Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，首字母已給，每空格限填一詞): 6%

Deserts(沙漠) do not stay the same size. Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get s 1. . The world’s biggest desert , the Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara Desert is growing fast.

Why is the Sahara growing? In some places, people farm too much. In other places, a 2. eat all the grass. Or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.

Why is it a p 3. ? People cannot grow food in the desert. People cannot build houses, hospitals, or schools in the desert. So people must l 4. their homes.

What can people do? They can plant trees. They can also f 5. less. These things make the soil stronger. Maybe the Sahara will stop g 6. . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve it.

 

Answer 1

1.smaller

2.animals

3.problem

4.leave

5.farm

6.growing

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了沙漠不會(huì)持續(xù)同一個(gè)大小，有時(shí)變大，有時(shí)變小，世界的最大沙漠撒哈拉沙漠正在變快，為什么撒哈拉沙漠變化了？

1.1】考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。上文提到Sometimes they grow bigger.可知下文get smaller，故填smaller。

2.2】考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)eat all the grass可知此空應(yīng)該是動(dòng)物，故填animals

3.3】考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)文中倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容的理解可知問(wèn)的是為什么它是個(gè)問(wèn)題？故填problem。

4.4】考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)People cannot grow food in the desert. People cannot build houses, hospitals, or schools in the desert.可知人們必須離開他們的家。故填leave。

5.5】考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)They can plant trees.可知他們可能耕種的更少，故填farm

6.6】考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)對(duì)文章最后一段內(nèi)容的理解可知撒哈拉可能將停止生長(zhǎng)，stop doing sth.是停止做某事，故填growing。

考點(diǎn)：環(huán)保類短文。