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完形填空Sometimes people find really wonderful things when they are not looking 11 them. One example was John Colter. Colter was a mountain man who lived 12 in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. He loved to walk in the mountains, but one day in 1803 he saw a strange 13. Water was shooting high into the air and 14 into a green pool. It was a natural water fountain. Colter found other pools of blue water. Some of the pools were hot. The chemicals in the water made a beautiful color, 15 they also made it smell bad. 16 there were large, clear lakes and spectacular waterfalls on cold, clear mountain rivers. Colter was excited, so he told 17 about the place. 18, the other people did not believe him. They thought that he was a dreamer, a fool. 19 they saw these wonders, they too were excited. Today the place Colter 20 is known as Yellowstone Park.
11.A.forward
B.for
C.upon
D.into
解：B
[解析]本题主要考查词组搭配look for 寻找。
12.A.along
B.alive
C.alone
D.lonely
解：C
[解析]本题主要考查alone和lonely的区别：alone表示独自一个人，而lonely主要表达孤独的意思。
13.A.sight
B.site
C.glimpse
D.glance
解：A
[解析]本题是词义辨析题14. 本题主要考查语法
14.A.fall
B.falling
C.to fall
D.falls
解：B
[解析]本题主要考查语法
15.A. but
B.and
C.thus
D.so
解：A
[解析]本题是上下文的关系题，上下文关系的题型是近几年完型填空的考查重点，做这种题的关键首先是要理解上下文的意思，然后再确定关系。
16.A.Nearly
B.Near
C.Next to
D.Nearby
解：D
[解析]本题是词义辨析题，区别nearly, near, next to, nearby的用法和意思。
17.A.the other
B.others
C.another
D.each other
解：B
[解析]本题主要考查the other, other, others, another,each other的区别，在完型填空中经常有这个考点。
other, another, the other, others , 的区别;
other 指另外的人或物;others 泛指别人，可与some 连用;the other 指两个中的另一个，常和one连用;the others 表示其余所有的人或物;another 则泛指另一个。
Some pupils are reading the text loudly, others are doing their homework.
Mrs. Clark has two beautiful hats. One is red, the other is blue.
This suit doesn’t fit me. Would you please show me another one?
18.A.Then
B.However
C.Therefore
D.Consequently
解：B
[解析]本题主要考查上下文的关系, 要注意however 是表示转折关系的词，therefore表示因果关系，而consequently也表示结果。
19.A.Since
B.Before
C.After
D.While
解：C
[解析]本文主要考查连词
20.A.initiated
B.invented
C.created
D.discovered
解：D
[解析]本文主要考查词义辨析，重点是：invent 和discover 的区别。Invent表示发明以前没有的东西，而discover 是指发现以前就存在的东西。
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