五、（2025·沈阳模拟）完形填空。〔人与社会——历史、社会与文化〕
Have you ever heard of a place called Shangri - La? It has been described 1 an earthly paradise. But is it real? In a way，yes and it 2 to be right here in China.
Shangri - La first showed up in the novel Lost Horizon（《消失的地平线》）. The book， 3 by British author James Hilton，tells the tale of a diplomat（外交官）who ends up in Shangri - La after a plane accident in Xizang，China.
But Shangri - La is not in Xinjiang—rather，it is 4 to be in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. 5 there is no evidence（证据），many people believe Hilton's description of Shangri - La is from Joseph Rock's writings. Rock was a botanist（植物学家）who 6 these provinces from 1922 to 1949. What he saw in China very closely matches Hilton's description of Shangri - La.
I first 7 Shangri - La in a video game. In the game，your character sometimes 8 to Shangri - La to fight against demons（恶魔）. I think that the game's creators were 9 inspired（受启发）by both Lost Horizon and Rock's writings.
I have not 10 to Yunnan or Sichuan myself，but I've been told that the old areas in these provinces are quite beautiful. I hope to go there myself someday and see the beauty of Shangri - La with my own eyes.
1. A. for
B. with
C. to
D. as
2. A. happens
B. starts
C. prepares
D. develops
3. A. written
B. spoken
C. played
D. introduced
4. A. proved
B. believed
C. created
D. wondered
5. A. Until
B. Because
C. Whether
D. Although
6. A. transported
B. explored
C. accepted
D. imagined
7. A. heard of
B. cared for
C. agreed with
D. chose from
8. A. sleeps
B. belongs
C. travels
D. listens
9. A. hardly
B. fairly
C. usually
D. possibly
10. A. been
B. gone
C. done
D. come

1. D
2. A（此处原题目中推测应为 “is said” 类似表达意思才更准确，但按本题给选项，结合语境 “it happens to be” 表示“它碰巧在” ，选A使句子意思合理 ）
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. A