一、完形填空
If you ask most people about the desert, they might describe (描述) sand and rocks. Arches National Park in Utah shows a different 1. Visitors to Arches are amazed by the life and 2 in the desert. Wildflowers and cactuses add bright colours to the red rock. Bluejays (蓝松鸦) and red - tailed hawks fly up high in the sky.
Of course, the park is most famous for its amazing 3. More than 2,000 natural arches have been found in the park. Some of them stand alone against the cloudless sky; 4 stand out from the rocky hills. They were formed over the course (过程) of 100 million years, as wind and water 5 broke down the rock. Although the arches took millions of years to form, it takes only seconds to 6 an arch forever. In 1991, Landscape Arch, the park's largest arch, lost a piece of rock 60 feet long. The arch still stands, 7 it is now much easier to break.
In the beauty of this desert park, roads and cars are the only interruption (干扰) to the 8 scene. But they make it easy for people to 9 nature's great work while it is still there.
In 2025, the park started a new entry system. It 10 visitors to buy tickets up to six months early. In this way, visitors can better enjoy the natural beauty in the park in an organized way.
() 1. A. experience
B. character
C. scene
D. craft
() 2. A. noise
B. smell
C. spirit
D. colour
() 3. A. hills
B. rocks
C. sand
D. landforms
() 4. A. another
B. others
C. other
D. else
() 5. A. slowly
B. quickly
C. suddenly
D. easily
() 6. A. protect
B. forget
C. build
D. lose
() 7. A. but
B. and
C. so
D. then
() 8. A. ordinary
B. narrow
C. natural
D. strange
() 9. A. support
B. enjoy
C. check
D. express
() 10. A. shows
B. invites
C. needs
D. allows
If you ask most people about the desert, they might describe (描述) sand and rocks. Arches National Park in Utah shows a different 1. Visitors to Arches are amazed by the life and 2 in the desert. Wildflowers and cactuses add bright colours to the red rock. Bluejays (蓝松鸦) and red - tailed hawks fly up high in the sky.
Of course, the park is most famous for its amazing 3. More than 2,000 natural arches have been found in the park. Some of them stand alone against the cloudless sky; 4 stand out from the rocky hills. They were formed over the course (过程) of 100 million years, as wind and water 5 broke down the rock. Although the arches took millions of years to form, it takes only seconds to 6 an arch forever. In 1991, Landscape Arch, the park's largest arch, lost a piece of rock 60 feet long. The arch still stands, 7 it is now much easier to break.
In the beauty of this desert park, roads and cars are the only interruption (干扰) to the 8 scene. But they make it easy for people to 9 nature's great work while it is still there.
In 2025, the park started a new entry system. It 10 visitors to buy tickets up to six months early. In this way, visitors can better enjoy the natural beauty in the park in an organized way.
() 1. A. experience
B. character
C. scene
D. craft
() 2. A. noise
B. smell
C. spirit
D. colour
() 3. A. hills
B. rocks
C. sand
D. landforms
() 4. A. another
B. others
C. other
D. else
() 5. A. slowly
B. quickly
C. suddenly
D. easily
() 6. A. protect
B. forget
C. build
D. lose
() 7. A. but
B. and
C. so
D. then
() 8. A. ordinary
B. narrow
C. natural
D. strange
() 9. A. support
B. enjoy
C. check
D. express
() 10. A. shows
B. invites
C. needs
D. allows
答案：CDDBADACBD
解析：
1. 前文提到人们对沙漠的描述是沙子和岩石，而拱门国家公园展示了不同的“景象”，scene符合语境。
2. 后文“Wildflowers and cactuses add bright colours”提示此处应填“颜色”，colour正确。
3. 由“More than 2,000 natural arches”可知，公园以独特的“地貌”闻名，landforms符合。
4. “Some... others...”为固定搭配，表“一些……另一些……”，others正确。
5. 拱门形成耗时1亿年，故风和水是“缓慢地”侵蚀岩石，slowly正确。
6. 前文“took millions of years to form”与“only seconds to...”对比，应是“失去”拱门，lose正确。
7. “拱门仍然矗立”与“现在更容易破碎”为转折关系，but正确。
8. 道路和汽车是对“自然”景象的干扰，natural正确。
9. 道路和汽车让人们“欣赏”自然杰作，enjoy正确。
10. 新系统“允许”游客提前购票，allows正确。
2. 后文“Wildflowers and cactuses add bright colours”提示此处应填“颜色”，colour正确。
3. 由“More than 2,000 natural arches”可知，公园以独特的“地貌”闻名，landforms符合。
4. “Some... others...”为固定搭配，表“一些……另一些……”，others正确。
5. 拱门形成耗时1亿年，故风和水是“缓慢地”侵蚀岩石，slowly正确。
6. 前文“took millions of years to form”与“only seconds to...”对比，应是“失去”拱门，lose正确。
7. “拱门仍然矗立”与“现在更容易破碎”为转折关系，but正确。
8. 道路和汽车是对“自然”景象的干扰，natural正确。
9. 道路和汽车让人们“欣赏”自然杰作，enjoy正确。
10. 新系统“允许”游客提前购票，allows正确。