() 9.— Many climbers like taking an adventure in Mount Qomolangma.
— Yes. But some have been missing. Maybe they have been dead.
A.not found
B.in danger
C.travelling around

A

题干中提到“Maybe they have been dead.”意味着有些登山者可能已经死亡，即他们处于未被找到的状态，且可能已遭遇不测。选项A“not found”意为未被找到，与题意相符。选项B“in danger”表示处于危险中，但并不等同于失踪或死亡。选项C“travelling around”意为四处旅行，与题意不符。因此，根据语境推断，正确答案应为A，表示这些登山者未被找到，可能已经死亡。

() 10.— People had to take the coach before high - speed train was built between Shenzhen and Xiamen.
— It usually took about eight hours from Shenzhen to Xiamen.
A.bus for students
B.bus for long journeys
C.bus for sightseeing

B

根据句意“在深圳和厦门之间的高铁建成之前，人们不得不乘坐长途汽车”，“coach”在此处指长途汽车。选项A是学生巴士，C是观光巴士，均不符合语境，B选项“bus for long journeys”符合“coach”的含义。

Ⅱ. Cloze test.
In America, a question is asked millions of times, “Paper or plastic (塑料)?” Which kind of bag would you 1?
In fact, all kinds of bags do harm to the environment, but we are always told that paper bags are 2 because they can be broken down easily. However, making paper bags needs more resources (资源) than making plastic ones. How can this be 3?
Studies show that paper bag production 4 four times as much energy as plastic bag production. And the amount of water used to make paper is twenty times larger. Besides, the harm to forests is more serious. People need fourteen million trees to 5 ten million paper bags. And some people believe that paper bags are more environment - friendly than plastic ones. However, this 6 can be quickly discarded (抛弃). Research shows it isn't true.
Although paper bags might be more 7 than plastic ones, plastic still seems to be thought the more harmful of the two. In Iceland, people have to pay 22 cents for every plastic bag. As a result, the 8 of plastic bags used has dropped quickly.
It seems good to reuse these bags. However, we're not doing that a lot, because they are 9 broken. If so, cloth bags are a better 10, but their production still has a bad effect on the environment. So what should we do? How should we answer the question “Paper or plastic?”
() 1. A. expect
B. choose
C. guess
() 2. A. better
B. worse
C. nicer
() 3. A. wrong
B. usual
C. true
() 4. A. requires
B. wants
C. asks
() 5. A. invent
B. sell
C. produce
() 6. A. idea
B. word
C. question
() 7. A. helpful
B. harmful
C. beautiful
() 8. A. price
B. mistake
C. number
() 9. A. easily
B. slowly
C. hard
() 10. A. situation
B. agreement
C. choice

BACACABCAC

1. 前文问“Paper or plastic?”，此处应是选择哪种袋子，选B。
2. 因纸袋易分解，人们被告知纸袋更好，选A。
3. 前文说纸袋生产需更多资源，与“纸袋更好”的观点矛盾，问“这怎么可能是真的”，选C。
4. 生产纸袋“需要”四倍能量，require符合语境，选A。
5. 用树“生产”纸袋，produce正确，选C。
6. 前文是人们认为纸袋更环保的“想法”，选A。
7. 研究表明纸袋并不更环保，即可能比塑料袋更“有害”，选B。
8. 付费后塑料袋使用“数量”下降，选C。
9. 袋子“容易”破所以不常重复使用，选A。
10. 布袋是更好的“选择”，选C。