Question

Fraser Island is in Queensland, Australia, about 200 kilometers north of Brisbane. It is about 120 kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide. It is a very important island because it is completely made of sand. In fact, it is the largest sand island in the world. There is no airport on the island, but there is a long beach along the east coast. Planes arrive and leave from here.

The sand makes unusual shapes. There are hills made of sand called sandblows. Nothing grows on them. They move one or two meters a year from the northwest towards the southeast of the island, getting bigger and bigger. At other places on the island, such as Rainbow Gorge, The Cathedrals and Red Canyon, the sandy ro cks have different colors. Sometimes the rocks are so brown that they turn the sea brown, like coffee.

Surprisingly, the sandy island has a lot of different plants and animals. There are dark forests—eucalyptus woods, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes. There are many kinds of birds, like owls and curlews. There are many animals there, too, such as crocodiles, flying foxes and wild dogs called dingoes.

About 500,000 people visit the island every year to see the island's beauty and nature. People enjoy camping and hiking（徒步）there. Unluckily, the visitors create problems. They damage plants and frighten animals. Their sun cream（防晒霜）makes the water dirty. So it is necessary  to manage the visitors. For example, people may not use motor boats or go fishing in the lakes, and they need official papers to drive there.

1. The passage is mainly about _______.

A. the shape of Fraser Island         

B. nature on Fraser Island

C. the history of Fraser Island 

D. daily life on Fraser Island

2. From Para.1 we know _______.

A. how large Fraser Island is  

B. Fraser Island is the largest island

C. many people live on Fraser Island 

D. people will build an airport there

3.The underlined word "They" in Para. 2 refers to（指）the________.

A. unusual shapes           B. sandy hills

C. sandy rocks             D. different plants

4.From the 3rd paragraph we can infer（推断）that ________ is a kind of plant.

A. eucalyptus  B. owl  C. curlew  D. dingo

5. Visitors may not be allowed to _______ on Fraser Island soon.

A. camp and hike 

B. go fishing in the sea

C. wear sun cream

D. drive without official papers

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文介绍了世界上最大的沙岛弗雷泽沙岛上的自然景观。弗雷泽沙岛在澳大利亚昆士兰，布里斯班北部约200公里。它长约120公里，宽240公里。岛上没有机场，但在东海岸有一个长滩。飞机可以到达并且离开那里。

1.B主旨大意题。根据短文描述可知该文主要介绍了弗雷泽沙岛上的自然景观，所以选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据第一段中Fraser Island is in Queensland, Australia, about 200 kilometers north of Brisbane. It is about 120 kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide.可知弗雷泽沙岛在澳大利亚昆士兰，布里斯班北部约200公里。它长约120公里，宽240公里。所以选A。

3.B词义猜测题。根据前一句There are hills made of sand called sandblows. Nothing grows on them.可知They指代的是上文所说的hills made of sand called sandblows.即沙山，所以选B。

4.A细节理解题。根据第三段中There are dark forests—eucalyptus woods, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes.可推知eucalyptus是一种植物，所以选A。

5.细节理解题。根据短中最后people may not use motor boats or go fishing in the lakes, and they need official papers to drive there.可知人们可能不允许使用机动船或在湖泊中钓鱼，他们需要那里的官方文件来推动。所以选D。

考点：科普类短文阅读。