Question

    A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the_______ was that he found himself unable to ask for help  — his mobile phone went out of _______ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to _______ in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then the arrival of the rescue (营救).

It is almost _______ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his _______ , “First of all I checked up my physical conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no _______ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from bleeding. In this way I dozed off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the _______ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men _______  to explore a mountain cave and got lost. _______ to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of ________ . Finally they all fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the rescue workers who found them, the place ________ they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the opening of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to ________ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with ________ itself? When you meet with obstacles (障碍) in life and work, you are lost in darkness. Mind you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up a struggle ________ . It seems to be a negative (消极的) attitude, ________ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

1.A.best B.more C.worst D.hopeless

2.A.way B.work C.service D.control

3.A.lie B.cry C.wait D.sleep

4.A.untrue B.useless C.possible D.unimaginable

5.A.explanation B.decision C.excuse D.plan

6.A.way B.tool C.method D.strength

7.A.loss B.failure C.sadness D.disappointment

8.A.had B.tried C.planned D.managed

9.A.Determined B.Deciding C.Willing D.Unable

10.A.sight B.hearing C.feeling D.direction

11.A.where B.what C.who D.how

12.A.help B.stop C.calm D.save

13.A.life B.work C.mankind D.adventure

14.A.really B.carefully C.hopefully D.immediately

15.A.so B.but C.and D.while

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章中作者通过两个事例的对比，说明无论是在生活中还是在工作中，当人们处于困境或危急状况时，不轻举妄动、保持镇静是智慧和勇气的表现。

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最糟糕的是，他发现自己无法求助——他的手机因电池耗尽而不能使用了。A. best最好的；B. more更多的；C. worst最差的；D. hopeless绝望的。根据句中的unable to ask for help可知此处表示最糟糕的情况。故选C。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：最糟糕的是，他发现自己无法求助——他的手机因电池耗尽而无法工作。A. way方法；B. work工作；C. service服务；D. control控制。根据as a result of exhausted battery可知此处表示手机不能使用了，短语out of work不能使用，有毛病。故选C。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：除了在寒冷的荒野中等待，别无他法。A. lie撒谎；B. cry哭泣；C. wait等待；D. sleep睡觉。根据Nothing could be done可知在这种情况下只能等待了。故选C。

4.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很难想象他能在黑暗中忍受这么长时间的恐怖。A. untrue不真实的；B. useless无用的；C. possible可能的；D. unimaginable难以想象的，不可思议的。根据 he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long可知此处表示这种情况是很难想象的。故选D。

5.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：更令人惊讶的是他的解释：“首先，我检查了我的身体状况，发现自己没有致命的危险。”A. explanation解释；B. decision决定；C. excuse借口；D. plan计划。根据后文First of all I checked up my physical conditions and found myself not in mortal danger.可知此处是他的解释。故选A。

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于没有办法呼救，我只好靠在椅背上，尽量不让伤口流血。我就这样睡着了。A. way道路，方法；B. tool工具；C. method方法；D. strength力量。根据上文中that he found himself unable to ask for help可知他手机没电了没有办法求救。短语no way to do sth.“没有办法做某事”。故选A。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的故事结束了我对去年探险失败的遗憾。A. loss损失；B. failure失败；C. sadness悲伤；D. disappointment失望。根据下文 Finally they all fell dead in fear and exhaustion.可知此处表示探险失败。故选B。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：一群年轻人试图探索一个山洞，结果迷路了。A. had有；B. tried尝试；C. planned计划；D. managed管理，负责。根据and got lost可知此处表示试图去探索山洞，固定短语try to do sth.“试图做某事”。故选B。

9.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们在黑暗的洞穴里找不到出路，感到害怕，焦急地乱跑，没有方向感。A. Determined坚决的；B. Deciding决定性的；C. Willing乐意的；D. Unable不能的。根据句中的they were frightened可知他们没能找到出路。故选D。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们在黑暗的洞穴里找不到出路，感到害怕，焦急地乱跑，没有方向感。A. sight视力；B. hearing听力；C. feeling感觉；D. direction方向。根据and ran anxiously可知此处表示没有方向感，短语a sense of direction方向感。故选D。

11.

考查关系词辨析。句意：据发现他们的救援人员称，他们迷路的地方离洞口只有10米远。此处为定语从句修饰先行词place，且先行词在从句中作地点状语，故应用where。故选A。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果他们在迷路时呆在原地，试图使自己平静下来，他们可能会感觉到不远处有微弱的灯光在闪烁。A. help帮助；B. stop停止；C. calm使平静；D. save拯救。根据they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away可知只要他们平静下来才能感到不远处有微弱的灯光在闪烁。故选C。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：难道你不认为你可以把它和生活本身相比较吗？A. life生活；B. work工作；C. mankind人类；D. adventure冒险。根据下文的When you meet with obstacles in life and work可知此处表示生活。故选A。

14.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：请注意，事情还不清楚，你不必马上进行过度反应。A. really实际上；B. carefully仔细地；C. hopefully有希望地；D. immediately立即。根据Mind you可推测此处表示不必进行过度反应。故选D。

15.

考查连词辨析。句意：这似乎是一种消极的态度；但是，一个有能力这样做的人首先必须有远见和巨大的勇气。A. so所以；B. but但是；C. and并且；D. while当……时候。结合上下文语境可知为转折关系，应用but。故选B。