2025年广东省中职英语二轮专题基础知识强化训练练习阅读五选五

中职英语阅读理解——五选五 Passage 1 We think the tomato is a vegetable, but it is actually a kind of fruit. It is not sweet and is used for providing flavor to food. 1 The tomato is from Mexico. Spanish explorers (探险者) who went to South America about 500 years ago brought back the tomato to Europe. 2 Nevertheless, the French called them love apples. Young men made rings of tomato seeds and gave them to their loved ones. 3 As far back as 500 years ago, the joys of eating fried tomatoes with salt and pepper were known to them. They also discovered that the tomato made a very good companion to pasta (意大利面) and cheese dishes. In other countries like England, tomatoes were thought to have poison in them. But people grew them in their gardens because of their beautiful color and look. They even thought that tomatoes caused diseases. 4 It is believed that the British brought the tomato to India. This was about 300 years ago. Gradually, the people of Bengal (孟加拉国) started discovering that the tomato gave good flavor to their dishes. 5 A．Today, the whole world is crazy about the tomato. B．So we think of it as a vegetable. C．But they soon got over their fear and began to cat tomatoes. D．The British called them apples of gold. E．The first people in Europe to eat tomatoes were Italians. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．E 4．C 5．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了西红柿的传播以及人们从认为它有毒到全世界迷恋它的过程。 1．根据上文“it is actually a kind of fruit. It is not sweet and is used for providing flavor to food. (它（西红柿）实际上是一种水果。但它不甜，而且被用来给食品调味)”可知，此处说出了把水果当成蔬菜的缘由，B项“So we think of it as a vegetable. (所以我们认为它是一种蔬菜)”符合题意。故选B。 2．根据上文“Spanish explorers (探险者) who went to South America about 500 years ago brought back the tomato to Europe. (大约500年前，去南美洲的西班牙探险者把西红柿带回到欧洲。)”以及下文“Nevertheless, the French called them love apples. (然而法国人称它们为爱情果)”可知，此处表示欧洲不同国家对它的称呼，D项“The British called them apples of gold. (英国人称呼它们为金苹果)”符合题意。故选D。 3．根据下文“As far back as 500 years ago, the joys of eating fried tomatoes with salt and pepper were known to them. They also discovered that the tomato made a very good companion to pasta (意大利面) and cheese dishes. (远在500年以前，吃用盐和胡椒炒西红柿的乐趣是他们所熟知的。他们还发现西红柿是意大利面和奶酪菜肴的绝配。)”可知，意大利人先用西红柿做菜，E项“The first people in Europe to eat tomatoes were Italians. (欧洲第一批吃西红柿的人是意大利人)”符合题意。故选E。 4．根据上文“They even thought that tomatoes caused diseases. (他们甚至认为西红柿能导致疾病)”以及下一句“It is believed that the British brought the tomato to India. This was about 300 years ago. (人们相信是英国人把西红柿带到了印度。这是大约300年前的事了。)”可知，英国人克服困难敢吃西红柿，并且传到了印度，C项“But they soon got over their fear and began to cat tomatoes (但是很快他们就克服了恐惧，开始吃西红柿了)”符合题意。故选C。 5．根据上文“It is believed that the British brought the tomato to India. This was about 300 years ago. Gradually, the people of Bengal (孟加拉国) started discovering that the tomato gave good flavor to their dishes. (人们认为英国人把西红柿带到了印度。这大约发生在300年以前。渐渐地，孟加拉国的人们开始发现西红柿给他们的饭菜增加了可口的味道)”可知，孟加拉人也喜欢吃西红柿了，文章最后做出了最后陈述，A项“Today, the whole world is crazy about the tomato (如今，全世界的人都非常迷恋西红柿)”符合题意。故选A。 Passage 2 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。 Running should not be a dangerous activity. 6 Here are some tips for you. Take your time. If you develop an interest in running, you may want to run often. However, overdoing it or pushing yourself too hard can cause you to get hurt. 7 Run at a speed that feels comfortable. And if you are planning on a long run, remember to increase your speed slowly. 8 , Resting is as important as training. Your body needs time to rest after hard runs. Running coach Sam Murphy says that if you run hard one day, you should take a break or do an easier run the next day. Some runners follow the 80/20 plan: 80% of their runs each week are easy, and only 20% are hard. Have a strong body. According to Runner’s World, strength training is great for runners. It can help make your body stronger, lower the risk of getting hurt, and even improve your speed. 9 Simple exercises at home, like sit-ups and push-ups, can be good too. Have a good diet. Eating and drinking the right things is also important. Dr. Paul Hobrough suggested drinking plenty of water and eating foods rich in protein (蛋白质), like eggs, chicken and milk. 10 A．Take necessary breaks. B．How to keep safe while you are running? C．These can help your energy return quickly. D．It’s also important not to run too fast at the beginning. E．However, that doesn’t mean heavy weight training is needed. 【答案】6．B 7．D 8．A 9．E 10．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了跑步时如何保持安全，给出了一些相关建议。 6．根据空前“Running should not be a dangerous activity. (跑步不应该是危险的活动。)”以及空后“Here are some tips for you. (一些建议给你。)”可知，此处应该提出一个问题，即如何在跑步时保证安全，选项B“How to keep safe while you are running? (跑步时如何保证安全？)”起到承上启下的作用，符合语境。故选B。 7．根据前文“However, overdoing it or pushing yourself too hard can cause you to get hurt. (然而，过度运动或过度强迫自己会导致你受伤。)”以及后文“Run at a speed that feels comfortable. (以舒适的速度跑步。)”可知，此处是在说跑步速度的问题，选项D“一开始不要跑得太快也很重要。”符合语境。故选D。 8．根据空后“Resting is as important as training. (休息和训练一样重要。)”可知，此处应该说的是要休息，选项A“Take necessary breaks. (进行必要的休息。)”概括了本段主旨。故选A。 9．根据前文“According to Runner’s World, strength training is great for runners. (根据《跑步者世界》的说法，力量训练对跑步者来说很棒。)”以及后文“Simple exercises at home, like sit-ups and push-ups, can be good too. (在家做一些简单的运动，比如仰卧起坐和俯卧撑，也很好。)”可知，此处是在说力量训练的问题，且不需要进行繁重的力量训练，选项E“然而，这并不意味着需要进行繁重的力量训练。”符合语境。故选E。 10．根据前文“Dr. Paul Hobrough suggested drinking plenty of water and eating foods rich in protein, like eggs, chicken and milk. (保罗·霍布罗医生建议多喝水，多吃富含蛋白质的食物，比如鸡蛋、鸡肉和牛奶。)”可知，此处应说明这些食物和水的益处，选项C“这些可以帮助你快速恢复体力。”符合语境。故选C。 Passage 3 More and more workplaces are bringing together talented people in flexible, virtual work environments. We’d love to share these strategies your team can use for remote meetings. Review your tools. 11 Everyone on your team should have a very good headset (头戴式耳机). During video conferences, a headset makes an incredible difference in call quality-and prevents those annoying echoes. Invest in videoconferencing. 12 For example, buying high-quality cameras for each conference room. It’s a work in progress and there’s always room for improvement. Have a standing meeting. Your team should do a regularly scheduled team meeting every week to help everyone all stay on the same page. This is where you and your team talk through launches, outages, what you’re working on, who’s going on vacation soon. 13 14 Your team members must have access to a room of their own-one with a door. If they have this in their home and prefer to work there, excellent. If they don’t, help them find a convenient room to use. This is required because the ability to control your environment and get heads down is very important for development work. Turn on the camera for the meeting. 15 Also, if a few team members are together in one meeting room and others are remote, it is the meeting organizer’s job to normalize the experience for everyone. A．Get a room. B．Good communication starts with great tools. C．A regular meeting makes the team well-organized. D．This allows you to see everyone and to screenshare presentations. E．You can regard money as an effort to make videoconferencing better. 【答案】11．B 12．E 13．C 14．A 15．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了提升远程团队会议效果的策略，包括工具审查、投资视频会议设备、定期会议、确保私人空间及开启摄像头。 11．根据本段的主题句“Review your tools. (检查你的工具。)”以及下文的“Everyone on your team should have a very good headset. (团队中的每个人都应该有一个非常好的耳机。)”可知，此处表示良好的沟通始于良好的工具。B选项“Good communication starts with great tools. (良好的沟通始于良好的工具。)”符合语境。故选B。 12．根据本段开头句“Invest in videoconferencing. (投资视频会议。)”及“For example, buying high-quality cameras for each conference room. It’s a work in progress and there’s always room for improvement. (例如，为每个会议室购买高质量的摄像机。这是一项正在进行的工作，总是有改进的空间。)”可知，此处表示花钱改善视频会议，这是一种努力。E选项“You can regard money as an effort to make videoconferencing better. (你可以把钱看作是改善视频会议的一种努力。)”符合语境。故选E。 13．根据“Have a standing meeting. Your team should do a regularly scheduled team meeting every week to help everyone all stay on the same page. (开一个常务会议。你的团队应该每周定期召开一次团队会议，以帮助每个人都保持一致。)”可知，建议定期召开会议，这样才能使团队井井有条。C选项“A regular meeting makes the team well-organized. (定期开会使团队组织得很好。)”符合语境。故选C。 14．根据本段后文“Your team members must have access to a room of their own-one with a door. ... This is required because the ability to control your environment and get heads down is very important for development work. (你的团队成员必须有自己的房间——一个带门的房间。……这是必需的，因为控制环境和埋头工作的能力对开发工作非常重要。)”可知，此段是说明团队成员必须有自己的房间的必要性，A选项“Get a room. (得到一个房间)”能够概括本段大意，作小标题。故选A。 15．根据上文的“Turn on the camera for the meeting. (打开摄像机准备开会。)”及“Also, if a few team members are together in one meeting room and others are remote, it is the meeting organizer’s job to normalize the experience for everyone. (此外，如果几个团队成员在一个会议室里，而其他人在远程，会议组织者的工作就是让每个人都有正常的体验。)”可知，此处表示打开摄像头使你能够看到每个人，并进行屏幕共享演示。D选项“This allows you to see everyone and to screenshare presentations. (这使您可以看到每个人并屏幕共享演示文稿。)”符合语境。故选D。 Passage 4 Have you ever felt stressed? 16 Since stress is a part of life, it is essential to learn how to deal with it. Here are some strategies for dealing with stress and pressure. Most of the time, stress is a result of feeling overwhelmed. 17 For example, you could keep a daily organizer and plan your activities. Focus on things that are really important. Do not get caught up in minor issues that only create additional work for you. Break tasks down into manageable bits and tackle them one by one or step by step. Proper planning also helps you avoid the stress of doing things at the eleventh hour. 18 Doing things that you like such as listening to music, taking a walk, or reading a book can take your mind off things that bother you. Even doing nothing at all can be beneficial. After a short break, you will feel refreshed and more able to tackle a problem or a piece of work. Finally, do not set such high standards for yourself and others that it leads to dissatisfaction and pressure. 19 Learn to slow down, let go and look at the positive side of things. If you are too uptight about something, you will not be able to think clearly and make good decisions. In addition, you could hurt the people around you. 20 Then, negative stressful feelings will disappear. A．To get rid of this feeling, keep yourself organized. B．Focus on what has already been done and what is good. C．Besides that, taking time to relax can help you ease stress. D．If you aim for perfection all the time, you will end up frustrated and stressed out. E．Well, you are not alone, as every person has to face stress at one time or another. 【答案】16．E 17．A 18．C 19．D 20．B 【导语】本文是说明文。文章简介关于如何有效应对压力和压力管理的策略。 16．根据空前“Have you ever felt stressed? (你曾经感到过压力吗？)”和空后“Since stress is a part of life, it is essential to learn how to deal with it. (既然压力是生活的一部分，学习如何处理它是很重要的。)”，说明很多人都有压力， 选项E“Well，you are not alone, as every person has to face stress at one time or another. (好吧，你并不孤单，因为每个人都有或多或少面临压力。)”说明了每个人都会有压力，因此承上启下，符合语境。故选E。 17．根据空后“For example, you could keep a daily organizer and plan your activities. (例如，你可以保留一个日常的记事簿和计划你的活动。)”，因此空格处应该说要有条理和计划，选项A “To get rid of this feeling, keep yourself organized. (为了摆脱这种感觉，让自己保持条理性。)”说明了人要有条理，因此承上启下，符合语境。 故选A。 18．根据空后说“Doing things that you like such as listening to music, taking a walk, or reading a book can take your mind off things that bother you. (做一些你喜欢的事情，比如听音乐、散步或读书，可以让你忘记那些困扰你的事情。)”可知，空格处应该说要做一些令人放松的事，选项C“Besides that, taking time to relax can help you ease stress. (除此之外，花时间放松可以帮助你缓解压力。)”引出了下文的可以令人放松的事情，符合语境。故选C。 19．根据空前“Finally, do not set such high standards for yourself and others that it leads to dissatisfaction and pressure. (最后，不要为自己和他人设定太高的标准，这会导致不满和压力。)”可知，空格处应该说对自己要求太高会有什么不好，D选项“If you aim for perfection all the time, you will end up frustrated and stressed out. (如果你总是追求完美，你最终会感到沮丧和压力。)”说明了对自己要求太高的不良后果，因此承接上文，符合语境。故选D。 20．根据“Learn to slow down, let go and look at the positive side of things. (学会放慢脚步，放手，看到事物积极的一面。)”和空后“Then, negative stressful feelings will disappear. (然后，负面的压力感就会消失。)”，因此空格处也是一种建议，B 选项“Focus on what has already been done and what is good. (把注意力集中在已经完成的和好的方面。)”和“ look at the positive side of things (看到事物积极的一面)”语义相近，符合语境，故选B。 Passage 5 Positive thinking can have a great effect on your life, from improving your mental health to increasing your success. 21 Here are some tips to help you get started. Look on the bright side. 22 If you have a minor car accident and the back of your car is damaged, tell yourself that the important parts are still in good condition, which is something to be happy about. Stay with positive people. You are the kind of person you are with. Surround yourself with people who praise and appreciate your strengths. 23 On the other hand, staying with negative people will turn you into a complainer. 24 Nothing’s better than doing something enjoyable and pleasurable! No matter how busy you are, make it a goal to take part in at least one thing that brings you joy each day. Perform acts of kindness. People, who volunteer for at least two hours per week, reduce their death rates by 40 percent. 25 A．Try activities that you enjoy. B．Their positive attitude will influence you. C．How can you develop a positive way of thinking? D．So helping others helps you feel good and make you healthier. E．When things are bad, remember that the Good News is still good. 【答案】21．C 22．E 23．B 24．A 25．D 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了培养积极思维方式的一些实用小贴士，包括看积极面、与积极的人相处、做喜欢的事、做善事等，阐述了其对生活的积极影响以及各小贴士的具体内涵。 21．根据上文“Positive thinking can have a great effect on your life, from improving your mental health to increasing your success. (积极的思维方式会对你的生活产生重大影响，从改善你的心理健康状况到提升你获得成功的几率。)”和下文“Here are some tips to help you get started. (以下是一些帮助你入门的小窍门。)”可知，此处应是一个引出下文具体建议的问句。选项C“How can you develop a positive way of thinking? (你如何培养积极的思维方式呢？)”符合语境，起到承上启下的作用。故选C。 22．根据本段中心句“Look on the bright side. (往好的方面看。)”和下文的例子“If you have a minor car accident and the back of your car is damaged, tell yourself that the important parts are still in good condition, which is something to be happy about. (如果你遭遇了一场小的车祸，并且你的车尾受损了，那就告诉自己车子的重要部件仍然状况良好，这是值得高兴的事。)”可知，此处应是对中心句的具体阐释。选项E“When things are bad, remember that the Good News is still good. (当情况不好时，记住好的方面依旧是好的。)”符合语境。故选E。 23．根据上文“Surround yourself with people who praise and appreciate your strengths. (让自己身边围绕着那些赞美并欣赏你优点的人。)”可知，此处应是说明和积极的人在一起的好处。选项B“Their positive attitude will influence you. (他们的积极态度会影响你。)”符合语境。故选B。 24．根据下文“Nothing’s better than doing something enjoyable and pleasurable! (没有什么比做令人愉快、开心的事更好的了！)”和“make it a goal to take part in at least one thing that brings you joy each day. (将每天至少参与一件能给你带来快乐的事作为一个目标。)”可知，本段主要倡导人们去做一些令人快乐的事情。选项A“Try activities that you enjoy. (尝试你喜欢的活动。)”符合该段主旨。故选A。 25．根据本段中心句“Perform acts of kindness. (做善事。)”和上文“People, who volunteer for at least two hours per week, reduce their death rates by 40 percent. (每周至少做两小时志愿服务的人，其死亡率会降低40%。)”可知，此处应是对做善事意义的进一步说明。选项D“So helping others helps you feel good and make you healthier. (所以帮助别人能让你感觉良好，也会让你更健康。)”符合语境。故选D。 Passage 6 Everyone needs friends. But how do you find real friendship and keep it? The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says founding friendship is just like planting a tree. 26 First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. 27 For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints (抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. 28 You should make each other happy and share your lives. But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. 29 You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have a good talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter. There are three steps to be friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling. 30 Remember that friendship is one of the most important things in your life. A．A good friend should be kind and patient. B．Tell him or her what they did wrong and talk about why you did this or that. C．You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow. D．To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. E．What should you do when you have fight with your friend? 【答案】26．C 27．A 28．D 29．E 30．B 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要探讨了如何建立和维持友谊。 26．根据上一句“Sally says founding friendship is just like planting a tree. (萨莉说建立友谊就像种树一样。)”可知，莎莉说建立友谊就像种一棵树，选项C“You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow. (你种下种子，照顾它，让它生长)”中的“plant the seed”与上句中的“planting a tree”相关联。故选C。 27．提示：此题段中挖空,该句作用是承上启下。根据上文关键词“a good friend”和下文“For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints(抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. (例如，如果你度过了糟糕的一天，一个好朋友可能会倾听你的抱怨并尽其所能帮助你。)”可知，此处应是描述好朋友是什么样的，并需与举例内容相呼应。选项A“A good friend should be kind and patient. (好朋友应该是善良和有耐心的。)”符合语境，故选A。 28．根据“You should make each other happy and share your lives. (你们应该让彼此快乐，分享彼此的生活。)”可知，朋友应该让对方快乐，并分享你们的生活。选项D“To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. (要交朋友，就不能太害羞。)”与下文内容一致，关于交友的态度，和朋友分享生活和快乐，所以不能太害羞。故选D。 29．根据上文“fights吵架”这个关键词，可知挖空处与“fight”有关。下文的“You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have a good talk. (你必须和他或她谈谈,当周围没人的时候好好谈谈。)”也验证了这一点。所以选项E“What should you do when you have fight with your friend? (当你和你的朋友吵架时你应该怎么做？)”符合语境。故选E。 30．根据上一句“Tell him or her how you are feeling. (告诉他或她你的感受。)”可知，告诉他或她你的感受，选项B“Tell him or her what they did wrong and talk about why you did this or that. (告诉他或她做错了什么，谈谈你为什么这样或那样做。)”中的“Tell him or her”与上一句结构相同，都是解决争吵之后的步骤。故选B。 Passage 7 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 It is easy to know if a person is sleeping. But how do you know if a fish is sleeping? 31 Fish do not lie down either. Although fish may not sleep like people, they do rest. One way to know if a fish is resting is to watch what it is doing. 32 Some fish move at the bottom of the water. Some move slowly near the top of the water. You can know some fish are resting because they stay in one place. 33 For example, some sharks keep swimming so that they can breathe in the water. Although these sharks are always swimming, they may still be resting. 34 The organ (器官) allows them to keep their body moving while they are resting. Another way to know if a fish is resting is to watch how it reacts to (对……作出反应) things. 35 If you have a pet fish at home, try giving your fish some food when it is resting. The fish will spend more time noticing the food than it does when staying awake (醒着). Fish may not look like they are sleeping, but they do have their own ways of getting some rest. A．They have a special organ in their body. B．Fish cannot close their eyes like humans. C．When a fish is resting, its reaction will be much slower. D．Most fish will slow down when they are resting. E．However, other fish never seem to stop moving. 【答案】31．B 32．D 33．E 34．A 35．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了鱼有自己的休息方式。 31．根据空后的“Fish do not lie down either. (鱼也不躺下。)”可知，此处应该说的是鱼睡觉与人睡觉的另外一点不同之处。选项B“Fish cannot close their eyes like humans. (鱼不能像人一样闭上眼睛。)”符合语境。故选B。 32．根据上文“Although fish may not sleep like people, they do rest. One way to know if a fish is resting is to watch what it is doing. (虽然鱼可能不像人那样睡觉，但它们也休息。知道一条鱼是否在休息的一种方法是观察它在做什么。)”和下文“Some fish move at the bottom of the water. Some move slowly near the top of the water. (有些鱼在水底游动。有些在水面附近缓慢移动。)”可知，鱼会休息，判断鱼是否在休息的方法是观察鱼在做什么，有些鱼在水底游动，有些在水面附近缓慢移动，由此推测，空缺处应为另一种鱼休息的方式。选项D“Most fish will slow down when they are resting. (大多数鱼在休息时会放慢速度。)”与上下文衔接合理，顺畅。故选D。 33．根据上文“You can know some fish are resting because they stay in one place. (你可以知道有些鱼在休息，因为它们待在一个地方。)”及下文“Although these sharks are always swimming, they may still be resting. (虽然这些鲨鱼总是在游泳，但它们可能仍然在休息。)”可知，有些鱼在休息，因为它们待在一个地方，而鲨鱼等虽然在游动但可能也是在休息。选项E“However, other fish never seem to stop moving. (然而，其他鱼类似乎从未停止移动。)”与上文构成转折关系，自然地引出下文关于鲨鱼休息的例子。故选E。 34．根据下文“The organ allows them to keep their body moving while they are resting. (这个器官使它们在休息时保持身体运动。)”可知，“The organ”表示特指，也就是前文中提到关于“器官”的内容。选项A“They have a special organ in their body. (它们体内有一种特殊的器官。)”中的“a special organ”与下文的“The organ”相呼应。故选A。 35．根据上文“Another way to know if a fish is resting is to watch how it reacts to things. (另一种知道鱼是否在休息的方法是观察它对事物的反应。)”和下文“The fish will spend more time noticing the food than it does when staying awake. (鱼会比醒着的时候花更多的时间来注意到食物。)”可知，鱼在休息时，对事物的反应会与醒着的时候不同，休息时，反应会变慢。选项C“When a fish is resting, its reaction will be much slower. (当鱼休息时，它的反应会慢得多。)”中“reaction”和上文中“reacts”相呼应，“much slower”和“spend more time”相呼应。故选C。 Passage 8 A desert is a place where almost no rain falls. Only plants and animals that need very little water can live in a desert. Here are two types of deserts . Sandy deserts are covered in hills of moving sand called dunes (沙丘) . Very few plants grow in these hot and dry places. Camels are the desert animals. 36 . A camel can go for days without food or water. It lives on the fat stored in its hump (峰) . 37 These camels usually live in the desert of Africa and Australia. And some camels have Two humps on their back. 38 . They are known as Asian camels. A camel usually has thick eyelashes to protect its eyes from sand blown by the wind. In some deserts, the land is rocky. They’ re called rocky deserts. Plants can store their own water grow in the dry and rocky deserts of North America. Rattlesnakes live in rocky deserts. A rattlesnake gets its name from the rattle on the end of its tail. 39 . Most cacti (仙人掌) grow in rocky desert. They grow very slowly, but they can live for 20 years. 40 . Some types of owls like to build their homes in them. A．Some camels have only one hump B．Many of them can grow taller than a house C．They live in Asia where the desert is cooler D．They help people carry things across the desert E．It shakes its tail from side to side to warn other animals to stay away 【答案】36．D 37．A 38．C 39．E 40．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了两种类型的沙漠及其特有的动植物。 36．根据空后“A camel can go for days without food or water. (骆驼可以在没有食物或水的情况下走上好几天。)”可知，此处应该说的是骆驼在沙漠中很有用。选项D“They help people carry things across the desert (他们帮助人们把东西运过沙漠)”进一步说明了骆驼在沙漠中的作用。故选D。 37．根据上文“It lives on the fat stored in its hump. (它靠储存在驼峰里的脂肪为生)”和下文“These camels usually live in the desert of Africa and Australia. And some camels have Two humps on their back. (这些骆驼通常生活在非洲和澳大利亚的沙漠中。有些骆驼背上有两个驼峰。)”可知，此处应是与骆驼背上的驼峰有关，选项A“Some camels have only one hump (有些骆驼只有一个驼峰)”与上下文衔接合理，顺畅。故选A。 38．根据根据空前“And some camels have Two humps on their back. (有些骆驼的背上有两个驼峰。)”以及空后“They are known as Asian camels. (它们被称为亚洲骆驼。)”可知，这里是在说有两个驼峰的骆驼相关情况。选项C“They live in Asia where the desert is cooler (他们生活在沙漠更凉爽的亚洲)”符合语境。故选C。 39．根据上文“A rattlesnake gets its name from the rattle on the end of its tail. (响尾蛇的名字来源于它尾巴末端的嘎嘎声。)”可知，此处应是描述响尾蛇尾巴的作用，选项E“It shakes its tail from side to side to warn other animals to stay away (它左右摇晃尾巴，警告其他动物远离)”与前文衔接合理，顺畅。故选E。 40．根据上文“Most cacti grow in rocky desert. They grow very slowly, but they can live for 20 years. (大多数仙人掌生长在岩石沙漠中。它们生长缓慢，但可以存活20年。)”可知，此处描述仙人掌生长缓慢，但存活时间长，选项B“Many of them can grow taller than a house (它们中的许多可以长得比房子还高)”继续围绕仙人掌的生长情况进行描述，与上文话题一致。故选B。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $