41.第一节 （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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountainsand does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March—   41   six months out of the year.

Of course, we   42   it when the sun is shining," says KarinRo, who works for the town’s tourism office. “We see the sky is   43  ,but down in the valley it’s darker — it’s like on a   44   day.”

But that   45   whena system of high-tech   46   wasintroduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks（山峰）into the valley below. Wednesday, residents（居民）of Rjukan   47   their very first ray of winter sunshine: A rowof reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to   48  .The mirrors are controlled by a computer that    49   themto turn along with the sun throughout the   50   and to close during windy weather. They reflecta concentrated beam（束）oflight onto the town’s central    51  ,creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters. When the light   52  ,Rjukan residents gathered together.

“People have been   53   thereand standing there and taking   54   of each other," Ro says. "The townsquare was totally   55  . I think almost all the people in thetown were there. "The 3,500 residents cannot all   56   the sunshine at the same time.   57  ,the new light feels like more than enough for the town’s   58   residents.

"It's not very   59  ,” she says, "but it is enough whenwe are   60  .”

41. A. only                   B. obviously                 C.nearly                      D. precisely

42. A. fear                   B. believe                     C.hear                         D. notice

43. A. empty                B. blue                         C. high                         D. wide

44. A. cloudy               B. normal                            C. different                   D.warm

45. A. helped               B. changed                    C. happened                  D. mattered

46. A. computers          B. telescopes                 C.mirrors                     D. cameras

47. A. remembered       B. forecasted                 C. received                   D. imagined

48. A. repair                 B. risk                          C. rest                          D. use

49. A. forbids               B. directs                      C. predicts                    D. follows

50. A. day                    B. night                        C.month                      D. year

51. A. library               B. hall                          C. square                      D.street

52. A. appeared            B. returned                   C.faded                       D. stopped

53. A. driving               B. hiding                      C.camping                   D. siting

54. A. pictures               B. notes                        C. care                         D. hold

55. A. new                   B. full                          C.flat                          D. silent

56. A. block                  B. avoid                       C.enjoy                       D. store

57. A. Instead                B. However                  C. Gradually                 D. Similarly

58. A. nature-loving      B. energy-saving           C. weather-beaten        D. sun-starved

59. A. big                    B. clear                        C.cold                         D. easy

60. A. trying                 B. waiting                     C.watching                  D. sharing