二、阅读短文内容，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
〔内蒙古人文〕Is it hot in the desert(沙漠)? Not always. The Gobi Desert is 5. cold desert. It’s the largest desert in Asia and the fifth largest one in the world. It goes across the south of Mongolia and parts of the north China. It is about 1.3 million square kilometres in size, lying in the 6. (centre) part of Asia’s most remote region(偏远地区).
The Gobi Desert has more rocks than sand. “Gobi” 7. (mean) “large and dry” in the Mongolian language. It’s very dry 8. the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山脉) stop rain clouds from getting there. The desert has super cold winters and 9. (real) hot summers. In winter, it can get as cold as -40℃, while it can be as hot as 50℃ in summer.
There 10. (be) different kinds of animals living in the Gobi Desert. Snow leopards(雪豹) are one of the common animals. Their thick fur is grey and white, and can keep 11. (they) warm in the snow. Look up at the sky, and you can see golden 12. (eagle) flying around. These great 13. (hunt) are looking for small animals, and one of their favourite foods is the jerboa(跳鼠). Jerboas look a bit like mice, but they have strong back legs that are five times longer than their forelegs(前腿). So they are really good at 14. (jump).

5.a 6.central 7.means 8.because 9.really 10.are 11.them 12.eagles 13.hunters 14.jumping

三、阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。(每词限用一次。)
climb but go across danger
〔历史名人〕About 500 years ago in China, there was a cool traveller. He spent 30 years travelling 15. China. He was Xu Xiake.
When he was a child, Xu enjoyed reading books about mountains and rivers. He decided to see them when he grew up. At that time, many kids studied hard to become officials, 16. Xu’s father never made him take exams. Instead, he encouraged his son 17. out and get to know the world. Xu began his journey(旅程) when he was about 20.
Xu travelled to over 100 cities in China. He 18. a lot of mountains and visited over 350 caves(洞穴). He was the first person to find the highest peak of Mount Huangshan. He was also the first to find lots of karst(喀斯特) caves. Xu travelled mostly on foot. He slept and ate in the nature. Sometimes he fell into rivers or ran into 19. animals. But Xu was brave(勇敢的) and enjoyed his journey.
Xu kept a diary while travelling. The Travel Diary of Xu Xiake is still popular today with Xu’s wonderful travelling experiences.

15.across 16.but 17.to go 18.climbed 19.dangerous