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Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Can you imagine a sea of sand three times bigger than India? This is the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world. It covers 11 countries in North Africa and is over 9 million square kilometres. That’s more than 25% of Africa.
There are many dunes (沙丘) in the desert. Some of the dunes are so huge that they can even be over 150 metres high. When you go on a visit in the Sahara Desert, you may feel you are in a sea of sand. However, there are also other amazing landforms (地形) in different parts of the desert.
In the Sahara, temperatures are very different during the day and at night. It is much hotter during the day than at night. During the day, the hottest time is between 2 pm and 4 pm when temperatures rise to 33°C. But it is very cold at night—the coldest time is at 4 am, when temperatures fall to -1°C. The Sahara is very dry. The rainfall in a year is only about 70 millimetres. Because of high temperatures and poor conditions, only about 500 kinds of plants live there. They also play a role in the number of animals. In the driest part of the desert, there are only about 70 kinds of animals.
Today, the population is about 2,500,000 there. Most of them don’t live in cities. Instead, they move from place to place through the desert. Because of this, there are many different cultures and languages in this area. But Arabic (阿拉伯语) is still the most widely spoken one.
( ) 1. [新考法·写作手法] How does the writer introduce the size of the Sahara Desert at the beginning?
A. By telling stories.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By giving examples.
D. By making a survey.
() 2. [新考法·图文理解] According to Paragraph 3, which of the following is TRUE?
() 3. What does the underlined word “They” refer to?
A. High temperatures and poor conditions.
B. Some plants and animals.
C. Huge dunes and other landforms.
D. Languages and cultures.
() 4. Who would be interested in reading this passage most?
A. Someone studying geography.
B. Someone studying history.
C. Someone who is good at taking photos.
D. Someone who is interested in biology.
Can you imagine a sea of sand three times bigger than India? This is the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world. It covers 11 countries in North Africa and is over 9 million square kilometres. That’s more than 25% of Africa.
There are many dunes (沙丘) in the desert. Some of the dunes are so huge that they can even be over 150 metres high. When you go on a visit in the Sahara Desert, you may feel you are in a sea of sand. However, there are also other amazing landforms (地形) in different parts of the desert.
In the Sahara, temperatures are very different during the day and at night. It is much hotter during the day than at night. During the day, the hottest time is between 2 pm and 4 pm when temperatures rise to 33°C. But it is very cold at night—the coldest time is at 4 am, when temperatures fall to -1°C. The Sahara is very dry. The rainfall in a year is only about 70 millimetres. Because of high temperatures and poor conditions, only about 500 kinds of plants live there. They also play a role in the number of animals. In the driest part of the desert, there are only about 70 kinds of animals.
Today, the population is about 2,500,000 there. Most of them don’t live in cities. Instead, they move from place to place through the desert. Because of this, there are many different cultures and languages in this area. But Arabic (阿拉伯语) is still the most widely spoken one.
( ) 1. [新考法·写作手法] How does the writer introduce the size of the Sahara Desert at the beginning?
A. By telling stories.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By giving examples.
D. By making a survey.
() 2. [新考法·图文理解] According to Paragraph 3, which of the following is TRUE?
() 3. What does the underlined word “They” refer to?
A. High temperatures and poor conditions.
B. Some plants and animals.
C. Huge dunes and other landforms.
D. Languages and cultures.
() 4. Who would be interested in reading this passage most?
A. Someone studying geography.
B. Someone studying history.
C. Someone who is good at taking photos.
D. Someone who is interested in biology.
答案
1~4 BCAA
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容逐一分析各题：
1. 第1题：定位原文开头，提取介绍撒哈拉沙漠大小的表述，判断其写作手法；
2. 第2题：定位第三段，提取温度相关关键信息，匹配对应图像特征；
3. 第3题：定位划线词所在句，结合上下文语境判断指代内容；
4. 第4题：分析文章核心内容，判断最感兴趣的人群。
【解析】
1. 第1题：原文开头通过列举“三倍于印度大”“覆盖11个国家”“超900万平方公里”“占非洲25%以上”等数字说明撒哈拉沙漠的大小，属于列数字的写作手法，故选B。
2. 第2题：根据第三段，撒哈拉沙漠白天最热时段（2pm-4pm）温度达33℃，最冷时段（4am）温度为-1℃，观察选项图像，只有选项C符合该温度特征，故选C。
3. 第3题：划线词“They”所在句前一句指出“高温和恶劣条件导致仅约500种植物生存”，结合语境，“They”指代前面的高温和恶劣条件，故选A。
4. 第4题：文章主要介绍撒哈拉沙漠的地理特征、气候、动植物及人口文化等，属于地理相关内容，因此学习地理的人最感兴趣，故选A。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、写作手法、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解的多个核心考点，要求学生精准定位原文信息，结合语境分析，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容逐一分析各题：
1. 第1题：定位原文开头，提取介绍撒哈拉沙漠大小的表述，判断其写作手法；
2. 第2题：定位第三段，提取温度相关关键信息，匹配对应图像特征；
3. 第3题：定位划线词所在句，结合上下文语境判断指代内容；
4. 第4题：分析文章核心内容，判断最感兴趣的人群。
【解析】
1. 第1题：原文开头通过列举“三倍于印度大”“覆盖11个国家”“超900万平方公里”“占非洲25%以上”等数字说明撒哈拉沙漠的大小，属于列数字的写作手法，故选B。
2. 第2题：根据第三段，撒哈拉沙漠白天最热时段（2pm-4pm）温度达33℃，最冷时段（4am）温度为-1℃，观察选项图像，只有选项C符合该温度特征，故选C。
3. 第3题：划线词“They”所在句前一句指出“高温和恶劣条件导致仅约500种植物生存”，结合语境，“They”指代前面的高温和恶劣条件，故选A。
4. 第4题：文章主要介绍撒哈拉沙漠的地理特征、气候、动植物及人口文化等，属于地理相关内容，因此学习地理的人最感兴趣，故选A。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、写作手法、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解的多个核心考点，要求学生精准定位原文信息，结合语境分析，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】0.6
