Ⅳ. 完形填空。
You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world. It's not 1. . In the desert we can find small stones or even big ones. We can see hills, too. As there is 2. rain in the desert, most plants there need more water. Still we can see some plant life there.
There is some water in some places in the desert. We 3. these places oases (绿洲). Sometimes the water 4. under the ground or the rivers running through the desert. In the oases, there are villages and towns. People 5. crops in the fields there.
People also live outside the oases, but these people are not farmers. They 6. camels (骆驼), sheep, and other animals. The animals 7. the plants there and do not need much water.
The people of the desert do not live anywhere for long. They keep moving from one place to another. They must always 8. grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they take down their tents and leave for another place. The desert people are 9. to each other. They are ready to help the people 10. and give them food and water.
()1. A. good
B. true
C. deep
D. terrible
()2. A. much
B. plenty of
C. no
D. a little
()3. A. think
B. know
C. make
D. call
()4. A. comes from
B. gives out
C. comes in
D. turns to
()5. A. find
B. grow
C. cut
D. sell
()6. A. buy
B. have
C. kill
D. meet
()7. A. hope
B. see
C. find
D. eat
()8. A. look for
B. wait for
C. bring out
D. send for
()9. A. useful
B. polite
C. friendly
D. popular
()10. A. in trouble
B. in surprise
C. in fashion
D. in peace

Ⅳ.1—5 BDDAB 6—10 BDACA

【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到人们通常认为沙漠里只有沙子，后文指出沙漠中还有石头、山丘，说明这种认知并不真实，故选B. true。
2. 第2空：沙漠中雨水稀少，结合后文仍有植物存活的内容，可知是存在少量雨水，a little表示“少量”，符合语境，故选D. a little。
3. 第3空：固定搭配call sth. sth.表示“把某物称作某物”，此处指把沙漠中有水源的地方叫做绿洲，故选D. call。
4. 第4空：绿洲的水源来自地下或穿过沙漠的河流，comes from表示“来自”，符合语义，故选A. comes from。
5. 第5空：绿洲的田地里人们种植庄稼，grow crops为固定表达，故选B. grow。
6. 第6空：生活在绿洲外的人们拥有骆驼、羊等动物，have表示“拥有”，符合语境，故选B. have。
7. 第7空：动物以沙漠里的植物为食，eat表示“吃”，故选D. eat。
8. 第8空：牧民需要为动物寻找草和沙漠植物，look for表示“寻找”，故选A. look for。
9. 第9空：后文提到沙漠居民乐于帮助他人，说明他们彼此友好，friendly表示“友好的”，故选C. friendly。
10. 第10空：固定搭配in trouble表示“处于困境中”，此处指帮助有困难的人，故选A. in trouble。
【答案】
1—5 BDDAB；6—10 BDACA
【知识点】
语境词汇运用、逻辑推理解题、沙漠生存常识
【点评】
本文围绕沙漠的地理环境及其中人类、动植物的生存状态展开，考查学生对上下文语境的理解能力和词汇的辨析运用能力，需结合生活常识与逻辑推理完成解题。
【难度系数】
0.6