题目内容
5.Certain plants and animals can survive under what seem like impossible conditions.Blind fish live freely under ocean depths that are absolutely dark and cold.Bacteria live at temperatures of 600°F or a higher in places where the heat comes from the deep earth.One of the most remarkable achievements that we can observe directly is the ability of the plants and animals in the desert.In the Death Valley,temperatures of 134°F in the shade have been officially reported Yet lizards live there,along with 600species of plants,30species of mammals?and even fish.While the days are terribly hot,the nights are extremely cold.Temperatures can fall down by as much as 50°F.
Plants called xerophytes are perfectly adapted to the extremely dry conditions.These plants have survived by developing techniques for coping with their environment.Like all living things,they must have water,and they get it in several ways.
The mesquite and the prickly (多刺的)pear pick up moisture in opposite ways.The mesquite sends its roots down as deep as 60feet to tap the water table.The prickly pear,on the other hand,spreads its roots wide.These roots are shallow but they pick up whatever moisture is available at ground level.The paloverde saves water by shedding leaves in times of extreme drought The barrel cactus makes sure of a water supply by storing water in the plant itself.The saguaro cactus stores so much water that it can survive years of drought.But even the saguaro will die sooner or later if there is no rain.All these plants,although well adjusted to their environment,must eventually get water.
Even if the parent plants die,there are always seeds to keep the species alive.Since the desert is so tough,thousands of seeds must be released to produce one plant.To get rooted,these seeds must have exactly the right conditions.They can lie dormant(休眠)for months,even years,until a little water stimulates the sparks of life.
47.Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?B
A.The Death Valley is a living museum,where many plants and animals exist.
B.Plants and animals can survive in the desert by adjusting to the environment.
C.Days in desert can be deadly hot,while nights can be terribly cold.
D.Bacteria survive in the ocean depth and the desert burning heat.
48.The prickly pear survives in the desert byC.
A.shedding leaves in times of drought
B.sending its roots down 60feet
C.spreading its roots wide
D.storing water in itself
49.The word xerophytes possibly comes from two Greek word roots that have the
meaning ofD
A.special techniques
B.living animals
C.water sheds
D.dry plants
50.What is the most important information the writer wants to tell readers in the last paragraph?C
A.Seeds can keep plants alive.
B.Water is a must in the desert.
C.Desert plants depend on seeds as well as water.
D Seeds get dormant for a very long time in the desert.
分析 本文属于人文地理类阅读.主要描述了一些动植物在沙漠中是如何生存的,很多通过调整自己的适应环境的能力来求生存.
解答 47-50BCDC
47.B.主旨大意题.由短文内容以及开头一句Certain plants and animals can survive under what seem like impossible conditions.可知,本文描述的主要内容就是一些动植物在沙漠中是能够生存下来的;故选B.
48.C.细节理解题.根据第四段中The prickly pear,on the other hand,spreads its roots wide.These roots are shallow but they pick up whatever moisture is available at ground level.可知,The prickly pear是将自己的根深入到60英寸的地下来获取水分在沙漠中存活的;故选C.
49.D.词意猜测题.根据第三段第一句Plants called xerophytes are perfectly adapted to the extremely dry conditions.以及最后一句Like all living things,they must have water,and they get it in several ways.可知,这种植物应该是抗干旱能力极强的,故选D.
50.C.推理判断题.由本段的内容描述以及第一句Even if the parent plants die,there are always seeds to keep the species alive.可知,本句主要是说沙漠中的植物是靠根和水分存在的;故选C.
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