第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

　　第一节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　As I sat there one night in Namibia, staring out at one of the most perfect sunsets I’d seen in a while, I realized why I never wanted to visit Africa alone. Sometimes the 41 of travel is not so beautiful when you don’t have someone to 42 it with. And there I was, staring out at this gorgeous 43 , and I was alone. I had no one to share that moment.

Sure, there was my tour group, but it’s not the same. Sharing a moment with people you have a bond with is much 44 from sharing it with strangers. Days later, I kept coming back to the 45 I felt at that moment. There was nothing wrong 46 anyone on my tour-----they were all nice, polite, and talkative, and we got along well. But tours are 47 organize d, and sometimes you closely 48 with people and sometimes you don’t. Dining alone may well be one most awkward times of solo travel. But like anything, the more you do it the more you get used to it.

　　And as I sat there looking at this beautiful sunset while zebra 49 from the nearby watering hole, a 50 hit me at the moment-----I am alone .And I am 51 it. While I’m an introvert(内向的人)and I like my “me” time, after 6.5 years, solo travel isn’t for me any longer. I no longer 52 to wander cities or gaze upon African sunsets alone. I want to 53 with people I know. I want 54 faces. I want to share moments. I make plenty of 55 on the road, but I’m tired of having to 56 in each new city.

　　I think everyone should travel alone at some point in their life; you 57 a lot about yourself by doing so. I never 58 the solo travel I’ve done in the past and never felt alone or bored during those years, but Africa made it 59 that it’s time to move on to a new 60 of my life. I couldn’t hold onto the past any longer.

　　41. A. route B. beauty C. destination D. plan

　　42. A. share B. compare C. award D. admire

　　43. A. grassland B. sky C. desert D. sunset

　　44. A. different B. helpful C. unusual D. admirable

　　45 A. doubt B. sadness C. wonder D. comfort

　　46. A. for B. in C. with D. on

　　47. A. expensively B. commonly C. meaningfully D. casually

　　48. A. play B. compete C. bond D. fight

　　49. A. drank B. lay C. bent D. ate

　　50. A. stone B. truth C. stick D. ball

　　51. A. fond of B. proud of C. afraid of D. tired of

　　52. A. desire B. fail C. dare D. refuse

　　53. A. communicate B. work C. travel D. deal

　　54. A. round B. familiar C. healthy D. similar

　　55. A . friends B. mistakes C. decisions D. plans

　　56. A. take over B. look over C. turn over D. start over

　　57. A. learn B. worry C. care D. concern

　　58. A. recall B. dream C. regret D. experience

　　59. A. clear B. valuable C. impressive D. basic

　　60. A. situation B. discovery C. challenge D. chapter