阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Geography is an important tool for learning and understanding history. Geography affects history—just look at the changes in world geography over recent years. Governments change, and _
_ _ countries were born.Many countries no longer have the same names they _
__even five years ago. Climate changes
_ ___events such as droughts(干旱) and floods that cause lots of loss of life and the movements of people from one place to another in search of
_ __. Environmental changes can change the entire _
_ __of a community or region.
As with history, children have a natural interest in_
__. Watch a group of children playing in the sand. One child makes streets for his cars, _
__ a second child builds houses along the_
__.A third scoops out a hole and
_ ___ the dirt to make a hill, then pours water in the
_ __ to make a lake, using sticks for _
__. The children name the streets, and __
__ may even use a watering can to make_
__ that washes away a house. They may not realize it, _
___these children are learning some core features(核心特征)of geography—how people interact with the Earth, how climate _
__land, and how places _
__each other through the movement of things from one place to another. Turning to maps or globes, When we talk with our children about vacation plans, events
___around the world or historical events, we teach them a great deal about geography. Not only can such activities help our children learn how to use key reference tools,_
_ _ over time, they help them form their own mental maps of the world, which allows children to better organize and
_ ___information about other people, places, times and_
__. Such activities also help our children learn to how to work together in the future.
| 小题3: | | A．bring about | B．come about | C．take place | D．happen |
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| 小题4: | | A．relative | B．safe | C．help | D．safety |
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| 小题5: | | A．people | B．history | C．nature | D．housing |
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| 小题6: | | A．climate | B．building | C．environment | D．geography. |
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| 小题8: | | A．paths | B．streets | C．railway | D．ways |
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| 小题9: | | A．makes | B．create | C．pull | D．uses |
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| 小题10: | | A．house | B．street | C．hole | D．hill |
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| 小题11: | | A．houses | B．bridges | C．streets | D．road |
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| 小题13: | | A．cloudy | B．cover | C．snow | D．rain |
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| 小题14: | | A．but | B．and | C．yet | D．still |
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| 小题15: | | A．effects | B．affects | C．affect | D．influence |
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| 小题16: | | A．relate to | B．concerned | C．involving | D．refer to |
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| 小题17: | | A．to happen | B．happening | C．happen | D．happened |
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| 小题18: | | A．but | B．and | C．besides | D．so |
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| 小题19: | | A．write | B．read | C．understand | D．know |
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| 小题20: | | A．weather | B．history | C．climate | D．events. |
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