Question

【题目】 The Sahara Desert is the largest desert on the earth. It is about 8,600,000 square kilometers in size.

The desert’s golden sand looks very beautiful.

More than 2,000,000 people live in the Sahara. Some of them move around from place to place with their camels. Others live in towns and cities. The desert is not always hot. There are many mountains in the Sahara, and some of them have snow in winter. In some places, people grow fruit. There are also different animals there, such as snakes, foxes and birds.

Thousands of years ago, the Sahara was not a desert at all. There were many plants and rivers. As the weather changed, it became hot and dry.

请根据短文内容，判断句子正误，正确的选T，错误的选F.

【1】The Sahara Desert is the largest desert on the earth.

【2】About 20,000,000 people live in the Sahara.

【3】The desert is always hot.

【4】There are also different animals in the Sahara, such as snakes, foxes and birds.

【5】Millions of years ago, the Sahara was not a desert at all.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】T

【2】F

【3】F

【4】T

【5】F

【解析】

本文介绍了地球上最大的沙漠撒哈拉沙漠，同时介绍当地居住的人和动物。

【1】细节理解题。根据“The Sahara Desert is the largest desert on the earth.”可知撒哈拉沙漠是地球上最大的沙漠。因此该句描述正确。故答案为T。

【2】细节理解题。根据“More than 2,000,000 people live in the Sahara.”可知超过两百万人住在撒哈拉。本句中提到的大约两千万，是错误的。故答案为F。

【3】细节理解题。根据“The desert is not always hot.”可知沙漠不总是热的。本句意为“沙漠总是热的。”是不对的。故答案为F。

【4】细节理解题。根据“There are also different animals there, such as snakes, foxes and birds.”可知沙漠有很多不同的动物，比如蛇、狐狸和鸟。因此此句描述是正确的。故答案为T。

【5】细节理解题。根据“Thousands of years ago, the Sahara was not a desert at all.”可知几千年以前，撒哈拉不是沙漠。本句中“数百万年前”的描述是错误的。故答案为F。