四、完形填空。〔人与社会——文化景观〕
There are many places of interest in China. They attract lots of visitors 1 all over the world every year. The most famous one among them is the Great Wall. It has a(n) 2 of over two thousand years. It is over 20,000 kilometres 3. It is often called “Ten Thousand Li Great Wall” and it is one of the “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world.
Besides(除了)the Great Wall, many 4, such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, are very popular 5.
Among the rivers, the Yangtze River is the longest in China and the 6 largest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America. As the largest water system(系统)in China, the Yangtze River is very 7 to the country.
Rivers and lakes are usually the birthplaces(发源地)of 8 culture. Did you ever 9 the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake? It is said that the 10 happened near the West Lake a long time ago. The West Lake is the most 11 place that I have ever visited. It lies in the west of Hangzhou. Many tourist places such as the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou are worth 12. The scenery is so beautiful 13 visitors often lose themselves in it.
Now more and more foreign people 14 to take a trip in China for its beautiful scenery. Why not have a 15 with your family in the coming summer holiday?
()1. A. from
B. to
C. across
D. about
()2. A. area
B. population
C. size
D. history
()3. A. wide
B. tall
C. long
D. big
()4. A. rivers
B. oceans
C. lakes
D. seas
()5. A. as well
B. at least
C. in the end
D. more than
()6. A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
()7. A. exciting
B. interesting
C. important
D. beautiful
()8. A. Chinese
B. American
C. African
D. European
()9. A. hear of
B. think of
C. learn from
D. worry about
()10. A. book
B. story
C. news
D. text
()11. A. terrible
B. boring
C. wonderful
D. important
()12. A. reading
B. looking
C. living
D. visiting
()13. A. that
B. because
C. when
D. though
()14. A. seem
B. choose
C. touch
D. mind
()15. A. trip
B. look
C. talk
D. rest

1~5. ADCAA 6~10. CCAAB 11~15. CDABA

【分析】做完形填空需遵循“通读全文把握主旨→逐空结合语境/固定搭配/词义辨析分析→验证答案”的思路：首先通读全文，明确文章围绕中国文化景观（长城、河流、西湖等）展开，核心是介绍中国名胜吸引游客的特点；再逐空分析时，需结合上下文逻辑、词汇含义及固定搭配判断选项，确保每处选择符合文意与语法规则。
【解析】1. 考查介词：句意为“它们每年吸引来自世界各地的游客”，from表“来自”，选A。
2. 考查名词：长城有两千多年的“历史”，history符合，选D。
3. 考查形容词：长城长度超2万公里，long表“长的”，选C。
4. 考查名词：后文举例长江、黄河，属于河流，rivers符合，选A。
5. 考查短语：句意为“很多河流也很受欢迎”，as well表“也”，选A。
6. 考查数词：长江是世界第三长河（仅次于尼罗河、亚马逊河），third符合，选C。
7. 考查形容词：长江是中国最大水系，对中国很“重要”，important符合，选C。
8. 考查形容词：河流湖泊是“中国”文化的发源地，Chinese符合，选A。
9. 考查动词短语：句意为“你听说过许仙和白蛇的故事吗？”，hear of表“听说”，选A。
10. 考查名词：这个“故事”发生在西湖附近，story符合，选B。
11. 考查形容词：西湖是“很棒的”地方，wonderful符合，选C。
12. 考查动词：景点值得“参观”，be worth doing是固定搭配，visiting符合，选D。
13. 考查连词：so...that...是固定结构，表“如此…以至于”，选A。
14. 考查动词：越来越多外国人“选择”来中国旅行，choose符合，选B。
15. 考查名词：take a trip是固定搭配，表“旅行”，选A。
【答案】1~5. ADCAA 6~10. CCAAB 11~15. CDABA
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配、词义辨析
【点评】本文围绕中国文化景观展开，考察初中阶段核心词汇、固定搭配及语境理解，贴近学生认知，兼具知识性与实用性，有助于学生了解中国文化。
【难度系数】0.6