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1、阅读理解5TheSaharaThenameSaharaderivesfromtheArabicwordfor"desert"or"steppe".At3.5millionsquaremiles，anarearoughlythesizeoftheUnitedStates，theSaharaDesertinnorthernAfricaisthelargestdesertintheworld.ltspansthecontinentfromtheAtlanticOceantotheRedSea.Daytimetemperaturescanreachashighas130°F.Thehumidi

2、tysometimesgetsintotheteens.Butitcanalsobeaslowas2.5percent，thelowestintheworld.MostoftheSaharareceiveslessthanfiveinchesofrainperyear，whilelargeareassometimeshavenorainfallatallforyears.AttheheartoftheSaharaisthelandlockednorthAfricancountryofNiger.Herethesanddunescanbe100feettallandseveralmile

3、slong.HeresandplainsstretchoveranarealargerthanGermanywherethereisneitherwaternortowns.YetsittinginthemidstofthesurroundingdesertisthetownofBilma.SuddenlytherearepoolsofcIearwater.Surprisingly，therearegrovesofdatepalms.Undergroundwaterresources，oroases，sufficienttosupportirrigatedagriculturearef

4、oundindrystreambedsanddepressions.Irrigationditchesrunoffacreektowaterfields.Corn，cassava，tea，peanuts，hotpeppers，andorange，lime，andgrapefruittreesgrowinthesefields.Donkeysandgoatsgrazeongreengrass.TheSaharaofNigerisstillaregionwhereyoucanseeacamelcaravanof500camelstiedtogetherinlooselinesaslonga

5、samile，travelingtowardsuchoasistowns.Thereacaravanwillcollectlife-sustainingsalt，whichisminedfromwaterybasins，andtransportitupto400milesbacktosettlementsontheedgesofthedesert.Theroundtripacrossthevastsandstakesonemonth.词汇:Humidity/hju'mId?tl/n.湿度irrigate/'lrlgelt/v.灌溉stretch/stret?/v.伸展camel/'kæ

6、m?l/n.骆驼datepalmsn.椰枣树注释:1.Undergroundwaterresources，oroases，sufficienttosupportirrigatedagriculturearefoundindrystreambedsanddepressions.在干河床和洼地处可找到充足的地下水资源或者绿洲来支持灌溉农业。2.Irrigationditchesrunoffacreektowaterfields.灌溉沟渠通过一条小溪到达水田中。3.Donkeysandgoatsgrazeongreengrass.青草上放养着驴和山羊。练习:1.Thispassageismo

7、stlyabout_______.A)lifeintheSaharaB)thedesertsofAfricaC)BilmaD)howcamelstravelinthedesert2.RainfallinmostoftheSaharais_______.A)lessthanfiveinchesperyearB)lessthanteninchesperyearC)lessthantwentyinchesperyearD)zero3.TheSahar