Question

    At the mid-May in 2018, the 69 year-old amputee(被截肢者) Xia Boyu finally stood proud on two artificial legs on the peak of Mount Qomolangma, a symbol showcasing to the world the power of_______.

More than 40 years ago, Xia_______ both of his feet to frost bite after lending his sleeping bag to a team member during the trip to climb Mount Qomolangma.

Even though artificial legs were not _______in China at the time, Xia strongly _______ that he would one day fulfill his _______dream and so, before that day came, the best thing to do was to_______ himself by training constantly. Three years later he finally got his new legs, which enabled him to_________his sports career.

However, fate once again took a _______turn when he was in his 40s. In 1993, illness developed on the stumps(残肢) on his legs, which required _______ third of his lower legs be amputated. Three years after that, he was diagnosed with lymph cancer.

Over the years, Xia never gave up his dream of climbing Mount Qomolangma. ____________ to his final successful climb in 2018, he had tried four other times to climb to the summit, but each time Lady Luck gave him the ____________ .

The last time he  ____________  his dream was in 2016. The then 67-year-oldwas only 94 meters from the summit, but a snow storm  ____________ his way. Taking his team members’ ____________  into consideration, Xia made the ____________ decision to go back.

On May14, Xia felt  ____________   and a strong sense of fulfillment ____________in him, standing on the peak of the highest mountain in the world.

The key is to focus on your dreams, instead of the ____________  you encounter along the way. I didn’t regret anything that I had done and accepted everything that life had ____________ me, but I never stopped fighting against ____________  ,”Xia said, stressing that fulfilling one’s dream has nothing to do with age, disability or the thoughts or expectations of others, but a firm belief in yourself.

1.A.strength B.dream C.confidence D.mind

2.A.cost B.gave C.lost D.paid

3.A.affordable B.acceptable C.available D.reachable

4.A.confirmed B.assured C.hoped D.believed

5.A.unfinished B.unchallenged C.unsolved D.unreached

6.A.pressure B.present C.preserve D.prepare

7.A.take B.begin C.complete D.continue

8.A.sudden B.sharp C.dark D.good

9.A.one B.another C.the other D.other

10.A.Previous B.Contrary C.Back D.Similar

11.A.tough nut B.red carpet C.cold shoulder D.last straw

12.A.put effort into B.devoted himself to C.got close to D.threw himself into

13.A.blanketed B.blocked C.bathed D.smoothed

14.A.honour B.safety C.credit D.struggle

15.A.final B.disappointing C.wise D.heartbreaking

16.A.tiredness B.relief C.pain D.1oneliness

17.A.welled up B.showed up C.came up D.sprang up

18.A.distrust B.doubt C.hardships D.criticism

19.A.thrown at B.provided for C.arranged for D.distributed to

20.A.challenges B.fear C.fate D.misbelief

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章介绍了夏伯宇不断尝试登上珠穆朗玛峰的经历。终于在2018年5月中旬，69岁的截肢者夏伯宇用两条义肢自豪地站在了珠穆朗玛峰的顶峰，向世界展示了梦想的力量。这告诉我们：实现梦想无关年龄，残疾或他人的想法和期望，只与自己坚定的信念有关。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：2018年5月中旬，69岁的截肢者夏伯玉终于用两条义肢自豪地站在了珠穆朗玛峰的顶峰上，向世界展示了梦想的力量。A. strength力量，长处；B. dream梦想；C. confidence自信；D. mind照顾，介意。根据the 69 year-old amputee Xia Boyu finally stood proud on two artificial legs on the peak of Mount Qomolangma可知此处表示梦想的力量。故选B。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：40多年前，在攀登珠穆朗玛峰的过程中，夏把睡袋借给队友，结果双脚被冻伤，失去了双脚。A. cost花费，付出；B. gave给予；C. lost失去。遗失；D. paid支付。根据stood proud on two artificial legs可知此处表示失去了双腿。故选C。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管当时中国还没有假肢，但夏坚信总有一天他会实现自己未完成的梦想，所以在那一天到来之前，最好的办法就是通过不断的训练来为自己做准备。A. affordable负担得起的；B. acceptable可接受的；C. available可获得的，可找到的；D. reachable可获得的，可达成的。根据下文Three years later he finally got his new legs可知那时还没有假肢。故选C。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管当时中国还没有假肢，但夏坚信总有一天他会实现自己未完成的梦想，所以在那一天到来之前，最好的办法就是通过不断的训练来为自己做准备。A. confirmed确认，坚定；B. assured弄清，确信；C. hoped希望；D. believed相信。根据one day可知此处表示他坚信那一天会到来。故选D。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管当时中国还没有假肢，但夏坚信总有一天他会实现自己未完成的梦想，所以在那一天到来之前，最好的办法就是通过不断的训练来为自己做准备。A. unfinished未完成的；B. unchallenged不成问题的；C. unsolved未解决的，未解答的；D. unreached未达到的。根据before that day came可知此处表示未完成的梦想。故选A。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管当时中国还没有假肢，但夏坚信总有一天他会实现自己未完成的梦想，所以在那一天到来之前，最好的办法就是通过不断的训练来为自己做准备。A. pressure压力，压迫；B. present现在，目前；C. preserve保护区；D. prepare准备。根据by training constantly可知此处表示他通过不断的训练来为自己做准备。故选D。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：三年后，他终于有了新的双腿，这使他能够继续他的运动生涯。A. take拿，采取。接受；B. begin开始，首先；C. complete完成；D. continue继续。根据Three years later he finally got his new legs可知此处表示他能够继续他的运动生涯。故选D。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，在他40多岁的时候，命运再次发生了黑暗的转折。A. sudden突然的，意外的；B. sharp急剧的；C. dark黑暗的，模糊的；D. good好的。根据下文Three years after that, he was diagnosed with lymph cancer.可知此处表示命运再次发生了黑暗的转折。故选C。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：1993年，他腿上的残肢开始发病，又有三分之一的小腿被截肢。A. one唯一的；B. another不同的，类似的；C. the other 另一个的；D. other其他的，另外的。根据third of his lower legs be amputated可知此处表示又有三分之一的小腿被截肢。故选B。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在2018年最后一次成功登顶之前，他曾尝试过另外四次登顶，但每次都遭到了幸运女神的冷遇。A. Previous以前的，早先的；B. Contrary相反的；C. Back后面的，过去的；D. Similar相似的。根据he had tried four other times to climb to the summit可知表示在2018年最后一次成功登顶之前。故选A。

11.考查情景交际。句意：在2018年最后一次成功登顶之前，他曾尝试过另外四次登顶，但每次都遭到了幸运女神的冷遇。A. tough nut大胆果断的人，暴躁的人；B. red carpet红地毯；C. cold shoulder冷遇，闭门羹；D. last straw最后一根稻草，最后一击。根据转折词but可知此处表示每次都遭到了幸运女神的冷遇。故选C。

12.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他最后一次接近自己的梦想是在2016年。A. put effort into把精力花费在；B. devoted himself to致力于，献身于；C. got close to接近于，靠近；D. threw himself into积极从事。根据下文The then 67-year-oldwas only 94 meters from the summit可知此处表示2016年是他最后一次接近自己的梦想。故选C。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时67岁的他距离峰顶只有94米，但是一场暴风雪挡住了他的去路。A. blanketed覆盖，遮掩；B. blocked阻塞；C. bathed沐浴；D. smoothed使顺利，缓和。根据but a snow storm可知此处表示暴风雪挡住了他的去路。故选B。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：考虑到队员的安全，夏做出了令人心碎的决定，回去。A. honour尊敬；B. safety安全；C. credit信用，信誉；D. struggle斗争，冲突。根据上文a snow storm可知此处表示考虑到队员的安全。故选B。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：考虑到队员的安全，夏做出了令人心碎的决定，回去。A. final最终的，决定性的；B. disappointing令人失望的；C. wise明智的，聪明的；D. heartbreaking令人心碎的。根据decision to go back可知这个决定是令他心碎的。故选D。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：5月14日，站在世界最高峰的山顶上，夏如释重负，一种强烈的成就感油然而生。A. tiredness疲劳，疲倦；B. relief解除，减轻；C. pain疼痛；D. loneliness孤独。根据standing on the peak of the highest mountain in the world可知此处表示此时他如释重负。故选B。

17.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：5月14日，站在世界最高峰的山顶上，夏如释重负，一种强烈的成就感油然而生。A. welled up涌现，流露，萌发；B. showed up露面，露出，揭露；C. came up走近，发生，开始，上升，发芽，被提出；D. sprang up出现，涌现，萌芽。根据a strong sense of fulfillment可知此处表示一种强烈的成就感涌现出来了。故选A。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：关键是要专注于你的梦想，而不是你一路上遇到的困难。A. distrust不信任；B. doubt怀疑；C. hardships艰难；D. criticism苛求，批评。根据instead of和you encounter along the way可知此处表示一路上遇到的困难。故选C。

19.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：“我不后悔我所做的东西，接受生活扔向我的一切，但我从未停止过反抗命运”，夏说，强调实现一个人的梦想无关年龄，残疾或他人的想法和期望，但与自己坚定的信念有关。A. thrown at扔向，掷向，向…投去；B. provided for供养，供给，规定，为…作准备；C. arranged for为…作安排，为…作准备；D. distributed to分配给，分发给。根据accepted everything可知此处接受生活扔向我的一切。表示故选A。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我不后悔我所做的东西，接受生活扔向我的一切，但我从未停止过反抗命运，”夏说，强调实现一个人的梦想无关年龄，残疾或他人的想法和期望，但与自己坚定的信念有关。A. challenges挑战；B. fear害怕；C. fate命运；D. misbelief错误的信仰。根据fighting against可知此处表示与命运作斗争，反抗命运。故选C。