Question

    Serendipity - an unexpected delight – is the word that comes to mind when describing the seven-day hike my wife and I recently did in the wild and undeveloped northwest coast of Galicia, Spain.

Simply ________, anyone who is adventurous, loves traveling to Europe and is fit enough to do 10-mile hikes should seriously consider doing this hike.

Before this experience, I had never heard about On Foot Holidays programs that allow hikers to go at their own pace, with maps and detailed hiking ________, but without a guide or other travelers, while still enjoying a high level of local support.

What ________ caught my attention was an announcement about On Foot Holidays’ newest hike, the Lighthouse Way, which they described as a journey along“the last ________ coast of Europe.”This particular hike sounded both challenging and rewarding enough to ________ a try.

On Foot Holidays booked our lodging each night and ________ a taxi to take our baggage to the next destination, so we just had to carry our daypack essentials. Each day we ________ or spoke with the company’s local expert who was available ________ emergency, but whose main function was to keep us informed about the daily weather forecast and to make special taxi arrangements when we decided to ________ a couple of 14-mile hikes to less than 10 miles.

The ________ of the trails and scenery made every hike a delight. One of our hikes followed a narrow trail along a steep, rocky cliff ________ the steel-blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean that thrash against jagged rocks hundreds of feet below us. We stopped to picnic and watch the only living things we saw that whole day: a herd of goats above us, and a group of dolphins jumping in the waves below. In the distance, many of mountain peaks ________ sparkling wind turbines（涡轮机）like candles on a cake.

Silence and loneliness were the features of each day’s accommodation. The only sounds we heard were birds singing, the wind blowing through trees or the waves breaking against the shoreline. The air was clean and the temperature brisk, with frequent ________ of cloudy, cool, windy and rainy weather interspersed（点缀）with glorious bursts of sunshine.

There was remarkably little litter, the exception being spots along the shore where ocean currents ________ mostly fishing items.

My wife and I realized that we are pilgrims searching for meaning, awareness and joy on our journey through life, and our Galician hiking ________ had moved us further down that path in ways we won’t forget.

1.A. lost B. moved C. urged D. put

2.A. strings B. instructions C. devices D. materials

3.A. initially B. gradually C. smoothly D. firmly

4.A. recommended B. developed C. unspoiled D. discovered

5.A. warrant B. provide C. imagine D. evaluate

6.A. prepared for B. arranged for C. paid for D. turned to

7.A. negotiated B. discussed C. contacted D. texted

8.A. in addition to B. in need of C. in case of D. in favour of

9.A. shorten B. extend C. decrease D. expand

10.A. appearance B. variety C. character D. route

11.A. displaying B. reflecting C. following D. overlooking

12.A. established B. lightened C. sported D. structured

13.A. changes B. intervals C. adaptions D. interactions

14.A. stretched B. withdrawn C. floated D. deposited

15.A. experience B. technique C. investigation D. experiment

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。作者和妻子参加On Foot Holidays举行的最新的徒步旅行活动：the Lighthouse Way。作者在文中叙述了这次徒步旅行活动的所见所闻和感受。

1.考查动词词义辨析。lose失去；move感动，打动；urge敦促，力劝；put放。仅仅是被（这个活动）打动，任何一个喜欢冒险，想要到欧洲旅行，足够健康可以进行10英里的徒步旅行的人都应该认真考虑去进行这次徒步旅行活动。B选项正确。

2.考查名词词义辨析。string绳，线；instruction指示，命令；device装置，设备；material材料。该空和maps并列，且前面有detailed（详细的）修饰。该空和“地图”都是对徒步旅行有帮助的东西，故B选项切题。instructions意为“用法说明，指南”。 On Foot Holidays允许远足者以自己的速度前进，可以带着地图和详细的徒步旅行指南，但是没有导游和其他游客陪同。B选项正确。

3.考查副词词义辨析。initially最初地；gradually逐渐地；smoothly顺利地；firmly坚定地。最初吸引作者注意力的是关于On Foot Holidays最新的徒步旅行活动“the Lighthouse Way”的一个通知。A选项正确。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。recommended被推荐的；developed发达的；unspoiled（地方）未经开发的，有自然美的；discovered被发现的。“the Lighthouse Way”是最新的远足活动，在宣传的时候，肯定要朝着好的，有特色的方面宣传。既然是徒步旅行活动，那么应该是沿着“欧洲最后一个未经开发的海岸”前行。C选项正确。

5.考查动词词义辨析。warrant使显得必要(或正当)；provide提供；imagine想象；evaluate评价，评估。这个远足活动听起来非常有挑战性，有必要进行尝试。A选项正确。

6.考查动词短语辨析。prepare for为……准备；arrange for安排；pay for支付……的费用；turn to向……求助。根据该段最后中的“and to make special taxi arrangements”可知，On Foot Holidays每天安排出租车将作者他们的行李带到下一个目的地。B选项正确。

7.考查动词词义辨析。negotiate谈判，协商；discuss讨论；contact和……联系；text发短信。该空和后面的spoke都是表示和“公司的当地专家”沟通交流的方式，我们给当地的专家发短信和他交谈，他的主要作用是让我们了解每天的天气预报等其他情况。D选项正确。

8.考查短语辨析。in addition to 除……之外还有……；in need of需要……；in case of以防，万一；in favour of支持，赞成。万一发生了紧急事件，我们可以和当地的专家联系。C选项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。shorten缩短；extend延伸；decrease减少；expand扩大，扩展。根据后面的“14-mile hikes to less than 10 miles”可知，14英里的形成缩短为不到10英里。故A选项正确。

10.考查名词词义辨析。appearance出现；variety种类，多样性；character特点；route路线。根据下文的叙述可知，作者和妻子在徒步旅行的过程中，看到了不同的景色，经历了不同的小路。故B选项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。display展示；reflect反射；follow跟随；overlook俯瞰，忽视。悬崖下面是大海，即：悬崖俯瞰着大海。故D选项正确。

12.考查动词词义辨析。establish建立；lighten（使）发亮；sport引人注目地穿戴，炫耀；structure构成，排列。该句是一个拟人化的说法，字面意思是：山峰“引人注目地穿戴”着闪闪发光的涡轮机。即：远处，许多山峰的风力涡轮机闪闪发光，就像蛋糕上的蜡烛。C选项正确。

13.考查名词词义辨析。change改变；interval间隔，中间休息；adaption适应，改编；interaction相互交流。空气清新，温度宜人，多云、凉爽、多风、多雨的天气间隔频繁，伴随着灿烂的阳光。B选项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。stretch伸展；withdraw撤退；float漂浮；deposit使沉淀，使沉积。垃圾少得惊人，只有海岸沿岸的一些地方例外，那里的洋流沉积了大部分的捕鱼物品。D选项正确。

15.考查名词词义辨析。experience经历；technique技术；investigation调查；experiment实验。我妻子和我意识到，我们是朝圣者，在人生旅途中寻找意义、觉知和快乐，而我们的加利西亚远足经历以我们永远不会忘记的方式将我们进一步推向了这条道路。A选项正确。