Ⅱ.完形填空
You may think there is only sand(沙子) in the desert of the world, but it is not true. 6 we know, in the desert, plants can hardly grow. On the one hand, the desert can be several metres 7 , so it's not easy for water to be held. On the other hand, the terrible weather 8 make it difficult for water to be found. Therefore, it's 9 that we can see some plants live in the desert.
There is wood(树林) in some places in the desert. We 10 these places oases(绿洲). In the oases, there are 11 and towns. People grow all kinds of crops in the fields there as well as plants to 12 the oases.
People also live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. Camels are magic animals, they can close their nose in order not to 13 sand in its nose. These animals depend on the desert plants from the 14 for their food and do not need much water.
The 15 are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use the camels for 16 water, food, tents and something else.
The people of the desert have to keep 17 from place to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they move to 18 place. The trip is long but quite 19 , so they can enjoy themselves on the way. The desert people are 20 . Everyone in the desert would like to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.
()6. A. When B. As C. If D. Although
()7. A. deep B. tall C. high D. long
()8. A. competitions B. concerts C. conditions D. conversations
()9. A. tiring B. missing C. boring D. amazing
()10. A. say B. tell C. call D. find
()11. A. palaces B. villages C. schools D. museums
()12. A. predict B. protect C. pass D. prepare
()13. A. take in B. take up C. take out D. take down
()14. A. square B. sand C. nature D. waste
()15. A. fruits B. plants C. vegetables D. animals
()16. A. carrying B. holding C. drinking D. selling
()17. A. talking B. running C. jumping D. moving
()18. A. other B. another C. else D. more
()19. A. fun B. boring C. typical D. strange
()20. A. brave B. smart C. kind D. silly

6.B 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.C 11.B 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.C

【分析】
做完形填空首先要先通读全文，把握文章整体主题：本文是一篇介绍沙漠生态环境、绿洲特点以及沙漠居民生活习性的说明文。解题时优先结合固定搭配、上下文给出的线索提示、词义辨析和相关生活常识逐一比对选项，排除不符合语境的选项，最终选出最贴合逻辑的答案。比如遇到固定结构先优先匹配，遇到词义辨析题就回到前后文找对应的提示信息，比如后文提到沙漠居民乐于帮助他人，就能对应选出描述人物品质的正确选项。
【解析】
6. 考查固定搭配，as we know是固定常用表达，意为“众所周知”，符合此处语境，故选B。
7. 考查形容词词义辨析，句意为“一方面，沙漠有好几米深，很难留存水分”，deep用来描述深度，符合沙漠地质的特点，故选A。
8. 考查名词词义辨析，A.竞赛 B.音乐会 C.条件 D.对话，句意为“另一方面，恶劣的天气条件让人们很难找到水源”，conditions符合语境，故选C。
9. 考查形容词词义辨析，前文提到沙漠很难存水、很难找到水，因此能看到有植物在沙漠中存活是很令人惊奇的，amazing意为“令人惊奇的”，符合逻辑，故选D。
10. 考查动词词义辨析，句意为“我们把这些地方叫做绿洲”，call sth. sth.是常用结构，表示“把某物称作……”，符合句意，故选C。
11. 考查名词词义辨析，后文出现并列的towns（城镇），对应绿洲里的聚居点，villages（村庄）是和城镇匹配的聚居场所，故选B。
12. 考查动词词义辨析，句意为“人们在田地里种植各类庄稼，还有种植植物来保护绿洲”，protect意为“保护”，符合语境，故选B。
13. 考查动词短语辨析，A.吸入 B.占据 C.取出 D.记下，句意为“骆驼可以闭上鼻子，避免把沙子吸进鼻腔里”，take in符合骆驼的特性，故选A。
14. 考查名词词义辨析，全文开篇就提到沙漠里遍布沙子，这些动物以沙子中的沙漠植物为食，sand符合语境，故选B。
15. 考查名词词义辨析，后文提到“他们吃动物的肉、喝动物的奶”，对应此处描述动物对沙漠居民有很多用处，故选D。
16. 考查动词词义辨析，句意为“他们用骆驼来搬运水、食物、帐篷和其他物品”，carry意为“搬运、运载”，符合骆驼的作用，故选A。
17. 考查动词词义辨析，后文提到他们从一个地方到另一个地方寻找草料，说明沙漠居民需要不断搬迁，keep moving表示不断移动/搬迁，故选D。
18. 考查限定词辨析，此处表示搬到另一个（任意的、不确定的）地方，another后接单数可数名词place，符合用法，故选B。
19. 考查形容词词义辨析，后文提到“他们在路上玩得很开心”，说明旅途虽然长但是很有趣，fun符合语境，故选A。
20. 考查形容词词义辨析，后文提到沙漠里的每个人都愿意帮助有困难的人，给他们食物和水，说明沙漠居民非常善良，kind符合描述，故选C。
【答案】
6.B 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.C 11.B 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.C
【知识点】
固定短语搭配，词义辨析，语境逻辑推理
【点评】
这是一篇难度适中的说明文类完形填空，内容围绕沙漠的基础常识展开，贴近学生的认知范围，考点大多集中在初中阶段的核心词汇、常用固定短语，绝大多数题目都有明确的上下文提示线索，学生只要把握全文逻辑，结合前后文的对应信息就可以顺利选出答案，适合用来巩固基础词汇和完形的基本解题思路。
【难度系数】
0.7