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七、选词填空。(每小题 1 分,共 10 分)
根据语篇内容,从方框中选择恰当的单词,并用其正确形式填空。每个单词只能用一次。

$The Grand Canyon was __46__ in Arizona. Many people consider it to be one of the seven wonders of the _47___ world. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long. At its narrowest ($最窄的) point it stretches (连绵) 4 miles across. At its __48__ point the Grand Canyon stretches 18 miles across. The Colorado River runs __49__ the Grand Canyon. It looks like a silver __50__ but it has been eroding (侵蚀) its steep (陡峭的) sides for __51__ of years. The different kinds of rocks in the Grand Canyon make it an important site for geological (地质学的) research.
The Grand Canyon has also been home to humans. American Indians have been living in and around the canyon for thousands of years. John Wesley Powell led the expedition (探险队) down the Grand Canyon in 1869. He was the first to use the name “Grand Canyon” after it had been known as the “Big Canyon” or “Great Canyon”.
The Grand Canyon became a national park in 1919,which was the __52__ national park to be built in the United States.
While the Grand Canyon is __53__ the longest nor deepest canyon in the world,about five million __54__ a year also drop by the national park to climb the rocks,and stand on the canyon's edge to look down at the _55_ beauty.
46. found 47. natural 48. widest 49. through 50. stream
51. millions 52. seventeenth 53. neither 54. tourists 55. amazing

答案： 46.found 47.natural 48.widest 49.through 50.stream 51.millions 52.seventeenth 53.neither 54.tourists 55.amazing