7. A. entirely　　　　　　　　　　　 B. naturally　　　　　　　　 C. clearly　　　　　　　　　 D. simply

6. A. developed　　　　　　　　　 B. changed　　　　　　　　 C. occurred　　　　　　　　 D. continued

5. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

4. A. even　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 C. certainly　　　　　　　　 D. probably

3. A. heard from　　　　　　　　 B. cared for　　　　　　　　 C. knew of　　　　　　　　 D. read about

2. A. centuries　　　　　　　　　　 B. too long　　　　　　　　 C. some time　　　　　　　 D. many years

1. A. event　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　　　　 C. adventure　　　　　　　 D. description

20. C　 懂事的儿女让母亲感到欣慰，自然这是一个快乐的母亲节。

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The Abominable Snowman 喜马拉雅雪人

题材：趣闻轶事 难度：＊＊＊＊ 词数：268标准时间：15分钟 完成时间：______ 正确数：______

He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Everest.

He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 　1　 　of the Snowman has been around for 　　__2　 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mound Everest. The native people said they 　3　 　this creature and called it the “Yeti,”and they said that they had 　4　 　caught Yetis on two occasions 　5　 　none has ever been produced an evidence(证据).

Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 　6　 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 　7　 　the tracks of a monkey or bear and 　8　 　that the Abominable Snowman might really 　9　 .

Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 　10　 　footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 　11　 　animal tracks, which had been made 　12　 　as the melted(融化)and refroze in the snow. 　13　 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 　14　 　and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 　15　 . no evidence has ever 　16　 　been produced.

These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman　 __17　 . But if they ever 　18　 　catching one, they may face a real 　19　 : Would they put it in a 　20　 　or give it a room in a hotel?

19. B　 true真正的；actual实际的；imaginary想象的；visual视觉的。

18. C　 该句句意为“我过了很长时间才意识到，谁是真正的英雄。”