II.完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将所选答案的字母

　　填写在答题纸相应位置上。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

　　Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)

　　Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast 16 places on the earth. But they also go beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 17 . The word geography comes from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, 18 means “to write.” The English word geography means “to describe the earth.” 19 geography books focus on a small area 20 a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 21 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another way to divide the study of 22 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 23 starts with human beings and 24 how human beings and their environment act 25 each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 26 branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the 27 between places. If all places 28 alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however, that no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 29 , is a point of view, a special way of 30 at places.

　　16. A. similar B. various C. distant D. famous

　　17. A. whole B. unit C. part D. total

　　18. A. what B. that C. which D. it

　　19. A. Some B. Many C. Most D. Few

　　20. A. outside B. except C. as D. like

　　21. A. extensive B. entire C. overall D. enormous

　　22. A. world B. earth C. geography D. globe

　　23. A. second B. later C. next D. latter

　　24. A. learns B. studies C. realizes D. understands

　　25. A. upon B. for C. as D. to

　　26. A. neither B. either C. one D. each

　　27. A. exceptions B. sameness C. differences D. divisions

　　28. A. being B. are C. be D. were

　　29. A. still B. then C. nevertheless D. moreover

　　30. A. working B. looking C. arriving D. getting