考研英语完形填空模拟试题及附答案详解(4)

Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast (1)places on earth. But they also (2)eyond the individual places and consider the earth as a (3).The word Geography (4)from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, (5)means “ to write”. The English word geography means “to describe the earth”. (6)geography books (7)on a small area like a town or city. Other deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an (8)continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another(9) to divide the study of (10) is to distinguish between physical geography and (11)geography. The former focus on the natural world the (12)starts with human beings and studies (13)human being and their environment act (14)each other. (15)when geography is considered as a single subject,(16)branch can neglect the other.

A geographer might be described (17)one who observes, records, and explains the (18)between places. If places were alike, there would be little need for geographer.

We know, (19),that no two places are exactly the same. Geography,(20),is a point of view, a special way of looking at places.

1. A. similarB. distantC. variousD. famous

2. A. pass B. go C. reach D. get

3. A. whole B. untilC. part D. total

4. A. falls B. results C. removesD. comes

5. A. what B. which C. that D. it

6. A. Some B. Most C. Many D. Few

7. A. rely B. rest C. reckon D. focus

8. A. extensive B. overall C. entire D. enormous

9. A. way B. means C. habit D. technique

10. A. world B. earth C. geography D. globe

11. A. mental B. military C. economic D. cultural

12. A. second B. next C. later D. latter

13. A. when B. what C. where D. how

14. A. upon B. as C. for D. to

15. A. And B. But C. Therefore D. For

16. A. neither B. oneC. either D. each

17. A. for B. as C. toD. by

18. A. exceptions B. sameness C. difference D. divisions

19. A. moreover B. meanwhile C. however D. or else

20. A. still B. then C. nevertheless D. moreover

1. 【答案】 C. various

【解析】本题测试词义搭配. various 各种各样的，不同的。句子的意思是“地理学家比较和对比地球上各种不同的地域”。可见，similar, famous, distant 均不符合题意