Storm Celia moves dust(沙尘) from the Sahara desert(撒哈拉沙漠). The desert is in Africa. The sky in Spain becomes bright orange.

The dust travels 2,500 kilometers from Morocco and Algeria. The storm is very strong. It brings rain to Spain. People are happy. The weather is very dry in Spain for many weeks. But sadly, the air is full of dust. They can not do sports outside. They should wear a mask(口罩) when going out.

Slopes(山坡) in France are also orange. It looks like that people ski on orange snow. People in Switzerland and Germany see the orange sky, too. Scientists say that the dust can move as far as to the UK.

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1.Where does the dust come from?

A Spain.

B Morocco.

C Algeria.

D The Sahara desert.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Storm Celia moves dust(沙尘) from the Sahara desert(撒哈拉沙漠).”可知，这些沙尘来自撒哈拉沙漠。故选D。

2.Why are people in Spain happy?

A Because it rains.

B Because it is dry.

C Because the storm passes by.

D Because they see the orange sky.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第二段的“It brings rain to Spain. People are happy. The weather is very dry in Spain for many weeks. ”可知，西班牙当地气候干燥已持续多个星期了，风暴给当地带来了雨水。故选A。

3.People in Spain have to _____.

A wear a raincoat outside

B stop playing basketball outside

C wear a mask at home

D stop doing anything outside

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第二段的“But sadly, the air is full of dust. They can not do sports outside. They should wear a mask(口罩) when go out.”可知，空气中充满了灰尘，人们不能外出运动，他们外出时应该戴口罩。由此推断人们应该停止在户外打篮球，故选B。

4.People in which of the following countries can’t see the orange sky now?

A Spain.

B The UK.

C Germany.

D Switzerland.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据全文内容可知，在西班牙（Spain）、瑞士（Switzerland）和德国（Germany），人们可以看到橙色的天空，文中只说沙尘甚至能到达英国，但并未说现在沙尘已到英国并形成了橙色的天空。故选B。

5.What is the text mainly about?

A A big rain.

B The bad weather.

C The Sahara desert.

D Africa dust goes to Europe.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了来自撒哈拉沙漠的沙尘随强风飘向欧洲，多国被“橘黄”所覆盖的相关情况。D项“非洲的沙尘进入欧洲”能概括文意。故选D。