根据汉语完成句子。(请将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。)

1.古代中国各诸侯国之间经常发生战争。

Ancient China was a place ____________ states were often __________  ___________  _________  each other.

2.居民醒来时，看到昏黄的天空，狂风夹着黄沙在城里肆虐。

Citizens __________  ___________  __________ an orange sky and strong winds that __________ the city in a thick, brown-yellow dust.

3.它们能毁掉房子，却把房内的家具留在原处。

They can destroy houses, but _________ the furniture inside exactly _________ _________ ________.

4.因“沙漠化”越发严重，中国近年来发生沙尘暴的次数明显增加了。

Sandstorms in China __________  __________ ___________ __________ in recent years as a result of “desertification”.

5.龙卷风能卷起汽车、火车、甚至房子，把它们卷到旁边的街道----甚至能卷到邻近的城镇。

Tornadoes can __________  _________ cars, trains and even houses and __________ them ________ in the next street ---or even in the next town.

只有你把太阳放在中心位置上，天空中其他行星的运动才能说得清楚。

Only if you put the sun there _______ _______ __________ of the other planets in the sky ___________ ______.

只有当你把太阳放在中心位置上，天空中其他行星的运动才能说得清楚。

___________ ___________ you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky ___________ ___________.

完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was a kid, I got interested in astronomy（天文学）. I used to __21__  how big the universe might be and what are “ __22__ ” the stars. But as I grew up, I hardly had any time to __23 __ my hobby because of too much work. In 2007 I found an astronomy magazine and got attracted to astronomy again. However, I didn’t have much time for my __24__ . Many times I would like to observe an object in the night sky, but I was either too __25__  or busy working, or I had to look after my kids. So I __26 _ them to observe the stars together with me and I even read kids’ astronomy books to them. By having a common hobby we spent time together and we all found it __27__ .

While reading astronomy books, I figure out how many interesting things there are outside of this planet. I __28__ that the information opens a door to a huge world of interesting things.

I enjoy astronomy as a hobby and I recommend it to everyone. Just __29  _you and your family sitting together watching the stars and talking in the __30__ on a summer night! How cool it will be!

21. A. teach             B. wonder               C. discuss                      D. find

22. A. near             B. over                  C. below                          D. behind

23. A. develop           B. meet                  C. tell                              D. stop  

24. A. exams            B. magazines             C. hobby                      D. music

25. A. tired             B. excited                C. curious                      D. puzzled

26. A. ordered           B. advised               C. begged                          D. encouraged

27. A. necessary         B. interesting                   C. boring                      D. useful 

28. A. realize            B. remember            C. admit                              D. expect 

29. A. consider          B. remind                      C. imagine                            D. support

30. A. library           B. cafe                 C. playground                    D. yard