Question

    You should see the photo. I’m sitting in red dirt, ________ an ugly purple T-shirt. My face is pink and my ________ is wet with sweat. Flies buzz around my head. I’m in the northwest of Australia, on a school trip with 20 parents and 20 kids

It was a strange choice for a holiday. I like sitting by the pool with a cola, not flies and frogs. I like being ________ and quiet, not a busload of kids. I like ________ washed sheets, not dirty-looking blankets.

But here’s the thing about that photo: I am smiling!

The trip sounded good when I ________. We were told that guides would take us into the heart of the place and I would see a new part of Australia and learn about local ________. Besides I knew it would be a valuable chance for me to stay with my youngest daughter. I would also stay with 40 strangers. I just hope there would be good coffee.

In Darwin we got onto a bus. It quickly became tiresome. The kids were ________ and kept on talking but I hate making small talk.

But later when I looked out at the large empty land, I was surprised at and moved by its ________. Our local guide told us about the land and his culture. I felt far from home.

At a national park, we ________ a natural swimming hole, kids and parents having a great time.

Finally we reached our ________. There the small room I shared with my daughter was a brick cell, full of crickets (蟋蟀), but too dark to see them.

It didn’t ________. The next nine days were ________. Waterfalls, lakes, community visits, and a trip around Katherine Gorge where we ________ saw giant crocodiles!

On our last night, a water pipe (管子) ________. We awoke to a mess, everything in water. Usually I would have ________, but it just seemed ________ to be dirty.

Indeed, it was ________ to stay clean. We were hiking in red dirt with temperatures of 35 degrees. Still, I felt a kind of energy I hadn’t ________ in years.

Yes, the coffee was bad, but I was too focused on keeping crickets off my face.

I love that photo of me in the dirt. I look ________ but happy. Sometimes it’s another way of traveling. There is beautiful ________ and there is dirt. There was always someone to talk to someone to laugh with.

1.A.washing B.wearing C.waving D.watching

2.A.mind B.eye C.heart D.hair

3.A.noisy B.busy C.alone D.shy

4.A.shortly B.cautiously C.freshly D.clearly

5.A.signed up B.showed up C.stood up D.woke up

6.A.guide B.business C.culture D.resource

7.A.silent B.encouraged C.moody D.excited

8.A.coldness B.beauty C.enthusiasm D.emptiness

9.A.enjoyed B.broadened C.missed D.constructed

10.A.goal B.agreement C.destination D.decision

11.A.matter B.work C.appear D.happen

12.A.killed B.packed C.wasted D.booked

13.A.still B.already C.even D.ever

14.A.cut B.expanded C.shortened D.broke

15.A.scared B.complained C.laughed D.saddened

16.A.normal B.strange C.unbelievable D.perfect

17.A.impossible B.probable C.easy D.important

18.A.tested B.stored C.valued D.experienced

19.A.pretty B.energetic C.bitter D.messy

20.A.dress B.weather C.scenery D.room

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.A

18.D

19.D

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述她最近的一次旅行，并解释她从这次旅行中学到了什么。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我坐在红土上，穿着一件难看的紫色T恤。A. washing洗；B. wearing穿；C. waving挥舞；D. watching观看。根据“an ugly purple T-shirt.”可知，这里指作者穿着一件难看的紫色T恤。故选B。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的脸是粉红色的，我的头发被汗水弄湿了。A. mind头脑；B. eye眼睛；C. heart心脏；D. hair头发。从选择项可知，被汗水弄湿只能是头发。故选D。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢独处和安静。A. noisy吵闹的；B. busy繁忙的；C. alone独自的；D. shy害羞的。根据后面的并列形容词quiet可知，作者喜欢独处和安静。故选C。

4.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢刚洗过的床单，不喜欢看起来脏兮兮的毯子。A. shortly立刻；B. cautiously小心地；C. freshly刚才；D. clearly清楚地。根据“not dirty-looking blankets. ”可知，作者喜欢刚刚洗过的床单。故选C。

5.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当我报名时，这趟旅行听起来很不错。A. signed up签字报名；B. showed up出现；C. stood up站起来；D. woke up叫醒。根据“The trip sounded good”可知，这里指作者报名这次旅行。故选A。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我将看到澳大利亚的一个新地方，了解当地的文化。A. guide向导；B. business商业；C. culture文化；D. resource资源。根据下文“Our local guide told us about the land and his culture.”提示可知，作者在导游的带领下，到一个新地方就是了解当地的风景和文化。故选C。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们很兴奋，不停地说着话，但我讨厌闲聊。A. silent沉默的；B. encouraged鼓励的；C. moody情绪化的；D. excited激动地。根据“and kept on talking”可知，孩子们不停地说着话，是因为很兴奋。故选D。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但后来当我看到这片空旷的土地时，我被它的美丽所震惊和感动。A. coldness冷淡；B. beauty美丽；C. enthusiasm热情；D. emptiness空虚。这里指作者被这片空旷的土地的美丽所震惊和感动。故选B。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在国家公园，我们在一个天然的游泳洞尽情享受，孩子和父母玩得很开心。A. enjoyed享受；B. broadened拓宽；C. missed错过；D. constructed建筑。根据“kids and parents having a great time.”可知，孩子和父母玩得很开心，说明他们在尽情的享受。故选A。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们终于到达了目的地。A. goal目标；B. agreement同意；C. destination目的地；D. decision决定。根据下文叙述可知，作者她们到达了目的地。故选C。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：它并不重要。A. matter关系；重要；B. work工作；C. appear出现；D. happen发生。根据“There the small room I shared with my daughter was a brick cell, full of crickets (蟋蟀), but too dark to see them.”可知，房间虽小，但这并不重要。故选A。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：接下来的九天都安排满了。A. killed消磨；B. packed挤满；C. waste浪费；D. booked预订。根据“Waterfalls, lakes, community visits, and a trip around Katherine Gorge where we even saw giant crocodiles!”从后面的参观可知，这里指接下来的九天都安排满了。故选B。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们甚至看到了巨大的鳄鱼! A. still仍然；B. already已经；C. even甚至；D. ever曾经。故选C。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：昨晚，一个管子坏了。A. cut砍；B. expanded 扩大；C. shortened缩短；D. broke坏了。根据后句“We awoke to a mess, everything in water.”从一切都在水中可知，水管坏了。故选D。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：通常我会抱怨，但看起来脏是正常的。A. scared使……害怕；B. complained抱怨；C. laughed大笑；D. saddened暗淡。根据上文作者描述可知，作者爱干净，所以说对于这种状况作者通常会抱怨。故选B。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：通常我会抱怨，但看起来脏是正常的。A. normal正常的；B. strange奇怪的；C. unbelievable难以置信的；D. perfect完美的。根据下文“Indeed, it was ____17____ to stay clean.”可知，这样的状况脏是正常的。故选A。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，要保持干净是不可能的。A. impossible不可能的；B. probable可能的；C. easy容易的；D. important重要的。根据上文可知，这样的状况要保持干净是不可能的。故选A。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，我仍然感到一种多年未体验过的活力。A. tested测试；B. stored储存；C. valued珍视；D. experienced经历；体验。故选D。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我看起来很凌乱但是很开心。A. pretty漂流的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. bitter苦的；D. messy凌乱的。根据上文的脏可知，作者看起来很凌乱。故选D。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：那里有美丽的风景，也有泥土。A. dress服装；B. weather天气；C. scenery风景；D. room房间。故选C。