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Geography and Geographer (地理学家)
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 focus on a Small area like a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an ______7 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth.
Another ______8 to divide the study of______9 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses or/the natural world; the latter starts with human beings and ______10 how human beings and their environment act______11 each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, neither branch can neglect the other.
A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the______12 between places. If all places were alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however,______13 no two places are exactly the same. Geography,______14 , is a point of view, a special way of______15 at a place.
第 51 题 请选择(1)处的最佳答案.
A.similar
B.various
C.distant
D.famous

A.Geographers
B.
Another
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A.similar
E.various
F.distant
G.famous

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正确是:B。从上下文看,本题是选择合适的形容词。原句中用了compare(比较)和contrast(对照)两......

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