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 小題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 小題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 小題3: ? People cannot grow food in the desert. People cannot build houses, hospitals, or schools in the desert. So people must l 小題4: their homes.
What can people do? They can plant trees. They can also f 小題5: less. These things make the soil stronger. Maybe the Sahara will stop g 小題6: . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve it.

Answer 1

小題1:smaller
小題2:animals
小題3:problem
小題4:leave
小題5:farm
小題6:growing

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了沙漠不會持續(xù)同一個大小，有時變大，有時變小，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？
小題1:考查形容詞及語境的理解。上文提到Sometimes they grow bigger.可知下文get smaller，故填smaller。
小題2:考查名詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)eat all the grass可知此空應(yīng)該是動物，故填animals
小題3:考查名詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)文中倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容的理解可知問的是為什么它是個問題？故填problem。
小題4:考查動詞及語境的理解。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。
小題5:考查名詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)They can plant trees.可知他們可能耕種的更少，故填farm
小題6:考查動詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)對文章最后一段內(nèi)容的理解可知撒哈拉可能將停止生長，stop doing sth.是停止做某事，故填growing。