Question

   

Most of the boys want to be explorers, and the two brothers are among them. For Ollbie and Harry, life is an adventure. For the past several years, the brothers have been working to _______ a list of 500 challenges and experiences.

"The idea came about actually from the boys," their father, MacNeill Ferguson, said. "The boys were just asked one day if they could come up with some cool things for us to do as a family. They _______ some impossible ideas firstly, like going on a trip to Mars, International Sausage Day and all kinds of _______ kids' requests. They built the list to a hundred, then kept finding new things they wanted to go and try... until it got up to 500." They're all listed on the brothers^' Facebook page.

So far, they have built an igloo (圆顶小屋),explored the wilderness, and sent their Lego men to the depths of the ocean and into outer space. Perhaps their biggest adventure is playing out right now on the high seas. Last year, Ollbie and Harry's "Adventure", one of their toy ships _______ from the Scottish coast. It sailed across the North Sea to Scandinavia. It then began a ride on a Norwegian boat and was launched again. _______, they had equipped the toy ship with a tracking device (跟踪器). It allowed the brothers to know every step of the sailing well. But the battery on the tracking device is becoming weak, so Harry and Ollbie hope a passing ship notice their boat and is able to recharge (充电) its battery, allowing the trip to continue.

"I want it to go to Australia because that would be halfway around the world, and there's lots of beaches there," Ollbie said.

"Harry, where would you like the boat to go?" Ferguson asked. Without any _______, Harry replied, "that would be China because we all love China.^" He thought that even there were so many difficulties the boat would reach China.

1.A.check B.choose C.complete D.write

2.A.heard B.suggested C.practised D.managed

3.A.strange B.shy C.useless D.careful

4.A.went out B.carried out C.turned out D.set out

5.A.However B.As a result C.In fact D.For example

6.A.impression B.hesitation C.conclusion D.decision

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

【解析】

本文讲述了奥利和哈利兄弟两人制定探险清单的故事。一开始奥利和哈利想出的都是一些无法实现的主意，但是他们仍然坚持寻找想要尝试的事情，现在他们已经实现了很多项探险活动。

1.句意：在过去的几年里，兄弟俩一直在努力完成一份500项挑战和经历的清单。

check检查；choose选择；complete完成；write写。根据下文“They built the list to a hundred, then kept finding new things they wanted to go and try... until it got up to 500. 他们把单子列到一百个，然后不断地寻找他们想去尝试的新东西……直到达到500。”,可知这两个兄弟一直在完成一个有500和挑战的列表，故选C。

2.句意：他们首先提出了一些不可能的想法，比如去火星旅行、国际香肠日和各种奇怪的孩子们的要求。

heard听见；suggested提议；practised练习；managed设法(成功)。根据上一句“The boys were just asked one day if they could come up with some cool things for us to do as a family. 有一天，孩子们被问到是否能想出一些很酷的事情让我们全家一起做。”，可知孩子们提出了一些不可能的想法，故选B。

3.句意：他们首先提出了一些不可能的想法，比如去火星旅行、国际香肠日和各种奇怪的孩子们的要求。

strange奇怪的；shy害羞的；useless无用的；careful仔细的。由文中“like going on a trip to Mars, International Sausage Day”，可知这些活动都很“奇怪”，故选A。

4.句意：去年，奥利比和哈里的“冒险”号，他们的玩具船之一从苏格兰海岸出发。

went out出去；carried out执行；turned out证明是；set out出发。根据后一句“It sailed across the North Sea to Scandinavia. 它穿过北海航行到斯堪的纳维亚半岛。”，可知船从苏格兰海岸出发，故选D。

5.句意：事实上，他们给玩具船配备了跟踪装置。

However然而；As a result结果；In fact事实上；For example例如。根据后一句“It allowed the brothers to know every step of the sailing well. 这使兄弟俩对航海的每一步都了如指掌。”，可知句意是指“事实上，他们给玩具船配备了跟踪装置”，故选C。

6.句意：哈利毫不犹豫地回答：“那就是中国，因为我们都爱中国。”

impression印象；hesitation犹豫；conclusion结论；decision决定。根据“that would be China because we all love China”，可知是毫不犹豫地回答，故选B。