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5．“An animal or a plant is extinct.” means it ________ . A．becomes very dangerous B．cant be found in the world any more C．is becoming more and more D．has fewer and fewer friends 【解析】综合第三段信息可知，extinct意为“已灭绝的”，故选B项。 答案：B 6．Why can the land become deserts? A．Some places dont get very much rain. B．Plants dont let the hot sun make the earth even drier. C．People dont keep the earth well. D．Scientists havent learnt enough about the deserts. 【解析】根据文章第一段最后一句“People are doing bad things to the earth.”可知答案。 答案：C 7．Scientists ________ to make the deserts into good land again. A．want to carry water B．grow food C．do nothing D．study a lot 【解析】根据文章第一段的第一、二两句“Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food.”可知答案。 答案：A 8．Which of the following is NOT true? A．The land never stops becoming deserts. B．Scientists ask the people to live in the deserts and grow food there. C．People do bad things to the earth. D．Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. 【解析】根据文章第一段的内容可知，科学家们想把水引入沙漠，这样人们就能生存，种植粮食，而不是让人们居住在沙漠里种植粮食，故B项错误。 答案：B 9．Why are green plants and grass helpful? A．They can hold the water. B．They can stop the wind from blowing the earth away. C．They can keep the earth wet. D．All the above. 【解析】根据文章第二段中的“Plants dont let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants dont let the wind blow the earth away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water.”可知D项正确。 答案：D 10．Which is the best title(题目) for the passage? A．The Deserts Problem B．People Make Deserts C．Green Plants and Grass D．The Deserts, the Tree and the Water 【解析】通读全文可知谈论的是沙漠问题。 答案：A 11．Basketball players are ________. A．usually tall B．all tall C．very short D．usually short 【解析】由第一段中的“Basketball stars are usually tall.”可知答案为A。 答案：A 12．The tallest woman in the world was in ________. A．America B．India C．China D．Japan 【解析】由第四段中的“The tallest woman in the w