3.A.heard from　　　　　　 B.cared for　　　　　　　　　 C.knew of　　　　　　　　　　 D.read about

[解析] 四个选项的短语动词所表达的意思不同。hear from接到……的信；cared for关心、照顾、喜欢；know of知道，听说(不一定见过或认识)；read about 谈到，获悉。短文第二段中they said that they had　 4　 caught Yetis on two occasions　 5　 none has ever been produced as evidence(证据)说明了人们对珠穆朗玛峰上雪人的存在只不过是听说而已，却拿不出任何证据，自然最佳答案应该选C了。[答案] C

1.A.event　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.story　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.adventure　　　　　　　　　 D.description

[解析] 四个选项均为名词，都可以填入空白处作句子的主语，但从该段叙述的多年来人们关于生存在喜马拉雅山上的雪人的传说及下文Over the years,the story of the Yetis has continued.和These days,only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman seriously.就不难看出此空应填story。[答案] B

turies　　　　　　　　 B.too long　　　　　　　　　　 C.some time　　　　　　　　 D.many years

[解析] 短文大部分描述的是多年来人们对于世界最高峰--珠穆朗玛峰上有关雪人存在的传说、考察和猜想，文中Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount ?Everest?及In 1916,Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest.等信息，则清楚地说明了此空应填many years。[答案] D

20.A.recorded　　　　　　　pleted　　　　　　　　 C.tested　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.accepted

[解析] Sam的解决办法经过“检验(test)”获得了成功，他的问题解决了。[答案] C

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He has been called the “missing link”.Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Everest.

He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 　1　 of Snowman has been around for

　 2　 .?Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they　 3　 this creature and called it the “Yeti”,and they said that they had 　4　 caught Yetis on two occasions　 5　 none has ever been produced as evidence.

Over the years, the story of the Yetis has　 6　 . In 1916, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 　7　 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 　8　 that the Abominable Snowman might really 　9　 .

Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 　10　 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 　11　 animal tracks, which had been made　 12　 as they melted and refroze in the snow.　 13　 ,in 1964,a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 　14　 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But,?　 15　 ,?no evidence has ever 　16　 been produced.

These days, only a few people continue to take the story of Abominable Snowman　 17　 ,?but if they ever 　18　 catching one, they may face a real　 19　 : Would they put it in a 　20　 or give it a room in a hotel?

19.A.clean　　　　　　　　　　 B.separate　　　　　　　　　　 C.loosen　　　　　　　　　　　 D.remove

[解析] 既然口香糖粘住了车闸，只需清洗干净就可解决问题。[答案] A

18.A.fortunately　　　　　　 B.easily　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.clearly　　　　　　　　　　　 D.immediately

[解析] 发现了问题的症结所在，解决问题便当机立断，毫不迟疑。[答案] D

17.A.simple　　　　　　　　　 B.different　　　　　　　　　　 C.quick　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.sudden

[解析] 车闸问题的意外发现使Sam立即采取了完全不同的解决办法(既非拧紧或放松车闸，亦非更换车闸)。[答案] B

16.A.unexpectedly　　　　 B.late　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.clearly　　　　　　　　　　　 D.often

[解析] 上文提到Sam解决自行车车闸问题有几条建议可供选择：拧紧或放松车闸，买新车闸，更换旧车闸，这时Sam突然发现车闸不灵的原因是一块口香糖将车闸粘住了，最终导致解决问题的办法便是意料之外了。[答案] A

14.A.suggestion　　　　　　clusion　　　　　　　　 C.decision　　　　　　　　　　 D.discovery

[解析] 上文表明有一些建议可供选择，但最终导致解决问题似乎只有其中的一条。[答案] A

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.clear　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.final　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.new

[解析] 从下文举例看，有时导致解决问题最后的主意纯属意外。[答案] C

13.A.secondly　　　　　　　 B.again　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.also　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.alone

[解析] 作者再次以Sam修自行车为例，说明确定问题所在之后如何解决问题，有一些意见、建议可供选择。[答案] B

12.A.extra　　　　　　　　　　 B.enough　　　　　　　　　　　 C.several　　　　　　　　　　　tless

[解析] 下文所举的tighten or loosen the brakes；buy new brakes and change the old ones表明此处应填several。[答案] C