三、根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项
Some places in the world are dry,and it hardly rains at all.In other places,it can rain for months without stopping. Too little rain 1.
One of the driest places on Earth is the
Atacama Desert.Some places in this desert haven't had any rain for hundreds of years.
2. This makes Atacama a good place
to look at the stars.Some people think that parts of this desert don't look like Earth at all.3. They think that the land is a
lot like the land on Mars.In the parts of desert that are very dry,there is no life at
all.
One of the wettest places on Earth is
in the East Khasi Hills in India.4.
People go for a long time without seeing
the sun.Then,after all the rain,there is a
drought(干旱).During the rainy season it
is very hard for people to go outside.The
rain can come down in such thick sheets,
and you can't even see the drops.All this
rain falling for so long causes problems for
the people who live in the East Khasi Hills.
It's hard to grow anything.Besides,the
rain brings insects and diseases.However,
the rain has created beautiful waterfalls.
5.
The climate is very important to every
living thing. Living things have to learn
how to survive in the climate they live in.
A.Here it rains for many months of the
year.
B.People come from all over the world to
see them.
C.Scientists have set up a space station
here.
D.people hope to travel all over the world.
E.or too much rain can cause problems for
living things.
F.The wind is bad for the living things.
G.In the Atacama Desert there are very
few clouds.
思维拓展

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

【分析】
做英语七选五类题目，需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕世界上干旱、多雨的极端气候地区展开），再逐空分析前后句的逻辑关系、语境衔接：第1空前句提及少雨、多雨两种情况，需衔接两类情况的影响；第2空后句提到适合观星，需找与少云相关的内容；第3空前后提到“不像地球”“像火星”，需找与太空探索相关的内容；第4空前句提到“最湿的地方”，需找与多雨时长相关的内容；第5空前句提到“美丽的瀑布”，需找与人们观看瀑布相关的内容，以此匹配选项。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文分别提及少雨、多雨的情况，E选项“or too much rain can cause problems for living things”衔接两类情况的影响，符合语境，故选E；
2. 第2空：后文提到“适合看星星”，G选项“In the Atacama Desert there are very few clouds”（云少利于观星），衔接后文，故选G；
3. 第3空：前文提到“不像地球”，后文提到“像火星”，C选项“Scientists have set up a space station here”（太空相关，对应火星的类比），符合逻辑，故选C；
4. 第4空：前文提到“最湿的地方”，A选项“Here it rains for many months of the year”（多雨，对应湿的特点），衔接紧密，故选A；
5. 第5空：前文提到“美丽的瀑布”，B选项“People come from all over the world to see them”（指代前文的瀑布），符合语境，故选B。
【答案】
1.E 2.G 3.C 4.A 5.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、七选五题型、语境衔接
【点评】
本题为英语七选五题型，考查学生对文章上下文逻辑、语境衔接的理解能力，需结合前后句内容匹配选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5

四、阅读理解
During the 2024 National Day holiday,
the mysterious Ai lao Mountains called “ Forest
of Death ” in Southwest China's Yunnan
Province got tons of attention,spanning
(横跨)the cities of Chu xiong ， Yu xi,Dali,
Hong he and Pu'er.
Ai lao Mountains get their name from
the location and historical background.
Ai lao means “ The smell of wine ” in Dai
language,which is similar to the Dai word
Ai Long,meaning “ Big brother ” or “ Big
boss ” in Chinese.Ai lao Mountains are a
treasure of nature. Ai lao Mountains are
also rich in history and legend.There was a
legend about the king of Jiu long.Once a
woman named Sha Yi who crossed with a
dragon and gave birth to nine sons.One of
the sons became a king and led the people
to build a rich country.These legends and
historical events add mystery to Ai lao Mountains.The Ai lao Mountains National Nature Reserve(哀牢山国家级自然保护
区),which was approved in 1988,is located in the north and middle mountains.
1.Ai lao Mountains span many cities of
Yunnan except .
A.Chu xiong B.Pu'er
C.Yu xi D.Qu jing
2.What's the meaning of “ Ai lao ” to Dai people?
A.Forest of Death.
B.The smell of wine.
C.Big sister.
D.Big treasure.
3.A legend of Ai lao Mountains is about
.
A.a woman named Sha Yi
B.a dragon
C.the king of Jiu long
D.nine sons
4.The underlined word “ treasure ” in the text
most likely means something that is .
A.common and easily found everywhere
B.very valuable and important to people
C.useless and thrown away by others
D.man−made and built recently
5.What may the passage tell us about the
Ai lao Mountains next?
A.Their location.
B.Their people.
C.Their history.
D.Their travel route.

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D

【分析】
本题为关于哀牢山的阅读理解，共5道题，围绕原文细节、词义及逻辑推理设置。解题思路：1. 细节题需精准定位原文对应信息，筛选正确选项；2. 词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断词汇含义；3. 推理判断题结合原文已有内容及逻辑推测后续内容。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：定位原文第一段“spanning (横跨)the cities of Chu xiong，Yu xi，Dali，Hong he and Pu'er”，可知哀牢山横跨的城市不包含曲靖（Qu jing），故选D。
2. 细节理解题：定位原文第二段“Ai lao means “The smell of wine” in Dai language”，可知“Ai lao”对傣族人来说意为“酒的味道”，故选B。
3. 细节理解题：定位原文第二段“There was a legend about the king of Jiu long”，可知哀牢山的传说与九龙王有关，故选C。
4. 词义猜测题：结合语境“Ai lao Mountains are a treasure of nature”，哀牢山是自然的宝贵财富，故“treasure”意为“非常有价值且重要的”，对应选项B。
5. 推理判断题：原文已介绍哀牢山的位置、名字由来、传说、保护区，开头提及2024国庆假期哀牢山受关注，推测接下来可能介绍旅游路线，故选D。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D
【知识点】
细节理解题；词义猜测题；推理判断题
【点评】
本题围绕哀牢山展开，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息、词义猜测及逻辑推理的能力，题型常规，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6