North AfricaAfrica is the second largest continent on Earth. It

North Africa

Africa is the second largest continent on Earth. It is about 8,000 kilometers long from north to south. It can be divided into three major regions: northern Africa, central Africa,and southern Africa. 26____

Africa is separated from Europe by the Mediterranea Sea(地中海). It is connected to Asia in the east. For this reason, it has been easy for people from Europe, Asia and other areas to come to North Africa. 27____

Most of North Africa is covered by the Sahara Desert. 28____ There is little rainfall here. The few people who live in the desert live in oases(绿洲). The valley of the Nile River forms one of the oases that stretch across the desert in the east.

Many North African nations have a very important resource. They have large deposits of petroleum. 29____ In return, these nations receive a lot of money. They are spending some of this money to make life better for their people.

Egypt is an important nation in North Africa. 30____ It has served as a bridge between Africa and Asia. People from many nations have passed through Egypt. Today, it controls the Suez Canal. The canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. It is important for ships traveling between nations in Europe and Asia.

选项：
A. It has always been a great barrier to people traveling south.

B. This oil is shipped to many parts of the world.

C. Each region has its special geography and history.

D. Asia is much larger than Europe.

E. All these people have left their influence there.

F. About 40 million people live there today.
【正确答案】：26-30：CEABF
【题目解析】：26.26题前提到非洲分为三大区域：北非、中非和南部非洲 接下来讲的应该也与这三个区域有关 因此选择C选项。27.27题前一句说：因此，来自欧洲、亚洲和其他地区的人很容易来到北非，因此27题可能填入与欧洲亚洲其他地区的人有关内容；
A选项，它一直是人们向南旅行的一大障碍。不符合题意；
D选项，亚洲比欧洲大得多。在本段末句出现十分突兀。可排除；
F选项，今天大约有4000万人住在那里。说明非洲人口数量，与前一句含义不连贯；可排除；
E选项，所有这些人都在那里留下了影响。表明来自亚洲欧洲的人都对非洲产生了影响；因此选择E选项。28.28题前一句提到撒哈拉沙漠，28题应与其有关；A选项它一直是人们向南旅行的一大障碍。符合撒哈拉沙漠的情况，因此正确。29.29题前一句说明许多北非国家拥有非常重要的资源。它们拥有大量的石油储备；因此29题应与石油有关 petroleum=oil 因此选择B选项。30.30题前一句提到埃及是北非的一个重要国家。后一句说它是非洲和亚洲之间的桥梁，D选项亚洲比欧洲大得多，放在两句中间句意不连贯，可排除；F选项表明埃及人口数量；正确。