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1、东阳二中2015年下期高三期中考英语卷2015.11.16自选模块：题号06填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应的答案写在答题纸上。In1535,theBishopofPanamawastravelingfromPanamatoPeru.Hisshipwasbecalmedforsomedays.Thestrongoceancurrentscarriedhisshipoverfivehundredmiles①course.T
2、here,rightontheequator,theyfoundagroupofblackrockyislands,②hesaidwereuninviting.Forthenextfewhundredyears,peoplemostlyagreedwithhisassessment.In1832theislandsweretakenbyEcuador.TheEcuadoriangovernmentmadeseveralunsuccessfulattemptstosettletheisland.Thesettlerswerev
3、eryunhappywiththevery③livingconditions.Becauseoftheveryinterestingwildlifethere,in1972,UNESCOnamedtheGalapagosIslandsasWorldHeritageSite.Therearesome280suchsitesaroundtheworld,designatedsuchbecausetheyhave"outstandinguniversalsignificance."UNESCOisstillveryactiveth
4、ere,wheretheyoperatearesearchstation.They④makerulesforthetourists,whocoulddestroythedelicatefloraandfauna.veryeasily.Onlycertainnumbersofpeopleareallowed⑤(visit)theislandsatonetime,theymustbewithaguide,andtheymuststayonthedesignatedpathways.Pirateshidoutthere,andpa
5、ssingwhalersstoppedtheretocollectuptortoisesTheyfoundthatthegianttortoisescouldstayaliveforweeksintheirships,andsoprovidefreshmeat⑥thecrews.EventuallytheislandswerenamedtheGalapagosIslands,meaningturtles.Therearemanyfunnystoriesofunsuspectingstevedoreswhocameuponaf
6、orgottentortoiseinthedarkdepthsofashipdockedinLondon.Tortoisesareterrestrialturtles,_⑦(belong)tothelizardfamily.Theyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.Scientiststhinkthattheyhavechangedverylittlesincethetimeofthedinosaurs.TherearetwokindsontheGalapagosIslands:thosethatlive
7、indryplaces,andthosethatlivein⑧places.Thetortoisesfromthewetplaceshaveaverysmoothroundshell,andtheycanreachameteracross,andweigh275kilograms.Theonefromthedryplaceshasmademanyadaptations_⑨itsenvironment.Itissmalleranditsshellrisesupsharplyinthemiddle.Itsshellismoret
8、riangular;forforcing⑩throughthedrygrowthofgrassorshrubs.Becauseitmayhavetolift.itsfeethighertostepoverobstacles,andliftitsheadhighertofeed,itsshe
