Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast various places on the earth. But they also (51) beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a whole. The English word geography means "to describe the earth. " (52) geography books focus on a small area like a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an (53) continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another (54) to divide the study of geography is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the (55) starts with human beings and studies how human beings and their environment act (56) each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, (57) branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the (58) between places. If all places (59) alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however, that no two places are exactly the same. Geography, (60) is a point of view, a special way of looking at place.
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A.Some
B.Many
C.Most
D.Few
参考答案：A
解析：
从空格所在的句子来看，四个选项都可以选用。但与上下文联系起来看，就只能选A项Some。在英语中some与others常常连用，“some...others”意思是“一些……，另一些”；D项Few是否定词，意为“几乎没有；很少”，这里不能选用。根据下面的“Many geography books deal with the whole earth”可知，此处也不能选B项Many“许多”或C项Most“大部分”。