第二节 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。
Lahic is a small village high in the Caucasus Mountains in Eastern Europe. The in Lahic are harsh (恶劣的). Every year, the villagers nine months of snow, rain, and cold. The land around the village is steep and rocky. Farming is 13 , but the mountains are 14 in copper (铜).
All the food for Lahic has to be brought ____ from the outside, but the village is 16 for its coppersmiths. Villagers have been 17 with copper for many centuries, and today’s villagers practice the craft (手艺) in the same way as their_ did. They work with great patience and simple 19 . The coppersmiths of Lahic use small mdllets (槌棒) to __ _copper into useful and beautiful objects. They 21 the objects by hammering in designs and pictures. They make 22 objects such as plates, 23 they create more difficult things, too.
Many people in Lahic are also 24 in other crafts. They create beautiful objects of wood and leather. And they 25 woolen carpets and clothing, But Lahic is 26 known for its coppersmiths.
To 27 Lahic, traders follow a rugged (崎岖的) path that twists through the mountains. Despite the , they have been making the journey for centuries. The village is worth a 29 because waders can get high prices for the copper products that they 30 in Lahic. Lahic copper products are greatly treasured all over the world, and can be found in museums.
11. A. winters B. measures C. winds D. punishments
12. A. speak of B. refer to C. care about D. live through
13. A. popular B. impossible C. important D. easy
14. A. rich B. excellent C. poor D. busy
15. A. up B. down C. in D. out
16. A. famous B. good C. fit D. attractive
17. A. going B. working C. playing D. staying
18. A. ancestors B. friends C. partners D. neighbors
19. A. ways B. materials C. tools D. knives
20. A: put B. lead C. divide D. shape
21. A. sell B. develop C. decorate D. repair
22. A. metal B. simple C. special D. wonderful
23. A. so B. but C. if D. because
24. A. careful B. lost C. strange D. known
25. A. admire B. dry C. wash D. make
26. A. earliest B. best C. last D. first
27. A. contact B. find C. reach D. study
28. A. danger B. unfriendliness C. trouble D. uselessness
29. A. smile B. cry C. look D. trip
30. A. create B. buy C. receive D. view
