section Ⅱ use of english (15 minutes)
directions:
read the following text. choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark a, b,c, or don your answer sheet 1.
text
geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. geographers (地理学家) compare and contrast 26 places on the earth. but they also 27 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 28 . the word geography 29 from two greek words: ge，the greek word for "earth" and graphein, 30 . means "to write". the english word geography means "to describe the earth". 31 geography books focus on a small area 32 a town or city. others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 33 continent. many geography books deal with the whole earth. another 34 to divide the study of 35 is to distinguish betweenphysical geography and cultural geography. the former focuses on the natural world; the 36 starts with human beings and 37 how human beings and their environment act 38 each other. but when geography is considered as a single subject, 39 branch can neglect the other.
a geographer might be described 40 one who observes, records, and explains the 41 between places. if all places 42 alike, there would be little need for geographers.
we know, however, 43 no two places are exactly the same. geography, 44 , is a
point of view, a special way of 45 at places.
26. similar various distant famous
27. pass go reach set
28. whole unit part total
29. falls removes results comes
30. what that which it
31. some many most few
32. outside except as like
33. extensive entire overall enormous
34. way means habit technique
35. world earth geography globe
36. second later next latter
37. learns studies realizes understands
38. upon for as to
39. neither either one each
40. for . to as by
41. exceptions sameness differences divisions
42. being are be were
43. although whether since that
44. still then nevertheless moreover
45. working looking arriving getting