第5部分:补全短文 (第46~50题,每题2分,共10分)
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4 D: k7 `6 S* p T( w' d Caribbean Islands7 O8 V0 h- a- F$ E
What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands? Palm trees and coconuts
4 }" `! y/ j4 x0 r4 o0 [/ |! k# D$ w% d (椰子)? white beaches and clear,blue ocean? Colorful corals(珊瑚)and even more colorful fishes and birds?
+ b! A% r0 f H" k5 ~( _1 W5 b You bet.There are thousands of islands in the Caribbean Sea.They are famous for their warm,tropical climate and great natural beauty.
) u5 v4 {( I2 O5 H# w% i( ~7 O The Caribbean Islands form a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean.______ (46)Many of the islands were formed by the eruption(爆发)of ancient volcanoes(火山).Others are low-lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean.9 j" _6 C! M# M
The Caribbean Islands are known by several names.______(47)The explorer Christopher Columbus called the islands the Indies in 1492 because he thought he was near the coast of India.Later, Spain and France called the islands the Antilles.! s$ j2 k# i9 l6 ^3 o
There are four large islands in the Caribbean Sea._______(48)These four islands are often called the Greater Antilles.Together, they account for about 90 percent of the land area of the Caribbean Islands.; t9 c0 U9 |. Q# Z3 f5 L2 Y/ l- h
The rest of the Caribbean Islands are much smaller.______(49)You can see why pirates such as the famous Blackbeard sailed these waters. There are countless small islands to bury treasure or hide on.% J1 ^9 H' _4 C. x: `8 ?8 n
The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny.Sandy beaches line the coasts of many islands.______(50)Many tourists arrive on cruise ships.
$ q2 R0 a T1 x, _9 B/ ^1 d A But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always paradise.
' F3 W2 W8 t# z8 P* W- j2 B B The earliest name used by Europeans is the Indies,later changed to the West Indies. {8 a" O! P( m( G- M
C They’re like a long necklace that stretches between North and South America.
/ n) h: _# Y0 o% F+ a) m D They are Cuba,Puerto Rico,Jamaica,and Hispaniola.$ E/ g7 a+ X7 q1 i, R% ?
E This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year7 r$ B o m5 m) G3 o* n3 }
F Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers(小片)of exposed coral.
* M- m& R, a& N) y2 k2 [. u* g 第6部分:完型填空 (第51-65题,每题1分,共15分)
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+ i% {& c4 J, f& b Something Men Do Not Like to Do
r4 V; s# c% _# K6 l% H( ^ Eric Brown hates shopping. “It’s just not enjoyable to me,”said the 28-year-old Chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the city’s main street,Michigan Avenue.“When I’m out______(51),I basically know what 1 want to get. I rush in.I buy it.I______(52).”( E$ |* x( ^* N6 @
Common wisdom says that guys hate to shop.You can ask generations of men. But people; ?2 l+ }3 ^6 g: H, Y
who study shopping say that a number of social,cultural and economic factors are now______(53) this “men-hate-to-shop” notion.
' y. [! ?. `/ n$ {" w( h! ^* v _ “______(54)social class and age,men say they hate to shop,”says Sharon Zukin,a City University of New York sociology professor.“Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they_____(55)to shop.Men generally like to shop for______(56),music and hardware(硬件).But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music,they’ll say,“Well,that’s not shopping.That’s_____(57).”- _/ B$ Y6 |; n: }3 A# b5 r
In other words,what men and women call “buying things”and how they approach that task are______(58).( P! Y" s3 M$ g+ C. v5 l
Women will______(59)through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search of the perfect party dress.Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the______(60)digital camcorder(摄像放像机).1 R v$ y6 X4 D! s
Women see shopping as a social event.Men see it as a mission or a______(61)to be won.
5 J$ w8 g! c! z5 p4 | “Men are frequently shopping to win,”says Mary Ann McGrath,a marketing professor at
( W4 R \7 m8 H7 F0 \$ U5 \ Loyola University of Chicago.“They want to get the best deal.They want to get the best one,the% W; r4 u, N, s7 s& [& f( L1 a
Last one and if they do that it_____(62)them happy.”
$ `# p% Q4 h- |$ W3 |% i When women shop,“they’re doing it in a way where they want_____(63)to be very happy,”says McGrath.“They’re kind of shopping for love.”
4 I& J+ d: E- r- A5 S In fact,it is in clothing where we see a male-female______(64)most clearly.Why, complain some men,are all male clothes navy, black or brown? But would they wear light green and pink(粉红色的)?
G ]3 }/ W7 I: V) \" x. G These days,many guys wear a sort of“uniform”,says Paco Underhill,author of“Why We3 B8 I! \! s) p0 b! `: E$ ?
Buy”.“It's been hard for them to understand what it means to be fashion-conscious(时尚意识)in a business way.It becomes much,much easier______(65)you narrow your range of choices.”
2 P: |+ g; m' M5 Y 51 A playing B fishing C shopping D going
1 M) X; V8 [/ P7 A$ { 52 A get out B look round C move round D move about) a4 N' p& ?$ ?. g
53 A defending B challenging C proving D supporting
" \' V8 t$ y" W! c: Q! A3 S 54 A Regardless of B Because of C Owing to D Thanks to# {4 s/ O ?! _" P5 ~/ `' n
55 A want B like C hate D hope) w g6 D* `0 \/ c* E
56 A coats B caps C socks D books
) r- D U! v' C+ ^' k1 I" C7 } 57 A Job B movement C exercise D research) H+ p- I4 r1 [' h
58 A similar B close C alike D different
5 n3 m# ]$ v" Q3 t5 K" H6 _$ O7 \. J 59 A wantler B go C fly D run
, c ?& [9 O# S6 H3 K9 w0 f 60 A small B big C large D perfect
7 s5 S( y) L( h/ N1 P7 O 61 A task B play C game D destination) K0 K+ _0 N3 M! C) o) E
62 A brings B causes C makes D keeps
1 t5 a1 A; |! E! h 63 A everybody B nobody C anybody D no one7 k# O( L) i$ [/ F5 ?% P. c# Z+ N& Z
64 A explanation B intention C division D description0 a4 K9 ~; t0 D; E1 D% X+ l
65 A because B although C since D if |