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1: | | A．new | B．some | C．many | D．old | |
| 小题3: | | A．bring about | B．come about | C．take place | D．happen | |
| 小题4: | | A．relative | B．safe | C．help | D．safety | |
| 小题5: | | A．people | B．history | C．nature | D．housing | |
| 小题6: | | A．climate | B．building | C．environment | D．geography. | |
| 小题8: | | A．paths | B．streets | C．railway | D．ways | |
| 小题9: | | A．makes | B．create | C．pull | D．uses | |
| 小题10: | | A．house | B．street | C．hole | D．hill | |
| 小题11: | | A．houses | B．bridges | C．streets | D．road | |
| 小题12: | | A．we | B．he | C．they | D．workers | |
| 小题13: | | A．cloudy | B．cover | C．snow | D．rain | |
| 小题14: | | A．but | B．and | C．yet | D．still | |
小题15:<
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:D
完形填空：这篇短文主要讲述了地理是学习和理解历史的工具。
小题1:A 政府改变了，新的国家诞生了。
小题2:A did 在这里代替have又因为后面有过去的时间状语所以用过去时。
小题3:A bring about引起；come about发生；take place发生；happen发生，后面三者不跟宾语。
小题4:D 人们迁徙的目的是寻找安全，又因为介词短语后需用名词
小题5:B 由于人们的迁徙而改变了一个社区的历史。
小题6:D 根据下文“They may not realize it, but these children are learning some core features of geography—how people interact with the Earth, how climate affects land, and how places relate to each other through the movement of things from one place to another”这是学生对地理感兴趣。
小题7:A 这里表示前后是对比关系，只有while有这种用法。
小题8:B 根据“One child makes streets for his cars”可知这里指沿着街道建造房子。
小题9:D根据make a hill可知这里是短语use sth to do用某物来做某事。
小题10:C 根据上文A third scoops out a hole和下文make a lake可以推测出答案故选C。
小题11:B根据上文make a lake可以推知孩子们要修建桥，故选B。
小题12:C 根据The children name the streets可知这里用代词代替The children故选C。
小题13:D 根据后面的定语that washes away a house.可知是雨水，故选D。
小题14:A 根据“They may not realize it”后面应是转折。
小题15: B根据“how people interact with the Earth”,相互影响。
小题16:A 通过地球的运动各个地方之间有关联。
小题17:B 因为这里需用非谓语动词，events 和happen 只能用主动，happen没有被动形式， 现在分词表主动。
小题18:A根据“Not only can such activities help our children learn how to use key reference tools”not only… but( also)对应的连词。
小题19:C 只有理解了才能更好的去组织整理信息。
小题20:D 根据“events happening around the world or historical events”可知。
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