Ⅰ.补全对话
根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有两个为多余选项。
A:Mum,could you please help me with my geography homework?
B:Certainly.
A:What's the biggest desert in the world? Is it the Arabian Desert?
B:1. The Sahara Desert is the biggest.
A:I see. How big is the Sahara Desert?
B:2.
A:It's really big. Are there any deserts in China?
B:3. And the Taklimakan Desert is bigger than any other desert in China.
A:Where is it?
B:4.
A:Let's take a trip there.
B:Good idea. 5.
A. It's in Xinjiang.
B. Sorry,I don't know.
C. Yes,of course there are.
D. No,it's the second biggest in the world.
E. A trip to the desert could be interesting.
F. Could you tell me about the Sahara Desert?
G. It's about 9,000,000 square kilometres in size.

1.D 2.G 3.C 4.A 5.E

【分析】首先通读对话，明确话题围绕沙漠的地理知识及旅行提议展开。逐个分析空白处的前后语境：1. 前句A询问最大的沙漠是否是阿拉伯沙漠，后句B指出撒哈拉是最大的，需选否定阿拉伯沙漠的选项；2. 前句询问撒哈拉的面积，需选回答面积的选项；3. 前句询问中国是否有沙漠，需选肯定回答的选项；4. 前句询问塔克拉玛干沙漠的位置，需选回答地点的选项；5. 前句A提议去沙漠旅行，B回应好主意，需选对应旅行相关的赞同内容的选项。
【解析】1. 上文A问最大的沙漠是否是阿拉伯沙漠，下文B说明撒哈拉是最大的，故此处选D（No,it's the second biggest in the world.），否定阿拉伯沙漠是最大沙漠；2. 上文询问撒哈拉的大小，需选回答面积的选项，故填G（It's about 9,000,000 square kilometres in size.）；3. 上文问中国是否有沙漠，需作肯定回答，故选C（Yes,of course there are.）；4. 上文问塔克拉玛干沙漠的位置，需回答地点，故选A（It's in Xinjiang.）；5. 上文A提议去沙漠旅行，B回应好主意，需选对应旅行的赞同内容，故选E（A trip to the desert could be interesting.）。
【答案】1.D 2.G 3.C 4.A 5.E
【知识点】补全对话、日常交际用语
【点评】本题围绕地理话题考查日常对话补全，侧重语境理解与交际用语运用，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7