It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠)。 The road is 1 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 2 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o‘clock p. m. He had his 3 in a little restaurant (餐館) there. It was a warm 4 in August. Vick wanted to 5 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August， but the days are very， very 6 。

　　He left the restaurant at 11： 30 and drove over 7 hours. There wasn’t a moon， but the 8 were wonderful. There was nothing else on die road. Vick thought， “It‘s an empty desert. No tree， house， man. ” He could 9 the endless， white road in the car’s headlights(車燈)。 A million stars looked down on him.

　　It was two o‘clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilo?meters from the 10 town： “I’ll light the cooker( 炊具)，” he thought， “and make some tea. ” He got out of the car.

　　He heard some sounds， ten or fifteen meters 11 。 He could not see anything in the darkness(黑暗)。 A man said， “Good morning. It‘s a 12 morning， isn’t it?” The man came forward (向前)，out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said， “You are going to 13 some tea， aren‘t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always 14 near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 15 。 Now listen， and I’ll tell you a story. Then you‘ll give me…”

　　1. A. short B. good C. busy D. well

　　2. A. citiesB. hotels C. villages D. towns

　　3. A. tea B. supper C. lunch D. breakfast

　　4. A. night B. day C. season D. month

　　5. A. live B. stay C. drive D. walk

　　6. A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm

　　7. A. two B. seven C. ten D. fourteen

　　8. A. trees B. animals C. stars D. clouds

　　9. A. see B. ride C. pass D. find

　　10. A. home B. other C. next D. last

　　11. A. about B. from C. far D. away

　　12. A. noisy B. lovely C. sleepy D. sunny

　　13. A. eat B. make C. cook D. drink

　　14. A. leave B. stop C. meet D. run

　　15. A. bread B. car C. rest D. meal

　　導師點評：

　　這是關于一個司機獨自一人在茫茫沙漠中開車的故事，它著重描寫了沙漠的荒無人煙，表達了主人公的孤單與艱辛，而如果這時在黑暗中真的走出一個人來，那會怎樣呢?

　　答案簡析

　　A。沙漠中的路不可能好(從下文也可知)或繁忙，所以只有用short，well有語法錯誤。

　　D。從下文可知。

　　B。下午十點鐘當然是吃晚飯。

　　A。上下文都可看出這時是夜晚。

　　C。從下文可看出他想趁著天不太熱開車。

　　C。從常理和but一詞可知白天天氣很熱。

　　A。從上文的11：30和下文的2：00很容易推斷出。

　　C。天上沒有月亮，但是有星星。其他選項天上不可能有。

　　A。除了天上的星星，他還能看到的那就是車燈下無邊無際的白茫茫的路。不能用find，因為意思不符合。

　　C。下一個城鎮(zhèn)是他的下一個目標。

　　D。fifteen meters away 距……遠。

　　B。只有選lovely 。

　　B。make tea 泡茶。

　　B。常有司機把車停在這兒。

　　D。有時不僅僅可以喝到茶，還能吃一餐呢。Bread是不可數名詞。