II 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland (since 1437) as well as one of the biggest and most important cities in the country, the seventh biggest in the United Kingdom. The 21 of the city is around half a million. It lies in the southeast of 22 . As the capital city it is also the seat of the Scottish Parliament (created in 1999). It is the second most 23 city in the United Kingdom after London, with 13 million visitors a year.
The 24 of Edinburgh is 100 square miles (259 square kilometers). The historical centre of the city is divided into two main parts, the Old Town and the New Town. They are 25 Princes Street Gardens. Both districts were 26 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
Edinburgh is quite famous for its annual Edinburgh Festival held four weeks from early August.
Edinburgh has been connected with many 27 people through its whole history. Famous authors of the city 28 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the 29 of Sherlock Holmes, or nowadays J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter. As far as the 30 is concerned, the most famous people connected with Edinburgh are Charles Darwin (the biologist), Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone pioneer), and so on.
21. A. people B. number C. area D. population
22. A. England B. Britain C. Wales D. Scotland
23. A. travelled B. visited C. seen D. explored
24. A. land B. amount C. area D. boundary
25. A. separated by B. divided into C. divided by D. separated into
26. A. regarded B. thought C. listed D. treated
27. A. great B. historical C. famous D. intelligent
28. A. include B. contain C. have D. are
29. A. author B. discoverer C. director D. creator
30. A. science B. biology C. art D. literatureDDBCA CCADA
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