Question

Imagine the following scene: on the grasslands, an elephant stands under an umbrella-like tree. shadow(影子) grows long and thin. In the distance, you can also see a few zebras running here and there. Such a scene is commonplace in the magical continent of Africa.

Africa is the second largest continent in the world. To its southeast the Indian Ocean, and toward the west is the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the continent with the world’s second largest population (more than 1 billion) behind Asia.

The continent is to the world’s tallest animal, giraffes. People can also find crocodiles (鱷魚) and hippos (河馬) in grassland and rainforests.

Africa is great to visit. In east Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro stands 5,895 meters into the sky. It is the highest point in the continent. it lies in the tropics (熱帶), it is covered with ice and snow year-round.

The continent its hundreds of ethnic (種族) groups. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. They are all in west Africa.

Although many places in Africa are poor, this is not the whole picture. South Africa is the country in Africa. Some parts of the country are wealthy. Modern and well-developed roads are common everywhere. You can also spend a day in a large shopping mall or taste delicious seafood in a restaurant.

1.A. It’s B. ItsC. TheirD. His

2.A. liesB. facesC. standsD. has

3.A. spaceB. areaC. homeD. nest

4. A. SinceB. ThoughC. WhileD. Because

5. A. is proud ofB. is interested in C. is made ofD. is famous for

6. A. oldestB. biggestC. richestD. poorest

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了非洲大陸是世界上第二大陸，它是許多動物的家園。非洲是值得參觀的地方。非洲大部分地方很窮，南非是最窮的地方。

1.1】考查代詞及語境的理解。A. It’s它是B. Its它的C. Their他們的D. His他的 根據(jù)上文an elephant stands under an umbrella-like tree可知它的影子變得有細又長。故選B。

2.2】考查動詞及語境的理解。A. lies位于，坐落B. faces面對C. stands站立D. has有。非洲大陸是世界上的第二大陸，在它的東南是印度洋。根據(jù)句意，故填A。

3.3】考查名詞及語境的理解。A. space太空B. area地區(qū)C. home家D. nest窩。非洲大陸是世界上最高的動物長頸鹿的家，根據(jù)句意，故選C。

4.4】考查連詞及語境的理解。A. Since自從B. Though雖然C. While當D. Because因為。雖然它位于熱帶但是常年被冰雪覆蓋，根據(jù)句意，故選B。

5.5】考查詞組及語境的理解。A. is proud of以……自豪B. is interested in 對……感興趣C. is made of由……制成D. is famous for因……著名。根據(jù)上下文可知非洲大陸因為他的數(shù)百個種族而著名。根據(jù)句意，故選D。

6.6】考查形容詞最高級及語境的理解。A. oldest最老的B. biggest最大的C. richest最富有的D.