Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给，每空格限填一词): 6%

Deserts(沙漠) do not stay the same size. Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get s 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 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 3. ? People cannot grow food in the desert. People cannot build houses, hospitals, or schools in the desert. So people must l 4. their homes.

What can people do? They can plant trees. They can also f 5. less. These things make the soil stronger. Maybe the Sahara will stop g 6. . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve it.

 

Answer 1

1.smaller

2.animals

3.problem

4.leave

5.farm

6.growing

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了沙漠不会持续同一个大小，有时变大，有时变小，世界的最大沙漠撒哈拉沙漠正在变快，为什么撒哈拉沙漠变化了？

1.1】考查形容词及语境的理解。上文提到Sometimes they grow bigger.可知下文get smaller，故填smaller。

2.2】考查名词及语境的理解。根据eat all the grass可知此空应该是动物，故填animals

3.3】考查名词及语境的理解。根据文中倒数第二段内容的理解可知问的是为什么它是个问题？故填problem。

4.4】考查动词及语境的理解。根据People cannot grow food in the desert. People cannot build houses, hospitals, or schools in the desert.可知人们必须离开他们的家。故填leave。

5.5】考查名词及语境的理解。根据They can plant trees.可知他们可能耕种的更少，故填farm

6.6】考查动词及语境的理解。根据对文章最后一段内容的理解可知撒哈拉可能将停止生长，stop doing sth.是停止做某事，故填growing。

考点：环保类短文。