全國2006年1月高等教育自學考試基礎英語試題4

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三、完形填空(本大題共15小題,每小題1分,共15分)
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     Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast various places on the earth. But they also 41 the individual places and consider the earth as a 42. The word geography comes from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, 43 means “to write”. The English word geography means “to describe the earth”. 44 geography books focus on a small area 45 a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 46 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 47 to divide the study of 48 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the geographically natural world; the 49 starts with human beings and next how human beings and their environment act 50 each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 51 branch can neglect the other.
     A geographer might be described 52 one who observes, records, and explains the 53 between places. If places are alike, there would be little need for geographers.
     We know, however, 54 no two places are exactly the same. Geography, then, is a point of view,a special way of 55 at places.
    41. A. pass B. reach C. go D. set
    42. A. unit B. whole C. part D. total
    43. A. what B. which C. that D. it
    44. A. Any B. Many C. Most D. Few
    45. A. outside B. except C. like D. as
    46. A. extensive B. enormous C. overall D. entire
    47. A. way B. means C. habit D. technique
    48. A. world B. earth C. globe D. geography
    49. A. second B. latter C. next D. later
    50. A. upon B. for C. as D. to
    51. A. either B. neither C. one D. each
    52. A. for B. to C. by D. as
    53. A. exceptions B. differences C. sameness D. divisions
    54. A. although B. whether C. since D. that
    55. A. working B. getting C. arriving D. lookin