiemo County, another place in Xinjiang that sits along the desert's edge, have also been working hard. They have built 93, 700 mu（about 8, 700 football fields）of grass grids（草方格）in the desert.
Planting roses along the desert's edge is not the end. The real goal is to stop the sand from spreading forever. Once it was “sand coming, people leaving”. Now it’s “green coming, sand leaving”—and soon, people and sand will live together happily. Each generation works to build a “Green Great Wall”. These blooming roses show that with hard work, even the desert can become a place of life.
1. How many roses did workers plant in the Taklimakan Desert?
2. What do the roses look like around the desert?
3. Do the roses only make the desert beautiful?
4. How did people in Qiemo County work to stop the desert from spreading?
5.新考法 开放性设问 What do you think will happen to the desert in the future?
When you think of a desert, what comes to your mind first? Maybe a huge sea of golden sand, where the wind blows and nothing grows. But guess what? Recently, something amazing has happened in the Taklimakan Desert. It has a new colour—pink—100, 000 rose plants are blooming（开花）there, turning the “golden giant” into a beautiful painting.
Last November, in Yutian County, Xinjiang, desert workers finished a big job. They planted 100, 000 roses along the desert's edge. These roses are like green scarves around the desert. It's a new wonder of China's sand control work. Planting roses shows how much the workers care about the desert.
“People usually think of roses as flowers in vase, but our roses are protectors of the sand hills!” said Maitusun Yibulayimu, a villager from Yutian County. He's right—these roses are beautiful, and their strong roots also hold the sand in place, stopping it from blowing away.
For over ten years, people in Qiemo County, another place in Xinjiang that sits along the desert's edge, have also been working hard. They have built 93, 700 mu（about 8, 700 football fields）of grass grids（草方格）in the desert.
Planting roses along the desert's edge is not the end. The real goal is to stop the sand from spreading forever. Once it was “sand coming, people leaving”. Now it’s “green coming, sand leaving”—and soon, people and sand will live together happily. Each generation works to build a “Green Great Wall”. These blooming roses show that with hard work, even the desert can become a place of life.
1. How many roses did workers plant in the Taklimakan Desert?
They planted 100,000 roses.
2. What do the roses look like around the desert?
They are like green scarves around the desert.
3. Do the roses only make the desert beautiful?
No, they don't. They are protectors of the sand hills. Their strong roots also hold the sand in place, stopping it from blowing away.
4. How did people in Qiemo County work to stop the desert from spreading?
They have built 93,700 mu of grass grids in the desert.
5.
People and sand will live together happily.（言之有理即可）
答案
1. They planted 100,000 roses. 2. They are like green scarves around the desert. 3. No, they don't. They are protectors of the sand hills. Their strong roots also hold the sand in place, stopping it from blowing away. 4. They have built 93,700 mu of grass grids in the desert. 5. People and sand will live together happily.（言之有理即可）
解析
【分析】做本题时，需先阅读各小题问题，标记问题中的关键词，带着关键词回原文对应段落定位，提取关键信息作答；开放性设问需结合文章主旨，围绕生态保护的主题合理表达。
【解析】1. 问题询问种植的玫瑰数量，关键词为“how many roses”，回原文第一段及第二段定位，找到关键句“They planted 100,000 roses”，提取数量作答；2. 问题询问玫瑰在沙漠周围的样子，关键词为“look like around the desert”，定位到第二段原句“These roses are like green scarves around the desert”，直接提取答案；3. 为一般疑问句，先根据原文第三段“our roses are protectors of the sand hills... their strong roots also hold the sand in place”，可知玫瑰不仅美化沙漠，还有防沙作用，故先答No，再补充原因；4. 问题询问Qiemo县的做法，关键词为“Qiemo County”，定位到第四段关键句“They have built 93,700 mu of grass grids in the desert”，提取做法作答；5. 开放性设问，结合最后一段主旨“people and sand will live together happily”“desert can become a place of life”，围绕生态保护主题合理表达即可。
【答案】1. They planted 100,000 roses. 2. They are like green scarves around the desert. 3. No, they don't. They are protectors of the sand hills. Their strong roots also hold the sand in place, stopping it from blowing away. 4. They have built 93,700 mu of grass grids in the desert. 5. People and sand will live together happily.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节信息查找、开放性表达
【点评】本题以塔克拉玛干沙漠治理为背景，考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，涵盖细节理解和开放性设问，既训练信息定位能力，又引导学生关注生态保护，贴近生活实际。
【难度系数】0.3
【解析】1. 问题询问种植的玫瑰数量，关键词为“how many roses”，回原文第一段及第二段定位，找到关键句“They planted 100,000 roses”，提取数量作答；2. 问题询问玫瑰在沙漠周围的样子，关键词为“look like around the desert”，定位到第二段原句“These roses are like green scarves around the desert”，直接提取答案；3. 为一般疑问句，先根据原文第三段“our roses are protectors of the sand hills... their strong roots also hold the sand in place”，可知玫瑰不仅美化沙漠，还有防沙作用，故先答No，再补充原因；4. 问题询问Qiemo县的做法，关键词为“Qiemo County”，定位到第四段关键句“They have built 93,700 mu of grass grids in the desert”，提取做法作答；5. 开放性设问，结合最后一段主旨“people and sand will live together happily”“desert can become a place of life”，围绕生态保护主题合理表达即可。
【答案】1. They planted 100,000 roses. 2. They are like green scarves around the desert. 3. No, they don't. They are protectors of the sand hills. Their strong roots also hold the sand in place, stopping it from blowing away. 4. They have built 93,700 mu of grass grids in the desert. 5. People and sand will live together happily.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节信息查找、开放性表达
【点评】本题以塔克拉玛干沙漠治理为背景，考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，涵盖细节理解和开放性设问，既训练信息定位能力，又引导学生关注生态保护，贴近生活实际。
【难度系数】0.3
