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For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree ______.

A．on earth

B．in sight

C．at a distance

D．in place

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I was 14, my family went on our first trip to the United States. My uncle moved there several years ago to work in the    36    industry in California.
Although we flew several times before. this trip seemed really    37   because I had never been to America before. However, to our disappointment, the ride was    38    this time. People smoked and the air quality was very poor.
Moreover, it was    39    to see American money—it was very ugly and boring, all green and white, but what it could ___40   —freedom, Hollywood—was    41    . I didn’t see any movie stars in fur coats    42    their lovely dogs, either. I   43   , “Is this California？Where are the beaches, the sun and the blonde girls? ”   44    a land of dark-haired people, seeing blondes was    45    one of the extremely    46    parts of the trip. However, I was rather disappointed.    47    , the weather was really foggy, the city looked kind of old and the traffic was lerrible.
We droved north to Sonoma where my    48    had his house. The wine industry to a     49    can be both extremely boring and endless exciting. It was great to see my cousins and they    50    that they would take me out when the weather was nicer. We rode for miles and miles and played in the hills where no one could    51    us.
By the time we     52    to see the city of San Francisco all my bad thoughts had been    53   . I was having so much fun with my cousins that I wanted to move there.
I saw neither blonde girls nor   54    on that trip, but I met a lot of nice People and    55   that wherever you live it’s always a nice place if you like the people there. I hope I can travel back to California soon.
36．A．clothing              B．wine                      C．service                    D．travel
37．A．interesting                     B．fearful                    C．boring                    D．common
38．A．lovely                    B．smooth                   C．expensive                D．terrible
39．A．surprising               B．helpful                   C．disappointing          D．meaningful
40．A．impress                  B．change                    C．realize                    D．buy
41．A．frightening             B．moving                   C．exciting               D．depressing
42．A．walking                  B．marching                C．approaching            D．fighting
43．A．explained                B．complained             C．wondered                D．announced
44．A．Rounding up           B．Looking through      C．Resulting from        D．Coming from
45．A．impossibly              B．surely                     C．seriously                 D．fortunately
46．A．beneficial               B．wonderful               C．effective                 D．ordinary
47．A．After all               B．As a result          C．First of all              D．Worse still
48．A．uncle                      B．father                            C．brother                   D．friend
49．A．native                 B．child                      C．cousin                D．worker
50．A．imagined                B．promised                C．believed                  D．appealed
51．A．hate                       B．help                     C．bother                    D．miss
52．A．spread out               B．held back                C．turned up                D．got around
53．A．turned down           B．given away             C．washed away           D．put forward
54．A．beaches                  B．cities                     C．planes                     D．hills
55．A．appreciated             B．identified                C．realized                  D．imagined

You know Australia is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is to get around. The untouched beaches that go for miles and deserts that touch the horizon are just there, waiting to be reached and explored. The following are the different ways you can explore our vast country.
Getting around Australia
Air
Flying is the best way to cover large distances in a short time. You can spend more time on the Australia’s can’t-miss landscapes and relaxing lifestyle. Moreover, competition among airlines makes great flying fees available for you.
Drive
Australia has a vast network of well-maintained roads and some of the most beautiful touring routes in the world. You have no difficulty finding car rental companies at major airports, central city locations, suburbs and attractions.
Bus
Bus travel in Australia is comfortable, easy and economical. Buses generally have air conditioning, reading lights, adjustable seats and videos. Services are frequent, affordable and efficient.
Rail
Train travel is the cheapest and gives you an insight into Australia’s size and variety, all from the comfort of your carriage. Scheduled services are a great way to get quickly between our cities and regional centers.
Ferry
The Spirit of Tasmania runs a passenger and vehicle ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania nightly. Extra services are running during summer rush hours. Sealink ferries connect South Australia and Kangaroo Island several times a day. Ferries connect suburbs in our capital cities.
Walk
With easy on the feet pedestrian streets, walking is a great way to get around our cities.
Besides all the above, you can also experience some of the longest tracks and trails in the world in central Australia—impressive journeys of a thousand kilometers or more that can take several weeks to complete.
【小题1】The underlined word “untouched” in the 1^st paragraph means _____.

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE about travelling in Australia?

A．More travelers make the flying fees among airlines higher than before.

B．You can easily rent a car to explore its most beautiful touring routes.

C．Taking a bus tour is the most comfortable, economical and efficient way.

D．Train services can offer you more comfort than any other means of transport.

【小题3】Ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania usually runs ____.

A．only at night hours	B．only during rush hours
C．several times a day	D．Between different cities

【小题4】From the passage, we know that ____.

A．pedestrian walking is a great way to travel between cities

B．walking in central Australia takes a long time

C．central Australia has the world’s longest railway line

D．you have to walk over a thousand kilometers in Australia

【小题5】If you have only 5 days and want to visit Australia’s famous attractions that are far away from each other, which way of travelling best suits you?

Casablanca, Sep. 24
A flash flood swept across the coastal plain about 100 miles southwest of here, killing hundreds of Moroccans in a market place yesterday morning.
Reports from the area said 218 bodies had been counted, and many of the people were missing.
The flood followed heavy rains, which filled the coastal plain and dried river beds and caused them to overflow. The flood crest, several feet high, hit the village of Khemis Nagua at midmorning yesterday as farmers from the surrounding area joined town people in an open market place.
The roaring water swept the village’s living places, the market sheds (棚子), shoppers, cattle and farm tools for miles across the plain..
The flood was over almost as soon as it started, the reports said, as the crest swept out to sea. Rescue workers quickly moved into the area from Sari, about 25 miles further south.
【小题1】 It can be learnt from the text that _____.

A．the news report is from Khemis Nagua	B．the flood didn’t last long
C．hundreds of Moroccans were saved	D．Casablanca is a city in Africa

【小题2】 The report mainly tells the public about _____.

A．how the flood swept the coastal plain	B．why the terrible flood took place
C．the flash flood in the fall	D．a rescue attempt

【小题3】According to the text, which of the following maps may be correct?
(KN="Khemis" Nagua C="Casablanca " S=Safi)

Childhood was an illusion (错觉）and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, I mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. “Are we there yet, Daddy?”

Funfairs (游乐场） were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable.

As I’ve grown old, life has become smaller. Tastes have dulled. Surprises have turned into shocks. Days go by unnoticed. How can I regain childhood when it was an illusion?

I have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way I can regain only part of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though I’m a sixty-one-year-old man, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when I was little.

1.How does the author feel about his childhood?

A. It was endless. B. It was unpleasant.

C. He is glad that it is over. D. He misses it as a grown-up

2.The author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because ________

A. children could not make proper judgments.

B. children were curious and eager about life

C. things appeared really big in children’s eyes

D. to grow up seemed so long for children

3.The world seems to have become smaller to the author because _______.

A. life is disappointing B. time goes by too fast

C. he has had too many surprises D. foods no longer taste delicious

4.The author enjoys playing on the stage so as to _______.

A. act like a child B. live an unusual life

C. make the crowd laugh D. regain his childhood

. For miles around us there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree ______.

A. in the distance B. at a distance C. in sight D. out of sight

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