Summer is the best time on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (海豚). The sun is warm then and the winds blow out of the west, 　1 out of the south.

　 It was 　2 these days that the ship might return and now I 　3 most of my time on the rock, 　4 out from the headland（水中凸起的陆地） into the east, towards the country　 5 my people had gone, across the 　6 that was never-ending.

　 Once 7　 I watched, I saw a small object which I took to be the ship, but a stream of water 　8 from it and I knew that it was whale (鲸鱼)spouting (喷水). During those summer days I saw nothing 　9 .

　 The first storm of winter 　10 my hopes. If the white men's ship were 　11　 　 for me it would have come during the time of good 　12 . Now I would have to wait　 13 winter was gone, maybe longer.

The thought of being 　14 on the island while so many suns rose 　15 the sea and went 　16 back into the sea 　17 my heart with loneliness. I had not felt so 18 before because I was sure 　19 the ship would return as Matasaip had said 　20 would. Now my hopes were dead.

1. A. totally　　　　　 B. already　　　　 C. entirely　　 D. sometimes

2. A. during　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. after　　　　 D. between

3. A. spent　　　　　 B. shared　　　　　 C. paid　 　　　D. devoted

4. A. look　　　　　　 B. to look　　　　　 C. looking　　　 D. looked

5. A. when　　　　　 B. where　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. until

6. A. island　　　　　 B. sea　　　　　　 C. lake　　　　 D. ocean

7. A. since　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　 C. while　　　　 D. till

8. A. rose　　　　　　 B. raised　　　　　 C. grew　　　　 D. set

9. A. different　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　 C. else　　　　　 D. valuable

10. A. encouraged　　　 B. ended　　　　　 C. spared　　　 D. limited

11. A. leading　　　　　 B. moving　　　　　 C. coming　　　 D. following

12. A. weather　　　　　 B. pattern　　　　　 C. rain　　　　　 D. fog

13. A. after　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　 D. while

14. A. quiet　　　　　　 B. alone　 　　　　　C. calm　　　　 D. alive

15. A. of　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　 D. from

16. A. rapidly　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　 D. fully

17. A. pumped　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　 C. filled　　　　 D. full

18. A. lonely　　　　　 B. strict　　　　　　 C. boring　　　　 D. empty

19. A. whether　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　 D. when

20. A. it　　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　 D. this

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　When humans and nature go head to head, nature often ends up losing. Rivers get polluted. Trees are knocked down. Natural resources are exhausted. That's what makes the Galapagos Islands so special--it's one of the few pristine (原始状态的) places on Earth that nature can truly call its own.

　　For people used to having wild animals run at the scent of humans, a visit to the Galapagos is a real eyeopening experience. Over 1,600km west of Ecuador (厄瓜多尔), the islands are home to a unique variety of animals that have absolutely no fear of people. Visitors can play on the beach with sea lions and giant sea turtles, swim with dolphins and whales, and get close enough to the penguins (企鹅) to count the eggs in their nests.

　　The islands were declared a national park over 40 years ago, and the number of human visitors is tightly limited to avoid damaging the environment or putting stress on the animals. Tourists have to pay a $100 daily visitors fee, and can't step off the boat unless accompanied (陪同) by an official guide. Once on the islands, you have to stay on the trail, but that rarely presents a problem: the animals are so curious about people that they'll usually come up to say hello.

　　“It's a little like being in a zoo,”said one traveler.“But instead of us looking at the animals, the animals are looking at us.”

　　Aside from the wildlife, one of the islands' more unusual features is its post office. You can send postcards for free, but the catch is that there's no postman to collect them. Instead, travelers pick up mail addressed to people who live near them back home, and then hand-deliver the postcards when their trip is finished.

1．The Galapagos Islands are _____.

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A．terribly polluted　　　　　　B．near Ecuador

C．in the Atlantic Ocean　　　　D．independent of Ecuador

2．Which animal is NOT mentioned in the passage?

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A．Whales.　　　　　　B．Sea lions.

C．Goats.　　　　　　　D．Dolphins.

3．On the Galapagos Islands the mail is delivered by _____.

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A．the government　　　　　　B．the post office

C．the tourists　　　　　　　　D．the guides

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

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A．The Islands　Galapagos　　　B．Humans and Nature

C．Go Head to Head　　　　　　D．Ecuador--An Island Country