阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Geography is an important tool for learning and understanding history. Geography affects history—just look at the changes in world geography over recent years. Governments change, and _
_ _ countries were born.Many countries no longer have the same names they _
__even five years ago. Climate changes
_ ___events such as droughts(干旱) and floods that cause lots of loss of life and the movements of people from one place to another in search of
_ __. Environmental changes can change the entire _
_ __of a community or region.
As with history, children have a natural interest in_
__. Watch a group of children playing in the sand. One child makes streets for his cars, _
__ a second child builds houses along the_
__.A third scoops out a hole and
_ ___ the dirt to make a hill, then pours water in the
_ __ to make a lake, using sticks for _
__. The children name the streets, and __
__ may even use a watering can to make_
__ that washes away a house. They may not realize it, _
___these children are learning some core features(核心特征)of geography—how people interact with the Earth, how climate _
__land, and how places _
__each other through the movement of things from one place to another. Turning to maps or globes, When we talk with our children about vacation plans, events
___around the world or historical events, we teach them a great deal about geography. Not only can such activities help our children learn how to use key reference tools,_
_ _ over time, they help them form their own mental maps of the world, which allows children to better organize and
_ ___information about other people, places, times and_
__. Such activities also help our children learn to how to work together in the future.
小题3: | A.bring about | B.come about | C.take place | D.happen |
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小题4: | A.relative | B.safe | C.help | D.safety |
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小题5: | A.people | B.history | C.nature | D.housing |
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小题6: | A.climate | B.building | C.environment | D.geography. |
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小题8: | A.paths | B.streets | C.railway | D.ways |
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小题9: | A.makes | B.create | C.pull | D.uses |
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小题10: | A.house | B.street | C.hole | D.hill |
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小题11: | A.houses | B.bridges | C.streets | D.road |
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小题13: | A.cloudy | B.cover | C.snow | D.rain |
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小题14: | A.but | B.and | C.yet | D.still |
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小题15: | A.effects | B.affects | C.affect | D.influence |
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小题16: | A.relate to | B.concerned | C.involving | D.refer to |
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小题17: | A.to happen | B.happening | C.happen | D.happened |
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小题18: | A.but | B.and | C.besides | D.so |
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小题19: | A.write | B.read | C.understand | D.know |
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小题20: | A.weather | B.history | C.climate | D.events. |
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