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【題目】閱讀短文E篇，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)要所給回答問題。請(qǐng)將答案填寫到答題區(qū)內(nèi)指定位置。

The Sahara Desert, covering most of North Africa, is the largest desert in the world. From north to south the Sahara is between 800 and 1,200 miles and is at least 3,000 miles from east to west. On the west of the Sahara Desert is the Atlantic Ocean and on the east is the Red Sea, and to the north are the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Over 25% of the Sahara Desert is covered by sand and dunes（沙丘）.

The most amazing part of the land is: How did they get all that sand there in the first place? And where did they get it? Actually, it turns out that the area used to be lush（青蔥的）with green forests and lakes. But, a climate change caused the whole place to dry up.

Now there are still many kinds of plants in the Sahara Desert, like grass, shrubs（灌木叢）and trees. In the Sahara Desert, people can find some kinds of animals, like hares, deer and foxes. The Sahara Desert also has over 300 kinds of birds.

There are only a small number of people living in the Sahara Desert. Because of the bad weather in the desert, they often move from one place to another.

【1】What is the size of the Sahara Desert?

【2】What is on the east of the Sahara Desert?

【3】What did the Sahara Desert use to be?

【4】Are there plants and animals in the Sahara Desert?

【5】Why do the people in the Sahara Desert often move from one place to another?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】north to south the Sahara is between 800 and 1,200 miles and is at least 3,000 miles from east to west.

【2】The Red Sea.

【3】It used to be lush with green forests and lakes.

【4】Yes, there are.

【5】Because of the bad weather in the desert.

【解析】短文介紹了撒哈拉大沙漠，它是界上最大的沙漠。東西3000英里，南北800到1200英里；西鄰大西洋，東部是紅海，北面是阿特拉斯山脈和地中海。這里曾經(jīng)是郁郁蔥蔥的森林和湖泊，由于氣候變化使整個(gè)地方都干涸了，現(xiàn)在仍然有許多植物和動(dòng)物，只有少數(shù)人生活在撒哈拉沙漠。由于沙漠里的惡劣天氣，他們經(jīng)常從一個(gè)地方遷移到另一個(gè)地方。

【1】問題：撒哈拉沙漠的面積是多少？根據(jù)文中句子“From north to south the Sahara is between 800 and 1,200 miles and is at least 3,000 miles from east to west.”可知，撒哈拉沙漠從北到南，在800到1200英里之間，從東到西至少有3000英里。答案為From north to south the Sahara is between 800 and 1,200 miles and is at least 3,000 miles from east to west.

【2】問題：撒哈拉沙漠東邊是什么？根據(jù)文中句子“On the west of the Sahara Desert is the Atlantic Ocean and on the east is the Red Sea,”可知，撒哈拉沙漠以西是大西洋，東部是紅海，答案為The Red Sea.

【3】問題：撒哈拉沙漠曾經(jīng)是什么？根據(jù)文中句子“Actually, it turns out that the area used to be lush（青蔥的）with green forests and lakes.”可知，撒哈拉沙漠過去是郁郁蔥蔥的森林和湖泊。答案為It used to be lush with green forests and lakes.

【4】問題：撒哈拉沙漠有植物和動(dòng)物嗎？根據(jù)文中句子“Now there are still many kinds of plants in the Sahara Desert, like grass, shrubs（灌木叢）and trees. In the Sahara Desert, people can find some kinds of animals, like hares, deer and foxes.”可知，撒哈拉沙漠現(xiàn)在仍然有許多植物和動(dòng)物，回答是肯定的，答案為Yes, there are.

【5】問題：為什么撒哈拉沙漠的人們經(jīng)常從一個(gè)地方遷移到另一個(gè)地方？根據(jù)短文的最后一句話“Because of the bad weather in the desert, they often move from one place to another.”可知， 由于沙漠里的惡劣天氣，他們經(jīng)常從一個(gè)地方遷移到另一個(gè)地方。答案為Because of the bad weather in the desert.