八、综合填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)

根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

In the small villages of Kenya(肯尼亚), Africa, most kids want to read books. But no roads go to their homes, only miles and miles of sand. Cars and trucks are not useful,s 1 library books arrive on the backs of camels. Camels can handle(应付) the sand and the books. Two camels, a camel driver, and a librarian (图书管理员) w 2 to the villages together. One camel carries about 180 kilos of books, and the other carries a tent. At each village, the librarian sets up the tent and shows the b 3 to the kids inside. Two weeks later, the camels c 4 back with new books.

Some people in the mountains of northern Thailand(泰国) get books in a d 5 way. Their “l 6 ” are carried by elephants. These animals can handle the difficult journey. Because they are large, they can carry many books in metal cases(金属箱). The metal protects the books from the heavy rains that f 7 in the area.

Indonesia(印度尼西亚) has its own difficulties. The country has over 17,000 islands. Most people t 8 by boat and they also carry their books by boat. A library boat holds(容纳) about 500 books in boxes. Boxes of books are left in villages and are traded(交换) for new books a few weeks l 9 .

For people who live far and can't get to a library, a library that comes to them brings more than books. It brings a whole w 10 of information.

1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________

6.__________ 7.__________ 8.__________ 9.__________ 10.__________

答案解析：

1. 前文提到“Cars and trucks are not useful”(汽车和卡车没有用)，后文说“library books arrive on the backs of camels”(图书馆的书是靠骆驼驮来的)，前后存在因果关系，“so”作为连词，有“所以，因此”的意思，用于引出结果，符合语境。所以此处填“so”。更多真题请微信搜索英语巴士小程序。

2. 根据前文描述，没有道路通向村庄，只有骆驼能运输书籍，结合首字母“w”以及语境，这里说的是一个骆驼司机和一个图书管理员一起“步行”去村庄，“walk”表示“步行”，且主语“Two camels, a camel driver, and a librarian”是复数概念，一般现在时中动词用原形。故填“walk”。

3. 由前文“One camel carries about 180 kilos of books”(一头骆驼驮着大约180公斤的书)可知，图书管理员在每个村庄支起帐篷，给里面的孩子们展示的是“书”，“book”是可数名词，这里不止一本书，要用复数形式“books”。所以填“books”。

4. 根据语境，两周后，骆驼带着新书“回来”，“come back”是固定短语，意为“回来”，主语“the camels”是复数，一般现在时中动词用原形。因此填“come”。

5. 前文介绍了肯尼亚用骆驼运书，这里说泰国北部山区的人获取书的方式，结合首字母“d”以及后文描述用大象运书，可知是一种“不同的”方式，“different”表示“不同的”，符合语境。所以填“different”。

6. 根据后文“are carried by elephants”(由大象驮着)以及前文提到肯尼亚有骆驼图书馆，可知这里说的是泰国的“图书馆”由大象驮着，“library”是可数名词，根据“are”可知要用复数形式“libraries”。故填“libraries”。

7. 结合语境，金属箱保护书免受该地区经常下的暴雨的侵袭，“fall”有“落下，降临”的意思，“fall in the area”表示“在这个地区降临(即下雨)”，主语“the heavy rains”是复数，一般现在时中动词用原形。所以填“fall”。

8. 根据前文“The country has over 17,000 islands.”(这个国家有超过17000个岛屿)以及“by boat”可知，大多数人通过乘船“出行”，“travel”表示“旅行，出行”，主语“Most people”是复数，一般现在时中动词用原形。因此填“travel”。

9. 根据语境，几周“之后”，成箱的书留在村庄并被交换成新书，“a few weeks later”是固定短语，意为“几周之后”。所以填“later”。

10. 对于那些住得远且无法去图书馆的人来说，一个来到他们身边的图书馆带来的不仅仅是书，还带来了整个“世界”的信息，“a whole world of...”表示“一整个……的世界”，符合语境。故填“world”。