任务型阅读(每小题2分，共10分)(2015宁夏中考)FactsabouthotandcoldplacesonEarth!TheSaharaDesert(撒哈拉沙漠)TheSaharaDesertinNorthAfricaisoneofthelargestandhottestdesertsintheworld.Inthes

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任务型阅读(每小题2分，共10分)

(2015宁夏中考)

      FactsabouthotandcoldplacesonEarth!TheSaharaDesert (撒哈拉沙漠) 

    The Sahara Desert in North Africa is one of the largest and hottest deserts in the world. In the summer the temperature during the day often reaches 40Ti. The highest temperature ever was 58Xi!It seldom rains in the Sahara but there are storms——sand storms!

    The Sahara Desert is a very difficult place for humans to live .Only a few plants are able to grow in the dry climate (气候) .But there are many oases. An oasis is a place where plants and trees can grow because there is water. There are about 90 large oases in the Sahara where people have built villages.Some animals are able to live in the desert too. The most famous desert animals are of course camels.They can live for many days without food or water.

    Antarctica(南极洲) 

    Antarctica is a continent (洲) which is under almost 2 kilometers of ice.The South Pole is in Antarctica and is the most southern place on Earth. It is always very cold. In the winter the temperature falls to - 80Tl!People have never lived there for long because it is too cold. There are scientists but they only stay for a few months.

    In Antarctica animals and plants can’t live easily on the land but the sea is full of creatures (生物) .Many different kinds of penguins (企鶴) and seals (海豹) live there all year. They spend most of their lives swimming in the freezing Antarctic water. The sea provides lots of food for them because it is full of fish and sea life.The largest seals in the

 

      

       

world live in Antarctica.They Ve called elephant seals. 

Facts about hot and cold   places on Earth!
Hot	In the Sahara   villages can be built where there are large 72. .
	The highest temperature in the Sahara   was 73. .
Cold	Antarctica is 74. very   thick ice all year round.
	The most southern place on Earth is called 75. .
	In Antarctica there are many 76. creatures such as fish.

Answer 1

.72. ｏases细节理解题。由“撒哈拉沙漠”的第二段第五句可知，在有绿洲的地方，人们建了许多村庄。73. 58℃细节理解题。由“撒哈拉沙漠”的第一段第三句可知，最高温度达到58摄氏度。７４．under/covered with细节理解题。由“南极洲”的第一'段第一句可知。７５．the South Pole细节理解题。由“南极洲”的第一段第二句可知地球上最南的地方是南极。７６．sea细节理解题。由“南极洲”的第二段倒数第三句可知，在南极洲有很多海洋生物。