四级考试完形填空真题精练（1）

　　Passage 1

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast __71__ places on the earth. But they also __72__ beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a __73__ The word geography __74__ from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for earth and graphein, __75__ means to write. The English word geography means to describe the earth. __76__ geography books focus on a small area __77__ a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an __78__ continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another __79__ to divide the study of __80__ is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the __81__ starts with human beings and __82__ how human beings and their environment act __83__ each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, __84__ branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described __85__ one who observes, records, and explains the __86__ between places. If all places __87__ alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however, __88__ no two places are exactly the same. Geography, __89__, is a point of view, a special way of __90__ at places.

　　71. A) similar B) various C) distant D) famous

　　72. A) pass B) reach C) go D) set

　　73. A) whole B) unit C) part D) total

　　74. A) falls B) removes C) results D) comes

　　75. A) what B) that C) which D) it

　　76. A) Some B) Many C) Most D) Few

　　77. A) outside B) except C) as D) like

　　78. A) extensive B) entire C) overall D) enormous

　　79. A) way B) means C) habit D) technique

　　80. A) world B) earth C) geography D) globe

　　81. A) second B) later C) next D) latter

　　82. A) learns B) studies C) realises D) understands

　　83. A) upon B) for C) as D) to

　　84. A) neither B) either C) one D) each

　　85. A) for B) to C) as D) by

　　86. A) exceptions B) sameness C) differences D) divisions

　　87. A) being B) are C) be D) were

　　88. A) although B) whether C) since D) that

　　89. A) still B) then C) nevertheless D) moreover

　　90. A) working B) looking C) arriving D) getting

　　参考答案：

　　B C A D C A D B A C D B A A C C D D B B