Question

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage  (选择最恰当单词或词语完成短文）

     Coconut Island is a beautiful island with of course, coconut palms(椰子树), golden beaches and clear blue sea. I'm sorry, I made a   there. Coconut Island was a beautiful island. There are still coconut palms, golden beaches and clear blue sea but not like before. So, what happened?

     Well, I have a friend who was here five years ago. Her photo album is full of wonderful pictures of empty beaches. Also she has pictures of small. wooden bungalows（小屋） on the beach. No need to book she said, just      and you have the place to yourself - very basic. cheap, quiet and peaceful.

      Not anymore! The beach is      empty - it's crowded all day! There is  music from the cafes. children are shouting and screaming, and the hotels are very expensive. Most of the hotels are full of holidaymakers who booked their trip months ago. I'm lucky to have a small room at the back of one hotel, and it's still expensive.

     But perhaps this is     ? Not only are the roads better but there is also a new medical clinic. The local kids now speak English 'Mister. mister. you want t-shirt?' and there are many new businesses opening all the time.       I see an old woman trying to cross the road from her house to the shops. It's no longer a small, quiet road but a large and very busy one. She looks nervous and waits for someone to walk with her. The children no longer ride bicycles but race around the island on motorbikes. It's not so      either - my friend stayed in a bungalow on the beach that had no lock. Now the hotel room says it's a good idea to put things in the safe box.

    Are things getting better or worse?

1.A. decision            B. noise        C. living            D. mistake

2.A. show up            B. look up          C. wake up         D. take up

3.A. even              B. never            C. ever         D. also

4.A. danger            B. history        C. progress         D. travel

5.A. Generally          B. Again        C. Especially    D. Then

6.A. comfortable        B. awful             C. safe         D. boring

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

【解析】

试题分析：椰子岛是一个美丽的岛屿，椰子树、金色的沙滩和湛蓝的大海。这里与5年前相比发生了巨大的变化，空荡而幽静的海滩变得拥挤而热闹，道路不仅更好了，而且还有一个新的医疗诊所。

1.A. decision决定；B. noise 噪音；C. living生活；D. mistake错误。make a mistake犯错误的意思。根据下文可知椰子岛和五年前大不一样了，而作者所知道的是从朋友那里得知的的关于椰子岛五年前的情况，故作者犯了个错误，答案为D。

2.她说，不需要预定，只要出现在那儿，你就有地方。A. show up出现，露面；B. look up查阅；C. wake up 醒来；D. take up开始从事。故选A.

3.A. even甚至；B. never从不；C. ever曾经；D. also也。根据- it's crowded all day!可知，海滩上不再空荡，故答案为B。

4.A. danger危险；B. history 历史；C. progress 进步，发展；D. travel旅行。根据下面的句子理解可知，答案为C。

5.A. Generally普遍地，通常；B. Again 再一次，又；C. Especially特别，尤其；D. Then然后。结合句意及语境理解，答案为D。

6.A. comfortable 舒服的；B. awful 可怕的；C. safe 安全的；D. boring无聊的。根据后面的句子“my friend stayed in a bungalow on the beach that had no lock. Now the hotel room says it's a good idea to put things in the safe box.”可知，答案为C。

考点：考查社会现象类短文阅读。