Part Ⅱ Cloze 

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 

Many visitors to theUnited Kingdomgo straight to London and never set foot outside thecapital—which is a pity, for those that do are often surprised at the sheervariety of landscapes 1 within such a small geographical area. 2 youwant to see stunning, unspoilt scenery you should 3 spend a few days inone ofBritain"slargest areas of protected countryside, a national park. 4 in the second half of the 20 ^thcentury after popular pressure for access 5 the country"s wilderplaces, there are now 15 of them throughout the British Isles.
The biggest is the Cairngorms in northernScotland, named 6 some ofthe country"s highest mountains and the best place for skiing.Pony-trekking, climbing and fishing are also 7 , along withScotland"snational game, golf. 8 enthusiasts are well rewarded—this is the home ofthe red deer,red squirrel and golden eagle. If you don"t like the 9 to thehighest point, some 2, 000 metres 10 sea level, you can take the railway11 gets you to the summit in less than ten minutes. 12 the westof the park is another popular natural 13 , Loch Ness. The lake is over200 metres 14 inplaces, and salmon, trout and eels are in abundance here.
Over the border inEnglandis the Lake District, 15 made famous byRomantic poets such as William Wordsworth two hundreds years ago. People havebeen 16 here en masse since 1847 17 a railway was built to its biggest lake,Windermere. 18 inthe past boats plied its waters 19 stone, timber and wood, today"scraft are more likely to carry 20 on pleasure cruises—over a million ayear, in fact.

1. 

 A to find

 B to be found

 C finding

 D to have found

答案:B

[考点] 语法结构题 

[解析] 非谓语动词做后置定语修饰landscapes，此处landscapes与find之间是被动关系，所以选to be found。

2. 

 A While

 B As

 C If

 D Since

答案:C

[考点] 逻辑推理题 

[解析] 本句意思是：如果你想看惊艳的、未受破坏的自然景观，你定然要在国家公园，英国最大的自然保护区之一花费几天的时间。所以应该选If。

3. 

 A certainly

 B formally

 C normally

 D gradually

答案:A

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] certainly：一定；formally：正式地；normally：正常地；gradually：逐渐地。根据上下文判断，只有A项符合题意。

4. 

 A To create

 B Creating

 C Create

 D Created

答案:D

[考点] 语法结构题 

[解析] 本句主语them指代的是national park。在本句中National park与create之间是被动关系，所以选created。

5. 

 A for

 B to

 C by

 D in

答案:B

[考点] 词语搭配题 

[解析] 表示“进入”时应用“access to”结构。

6. 

 A for

 B by

 C with

 D after

答案:D

[考点] 词语搭配题 

[解析] 表示“以……命名”时应用“name after。”结构。故应选介词after。

7. 

 A pleasant

 B favorite

 C popular

 D favorable

答案:C

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] 本句意思是：骑马旅行、爬山、钓鱼和苏格兰的国家运动——高尔夫一样，也很流行。pleasant：高兴的；favorite：最喜爱的；favorable：有用的。故popular(流行的)符合句意。

8. 

 A Creature

 B Wildlife

 C Plant

 D Botany

答案:B

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] 根据上下文意思可知此处应该填的是野生动物爱好者。creature：生物；plant：植物；wildlife：野生动物；botany：植物学。

9. 

 A way

 B road

 C walk

 D step

答案:C

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] 本句意思是：如果你不喜欢步行去海拔2000米高的山的最顶端。way：方法；road：道路；walk：步行；step：脚步。故选walk。同时也与下文“take the railway”相对应。

10. 

 A below

 B up

 C above

 D under

答案:C

[考点] 词语搭配题 

[解析] 表示“海拔”时应用“above sea level”结构。

11. 

 A which

 B what

 C when

 D where

答案:A

[考点] 语法结构题 

[解析] 此处考查的是定语从句的关系词。先行词railway指物，在从句中做主语。故选which。

12. 

 A At

 B On

 C To

 D In

答案:C

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] 此处考查的是方位词的介词。at：在某一点；on：两地接壤；to：某一地区之外的某范围；in：在一个范围内。故选to。

13. 

 A interest

 B attraction

 C pleasure

 D place

答案:B

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] 根据上下文此处意思是自然景观。interest：兴趣；attraction：吸引人的事物；pleasure：高兴；place：地方。natural attraction意思为自然景观。

14. 

 A depth

 B deeply

 C deep

 D deepness

答案:C

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] depth：(n.)深度；deeply：(adv.)深深地；deep：(adj.)深度；deepness：(n.)深度，浓度。从本句分析可知此处应填一个形容词，做后置定语，故选deep。

15. 

 A recently

 B lately

 C eventually

 D originally

答案:D

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] recently：目前；lately：近来；eventually：最终地；originally：起初。根据句意选择originally。

16. 

 A travelled

 B travelling

 C travel

 D to travel

答案:B

[考点] 语法结构题 

[解析] 此处考查的是现在完成进行时的结构have been doing。

17. 

 A when

 B because

 C while

 D as

答案:A

[考点] 语法结构题 

[解析] 此处考查的是定语从句的关系词。先行词是时间1847，所以关系词选when。

18. 

 A As

 B Because

 C Since

 D While

答案:D

[考点] 语法结构题 

[解析] 选项中只有while可以表示两种情况的对比。本句是过去的小船和现在的小船用途的对比。故选D。

19. 

 A moving

 B running

 C transporting

 D sending

答案:C

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] move：移动；run：奔跑；transport：运输；send：发送。根据句意可知，本句指运输石头和木材，故选transport的现在分词形式transporting。

20. 

 A goods

 B materials

 C tourists

 D products

答案:C

[考点] 词义辨析题 

[解析] goods：商品；material：材料；tourist：游客；product：产品。本句意思是：如今的小船更可能运送游客随意游玩，故选tourists。