When I was a child ,I spent most of the time near the sea watching the ships, large and small, go in and out of the harbor. At the age of eighteen I   1   home to take a job on a passenger   2   that sailed between San Francisco and YokohamA.I was   3   about my new adventure and a little afraid, too. For over a year, I    4   the Pacific on the Rosa Lee. The brilliant blue waters were   5   in the sunlight; under stormy skies the angry   6   became dark, dangerous, and exciting. I   7   the sea in all its glorious beauty — both when it was quiet and when it was violent.   8  , I knew it was the life for me.

After a year, during a rip from Melbourne to Honolulu, I had a very strange   9  . I have never forgotten it. We couldn’t get   10   the way in time and were hit by a violent 11  . The wind grew stronger and stronger —  12   fifty miles an hour, and mountains of water   13   the Rosa Lee over on its side. The ship rolled back only to be   14   again by the next wave. All during the rain-filled night, we worked in a frantic   15   to save the ship, but there was a breakdown in the engine room and the motors   16  . We knew that there was   17   more we could do. At dawn the Captain   18   the order to leave the ship. A few minutes later Rosa Lee   19   beneath the angry seA.All that could be   20    were a few lifeboats here and there among the waves.

1.A.left          B.went          C.landed         D.forgot

2.A.bus          B.ship           C.plane           D.train

3.A.worried    B.narrow        C.excited         D.sure

4.A.struck       B.imagined        C.remarked        D.sailed

5.A.shallow     B.terrifying       C.irregular         D.beautiful

6.A.situation  B.gains          C.waters          D.management

7.A.hated        B.loved         C.improved       D.greeted

8.A.In the end B.What’s more    C.That’s to say    D.From the beginning

9.A.dream       B.practice        C.imagination    D.experience

10.A.in         B.up              C.out of         D.down

11.A.purpose  B.storm          C.soul            D.rock

12.A.up to      B.far from       C.less than         D.behind

13.A.pushed    B.pulled          C.drew           D.looked

14.A.protected        B.attacked        C.destroyed       D.applied

15.A.request    B.decision        C.sense           D.attempt

16.A.worked  B.based           C.stooped         D.finished

17.A.nothing  B.space          C.light           D.recognized

18.A.gave       B.threw          C.forced          D.recognized

19.A.floated    B.sank           C.fell            D.pushed

20.A.enjoyed  B.criticized        C.seen           D.climbed

A. Agra Fort

Near the gardens of the Taj Mahal stands the important 16th-century Mughal monument known as the Red Fort of Agra. This powerful fortress of red sandstone encompasses, within its 2.5-km-long enclosure walls, the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. It comprises many fairy-tale palaces, such as the Jahangir Palace and the Khas Mahal, built by Shah Jahan; audience halls, such as the Diwan-i-Khas; and two very beautiful mosques.

B. Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world, and some Western historians have noted that its architectural beauty has never been surpassed. The Taj is the most beautiful monument built by the Mughals, the Muslim rulers of India. Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble. It was constructed over a period of twenty-two years, employing twenty thousand workers. It was completed in 1648 C.E. at a cost of 32 Million Rupees.

C. Keoladeo National Park

This former duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas is one of the major wintering areas for large numbers of aquatic birds from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia. Some 364 species of birds, including the rare Siberian crane, have been recorded in the park.

D. Humayun's Tomb, Delhi

This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal. The gardens also contain the red-and-white sandstone and black-and-yellow marble tomb of Humayun’s wife and the tomb of Humayun’s barber.

E. Grand Canyon National Park

The Grand Canyon is perhaps the most awesome sight in the United States--and one of the wonders of the world. Much of the park's beauty is related to its geology and ecology. Schmidt explores the shape of the land, its plants and animals, and its human history. A fascinating book that everyone visiting the Grand Canyon should read. The Skywalk at Grand Canyon West is really exciting.

F.Sundarbans National Park

The Sundarbans covers 10,000 sq. km of land and water (more than half of it in India, the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world's largest area of mangrove forests. A number of rare or endangered species live in the park, including tigers, aquatic mammals, birds and reptiles.

请阅读以下旅游者的信息,然后匹配旅游者和他/她拟旅游的景点。

1.Nancy comes from the history department. Last summer she visited the ancient markets of Agra and this year she wants to visit it again. Not long ago she said: “Arriving at the Delhi airport, we representatives were warmly received. Our tiredness flew in seconds by the traditional welcome that we got at the hotel’s reception.” The next day they visited the famous tomb.

2.Sammy majors in history. He will visit it again this summer. He says it’s built entirely of white Marble and is one of the eight wonders of the world. Its beauty is beyond description, particularly at dawn and sunset. It seems to glow in the light of the full moon. On a foggy morning, the visitors experience it as if suspended when viewed from across the Jamuna river.

3.Alexander is a college student of Physics. He learns that this canyon is a gift from past generations that goes beyond what we experience. He is looking forward to going there and experiencing the Skywalk in the park.

4.Daisy’s major is biology. She is interested in studies of tigers in India. Before graduation, she needs to write an essay on the tiger. She hears that it is one of the largest tiger populations of any of India’s parks. And so she wants to go there to do some research.

5.Carina is fond of art and likes travelling very much. In order to take part in the following exhibition, she wants to take some photos of birds from all over the world, especially the rare Siberian crane. In the meanwhile, she doesn’t want to spend too much money.

 

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第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears.  36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37  to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning.

For three years, no matter  38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On   39   days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime  40   out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.  41   , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I  42   all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how  43  I expected to see her each morning. You might say I   44   her.

“Did she have an accident? Something  45 ?” I thought to myself about her  46  .  Now that she was gone, I felt I had  47  her. I began to realize that part of our  48   life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who  50   walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are   51   markers in our lives. They add weight to our  52   of place and belonging.

Think about it.   53   , while walking to work, we mark where we are by  54  a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though  55  , person?

36. A. Make          B. Take         C. Give      D. Have

37. A. happened       B. wanted       C. used      D. tried

38. A. what           B. how         C. which     D. when

39. A. sunny          B. rainy         C. cloudy    D. snowy

40. A. took           B. brought       C. carried    D. turned

41. A. Clearly         B. Particularly    C. Luckily   D. Especially

42. A. believed        B. expressed     C. remembered  D. wondered

43. A. long            B. often          C. soon     D. much

44. A. respected       B. missed        C. praised      D. admired

45. A. better          B. worse        C. more         D. less

46. A. disappearance   B. appearance   C. misfortune      D. fortune

47. A. forgotten       B. lost          C. known         D. hurt

48. A. happy          B. enjoyable      C. frequent      D. daily

49. A. friends         B. strangers      C. tourists     D. guests

50. A. regularly        B. actually        C. hardly     D. probably

51. A. common        B. pleasant      C. important      D. faithful

52. A. choice          B. knowledge    C. decision      D. sense

53. A. Because         B. If            C. Although     D. However

54. A. keeping         B. changing     C. passing       D. mentioning

55. A. unnamed        B.unforgettable  C. unbelievable   D. unreal

 

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