旱漠突现花海,游客争睹奇观
旱漠突现花海,游客争睹奇观


Atacama Desert is in Chile. It’s very dry there. But now the desert is covered in pink, purple, yellow, red, blue, and white flowers.

Many people are visiting to see this beautiful sight. Maritza Barrera drove six hours with her two kids to see the flowers. “It’s more amazing than I thought!” she said.
Most flowers will disappear by November, but some will stay until December.
Atacama Desert is very dry. It usually gets little rain, but this year it got much more. When there’s enough rain and the weather is right, seeds in the ground wake up and grow into flowers. 

1.1.What is in Atacama Desert now?

A Colorful flowers.

B Green flowers.

C Black flowers.

D

解析:选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“But now the desert is covered in pink, purple, yellow, red, blue, and white flowers.”可知,现在的阿塔卡马沙漠里开满了五颜六色的花儿。故选A。

2.2.How did Maritza Barrera go to Atacama Desert?

A By train.

B By plane.

C By car.

D

解析:选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Maritza Barrera drove six hours with her two kids to see the flowers.”可知,玛丽特扎·巴雷拉开车六个小时到这个沙漠来看花。故选C。

3.3.When will most flowers disappear?

A By November.

B By October.

C By December.

D

解析:选A。A 细节理解题。根据第三段的“Most flowers will disappear by November”大多数花会在11月之前都会凋谢。故选A。

4.4.What’s different in Atacama Desert this year?

A It got little rain.

B It got much rain.

C It got no rain.

D

解析:选B。B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“It usually gets little rain, but this year it got much more.”通常这里雨水很少,但今年却下了很多雨。故选B。