The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones. They are not flat, either. They often have high hills and deep valleys. There is some plants’ life in many. The deserts of the wor parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most deserts of the world are not uninhabited(not lived by people). People also live outside oases(綠洲), but these people are not farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc. These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, pat them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place. In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people. But they are also hospitable, no man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.
1. According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of _______.
A. clay
B. rock
C. sand
D. stones
2. The underlined word “hospitable” has the meaning of being _______.
A. brave
B. cruel
C. strange
D. kind
3. In the desert _______.
A. it rains in spring only
B. it rains for a short time every month
C. there is some rain, but far from enough
D. the rainfall is just enough for the plants
4. People live _______.
A. only inside the oases
B. only outside the oases
C. both inside and outside the oases
D. in places with regular rainfalls
5. From the passage we know that life _______.
A. is hard in deserts
B. is happy in deserts
C. is impossible in deserts
D. in deserts in much better now
【答案與解析】本文講述的是沙漠的自然環境和沙漠人的生活情況。
1. C。推理判斷題。根據第1段第1、2句The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones(世界上的沙漠並非全都覆蓋著沙。許多沙漠表面有岩石、泥土或小石子)世界上的沙漠並非全都覆蓋著沙。許多沙漠表面有岩石、泥土或小石子可推知沙漠主要是由沙組成的.。故答案為C。
2. D。推理判斷題。推斷詞義。根據文章最後一句No man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water由沙漠裡沒有人會拒絕給一個陌生人飯和水，可推斷他們是很友好的(hospitable)，故答案為D。
3. C。推理判斷題。根據第1段最後一句There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants可知沙漠有少量降水，但並不充足。故答案為C。
4. C。推理判斷題。根據第2段第2句People also live outside oases(綠洲)和第3段中they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit 可知人們有住在綠洲內的，也有住在綠洲外的。故答案為C。
5. A。推理判斷題。根據第3段The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place可知沙漠人住得不穩定；They usually live in tents住得不舒服；When there is no more food for their animals食物不充足。由此可推斷沙漠生活的艱難。故答案為A。
