Exercise 3

　　Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast 1 places on the earth. But they also 2 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 3 . The word geography 4 from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, 5 means “to write”. The English word geography means “to describe the earth ”. 6 geography books 7 on a small area like a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 8 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 9 to divide the study of 10 is to distinguish between physical geography and 11 geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 12 starts with human beings and studies 13 human beings and their environment act 14 each other. 15 when geography is considered as a single subject, 16 branch can neglect the other.

　　A geographer might be described 17 on who observes, records, and explains the 18 between places. If places were alike, there would be little need for geographers.

　　We know, 19 , that no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 20 , is a point of view, a special way of looking at places.

　　1. A. similar. B. distantC. variousD. famous

　　2. A. passB. go C. reachD. get

　　3. A. whole B. unitC. partD. total

　　4. A. fallsB. resultsC. removesD. comes

　　5. A. what B. whichC. thatD. it

　　6. A. SomeB. MostC. ManyD. Few

　　7. A. relyB. restC. reckonD. focus

　　8. A. extensiveB. overall C. entireD. enormous

　　9. A. way B. means C. habitD. technique

　　10. A. worldB. earthC. geographyD. globe

　　11. A. mentalB. militaryC. economicD. cultural

　　12. A. second B. nextC. laterD. latter

　　13. A. when B. whatC. whereD. how

　　14. A. uponB. as C. forD. to

　　15. A. AndB. ButC. ThereforeD. For

　　16. A. neitherB. oneC. eitherD. each

　　17. A. forB. as C. to D. by

　　18. A. exceptionsB. samenessC. differencesD. divisions

　　19. A. moreoverB. meanwhileC. howeverD. or else

　　20. A. still B. then C. neverthelessD. moreover

　　答案：C,B,A,D,B,A,D,C,A,C,D,D,D,A,B,A,B,C,C,B