Ⅰ. 完形填空。
Maria is a 42-year-old lady. She always says she has one of the world's best ______ 1 ______ . She works for National Park Service at the Statue of Liberty(自由女神雕像) in New York City. " ______ 2 ______ come here from all over the world." Maria said. "Helping them learn about 'Lady Liberty' is really ______ 3 ______ ." Maria begins her day just like one of the visitors. She takes a fifteen-minute boat ______ 4 ______ to Liberty Island. Then she ______ 5 ______ visitors to see the exhibits(陈列品) in the museum. The museum is ______ 6 ______ the famous statue. "It's fun to talk ______ 7 ______ all these people when we climb to the statue's crown(王冠)," she said. "Besides, it ______ 8 ______ me exercise. There are 154 steps on the way to the crown."
()1. A. jobs B. places C. parks
()2. A. Readers B. Learners C. Visitors
()3. A. boring B. interesting C. special
()4. A. run B. hike C. travel
()5. A. asks B. stays C. takes
()6. A. on B. over C. inside
()7. A. with B. of C. for
()8. A. plans B. makes C. helps

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. C

【解析】
1. 结合后文"She works for National Park Service"可知，此处是说她拥有世界上最好的工作之一，jobs符合语境，选A。
2. 结合后文"come here from all over the world"以及前文提到的景点场景，来景点的是来自世界各地的游客，Visitors符合语境，选C。
3. 结合后文"It's fun to talk..."的描述，能看出她觉得帮助游客了解自由女神像是很有趣的，interesting符合语境，选B。
4. 此处表达乘坐15分钟的乘船行程前往自由岛，boat travel表示乘船出行，符合语境，选C。
5. 固定搭配take sb. to do sth.表示带领某人做某事，此处是她带领游客观看博物馆里的陈列品，takes符合语境，选C。
6. 结合常识和语境，博物馆位于著名的自由女神像内部，inside符合语境，选C。
7. 固定搭配talk with sb.表示和某人交谈，此处是和所有这些人交谈很有意思，with符合语境，选A。
8. 此处表达爬154级台阶到王冠的行程能帮助她锻炼身体，helps符合语境，选C。
【答案】
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. C
【知识点】
名词辨析
动词搭配
介词固定搭配
【点评】
本题是简单的完形填空，依托景点工作的生活化语境考查基础词汇和常用固定搭配，多数空可通过上下文逻辑直接推导，适合巩固基础词汇用法。
【难度系数】
0.8