A
Now lots of people know Qatar because of the FIFA World Cup. Let's learn more about Qatar.
Qatar is a small country in the Middle East. The capital of Qatar is Doha. Qatar has an area of about 11,500 square kilometres. The whole country is smaller than Beijing. Although it is a small country, it's very rich. Why is it rich? That's because it has a lot of oil and natural gas(天然气).
Qatar's land is mainly a low, flat desert. The weather is hot during the summer and warm during the rest of the year. Little rain falls. Sandstorms are common.
Desert grasses and shrubs grow in Qatar's dry environment. There are some animals living in Qatar. When you go to Qatar, you will have a chance to see some animals such as geckos(壁虎), desert hares and many kinds of birds.
People born in Qatar are called Qataris. Their number is small. Most of the people are from different countries and they just work in Qatar. A lot of people work for its oil industry.
()21. Why does the writer mention Beijing in the second paragraph?
A. To show how big Qatar is.
B. To show how small Qatar is.
C. To show how important Qatar is.
D. To show how rich Qatar is.
()22. Qatar is rich because it has .
A. gold
B. oil and natural gas
C. plants
D. the oil industry
()23. About Qatar, we can know some information EXCEPT .
A. its capital
B. its weather
C. its history
D. its people
()24. What's the structure of the passage? (P = Paragraph)
A.
()25. Where can you most probably read the passage?
A. In a geography book.
B. In a storybook.
C. In a news report.
D. In a movie poster.

21. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据“The whole country is smaller than Beijing.”可知,作者提到北京是为了展示卡塔尔有多小,故选B。
22. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Why is it rich? That's because it has a lot of oil and natural gas.”可知,卡塔尔富有是因为拥有大量的石油和天然气,故选B。
23. C 【解析】细节理解题。根据“The capital of Qatar is Doha.”“The weather is hot during the summer and warm during the rest of the year.”“Their number is small.”可知,本文提到了卡塔尔的首都、天气和人民,但没有提到其历史,故选C。
24. B 【解析】文章结构题。根据文章内容可知,第一段总述卡塔尔的信息;第二、三、四、五段分别介绍地理位置、首都、面积、财富来源、气候环境、动植物以及人口构成等方面的情况,故选B。
25. A 【解析】文章出处题。根据文章内容可知,本文主要介绍了卡塔尔这个国家,包括其地理位置、首都、面积、财富来源、气候环境、动植物以及人口构成等方面的情况,最有可能出现在地理书上,故选A。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合文章内容逐一分析各题目：1. 第21题定位到第二段提及北京的句子，判断作者对比的目的；2. 第22题定位到卡塔尔富有原因的表述，提取关键信息；3. 第23题核对文章内容，找出未提及的信息；4. 第24题分析文章段落结构，判断总分结构；5. 第25题根据文章介绍国家的内容，判断文章出处。
【解析】
21. 细节理解题。根据第二段“The whole country is smaller than Beijing.”可知，作者将卡塔尔与北京对比，是为了说明卡塔尔面积小，故选B。
22. 细节理解题。根据第二段“Why is it rich? That's because it has a lot of oil and natural gas.”可知，卡塔尔富有是因为拥有大量石油和天然气，故选B。
23. 细节理解题。文章提到了卡塔尔的首都、天气、人民，未提及历史，故选C。
24. 文章结构题。文章第一段总述卡塔尔的相关情况，第二至五段分别介绍卡塔尔的具体信息，属于总分结构，对应选项B的结构，故选B。
25. 文章出处题。本文主要介绍卡塔尔的地理、气候、人文等国家相关信息，最可能出现在地理书中，故选A。
【答案】
21.B 22.B 23.C 24.B 25.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、文章结构分析
【点评】
本题围绕卡塔尔的相关信息展开，以细节理解题为主，辅以文章结构和出处判断，考查学生快速定位信息、分析文章的能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6