Ⅰ.阅读理解
The deserts of the world are not all covered by sand.Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones.They are not flat, either.They often have high hills and deep valleys.There are some plants in many parts of the desert.There is little rain in the desert, but it does not fall often enough for most plants.
The deserts of the world are not uninhabited (not lived by people)．People also live outside oases (绿洲), but these people are not farmers.They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc.These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.
The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place; they must always look for grasses or desert plants for their animals.They usually live in tents.When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, pack them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place.In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit.But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people.But they are also hospitable; no man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.
本文讲述了沙漠的地理特点和生活在沙漠的人的生活习惯。
1．According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of .
A．clay B．rock
C．sand D．stones
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段第一、二句“The deserts of the world are not all covered by sand.Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones.”可推知，沙漠主要是由沙组成的。故答案为C。
2．In the desert .
A．it rains in spring only
B．it rains for a short time every month
C．there is some rain, but far from enough
D．the rainfall is just enough for the plants
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“There is little rain in the desert, but it does not fall often enough for most plants.”可知，沙漠有少量降水，但并不充足。故答案为C。
3．The underlined word “hospitable” has the meaning of being .
A．brave B．cruel
C．strange D．kind
答案：D
解析：词义猜测题。根据文章最后一句“...no man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.”可知，沙漠里没有人会拒绝给一个陌生人食物和水。即他们是很友好的(hospitable)，故答案为D。
4．People live .
A．only inside the oases
B．only outside the oases
C．both inside and outside the oases
D．in places with regular rainfalls
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第二句中“People also live outside oases(绿洲)”和第三段第四句中“...they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit.”可知，人们有住在绿洲内的，也有住在绿洲外的。故答案为C。
