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【题目】Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

An island with beautiful beaches and clear blue water full of colorful fish... this is Socotra(索科特拉岛). It sounds nice，but it doesn’t sound very unusual, doesn’t it? Well, there is a lot more to Socotra than that. You can see things there that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

Socotra is in the Indian Ocean, 250 kilometers east of Africa and 340 kilometers south of Yemen. The island separated (分离) from Africa six million years ago, and over that time it has developed its own special plant life. If you travel away from the beautiful beaches and up into the rocky mountains in the middle of the island, you may feel like you're going back in time.

Perhaps you will see the desert rose with its pretty pink flowers. The desert rose is a “bottle" tree. It stores water in its fat trunk. Like many of Socotra's plants, it has developed to survive in the island' s hot, dry weather.

One of the most unusual plants on Socotra is the "dragons’ blood "tree. It is shaped like an umbrella, with a lot of branches under a green top. The tree gets its name from the red sap(树液)that comes out when it is cut. This sap has been used for centuries as a medicine and to make red dye and paint.

Socotra isn't an easy place for tourists to visit. To get there, you need to fly from Yemen. There are only a few Hotels in its largest town, Hadibo, and the island doesn't have many good roads. The people there live a very simple life. But more and more visitors are coming to Socotra to see its special natural beauty.

【1】The underlined word “that” in the first paragraph refers to

A.the beautiful white beaches of SocotraB.all the nice things about an island

C.the clear water with colorful fish in itD.the unusual things about Socotra

【2】All the following are mentioned about desert rose EXCEPT

A.its flowering seasonB.its shape

C.its colorD.its growing climate

【3】The desert rose stores water in its fat trunk so that it can

A.be turned into a “bottle” treeB.have pink flowers In autumn

C.keep the area coolD.continue to grow in the desert

【4】Which sentence is TRUE About the"dragon’s blood"tree?

A.Its name can bring good luck to the localsB.Its branches can be made into medicine and paint

C.The liquid from the tree has many uses.D.The red sap comes out naturally every day

【5】People visit Socotra in order to

A.see its special natural beautyB.swim in the ocean

C.stay in the beautiful hotelsD.live a simple life

【6】The main purpose of the passage is to

A.give advice on how to travel around SocotraB.describe the unusual plant life on Socotra

C.Explain Socotra’s history and geographic formationD.attract people to get close to nature

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【解析】

短文主要介绍索科特拉岛。详细介绍了岛的地理位置、岛上的植被及路况等。

【1】细节理解题。根据前文“An island with beautiful beaches and clear blue water full of colorful fish... this is Socotra(索科特拉岛). It sounds nice，”可知，that指岛上所有的美好事物。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段中“Perhaps you will see the desert rose with its pretty pink flowers. The desert rose is a“bottle" tree…it has developed to survive in the island' s hot, dry weather.”可知，沙漠玫瑰开着粉红色花朵，形状是一棵“瓶子”树，生存在炎热干燥的天气，因此没提到它的花期。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据“Like many of Socotra's plants, it has developed to survive in the island' s hot, dry weather.”可知，沙漠玫瑰把水储存在树干里以便能在沙漠里生存下来。故选D。

【4】推理判断题。选项A意思是“它的名字能给当地人带来好运”，文章未提到，故A不正确；根据“This sap has been used for centuries as a medicine and to make red dye and paint.”可知，这种树液可以制成药物和颜料，说明树上的液体有很多用途，故B不正确，C正确；根据“The tree gets its name from the red sap(树液)that comes out when it is cut.”可知，它被砍下时流出的红色树液，故D不正确。故选C。

【5】细节理解题。根据最后一段“But more and more visitors are coming to Socotra to see its special natural beauty.”可知，人们来到索科特拉为了观赏其独特的自然美景。故选A。

【6】主旨大意题。通读文章可知，主要介绍索科特岛上独特的植物生活，重点介绍沙漠玫瑰和“龙血”树。故选B。

先通读全文，了解大意。找到题干中的关键词，有针对性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。推理判断要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理分析，才能得出正确的答案。例如小题4，推理判断题。选项A意思是“它的名字能给当地人带来好运”，文章未提到，故A不正确；根据“This sap has been used for centuries as a medicine and to make red dye and paint.”可知，这种树液可以制成药物和颜料，说明树上的液体有很多用途，故B不正确，C正确；根据“The tree gets its name from the red sap(树液)that comes out when it is cut.”可知，它被砍下时流出的红色树液，故D不正确。故选C。