Question

    Imagine a 900-meter-high rock wall standing in front of you. Your start to climb it. You put your hands and feet in small holes in the rock. You bear pain and fear until reach the top. What's worse, you don't even have a _______ to keep you safe. If you slip (滑) and fall, you will die. Who would do such a dangerous thing, playing with one's own life? This is, in fact, the true story of 33-year-old climber Alex Honnold.

Honnold made history in 2017 when he climbed one of the world's most famous cliffs (悬崖) —EI Capitan in California, US. Honnold climbed it _______ any safety equipment (装备). His experience was made into a _______ called Free Solo. The film won Best Documentary at the 91st Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, last month.

The film not only showed Honnold's _______ climbing skills, but also explained why he chose to climb the cliff and how he _______ his fear. These are two important questions for anyone who chooses to try extreme (极限) sports.

According to Honnold, for some people, "the purpose of life is happiness", but for him, "it's all about performance". He said that _______ was the time when he felt most alive. But he didn't play with his life. He climbed only when he felt _______ . He exercised his muscles (肌肉) every day. He practised climbing rock walls while using ropes as _______ as he could. He wrote down every move he made _______ practicing.

And this is one of the appeals (吸引力) of climbing according to Honnold—it is certainly dangerous, __________ you can still try to make it feel safe.

1.A.shoe B.glove C.rope

2.A.without B.with C.on

3.A.book B.documentary C.TV show

4.A.amazing B.interesting C.safe

5.A.dealt with B.found out C.threw away

6.A.playing B.climbing C.exercising

7.A.happy B.safe C.excited

8.A.much B.little C.many

9.A.before B.while C.after

10.A.and B.but C.or

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了Honnold的攀岩技巧以及经历。他认为攀岩能使人更富有活力，虽然很危险，但仍然可以尝试让自己感到安全。

1.

句意：更糟糕的是，你甚至没有一根绳子来确保安全。

shoe鞋子；glove手套；rope绳子。结合上文描述a 900-meter-high rock wall一座900米高的岩墙，可知是在攀岩，故此处应是没有绳索来保证安全， 故选C。

2.

句意：Honnold攀登时没有使用任何安全设备。

without无、不、没有；with和……一起；on在……上面。结合上文描述没有绳索保护，无人敢做这个危险的事情，但是Honnold除外，可知是没有任何安全装备。故选A。

3.

句意：他的经历被制作成了一部名为《自由独奏》的纪录片。

book书本；documentary纪录片；TV show电视节目。结合后文called Free Solo叫作《徒手攀岩》和Best Documentary最佳纪录片，可知是他的经历被拍成一个纪录片。故选B。

4.

句意：影片不仅展示了Honnold惊人的攀登技巧，也解释了他为什么选择攀登悬崖，以及他是如何应对恐惧的。

amazing令人惊异的；interesting有趣的；safe安全的。结合前文他敢在没有任何安全装备的情况下攀岩，可知攀岩技术是令人惊讶的。故选A。

5.

句意：影片不仅展示了Honnold惊人的攀登技巧，也解释了他为什么选择攀登悬崖，以及他是如何应对恐惧的。

dealt with处理；found out发现；threw away扔掉。结合后面fear恐惧，可知是他怎样处理自己的恐惧。故选A。

6.

句意：他说，攀岩是他感觉最有活力的时候。

playing玩耍；climbing攀爬；exercising锻炼。联系上文语境，结合句义可知是攀岩是使他感到最有活力的时候。故选B。

7.

句意：他只有在感到安全的时候才爬山。

happy开心的；safe安全的；excited兴奋的。结合前文he didn't play with his life他不玩命，可知是他只在感到安全的情况下攀岩。故选B。

8.

句意：他用绳索尽可能多地练习攀岩。

much许多，修饰不可数名词；little少许，修饰不可数名词；many许多，修饰可数名词。结合句义可知是他尽可能多地用绳子练习攀岩，此处as much as尽可能多，故选A。

9.

句意：他把练习后的每一个动作都记下来。

before在……之前；while当……时候；after在……之后。根据语境结合常识可知是练习之后，他会记下自己的每一个动作，故选C。

10.

句意：这虽然很危险，但你仍然可以尝试让自己感到安全。

and和，并列；but但是，转折；or或者。结合空格前后这虽然很危险，你仍然可以试着让它感到安全，可知前后是转折。故选B。