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Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia Period 3 Grammar Ⅰ. 阅读理解 Most of the sandstorms that had swept China last year came from foreign land, a Chinese official in charge of desertification control said on Monday. And the invasions(入侵)could partly explain the frequent sandstorms in the country in recent years despite its achievements in desertification control. Since the start of last spring, the northern and northwestern Chinese regions had been hit by 17 sandstorms, of which, a dozen came from foreign land. Situated in the central-Asia sandstorm region, one of the world’s four largest sandstorm sources, China also suffers from sandstorms from outside the country while being blamed as a sand source to northeast Asia. The other three major sources are in Africa, North America and Australia. The land suffering from desertification has been decreasing by 7, 585 square kilometres annually in China, and the area of sandy land has also been falling by 1, 284 square kilometres a year. The shrinkage(收缩)forms a clear contrast to the fact that the land suffering from desertification and sandy feature was added by 10, 400 square kilometres and 3, 436 square kilometres late last century, respectively. Currently, the desertification land in China makes up 2. 64 million square kilometres, accounting for 27. 46 percent of the nation’s land, and its sandy land totals 1. 74 million square kilometres, accounting for 18. 1 percent of the country’s total. 【语篇概述】本文主要讲了中国遭受沙尘暴侵袭, 通过治理在控制沙漠化方面取得了一定成效。 1. Where do most of the sandstorms in China come from? A. The northwestern Chinese regions. B. The northern Chinese regions. C. The western part of China. D. Foreign countries. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句和第二段可知, 中国遭受沙尘暴侵袭的沙尘大部分来源于外国。 2. Which of the following is believed to be the sand source to northeast Asia? A. Mongolia. 　　　　　　B. Africa. C. China. D. Australia. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知, 中国被认为是东北亚风沙的来源地。 3. What does the underlined word “decreasing” mean in Paragraph 4? A. Go