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1、单元检测（十六）SandstormsinAsiaⅠ.阅读理解AAsandstormreferstoahighamountofwindoccurringinsandyareas,usuallyindeserts,wherethewindspeedisabletoliftthetoplayerofsandfromtheground,andpushitineverydirection.Thesandinvolvedinthesandstormcanreachheightsofabout3.05m－15.24m.Itisverydangeroustoexperienceasandsto
2、rm.Sandcangetintothenose,eyes,mouthandlungs.Ifyouhappentobecaughtinasandstorm,youmustprotectyourselfbywearingmasks,scarvesandsoon.Ifyou'redrivingwhensuchastormapproaches,it'sadvisedthatyoupullofftheroad,sinceit'sdifficulttocontinuedriving.Thisisalsoimportantsincevehiclescanfailinduringsandst
3、ormsandyoucouldendupstuckontheroad.Mostsandstormsoccurinspring,andduringthedaytime.ManyoftheareasaroundthePersianGulfandtheSaharaDesertareassociatedwiththemostseriousstorms.Sinceit'sanaturalphenomenon,itcan'tbeentirelycontrolled.Inareasthatarenaturaldesertregions,youcan'talwayspreventasandst
4、orm.There'smuchevidencethattheplanetMarshasduststorms,andclearly,nohumanintervention(介入)isresponsibleforsuch.Though_it_can_move_whole_sand_dunes_and_destroy_crops,_a_sandstorm_is_not_without_benefit.语篇解读：本文介绍了沙尘暴常发生的时间、地点和基本状况以及如何在沙尘暴中自我保护的一些建议。1．Ifyou'redrivinginasandstorm,you'dbetter______
5、__.A．stopyourcarinthemiddleoftheroadB．continuetomakeyourwayC．stopandaskforhelpD．stopyourcaronthesideoftheroad解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“Ifyou'redrivingwhensuchastormapproaches,it'sadvisedthatyoupullofftheroad...”可知，如果你开车时遇到沙尘暴，你最好把车停在路边，pullofftheroad“把车停在路边”。故选D。2．Theunderlinedsentenceshowsthat
6、,anyway,sandstormsare________.A．useful B．uselessC．harmfulD．powerful解析：选A 推理判断题。画线句表明，虽然沙尘暴能移动沙丘并毁坏农作物，但它不是毫无益处的。注意“asandstormisnotwithoutbenefit”表示“不无裨益”，是双重否定表示肯定意义。故选A。3．Accordingtothewriter,asandstorm________.A．istheresultofhumanactivitiesB．canbepreventedC．can'tpletelydisappearont
7、heearthD．can'tbeforecast解析：选C 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为沙尘暴是一种自然现象，不能完全被控制，也就不会完全消失，并且它也不是人为的后果。故选C。BInKenya,blindstudentsandthosewithpooreyesightwerestillusingBraille(布拉耶盲文)booksfortheirstudiesuntilrecently.TheirbooksusedtheBraillesystemofraiseddotstorep
