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五、完形填空
You may think there is only sand in the desert, but it is not true. In the desert, there is a little (1)A, but it is not good enough for most plants. Still, we can see some special plants living in the desert.
There are (2)D in some places in the desert. We call these places oases (绿洲). In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow all kinds of crops in the fields there.
People (3)A live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep, and other animals. These animals (4)A the desert plants for their food and do not need too much water.
Camels are amazing animals. They are called "the ships of the desert". They can go for a long time without drinking water. Their humps can (5)A fat, and when there is no food, the fat can turn into energy. Camels have long legs which help them (6)D the hot sand, and their thick fur can keep them warm at night. What's more, their big and flat feet stop them from (7)D in the sand.
The desert plants are important to the animals. For example, cacti (仙人掌) can store a lot of water inside. Some animals get water from eating cacti. Also, the dry and thorny bushes are food for camels. (8)B the plants, many desert animals would die because of hunger and thirst.
In a word, the desert may seem like a difficult place to live, (9)B the plants, animals like camels, and the people there have found ways to (10)C together. It is a special world full of life's wonders.

答案： 1. A
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. C

六、首字母填空
The water cycle is super-important for life on Earth. It never (1)stops. There are some main steps. First, there is evaporation. The sun makes the water in oceans, lakes, and rivers (2)warm. The water becomes water vapor and rises to the (3)sky. Next is condensation. As the water vapor goes high in the sky, it gets (4)cold and turns into small water drops. These drops make (5)clouds. When the clouds have too many water drops, precipitation takes place. That means rain (6)falls from the clouds to the Earth. After that, the rainwater either goes into the (7)ground and becomes groundwater, (8)or it runs into rivers and streams. These rivers and streams finally flow (9)back to the oceans. Then the water cycle begins again. (10)Knowing about the water cycle helps us see why we need to protect our water.

答案： 1. stops
2. warm
3. sky
4. cold
5. clouds
6. falls
7. ground
8. or
9. back
10. Knowing