Question

I grew up on stories about Ernest Shackleton and all the great polar explorers. I had a really ________ mental picture of what the environment they ________ might be like. Those tales of exploration were the reason why I got into travel ________ in the first place.

I had wanted to go to Spitsbergen for years. I was actually ______on a trip with my wife, but we had to cancel — for the ________ possible reason that she fell pregnant with our first child. A couple of years later, I got the ________ to shoot(拍摄)a story on the Noorderlich, a ship that gets ________ into the ice every year — just as the boats of the old explorers did when they ________ in the Arctic. I thought the experience would be _______ because I love riding snowmobiles and dog sleds but it didn’t quite turn out well. It was an eight-hour snowmobile journey from the capital Longyearbyen to the _______ . We rode through snowstorms and it was one of the ____things I’ve ever done. It was really quite _______ and we were ______ about on ice during the last part of the journey. I began to think: “This had better be _______ it.”

And then I saw the ship, lit by the moonlight. It looked so strange and frightening, ____ on its own in the middle of nowhere. I almost didn’t want to get close to it because it was so perfect in its _______. It was exactly how I had _____ it to be. _______experiences are rarely like that---there’s usually some disappointment ____ somewhere. When you have held a mental picture of a place since your childhood and you see that it exists in ______, it really is a dream that comes true.

1.A. certain    B. new    C. strong    D. strange

2.A. discovered    B. changed    C. created    D. experienced

3.A. photography    B. research    C. habit    D. industry

4.A. caught    B. booked    C. invited    D. sent

5.A. least    B. nicest    C. helpless    D. troublesome

6.A. demand    B. right    C. information    D. opportunity

7.A. frozen    B. decorated    C. broken    D. prepared

8.A. summered    B. visited    C. wintered    D. arrived

9.A. easy    B. great    C. unique    D. regrettable

10.A. ship    B. village    C. island    D. house

11.A. happiest    B. simplest    C. hardest    D. most important

12.A. dark    B. interesting    C. exciting    D. bright

13.A. looking    B. talking    C. standing    D. sliding

14.A. for    B. worth    C. about    D. with

15.A. working    B. going    C. waiting    D. sitting

16.A. position    B. environment    C. shape    D. way

17.A. promised    B. arranged    C. imagined    D. refused

18.A. Travel    B. Shopping    C. Reading    D. Working

19.A. expected    B. surrounded    C. unrelated    D. involved

20.A. tales    B. memory    C. reality    D. movies

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. A

4. B

5. B

6. D

7. A

8. C

9. B

10. A

11. C

12. A

13. D

14. B

15. D

16. B

17. C

18. A

19. D

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者叙述了骑雪地车去观看每年都会结冰的轮船——诺德里奇号的经历。作者认为当你从小就对一个地方有了一种想象，当你看到它存在于现实中时，它真的是一个梦想成真了。

1.考查形容词。A. certain无疑的； B. new新的； C. strong强壮的； D. strange奇怪的。根据I had a really ____1____ mental picture of what the environment they ____2____ might be like.可知，我对他们所处的环境有一个非常强烈的印象。故选C。

2.考查动词。A. discovered发现； B. changed 改变； C. created创造； D. experienced体验。根据I had a really ____1____ mental picture of what the environment they ____2____ might be like.可知，我对他们所处的环境有一个非常强烈的印象。结合句意可知D项符合语境。

3.考查名词。A. photography摄影，照片； B. research 研究； C. habit习惯； D. industry工业。根据Those tales of exploration were the reason why I got into travel ____3____ in the first place.可知，那些探险的故事是我最初进入旅行摄影的原因。故选A。

4.考查动词。A. caught抓住； B. booked预定； C. invited 邀请； D. sent寄送。根据I had wanted to go to Spitsbergen for years. I was actually ___4___on a trip with my wife, but we had to cancel — for the ____5____ possible reason that she fell pregnant with our first child.可知，多年来我一直想去Spitsbergen。实际上，我和妻子订了一次旅行，但我们不得不取消——因为她怀着我们的第一个孩子，这可能是最好的原因。此处book指“预定票”，故选B。

5.考查形容词。A. least最少的； B. nicest不错的； C. helpless无助的； D. troublesome麻烦的。根据I had wanted to go to Spitsbergen for years. I was actually ___4___on a trip with my wife, but we had to cancel — for the ____5____ possible reason that she fell pregnant with our first child.可知，多年来我一直想去Spitsbergen。实际上，我和妻子订了一次旅行，但我们不得不取消——因为她怀着我们的第一个孩子，这可能是最好的原因。故选B。

6.考查名词。A. demand需求，要求； B. right正确，右边； C. information信息； D. opportunity机会。根据A couple of years later, I got the ____6____ to shoot(拍摄)a story on the Noorderlich, a ship that gets ____7____ into the ice every year — just as the boats of the old explorers did when they ____8____ in the Arctic.可知，几年后，我有机会在诺德里奇号上拍摄一个故事。诺德里奇号是一艘每年都会结冰的船，就像当年探险家们在北极过冬时所做的那样。此处指“拍摄的机会”，故选D。

7.考查动词。A. frozen冻结； B. decorated装饰； C. broken折断，打碎； D. prepared准备。根据A couple of years later, I got the ____6____ to shoot(拍摄)a story on the Noorderlich, a ship that gets ____7____ into the ice every year — just as the boats of the old explorers did when they ____8____ in the Arctic.可知，几年后，我有机会在诺德里奇号上拍摄一个故事。诺德里奇号是一艘每年都会结冰的船，就像当年探险家们在北极过冬时所做的那样。get frozen“被冻结”，故选A。

8.考查动词。A. summered避暑，过夏天； B. visited拜访； C. wintered过冬； D. arrived到达。根据A couple of years later, I got the ____6____ to shoot(拍摄)a story on the Noorderlich, a ship that gets ____7____ into the ice every year — just as the boats of the old explorers did when they ____8____ in the Arctic.可知，几年后，我有机会在诺德里奇号上拍摄一个故事。诺德里奇号是一艘每年都会结冰的船，就像当年探险家们在北极过冬时所做的那样。此处winter转化成动词，意思是“过冬”，故答案为C。

9.考查形容词。A. easy容易的； B. great伟大的； C. unique独一无二的； D. regrettable令人遗憾的。根据I thought the experience would be ___9___ because I love riding snowmobiles and dog sleds but it didn’t quite turn out well.可知，我想这次经历会很棒，因为我喜欢骑雪地车和狗拉雪橇，但结果并不理想。结合句意可知答案为B。

10.考查名词。A. ship轮船； B. village小村子； C. island岛； D. house房子。根据第三段第一句And then I saw the ship, lit by the moonlight.可知，It was an eight-hour snowmobile journey from the capital Longyearbyen to the ___10___ .从首都Longyearbyen到轮船需要骑8个小时的雪地车。故选A。

11.考查形容词最高级。A. happiest最幸福的； B. simplest最简单的； C. hardest最艰难的； D. most important最重要的。根据We rode through snowstorms and it was one of the ___11___things I’ve ever done.可知，我们经历了暴风雪，这是我做过的最艰难的事情之一。结合句意可知答案为C。

12.考查形容词。A. dark黑暗的； B. interesting有趣的； C. exciting令人兴奋的； D. bright明亮的。根据It was really quite ___12___ and we were ___13___ about on ice during the last part of the journey.可知，天真的很黑，在旅程的最后一段，我们在冰上滑来滑去。故选A。

13.考查动词。A. looking看； B. talking谈论； C. standing站立； D. sliding滑动。根据It was really quite ___12___ and we were ___13___ about on ice during the last part of the journey.可知，天真的很黑，在旅程的最后一段，我们在冰上滑来滑去。故选D。

14.考查形容词。A. for为了； B. worth值-------的； C. about大约； D. with和------一起。根据上句It was really quite ___12___ and we were ___13___ about on ice during the last part of the journey.可知，I began to think: “This had better be ___14___ it.” 我开始想:“这最好是值得的。”故选B。

15.考查动词。 A. working工作； B. going去； C. waiting等待； D. sitting坐。根据And then I saw the ship, lit by the moonlight. It looked so strange and frightening, ___15___ on its own in the middle of nowhere.可知，然后我看到那艘船，被月光照亮。它看起来那么奇怪和可怕，独自坐在一个偏僻的地方。结合意可知D项符合语境。故选D。

16.考查名词。A. position位置，职位； B. environment环境； C. shape形状； D. way方法。根据I almost didn’t want to get close to it because it was so perfect in its ___16___.可知，我几乎不想接近它，因为它的环境是如此完美。故选B。

17.考查动名词。A. promised 许诺； B. arranged安排； C. imagined想象； D. refused拒绝。根据It was exactly how I had ___17___ it to be. ___18___experiences are rarely like that---there’s usually some disappointment ___19___ somewhere.可知，这正是我所想的。旅行经历很少是这样的——通常会有一些失望。故选C。

18.考查名词。A. Travel旅行； B. Shopping购物； C. Reading 阅读； D. Working工作。根据It was exactly how I had ___17___ it to be. ___18___experiences are rarely like that---there’s usually some disappointment ___19___ somewhere.可知，这正是我所想的。旅行经历很少是这样的——通常会有一些失望。结合句意可知答案为A。

19.考查动词。A. expected期盼，预测； B. surrounded包围； C. unrelated无关； D. involved涉及。根据It was exactly how I had ___17___ it to be. ___18___experiences are rarely like that---there’s usually some disappointment ___19___ somewhere.可知，这正是我所想的。旅行经历很少是这样的——通常会有一些失望。结合句意可知D项符合语境。

20.考查名词。A. tales故事； B. memory记忆； C. reality现实； D. movies电影。根据When you have held a mental picture of a place since your childhood and you see that it exists in ___20___, it really is a dream that comes true.可知，当你从小就对一个地方有了一种想象，当你看到它存在于现实中时，它真的是一个梦想成真了。in reality事实上，故选C。