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【題目】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(龍蝦), 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】本文是一篇說明文。介紹了離蘇格蘭北海岸不遠處的奧克尼島。島上人們的生活方式以及他們的習慣等。

【1】考查名詞詞義辨析。land土地、陸地；hill山、小山；mountain高山；forest森林。根據(jù)“so there are a lot of farms”可知此處指土地和氣候。故選A。

【2】考查名詞詞義辨析。train火車；bus公共汽車；boat船；car汽車。根據(jù)下句“Ships bring passengers coming from....”，可知去Orkney要乘船。故選C。

【3】考查動詞詞義辨析。feed喂、喂養(yǎng)；buy買;kill 殺；like喜歡；根據(jù)句意：大多數(shù)的Orkney農民喂養(yǎng)�；蛘哐�。故選A。

【4】考查形容詞詞義辨析。useless沒用的；harmful有害的；important重要的；unimportant不重要的。根據(jù)上文：喂養(yǎng)牛和羊，所以草應該是島上最重要的莊稼。故選C。

【5】考查動詞詞義辨析。drink喝；eat吃；produce生產；plant種植。定語從句中which指的是sheep，此處指其中一個島上的羊是吃海洋植物而不是草。故選B。

【6】考查名詞詞義辨析。field地、田地；sea海；sky天空；space太空。根據(jù)上句可知他們大多數(shù)都是漁夫，所以應該是去海里抓大魚。故選B。

【7】考查連詞詞義辨析。when 當……時候；since自從；while當……時候，然而；unless 除非。根據(jù)句意可知一些人去海里抓大魚，其余的人在海岸附近抓貝類，如螃蟹和龍蝦。前后句表示對比關系，用while。故選 C。

【8】考查動詞詞義辨析。cook烹調、煮；burn 燃燒；sell賣；buy買。根據(jù)下句“They do not cook the lobsters.” 可知此處是指島上的居民煮了螃蟹肉，然后打包。故選A。

【9】考查名詞詞義辨析。desert沙漠；ship輪船；island島嶼；mainland大陸、本土。根據(jù)句意“島上的居民煮了螃蟹肉后打包，然后送到大陸去”。故選D。

【10】考查名詞詞義辨析。libraries圖書館；lakes湖；cities城市；banks銀行。根據(jù)句意并分析選項可知，活的龍蝦是送去許多歐洲的大城市。故選C。

【11】考查代詞詞義辨析。our 我們的；her 她的；their 他、她、它們的；his 他的；根據(jù)主語Most of the islands可知此處表示“他們的”。故選C。

【12】考查介詞的固定搭配。根據(jù)語境可知此處表示“事實上，這安靜的島上年輕人很少”。in fact 為固定搭配，意為“事實上”。故選A。

【13】考查動詞詞義辨析。leaving離開；lifting 舉起、抬起；living過著；littering亂扔。根據(jù)句意可知大多數(shù)的年輕人是離開這安靜的島，去主要的城鎮(zhèn)，過著現(xiàn)代的生活。故選C。

【14】考查形容詞詞義辨析。happy高興的、快樂的；busy忙的、繁忙的；quiet安靜的；noisy喧鬧的、吵鬧的。根據(jù)上段的倒數(shù)第二句“In fact， there are 12 young people at all on the quietest islands.” 可知島上的生活是安靜的。故選C。

【15】考查副詞詞義辨析。also也；still還、仍舊；never從不；nearly幾乎。根據(jù)句意可知島嶼雖然在變化，但安靜的生活方式依舊。故選B。