快捷英语 英语时文阅读理解 七年级
Friday/Week 12
n Kenya, lions and giraffes live not far from Nairobi,
the country's biggest and busiest capital city. About 70
different African ethnic groups in Kenya.
Europeans, Asians, and Arabs also call it home.
Kenya has a 373-mile coastline in the southeast, along the
Indian Ocean. Kenya's coastline has white sandy and the
ancient port city of Mombasa. The coastline helps Kenya with trade

and . Northern grasslands cover almost three-fourths of the country.
Most farming is in the highlands of central Kenya, and most
Kenyans live there. The highlands include Nairobi, Mount Kenya, and part
of the Rift Valley. People farm and fish near Lake Victoria.
Kenya experiences two rainy seasons. A long one is usually from March to May, and a one
is from November to December. The equator runs through the country, but the of the land
decides the temperature. For example, in Mount Kenya National Park, at an altitude of over 5,000
meters, people can stand on the equator and have snowball ! In the central highlands, temperatures
are usually 14°C to 21°C. Along the coast, it's about 27°C.
Kenya has a history. Ancient human remains have been found in Kenya, Ethiopia, and
Tanzania. *This makes many scientists think East Africa is humans first lived. Two thousand
years ago, hunters and farmers lived in the countryside.
题型: 完形填空
主题: 国家地理
语篇类型: 说明文
词数: 222
难度:
建议用时: 7分钟
1 A. work B. live C. travel D. study
2 A. roads B. forests C. beaches D. rivers
3 A. fishing B. swimming C. farming D. camping
4 A. dry B. rocky C. waste D. rich
5 A. also B. still C. even D. already
6 A. cool B. short C. snowy D. wet
7 A. size B. shape C. height D. price
8 A. fights B. walks C. parties D. races
9 A. simple B. secret C. modern D. long
10 A. when B. where C. how D. why

Friday
肯尼亚聚居多样族群，地理兼具海岸、草原与高地等风貌，气候随地势变化，历史悠久，因发现远古人类遗骸被视作人类最早发源地之一。
1. B 由语境可知，肯尼亚生活着大约70个不同的非洲民族。live意为“居住”，符合语境。
2. C 由上文coastline及sandy可推知，肯尼亚的海岸线有白色的沙滩。beach意为“沙滩；海滩”，符合语境。
3. A 由上文coastline及常识可推知，这条海岸线促进了肯尼亚的贸易和渔业的发展。fishing意为“捕鱼业（或活动）”，符合语境。
4. D 由语境及常识可推知，大部分农业集中在肯尼亚中部肥沃的高地。rich意为“肥沃的；丰产的”，符合语境。
5. A 由语境及常识可推知，人们还在维多利亚湖附近耕种和捕鱼。
6. B 由上文two rainy seasons及A long one可知，此处指较短的雨季。short意为“短的”，符合语境。
7. C 由常识及下文“海拔5000多米”可知，陆地的高度决定了当地的温度。
8. A 由常识及上文“海拔5000多米”可知，人们能站在赤道上打雪仗。
9. D 由“在肯尼亚、埃塞俄比亚和坦桑尼亚发现了古人类遗骸”可知，肯尼亚有着悠久的历史。
10. B 此处引导表语从句，在从句中作地点状语，用where。