D．activities people can do in Southern Africa

　　B　[主旨大意题。通读全文，可知作者主要向我们介绍了坐落于非洲的博茨瓦那的三个好玩的地方，故选B。]

　　2．What does the underlined word"drastically"in Paragraph 2 mean?

　　A．Necessarily.　　　 B．Gradually.

　　C．Greatly. D．Hopefully.

　　C　[词义猜测题。从15 000 km2到22 000 km2是一个很大的增幅，故选C。]

　　3．What do we know about the Central Kalahari Game Reserve?

　　A．It is larger than any other game reserve in the world.

　　B．It is a beautiful place located in a desert.

　　C．It is most famous for its giraffes.

　　D．It lacks water all the year round.

　　B　[细节理解题。根据末段的"The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is situated in the Kalahari Desert"以及"Large areas of trees，bushes and grass are widely spread in this reserve..."可知The Central Kalahari Game Reserve是一个坐落于沙漠中的美丽地方。]

　　4．What do the three places mentioned in the passage have in common?

　　A．They are all national parks of Botswana.

　　B．They are all open to the public for free.

　　C．They are all near the Okavango Delta.

　　D．They are all full of wild animals.

　　D　[细节理解题。通读全文，可知作者介绍的三个地方都有很多的野生动物，故选D。]

　　IV.完形填空

　　Two men on a touring holiday were injured by an explosion in their motor van (面包车) yesterday.

Shoppers，traders and businessmen in Red Lion Street were 1 by a loud bang