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beauty of nature. — I can’t agree more. See those ________ hills in the distance. (snow, cover) 2. — I want to donate some money to help the earthquakehit areas. — Me, too. Everybody thinks it ________. (worth, while) 3. — Jeff won the first prize in the speech petition. — That’s because he is ________. (hard, work) 4. — It’s Christmas again. Where shall we buy the gifts? — Let’s go shopping ________ this afternoon. (down, town) 5. — Cloning has both advantages and disadvantages. — That’s why it is often called a ________ sword. (double, edge) IV. 書面表達(dá) 文化是相通的?!?。 3. B ① settle,意思是“定居;解決;決定”。theme song主題歌。 6. A unlike為介詞,意思是“與 7. C careless為形容詞, carelessness為名詞,意為“粗心”。 II.完形填空 1. A be located … 位于 3. C operate指“組織”或“公司運(yùn)營”。 10. A attraction 愛慕,吸引;令人向往的地方?!? 12. C rename 給 13. B “ distinguish … from … ”與“ tell … from … ”及“ differ … from … ”同意,意為“把 1. snowcovered adj. 被積雪覆蓋的 2. worthwhile adj. 值得的 3. hardworking adj. 用功的,努力的 4. downtown adv. 在市區(qū) 5. doubleedged adj. doubleedged雙刃的。區(qū)分開”。 8. A future。 5. D consist of 與 be made up of 意思相同,“由 9. C attraction為名詞,意思是“吸引人的地方或事物”。根據(jù)本題表述, settle為最佳 選項(xiàng)。 Something I Admire About Western Culture