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【题目】The Orkney Islands are not very far away from the north coast of Scotland. They are mostly low-laying, except for Hoy which has the highest sea cliff(峭壁) in Britain. The _____ and the climate are good in Orkney, so there are a lot of farms.

To get to Orkney you have to fly or go by_____. Ships bring passengers coming from Aberdeen every week. They also bring food, machines and so on. Most Orkney farmers_____cows or sheep. Because of this, grass is the most_____crop on the islands. One of the islands has sheep which_____ sea plants instead of grass—they are small, but very strong and healthy.

Many people in the Orkney Islands are fishermen. Some get a long way out to_____ to catch large fish,_____others catch shellfish like crabs(螃蟹) and lobsters(龙虾), near the shore. The islanders _____the crab meat and then pack it and send it to the_____. They do not cook the lobsters. They send them alive to restaurants in many of the large______ of Europe. Most of the islands have ______own schools, but of course some of them are very small—with only one group of children from five to ten years old. ______ fact, there are very few young people at all on the quietest islands. Usually they go to the main town of Kirkwall,______ modern lives.

Some people come from the other parts of Britain to find a______ life on the islands. Everyone is very friendly and they all know each other. Things are changing slowly, but the old way of life______ continues. Maybe you’ll like it too.

【1】A. land B. hills C. mountain D. forest

【2】A. train B. bus C. boat D. car

【3】A. feed B. buy C. kill D. like

【4】A. useless B. harmful C. important D. unimportant

【5】A. drink B. eat C. produce D. plant

【6】A. field B. sea C. sky D. space

【7】A. when B. since C. while D. unless

【8】A. cook B. burn C. sell D. buy

【9】A. desert B. ship C. island D. mainland

【10】A. libraries B. lakes C. cities D. banks

【11】A. our B. her C. their D. his

【12】A. In B. On C. From D. Under

【13】A. leaving B. lifting C. living D. littering

【14】A. happy B. busy C. quiet D. noisy

【15】A. also B. still C. never D. nearly

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【11】C

【12】A

【13】C

【14】C

【15】B

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了离苏格兰北海岸不远处的奥克尼岛。岛上人们的生活方式以及他们的习惯等。

【1】考查名词词义辨析。land土地、陆地；hill山、小山；mountain高山；forest森林。根据“so there are a lot of farms”可知此处指土地和气候。故选A。

【2】考查名词词义辨析。train火车；bus公共汽车；boat船；car汽车。根据下句“Ships bring passengers coming from....”，可知去Orkney要乘船。故选C。

【3】考查动词词义辨析。feed喂、喂养；buy买;kill 杀；like喜欢；根据句意：大多数的Orkney农民喂养牛或者羊。故选A。

【4】考查形容词词义辨析。useless没用的；harmful有害的；important重要的；unimportant不重要的。根据上文：喂养牛和羊，所以草应该是岛上最重要的庄稼。故选C。

【5】考查动词词义辨析。drink喝；eat吃；produce生产；plant种植。定语从句中which指的是sheep，此处指其中一个岛上的羊是吃海洋植物而不是草。故选B。

【6】考查名词词义辨析。field地、田地；sea海；sky天空；space太空。根据上句可知他们大多数都是渔夫，所以应该是去海里抓大鱼。故选B。

【7】考查连词词义辨析。when 当……时候；since自从；while当……时候，然而；unless 除非。根据句意可知一些人去海里抓大鱼，其余的人在海岸附近抓贝类，如螃蟹和龙虾。前后句表示对比关系，用while。故选 C。

【8】考查动词词义辨析。cook烹调、煮；burn 燃烧；sell卖；buy买。根据下句“They do not cook the lobsters.” 可知此处是指岛上的居民煮了螃蟹肉，然后打包。故选A。

【9】考查名词词义辨析。desert沙漠；ship轮船；island岛屿；mainland大陆、本土。根据句意“岛上的居民煮了螃蟹肉后打包，然后送到大陆去”。故选D。

【10】考查名词词义辨析。libraries图书馆；lakes湖；cities城市；banks银行。根据句意并分析选项可知，活的龙虾是送去许多欧洲的大城市。故选C。

【11】考查代词词义辨析。our 我们的；her 她的；their 他、她、它们的；his 他的；根据主语Most of the islands可知此处表示“他们的”。故选C。

【12】考查介词的固定搭配。根据语境可知此处表示“事实上，这安静的岛上年轻人很少”。in fact 为固定搭配，意为“事实上”。故选A。

【13】考查动词词义辨析。leaving离开；lifting 举起、抬起；living过着；littering乱扔。根据句意可知大多数的年轻人是离开这安静的岛，去主要的城镇，过着现代的生活。故选C。

【14】考查形容词词义辨析。happy高兴的、快乐的；busy忙的、繁忙的；quiet安静的；noisy喧闹的、吵闹的。根据上段的倒数第二句“In fact， there are 12 young people at all on the quietest islands.” 可知岛上的生活是安静的。故选C。

【15】考查副词词义辨析。also也；still还、仍旧；never从不；nearly几乎。根据句意可知岛屿虽然在变化，但安静的生活方式依旧。故选B。