．Although it in the desert most of the year, people still live there．
A．doesn’t rain
B．didn’t rain
C．hasn’t rained
D．hadn’t rained
答案：A
考查时态。句意：在沙漠中尽管一年中大部分时间不下雨，……可知本句描述的是一个经常性发生的动作，故用一般现在时态，主语it为单数第三人称故选A。
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| This is Red Star Town. My grandfather has lived here all his life. He 1 my grandmother here and they got married. Red Star Town was called Taping Town before. The government started 2 the wooden houses in this area when the Red Star Town underground station was built. 3 June 2000, Taping Town has become a history. My grandfather missed many things about Taping Town. 4 in the small town knew him well. They all liked him because he used to be a good 5 in a hospital. Now he is old and stays at home. In the past, there were 6 stone and wooden houses around here. Also, there were many big trees. Now new 7 are here and there. The streets are wide and clean. There are all kinds of shops and you can buy anything 8 . My grandfather is happy that life has improved so much, 9 he still feels lonely because he really misses everything in the past. Many of his friends moved away because the government let them 10 in new apartments in new towns. The old town is still beautiful in his heart though it has disappeared (消失). | ||||
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