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 （餐馆） 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（车灯）。 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. cities B. 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
名师点评
这是关于一个司机独自一人在茫茫沙漠中开车的故事，它着重描写了沙漠的荒无人烟，表达了主人公的孤单与艰辛，而如果这时在黑暗中真的走出一个人来，那会怎样呢？
答案简析
1.A。沙漠中的路不可能好（从下文也可知）或繁忙，所以只有用short，well有语法错误。
2.D。从下文可知。
3.B。下午十点钟当然是吃晚饭。
4.A。上下文都可看出这时是夜晚。
5.C。从下文可看出他想趁着天不太热开车。
6.C。从常理和but一词可知白天天气很热。
7.A。从上文的11：30和下文的2：00很容易推断出。
8.C。天上没有月亮，但是有星星。其他选项天上不可能有。
9.A。除了天上的星星，他还能看到的那就是车灯下无边无际的白茫茫的路。不能用find，因为意思不符合。
10.C。下一个城镇是他的下一个目标。
11.D。fifteen meters away 距……远。
12.B。只有选lovely 。
13.B。make tea 泡茶。
14.B。常有司机把车停在这儿。
15.D。有时不仅仅可以喝到茶，还能吃一餐呢。Bread是不可数名词。