Question

The deserts of the world are not all covered with 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 is some plants’ life in many parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does 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 grass 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, pat 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.

1. According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of _______.

A. clay B. rock

C. stones       D. sand

2.The underlined word “hospitable” has the meaning of being _______.

A. brave       B. cruel

C. strange     D. kind

3.In the desert _______.

A. it rains in spring only

B. there is some rain, but far from enough

C. it rains for a short time every month      

D. the rainfall is just enough for the plants

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

5.From the passage we know that life _______.

A. is hard in deserts                      B. is happy in deserts

C. is impossible in deserts                D. in deserts is much better now

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：本文讲述的是沙漠的自然环境和沙漠人的生活情况。

1.推理判断题。根据第1段第1、2句The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones(世界上的沙漠并非全都覆盖着沙。许多沙漠表面有岩石、泥土或小石子)可推知沙漠主要是由沙组成的。选D

2.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由沙漠里没有人会拒绝给一个陌生人饭和水，可推断他们是很友好的(hospitable)。选D

3.推理判断题。根据第1段最后一句There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants可知沙漠有少量降水，但并不充足。选B

4.推理判断题。根据第2段第2句People also live outside oases(绿洲)和第3段中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。选C

5.推理判断题。根据第3段The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place可知沙漠人住得不稳定；They usually live in tents住得不舒服；When there is no more food for their animals食物不充足。由此可推断沙漠生活的艰难。选A

考点：考查自然环境类短文阅读