四川省北师大附中广安分校高考英语完形填空选练11.docx

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四川省北师大附中广安分校高考英语完形填空选练11

四川省北师大附中广安分校2016高考英语完形填空选练（11）

【由上海市徐汇区2014诊断卷改编】完形填空

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

“Whatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup?

”isaquestionthatyoumayhavebeenasked.Youmaynotevenknowthereareavarietyofgeography-relatedjobs.

TheAssociationofAmericanGeographerslistsnearly150differentgeographyjobs.So,ifyouareinterestedinpeople,places,andenvironments,considerajobingeography.Yourworkwillnotbelimitedtomaps—itmightrangefrom1datatoplanningprojects,ormakingdecisionsabouttheenvironment.

ProcessingGeographicData

Ageographer’smainactivityisanalyzinggeographicinformationtoanswergeographicquestions.Jobsprocessinggeographicdatabegin,ofcourse,withcollectingtheinformation.Oneon-the-groundjobindatacollectionisthatofasurveyor.Surveyors2andmeasurethelanddirectly.Theymaymarkboundaries,studytheshapeoftheland,orevenhelpfindsewer（下水道）andwatersystemsbeneaththeEarth.High-techinformation-gatheringjobsincludeworkingwithGeographicInformationSystems（GIS）data.SomeexamplesofthesejobsincluderemotesensingspecialistsandGISanalysts.Dataanalysisjobsrequiretheabilitytothink3,high-levelcomputerskills,andacollegeeducation.

Oncedatahavebeenprocessed,ageographermaystudytheinformationtouseinplanningprojectssuchasanewurbanarea,a（n）4evacuation（撤退）plan,ortheplacementofanewhighway.Plannerscanalsohelpdeterminehowtomakeaneighborhoodabetterplacetolive.Thesejobs,too,requiregoodcriticalthinking,writing,andcomputerskills,aswellasacollegeeducation.Plannersare5tothesuccessofacommunity.

AdvisingBusinessesandGovernment

Abouthalfofjobsusinggeographyareinbusinessandgovernment.Allkindsofbusinessesusegeographicinformationtohelpbuildand6theiroperations.Alocationanalyststudiesanareatofindthebestlocationforaclient.Theclientmightbealargeretailstorechainthatwantstoknowwhichlocationwouldbebestforopeninganewstore.ThelocationanalystcanstudyGISreportsonsuchelementsastransportationnetworksorpopulationinanareaandgivethebusinessownersthepositiveand7pointsaboutalocationbeingconsidered.

In1967,theMexicangovernmentwaslookingforalocationtocreateanewinternationaltouristresort.TheyusedlocationanalyststofindanareathathadgoodbeachesandwaseasytoreachfromtheUnitedStates.The8wasCancún,todayoneoftheworld’smostdesirablevacationsites.

Businessesconnectedwithnatural9suchasforestsalsorelyongeographers.Geographershelpthemunderstandtherelationshipbetweentheirbusinessandtheenvironmentwheretheirbusinessislocated.

In1967,CancúnwasasmallislandonMexico’sCaribbeancoast.Ithadwhitesandbeaches,manybirdsandmangrove（红树）trees,butfewpeople.Afteritwasselectedasaresortsite,itwasquickly10.Today,Cancúnhasmorethan100hotelsand500,000permanentresidents.Manyworkinthetouristindustrythatservesthemillionsofvisitorswhocomeeachyearfromallovertheworld.

PhysicalandHumanGeography

Physicalgeographersaresometimescalledearthscientists.Somestudysuchtopicsasgeomorphology（地形学）,thatis,thestudyofhowtheshapeoftheEarth11.Othersstudyweatherandclimate.Stillothersstudywater,theoceans,soils,orecology.Jobsinthesefieldsrequire12scientifictraining.

Somegeographersstudyeconomic,political,and13issuesastheyrelatetoplaceorregion.Humangeographersareusuallyhiredbygovernmentagenciestoanalyzeaspecificproblem.Thesegeographerswork14withpoliticalscientists,economists,andsociologists.

Together,theyprovidepossiblesolutionstoproblemsfrommanydifferentaspectsoflifeinanarea.And,ofcourse,geographersteachthesubjectatalllevelsof15,fromelementaryschoolstouniversities.Butnomatterwhatgeographyjobspeoplemighthold,theyarealwaystryingtoanswerthebasicgeographicquestions:

“Wherearethingslocated?

”and“Whyaretheythere?

”

1.A.performingB.analyzingC.appreciatingD.downloading

2.A.mapB.mineC.shapeD.honour

3.A.creativelyB.criticallyC.wildlyD.moderately

4.A.disasterB.radioactivityC.excursionD.vacation

5.A.qualifiedB.determinedC.valuableD.feasible

6.A.surviveB.expandC.manageD.boom

7.A.negativeB.effectiveC.depressiveD.profitable

8.A.sceneryB.destinationC.resultD.foundation

9.A.potentialsB.historiesC.resourcesD.sciences

10.A.specializedB.pollutedC.governedD.transformed

11.A.proceeds