Question

Africa lies to the southwest of Asia. On the west，it faces the Atlantic Ocean and on the east，it faces the Indian Ocean. On the northeast it neighbours on Asia through the Suez Canal (蘇伊士

運(yùn)河）and the Red Sea. Across the Mediterranean(地中海）to the north it faces Europe. It has an area of more than thirty million square kilometres, being the second largest continent in the world, next to Asia.

The Nile(尼羅河）which is 6,450 kilometres in length(長度）is the longest river in theworld. It has two tributaries(支流)in its up reaches，of which one is the White Nile rising on the

East African Plateau, and the other is the Blue Nile rising on the Ethiopian Plateau. The two tributaries join in the Central Egypt into the Mediterranean.

The Sahara Desert, which is one of the largest deserts, divides Africa into two parts. Arabs

(阿拉伯人）live north of the Desert and the black people live south of it. The white people from

Europe, small in number, live mainly in the southern area of Africa. Africa is rich in natural resources(自然資源）such as oil, gold, copper and diamond. It is also famous for its fine cotton.

People there are brave and hard-working. They fought bravely for their independence(獨(dú)立)and freedom. Now nearly all the African countries have won their independence.

1.Where is Africa?

It lies____________________________ of Asia.

2.What separates Africa from Asia?

The_______________ and the______________ .

3.Which is the second largest continent in the world?

_______________________________________

4.Where does the White Nile rise?

It rises______________________ African Plateau.

5.Where do the black people live in Africa?

They live _________________ of the Sahara Desert.

6.What natural resources is Africa rich in?

________________________________________

1.to the southwest 2.Suez CanalRed Sea 3.Africa 4.on the East 5.in the south 6.Oil, gold, copper and diamond 【解析】試題分析：這篇說明文介紹了世界第二大洲非洲的地理位置、面積、河流、居民和豐富的自然資源。 1.題意：非洲在哪里？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)...

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