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第一单元 Cloze B What flies without wings, hits without hands, and sees without eyes? The white dragon, or avalanche. _In _(1) Europe, this old riddle（谜语）has been told _since__(2) the Middle Ages, when __the_ (3) first mountain settlers braved cold winters _and_ (4) the dangerous waves of snow. The people also called _it_(5) the White Death, sent by devils __that/who_(6) rode on the white mass of snow. Some of the earliest reports _of/about_ (7) avalanches come from Hannibal’s famous march _across__ (8) the Alps in 218 B.C. Crossing over the high mountains with troops and elephant trains _to_ (9) fight against the Roman armies, the general _lost_ (10) thousands of men and animals _to_ (11) disease, cold and avalanches. In 1800, Napoleon tried to cross the Great St. Bernard Pass in the Alps _with_ (12) his army. Thousands of his men were __buried__ (13) beneath 50 feet of snow. During World War I, men fighting _in_ (14) the Tyrolean Mountains lost more numbers to avalanches _than_(15) to bullets—more than 40,000 lost their lives _between_ (16) 1915 and 1918. The word “avalanche” comes _from_ (17) the French word for “descent (下降),” in reference __to_ (18) the descent of snow, ice, rocks, or earth that rushes _down_ (19) mountain slopes. 第二单元 Cloze B The automobile industry(汽车产业) is one of the most important industries in the world, affecting not only the economy but also the cultures of the world. It provides jobs for millions of people, generates billions of dollars in worldwide revenues（税收）, and provides the basis for a large number of related service and support industries. Automobiles revolutionized transportation in the 20th century, changing forever the way people live, travel , and do business. The automobile has enabled （使能够）people to travel and transport goods farther and faster, and has opened up new market opportunities for business and commerce（商业）. The auto industry has also decreased the overall （全部的）costs of transportation by using methods such as