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　　Sudan is a rather large nation in the northeastern part of Africa．It has about twenty million people．It also has a short coastline along the Red Sea．Some northern areas of the country have deserts while the southern part has tropical(熱帶的)rain forest．

　　Their capital city is Khartoum．At Khartoum the Blue Nile and the White Nile come together to form the Nile River, which is the world’s longest river．Khartoum has about four hundred and seventy thousand people．

　　There are two groups of people who live in Sudan．In the northern part of the country, there are many Arabic-speaking Muslims．They make up about two-thirds of the total population．In the southern area, there are groups of people who speak African languages．

　　The northern and southern areas also have different histories．People in the south lived by themselves for many years．However, the northern area was controlled by foreigners for several centuries．After the World War II, Sudan became completely independent．

(1)

People living in the capital city of Sudan make up more than ________ of the total population．

[　　]

A．

1％

B．

2％

C．

3％

D．

5％

(2)

The Republic of Sudan was probably founded in ________．

[　　]

A．

1956

B．

1916

C．

1936

D．

1896

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Sudan lies in the northeast of Africa．

B．

Sudan has different kinds of climate．

C．

Muslims make up only a small part of the Sudan’s population．

D．

The northern area of Sudan was once controlled by foreigners．

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;
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　　Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts that are travelling across the continent eating everything in their path.

　　And now in the battle to stop this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 50 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts, “We think this idea will get more people involved(參與) in the war on the locusts,” said Abdoulaye Ba, from Sud-Fm, a radio station in one of Senegal's worst affected regions.

　　This is West Africa's biggest locust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to crops. As they move they breed and increase their number and will soon threaten Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it could reach Asia.

　　Experts say the harmful effect on crops in areas already suffering from food shortage and war could cause many people to go hungry. Governments in the region are not well equipped to fight the pest.

　　Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it may be inadequate. “We are now treating 6,000 hectares per day with pesticide(殺蟲劑), but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling his disaster,” said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, director of locust control in Mauritania.

　　Requests are being made for international aid, which is the only way to limit the crisis(危機), the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization warned.

1．By using “dark cloud” to describe locusts in the first paragraph, the writer ________.

[　　]

A．showed vividly the size and speed of the mass of locusts

B．suggested the great damage that locusts can cause

C．warned that locusts would sweep the continent like rain clouds

D．both A and B

2．The story is about ________.

[　　]

A．West Africa's united effort in fighting a disaster

B．the difficulty in controlling locusts

C．how locusts caused great damage to West Africa

D．a(chǎn) struggle to fight against a disaster posed by locusts in West Africa

3．The locust disaster ________.

[　　]

A．would be even more serious in Asia

B．is out of control

C．a(chǎn)ffected only the warring regions

D．can not be stopped unless twice as much pesticide is provided for the affected areas

4．The word “inadequate” in the last but one paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

[　　]

A．effective
B．impractical
C．unrealizable
D．insufficient(不充足的)

5．Which of the following is wrong?

[　　]

A．Sud-Fm offered a reward for fighting locusts so that more people would join in the effort.

B．Senegal is to the southwest of Sudan.

C．The locusts can cause such damage mainly because it has no natural enemy in West Africa.

D．12 countries affected by the plague have united but still lack resources to contain it.

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　　Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud．But this is no rain cloud．It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts(蝗蟲)that are traveling across the continent eating everything in their path．

　　And now in the battle to stop this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 50 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts．“We think this idea will get more people to take part in the war on the locusts,” said Abdoulaye Ba, from Sud-Fm, a radio station in one of Senegal's worst affected area．

　　This is West Africa's biggest locust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to crops．As they move they produce young and increase their number and will soon threaten(威脅)Sudan in the northeast of Africa．Some say it could reach Asia．

　　Experts say the harmful effect on crops in areas already suffering from food shortage and war could cause many people to go hungry．Governments in the areas are not well equipped to fight the pest．

　　Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not expected to be enough．“We are now treating 6,000 hectares(公頃)per day with pesticide(殺蟲劑), but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster,” said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, director of locust control in Mauritania．

　　Requests are being made for international aid, which is the only way to limit the disaster, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization warned．

(1)

By using “dark cloud” to describe locusts in the first paragraph, the author of the article ________．

[　　]

A．

showed the size and speed of the mass of locusts

B．

suggested the great damage that locusts can cause

C．

warned that locusts would sweep the continent like rain clouds

D．

both A and B

(2)

The story is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

West Africa's united effort in fighting a disaster

B．

the difficulty in controlling locusts

C．

how locusts caused great damage to West Africa

D．

a struggle to fight against a disaster brought by locusts in West Africa

(3)

The locust disaster ________．

[　　]

A．

would be even more serious in Asia

B．

is(was)out of control

C．

affected only the warning areas

D．

can not be stopped unless twice as much pesticide is provided for the affected areas

(4)

Which of the following is WRONG?

[　　]

A．

Sud-Fm offered a reward for fighting locusts so that more people would join in the effort．

B．

Senegal is to the southwest of Sudan．

C．

The locusts can cause such damage mainly because it has no natural enemy in West Africa．

D．

12 countries affected by locusts have united but still lack pesticide．

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