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. borrow ( )14. A. jobs B. people C. problems D. answers ( )15. A. cheap B. large C. tall D. high ( )16. A. hardly B. easily C. carefully D. usually ( )17. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. not ( )18. A. hard B. good C. easy D. better ( )19. A. dangerous B. popular C. safe D. warm ( )20. A. But B. Because C. After D. Before [答案 ] 11— 15 BCBCD 16— 20 BCACD Ⅲ. 閱讀理解 (15分 ) You may have noticed that the world39。s choice of location are climate and resources. Climate is the usual weather conditions in a region. Areas that have bad weather are generally less deal as places to live in. The north and south poles at the top and bottom of the world may be beautiful in their rugged, natural way, but the disadvantage of the bitterly cold and windy conditions usually keeps people away. When it es to climate, warm conditions and a normal amount(正常量 ) of rainfall are advantages that attract people. Natural resources are things that we get from nature that help us survive. Each region offers different resources, and therefore attracts different groups of people. People who enjoy the beach can make their living by catching and selling the ocean39。t live near the north or south pole because ________. A. they can39。t attract people C. the unpleasant weather keeps them away D. the length of nighttime is too short or too long ( )24. Why do people go and live in valleys near rivers? A. The temperature isn39。s easier for people to grow plants or keep animals. ( )25. The purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us ________. A. people cannot survive in cold conditions B. different resources attract different groups of people C. people usually prefer living at the seaside to living in mountains D. a normal amount of rainfall is necessary for people to live i