Question

    Like Indiana Jones (a fictional character), who undertakes daring adventures in his spare time, my father is a businessman by day and a thrill-seeker by night.

His enthusiasm rubbed off on me, and I have been lucky to be his companion on many adventures. We started out by riding America’s fastest, most twisted roller coasters. After that a whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon（峡谷）on the Colorado River started our search for other extreme thrills across the globe.

Amazing thrills awaited us at every corner of the world. Skydiving was especially thrilling when performed from a helicopter over the breathtaking Swiss Alps. We have bungee jumped from the world’s highest platform, Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa. Most recently, in Interlaken, Switzerland, we attempted canyoning（溪降运动）.

Anyone who loves a challenging thrill should try canyoning. Our adventure began with a 90-foot rope down a canyon wall into a rushing ice-cold river. Then we crossed the bone-chilling water toward the mouth of the river, our final destination, where the reward for the journey would be a whole view of the beautiful Interlaken basin. We slid over slippery rocks at one moment, jumped from waterfalls and swam through underwater tunnels the next. Back and forth we alternated, climbing rope ladders before going back into the fresh mountain water. Certainly, danger was waiting for us in each of these activities, but that very danger provided the rush. Canyoning was indeed one thrill after another, from beginning to end.

While canyoning is possible only in certain places, thrills and adventure can be found anywhere. Our beginnings in the U.S. showed us just that. We continue to seek the big thrills, but in doing so, we have learned to seek lesser excitement in daily life as well. After all, we can’t go canyoning every day, and small thrills are better than none for us thrill-seekers.

1.What do we know about the author’s father?

A.He is a very successful businessman.

B.He is doing a part-time job.

C.He likes Indiana Jones very much.

D.He enjoys experiencing adventures.

2.What does the underlined phrase “rubbed off on” mean in paragraph 2?

A.relate to B.keep off

C.affect D.confuse

3.What did the author and his father do when attempting canyoning?

A.Jumped down from waterfalls and swam across the icy water.

B.Jumped down a canyon river and crossed it.

C.Climbed over a rope ladder and swam through underwater tunnels.

D.Climbed down a canyon wall and swam across the rushing icy river.

4.What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A.Small thrills in daily life are worth a try as well.

B.We had better go abroad to experience canyoning.

C.Canyoning is not suitable for everyone.

D.America is the most proper place to experience adventures.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者和父亲从事的冒险活动，作者认为日常生活中的小小的冒险刺激总比没有要好。

1.细节理解题。由第一段my father is a businessman by day and a thrill-seeker by night.可知，作者的父亲白天是个商人，晚上是个寻求冒险刺激的人。所以作者的父亲喜欢冒险。故选D项。

2.词句猜测题。由第二段划线后的句子I have been lucky to be his companion on many adventures.可知，我很幸运能和他一起经历许多冒险。所以父亲对于冒险的热情影响了作者，故通过上下文可以判断出，划线词的意思是“影响”的意思。故选C项。

3.细节理解题。由第四段 Our adventure began with a 90-foot rope down a canyon wall into a rushing ice-cold river. Then we crossed the bone-chilling water toward the mouth of the river, our final destination可知，我们的冒险开始于一根90英尺长的绳子，沿着峡谷的岩壁而下，进入一条冰冷的河流，然后我们游过冰冷刺骨的河水，来到河口，这是我们的最终目的地。所以作者和他的父亲在尝试峡谷探险时沿峡谷的岩壁而下，游过冰冷湍急的河流。故选D项。

4.推理判断题。由最后段We continue to seek the big thrills, but in doing so, we have learned to seek lesser excitement in daily life as well. After all, we can’t go canyoning every day, and small thrills are better than none for us thrill-seekers.可知我们继续寻找刺激，但在这样做的过程中，我们也学会了在日常生活中寻找不那么刺激的东西。 毕竟，我们不可能每天都去峡谷探险，对于我们这些寻求刺激的人来说，小小的刺激总比没有好。由此判断出作者想在最后一段告诉我们日常生活中的小刺激也值得一试。故选A项。