完型填空题

　　第6部分：完形填空（第51～65题，每题1分，共15分）

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Water

　　From the beginning, water has furnished man with a source of food and a highway to travel upon. The first　　　（51） arose where water was a dominant element in the environment, a challenge to man's ingenuity. The Egyptians invented the 365-day calendar　　　（52） the Nile's annual flooding, The Babylonians, who were among the most famous law-makers in ancient times, invented laws　　　（53） water usage. Water inspired the Chinese to build a 1,000-　　　（54） canal, a complex system which, after nearly 2,500 years, remains still practically　　　（55） and still commands the astonishment of engineers. But the　　　（56） never found complete solutions to their water problems. The Yellow River is also known　　　（57） "China's Sorrow"; it is so unpredictable and dangerous　　　（58） in a single flood it may cause a million　　　（59）. Floods slowed the great civilization of the Indus River Valley, and inadequate drainage ruined　　　（60） its land. Today water dominates　　　（61） as it always has done. Its presence continues to　　　（62） the location of his homes and cities; its violent variability can　　　（63） man or his herds or his crops; its routes links him　　　（64） his fellows; its immense value may　　　（65） to already dangerous political conflicts. There are many examples of this in our own time.

　　51 A governments  B cultures   C civilizations D universities

　　52 A in regard to B in response to C in case   D in spite of

　　53 A regulates   B regulate   C regulated   D regulating

　　54 A miles     B mile     C mile's    D miles'

　　55 A in use    B for use   C by use    D on use

　　56 A villagers   B ancients   C farmers   D merchants

　　57 A for     B by      C to      D as

　　58 A that     B when     C because   D which

　　59 A injuries   B deaths    C damages   D ruins

　　60 A a number of  B a couple of  C many of   D much of

　　61 A woman     B women     C man     D men

　　62 A govern    B control   C lead     D change

　　63 A move     B violate   C kill     D disappear

　　64 A by      B on     C and     D to

　　65 A increase   B add     C expand    D extend

　　【参考答案】

　　51. C　　52. B　　53. D　　54. B　　55. A

　　56. B　　57. D　　58. A　　59. B　　60. D

　　61. C　　62. A　　63. C　　64. D　　65. B