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【題目】If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometres．These great forests are the seas of trees．They are full of thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals．However, the world's forests are getting smaller all the time．We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farmland as well．Some people say that there will not be any forests like these left in 20 to 30 years．What will happen if they disappear? If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world, in a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts, for example, crops will not grow there．What's worse, it will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot．Perhaps the climate of the world will change, which will be dangerous for everyone in the world．That is why we must take care of our forests．

【1】Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word "deserts" in this passage?

A. Farmland．

B. Sands．

C. Green fields．

D. Villages．

【2】The passage mainly tells us about ________．

A. the importance of taking care of our forests

B. why a lot of animals disappear

C. where the forests are

D. the reasons for forming the deserts

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Only Africa and South America are the oceans of trees．

B. Different plants can't be found in the same forest．

C. Forests are usually several square kilometres large．

D. Forests are homes to different kinds of animals．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】試題分析：短文以非洲或南美洲數(shù)千公里的森林為例，談?wù)摿怂�土流失和森林保護(hù)問(wèn)題，指出森林是各種動(dòng)物的家園，強(qiáng)調(diào)了保護(hù)森林的重要性。

【1】題意：下面哪一個(gè)與文中劃線詞“deserts”最接近？考查詞義理解題。A. Farmland農(nóng)田；B. Sands沙地；C. Green fields綠洲；D. Villages村莊。根據(jù)下文的舉例for example, crops will not grow there，可知Sands符合文意，故選B。

【2】題意：這篇文章主要告訴我們關(guān)于 。考查文意理解題。A. the importance of taking care of our forests保護(hù)我們森林的重要性；B. why a lot of animals disappear為什么很多動(dòng)物消失了；C. where the forests are森林在哪里；D. the reasons for forming the deserts沙漠成因。根據(jù)最后一句的總結(jié)That is why we must take care of our forests.，可知短文意在說(shuō)明保護(hù)森林的重要性，故選A。

【3】題意：根據(jù)文章，下列哪一項(xiàng)是正確的？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. Only Africa and South America are the oceans of trees．只有非洲和南美洲是樹(shù)木的海洋；根據(jù)These great forests are the seas of trees.，可知說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。B. Different plants can't be found in the same forest．在同一個(gè)森林里找不到不同的植物；根據(jù)They are full of thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals.，可知說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。C. Forests are usually several square kilometres large．森林通常是幾平方公里大；根據(jù)you fly over forests for thousands of kilometres.可知說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。D. Forests are homes to different kinds of animals.森林是各種動(dòng)物的家園。；根據(jù)If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world .，可知說(shuō)法正確。綜合以上分析，故選D。