Question

    Page, 22, had left Whitehorse and was roughly 1, 000 miles away from Tuktoyaktuk.To get there, he would have to ___for 30 days along roads and frozen rivers.Before starting his round-the-world ___at Ushuaia, Page had ___picked up a camera.But 10, 000 miles later, he found himself in northern Canada, ___the footage(片段)that would form a documentary(纪录片).

It was a sense of ___rather than great scenery that sent him on his way.Page had dreamed of traveling the world by bicycle and he decided to make it a ___. “I had no girlfriend.I had nothing tying me at home.So I ___, ”he says.The adventure __ three years, covering 40, 000 miles and five continents.It was a mental ___as much as a physical one.

Page rode alone in late winter, camping most nights, apart from the ___occasion he found a hut in which to ___ from the wind. “It’s not ___steely courage or bravery, there’s no option, so you just do it, ”Page says.Others would say the opposite that it requires a 1ot of ___ .

When the Arctic Ocean came into ___, it was not how Page imagined it would be.It was wonderfully ___the sun was setting and the snow was shining but rather than being filled with thrill, Page was cold and ___. “Instead of walking off into the ___, I sat in a bathroom—the only ___place I could find, ”he says. “I thought about the ___this journey had taught me.Maybe I’d proved something to myself by going to the edge of my map.But, I also ___that finish lines are better shared.”

1.A.cycle B.walk C.search D.recover

2.A.experience B.ticket C.journey D.race

3.A.really B.barely C.nearly D.gradually

4.A.filming B.drawing C.recalling D.enjoying

5.A.direction B.belonging C.accomplishment D.adventure

6.A.duty B.dream C.reality D.scenery

7.A.go down B.break down C.take off D.set off

8.A.passed B.1asted C.stayed D.existed

9.A.challenge B.barrier C.activity D.problem

10.A.different B.official C.important D.rare

11.A.hide B.watch C.disappear D.run

12.A.strangely B.especially C.exactly D.possibly

13.A.honor B.bravery C.kindness D.pride

14.A.being B.sight C.force D.use

15.A.romantic B.comfortable C.simple D.vast

16.A.fed up B.held up C.called out D.worn out

17.A.garden B.house C.sunset D.forest

18.A.familiar B.safe C.funny D.warm

19.A.art B.1anguage C.1essons D.skills

20.A.doubted B.realized C.explained D.noticed

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。为实现梦想，22岁的Page决定拿起相机环球骑行，并且把他的旅行分享给人们。历经三年，骑行4万英里，穿越5个大洲，经历各种困难他来到终点——北冰洋。但他没有胜利的兴奋，却坐下来静静思考这次骑行，他意识到把旅程分享给人们比他独自完成骑行更有意义。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了到那儿，他不得不沿着公路和冰封的河流骑行30天。A. cycle骑自行车；B. walk行走；C. search搜寻；D. recover恢复。根据下文的Page had dreamed of traveling the world by bicycle and he decided to make it a ___6___.可知Page梦想骑自行车环游世界，故此处用“骑自行车”符合语境，且cycle和bicycle是原词复现。故选A项。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在Ushuaia开始环球旅行之前，Page几乎没用过相机。A. experience经历，经验；B. ticket票；C. journey旅行；D. race比赛，种族。根据下文的I thought about the ___19___this journey had taught me.可知此处用“旅行”符合语境， journey是原词复现。故选C项。

3.考查副词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. really真的；B. barely几乎不；C. nearly几乎；D. gradually逐渐。根据下文的But 10, 000 miles later, he found himself in northern Canada, ___4___the footage(片段)that would form a documentary(纪录片).可知Page拍摄了片段，而且根据but可知前后句为转折意义，故此处用“几乎没用过相机”符合语境。故选B项。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是1万英里之后，他发现自己身处加拿大北部，于是拍下了能够制作成纪录片的片段。A. filming拍摄；B. drawing画；C. recalling回忆；D. enjoying享受。根据前文的Page had ___3___picked up a camera.可推测在环球旅行中带着相机，故此处用“拍摄”符合语境。故选A项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：是他的冒险精神而非漂亮的风景让他走上环球之行。A. direction方向；B. belonging归属；C. accomplishment成就；D. adventure冒险。根据下文的The adventure ___8___ three years, covering 40, 000 miles and five continents可知Page的行程是一场冒险之旅，故推测他有冒险精神，且adventure是原词复现。故选D项。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Page一直梦想着骑自行环球旅行，而且他决定让它成为现实。A. duty责任；B. dream梦想；C. reality现实；D. scenery风景。结合上下文可知，此处是指Page想把梦想变为现实，故用“现实”符合语境，且dream和reality是反义词复现。故选C项。

7.考查动词短语辨析。句意：他说：“我没有女朋友，在家没有任何束缚，所以我出发了。” A. go down下降；B. break down崩溃；C. take off起飞；D. set off出发，启程。结合本句句意，因为没有任何束缚所以出发去环球骑行。故选D项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这次冒险持续三年，行程4万英里穿越5个洲。A. passed经过；B. 1asted持续；C. stayed待；D. existed存在。此处是指这次环球骑行所用的时间。故选B项。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：它是对精神和生理的双重挑战。A. challenge挑战；B. barrier障碍；C. activity活动；D. problem问题。根据下文的Page rode alone in late winter, camping most nights, apart from the ___10___occasion he found a hut in which to ___11___ from the wind.可知Page经历了很多困难，这些都是骑行过程中的挑战，故此处用“挑战”符合语境。故选A项。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Page在隆冬时节独自骑行，大多数夜晚都在野外露营，极少时候他可以找到一个小木屋躲避寒风。A. different不同的；B. official官方的；C. important重要的；D. rare稀少的。根据前文的camping most nights可知他大多数时候都在野外露营，故此处用“极少找到躲避寒风的小屋”符合语境。故选D项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. hide躲避；B. watch观察；C. disappear消失；D. run跑。结合上下文可以推测Page找到小木屋的目的是躲避寒风。故选A项。

12.考查副词词义辨析。句意：他说：“确切地说，这不是钢铁般的勇气或勇敢，是因为没有选择，因此你只有这样做。” A. strangely奇怪地；B. especially尤其，特别地；C. exactly确切地；D. possibly可能地。结合上下文此处是指，Page眼里露营不是因为他的勇气和勇敢，而是因为在野外没有选择的余地，故此处用“确切地说”符合语境，故选C项。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他人的想法刚好相反，他们认为这需要很大的勇气。A. honor荣誉；B. bravery勇气，勇敢；C. kindness善良；D. pride骄傲。根据前文的It’s not ___12___steely courage or bravery可知此处用“勇气/勇敢”符合语境，且bravery是原词复现。故选B项。

14.考查动词短语辨析。句意：Page看到了北冰洋，它不是想象中的那样。A. （come into）being形成；B. （come into）sight进入视线；C. （come into）force开始实施；D. （come into）use使用。根据下文的It was wonderfully ___15___the sun was setting and the snow was shining but rather than being filled with thrill,可知，Page看到了北冰洋的真实样子，故此处用“进入视线”符合语境。故选B项。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：北冰洋看起来很美妙，积雪在夕阳下闪耀着光芒，然而这些没有让Page充满兴奋，因为他又冷又累。A. romantic美妙的，浪漫的；B. comfortable舒适的；C. simple简单的；D. vast巨大的。根据下文的the sun was setting and the snow was shining可知北冰洋的景色很美，故此处用“美妙的”符合逻辑。故选A项。

16.考查动词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. fed up厌烦；B. held up耽搁；C. called out大声喊出来；D. worn out精疲力竭。结合上下文可知，完成长距离的骑行，Page感到精疲力竭符合逻辑。故选D项。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有踏入夕阳西下的美景中，我坐在了一个浴室里，一个唯一我可以找到的温暖的地方。A. garden花园；B. house房子；C. sunset夕阳；D. forest森林。根据前文的the sun was setting可知太阳正在西沉，故此处用“夕阳”符合语境。故选C项。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. familiar熟悉的；B. safe安全的；C. funny滑稽的；D. warm温暖的。根据前文的Page was cold and ___16___可知Page觉得又冷又累，故此处用“温暖的地方”符合语境，cold和warm是反义词复现。故选D项。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我思考着这次旅行给我的经验和教训。A. art艺术；B. 1anguage语言；C. 1essons经验，教训；D. skills技巧。结合下文的Maybe I’d proved something to myself by going to the edge of my map.But, I also ___20___that finish lines are better shared.”可知在这次环球骑行中Page明白了一些东西，故此处用“经验教训”符合语境。故选C项。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，我也意识到终点线是更好的共享。A. doubted怀疑；B. realized意识到；C. explained解释；D. noticed注意。结合上下文，此处是指Page意识到自己到达终点不算最好，把他的经历分享给大家，这样才是更好的。故选B项。