Question

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       In the year 1893, James Hilton wrote a novel “ Lost Horizon”．In the novel, a group of English people were flying home．Their plane broke down and ___1______ down into a mountain in a Tibetan region．Some lucky survivors were  2________  to Shangri-La where they found lots of  3______  things in such a state  4______    nearly 200 years ago,  5______the local people lived peacefully and 6_______ with the other people, animals and everything here．The place was called “ Shangri-La” by the local  7_______  ．

       James Hilton   8_______ “ Shangri-La” in a mysterious valley which was  9_______ by snowcapped mountains, near where there were blue lakes and  10________  grasslands．The human beings and nature were in  11_______ harmony; several religions and varieties of nationalities  12______at the same time; the temples looked splendid in green and golden; though people  13________ the outer world by caravan（商队） for a long time, many foreign experts and scholars had come here to  14________  ．

       Obviously, that is not only beautiful    15__________  , but also a kind of artistic concept．

       With the novel and the film  16________out, Shangri-La became very famous in western countries．Later, a Chinese used the name of this place and  17________   “ Shangri-La” Hotel Group which has become one of the most successful hotel groups in the world．

       At the same time, people didn’t give up looking for the  18________ Shangri-La．Up to the end of this century, they   19______________ have found it．

       After inspecting and proving on many aspects, people found that Diqing Prefecture（辖区）, the only Tibetan region in Yunnan, China, has striking similarity with what’s described in the tale  20_____________either natural scenery or people’s way of living．Therefore, the name of “ Diqing Shangri-La” spreads worldwide．

1.A．put                     B．broke           C．dropped          D．fell

2.A．taken               B．caught         C．represented       D．devoted

3.A．thorough              B．fantastic         C．flexible           D．strange

4.A．found                    B．processed      C．founded            D．existed

5.A．from which          B．there            C．so                     D．in which

6.A．in sympathy           B．in terms         C．in harmony       D．in turn

7.A．survivors            B．folks                  C．imagination        D．tradition

8.A．located              B．dreamed        C．demand           D．played

9.A．surrounded          B．spotted          C．recognized        D．covered

10.A．mysterious         B．solid            C．broad             D．valuable

11.A．exact              B．fair                  C．reasonable       D．entire

12.A．created             B．existed         C．wandered           D．kept

13.A．contacted          B．called           C．imagined          D．set

14.A．evaluate            B．investigate        C．display          D．charge

15.A．valley                   B．scene          C．novel             D．scenery

16.A．breaking           B．standing           C．coming            D．putting

17.A．set up             B．put on         C．took on           D．focused on

18.A．typical             B．legendary        C．particular          D．average

19.A．actually            B．urgently        C．adequately       D．eventually

20.A．judging             B．making              C．concerning       D．depending

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D   

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.C    

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.D     

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C