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1、黑龙江七台河市 2017 高考英语一轮完形填空学生自选题（二）【上海市长宁、嘉定区 2014 模拟】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Archaeologists are scientists who search for clues that help form a cleare
2、r picture of the lives people led in the past. Archaeology is a modern science, but it has been 1 for centuries. More than 2,400 years ago, the Greek historian Herodotus described the Egyptian pyramids and other monuments. He may have been the first writer to consider that remains and 2 could provid
3、e information for 3 generations. For more than a thousand years, however, such 4 were observers rather than researchers.In the 1700s, scientists and adventurers from a variety of countries traveled 5 to explore ancient sites. Digs that are still 6 began in 1709 at Herculaneum, an Italian city buried
4、 in ash during the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in A. D. 79. The Danish scholar Carsten Niebuhr visited the ruins of Persepolis in the Middle East in 1765 to study cuneiform writing (楔形文字). 7 , archaeology didnt become a widely recognized science and schools didnt recognize the subject as a scholarly
5、 pursuit until the 19th century. The term itself was 8 in 1837. It comes from a Latin word meaning “the study of antiquities ( 古 物 ).” One of the first archaeologists to use a scientific approach to the discipline was Heinrich Schliemann of Germany, who in the late 1800s 9 the ancient civilization o
6、f the city of Troy.Today, archaeologists uncover the past in many different 10 , including deserts and jungles, at sites called digs. Ancient sources, folk tales, and landscape features can suggest where archaeologists should look. Surveys of the land help them choose sites 11 to provide artifacts,
7、the objects that will unlock the story of a particular people their daily lives, their beliefs, and their ties to other cultures. A site, however, does not have to be old to be interesting to an archaeologist. Some prefer to study more 12 settlements. One scientist, for instance, studies coal mining
8、 camps in California by examining the garbage that miners 13 . Archaeologists may work for universities, museums or governments, and some of them are involved in educating the public about 14 ancient sites. Artifact hunters who are 15history rob these places and sell what they find for a few dollars
9、 to immoral dealers in antiquities.11. A. adventuringB. changingC. diggingD. evolving2. A. booksB. historyC. ruinsD. science3. A. lostB. laterC. olderD. several4. A. inventorsB. scholarsC. visitorsD. writers5. A. extensivelyB. nationwideC. regularlyD. together6. A. in progressB. in goodconditionC. o
10、n displayD. out of control7. A.BesidesB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Meanwhile8. A.coinedB.consideredC.recognizedD.used9. A.createdB.developedC.establishedD.investigated10. A.countriesB.fieldsC.locationsD.ways11. A.certainB.likelyC.readyD.necessary12. A.honorableB.peacefulC.ruralD.recent13. A.gave awayB.gave o
11、ffC.left behindD.left out14. A.choosingB.examiningC.studyingD.protecting15. A.aware ofB.fed up withC.ignorant ofD.familiar with【参考答案】1-5 DCBBA6-10 ABADC11-15 BDCDC完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Peter and Paul got permission from their parents to camp
12、in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they knew it would be more 41 to camp in the woods that lay beyond theriver. Excitedly, the boys 42 with their tent and food.Carrying their heavy 43 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun bea
13、ting down. They were eager to reach their 44 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 45 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 46 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 47 , Peter followed
14、his brother deeper into the 48 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 49 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 50 to the river to catch some fish.2“Are you sure that this is the right 51 ?” whispered Peter shaki
15、ly. “Im sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked 52 silently. “Look, there it is again. Were lost, arent we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didnt know where they were.53 , they were a long distance from where they were 54 to be. They were not even 55of where they had set up their camp. They sat in 56 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why dont we look for clues the way trackers 57 in the movies? We werent careful about how we walked, so Im sure we
