Question

    It'd _______ been climbed by local and foreign men, and local women, but a Western female, who'd _______ unaccompanied and wanted to climb the mountain, was quite _______.

I explained that I'd been _______ for some time—in research and in physical strength—and showed them the _______ I had from their government authorizing my climb. I stressed that I'd be very _______ to keep their local traditions and hire one of their villagers as a guide, but it seemed to do little to reduce their _______.

The male villagers told me that the quick mud I'd meet would swallow me. While they couldn't remember anyone this bad actually _______, they seemed convinced it was a real _______. The village women, however, smiled at me, indicating their ________ for my climb.

The men ________ relaying stories of unpredictable danger. However, I was ________ because my aunt's words kept ________ in my ears—the greatest risk is not taking a risk, and we should always ________ our dreams.

Eventually, the men agreed to an ________ that seemed to put them at ease with my climb. Besides the local guide I'd hire, they also ________ me to hire three guards with guns, for protection.

As I started walking down the dirt path toward the mountain, I was ________ not only by my new mountain support team, but also by every village woman. They danced in circles around us as if in ________ of a victory.

I knew I wasn't the first Western female to make the climb. But with the women villagers  ________ me, I felt a strong sense of ________. And I suspected they felt the same.

1.A.formally B.surely C.especially D.fortunately

2.A.achieved B.wandered C.explored D.arrived

3.A.rare B.typical C.disgusting D.ridiculous

4.A.consulting B.attempting C.preparing D.operating

5.A.reward B.invitation C.command D.permit

6.A.generous B.pleased C.curious D.satisfied

7.A.concerns B.thrills C.surprises D.problems

8.A.led to B.appealed to C.happened to D.belonged to

9.A.bargain B.dilemma C.challenge D.possibility

10.A.fancy B.support C.praise D.admiration

11.A.finished B.enjoyed C.continued D.suggested

12.A.determined B.annoyed C.delighted D.embarrassed

13.A.alarming B.ringing C.breaking D.exploding

14.A.observe B.remember C.choose D.follow

15.A.arrangement B.outcome C.exchange D.explanation

16.A.warned B.allowed C.wished D.reminded

17.A.joined B.expected C.comforted D.appreciated

18.A.defense B.search C.possession D.celebration

19.A.helping B.teaching C.accompanying D.protecting

20.A.relief B.accomplishment C.justice D.responsibility

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者独自来到一个偏远的非洲村庄，想要攀登附近的一座大山，男村民们都极力反对，不过女村民都表示支持。作者之所以下定决心是因为她姑姑的话一直在她耳边回响：最大的风险是不去冒险，是我们要追随自己的梦想。最终，男村民们也表示同意，作者在村民们的欢呼中出发了。

1.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：当地的男女和外国的男子无疑都攀登过这座大山。但是一个西方女人独自来到这里，想爬这座山，这是非常罕见的。A. formally正式地；B. surely肯定地；毫无疑问地；C. especially特别地；D. fortunately幸运地。结合后半句可知，我是一个西方女人，作为一名外国来的女性想要爬这座山，村民们不免感到担忧，结合文章可知，这座山肯定（surely）是当地的男性和女性以及外来的男性才攀登。故选B。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当地的男女和外国的男子无疑都攀登过这座大山。但是一个西方女人独自来到这里，想爬这座山，这是非常罕见的。A. achieved实现，完成；B. wandered闲逛；C. explored探索；D. arrived到达。结合空格前 a Western female 和空格后 unaccompanied and wanted to climb the mountain 可知，我作为一名西方女性，在无人陪伴的情况下来到（arrive）这里，并且想爬一座山。故选D。

3.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当地的男女和外国的男子无疑都攀登过这座大山。但是一个西方女人独自来到这里，想爬这座山，这是非常罕见的。A. rare罕见的；B. typical典型的；C. disgusting厌恶的；D. ridiculous荒谬的。结合空格所在句中 It’d … been climbed by local and foreign men, and local women, but a Western female, who had … unaccompanied and wanted to climb the mountain 可知，我作为一名西方的女性，在无人陪伴的情况下想要爬这座山，而以往爬山的都是本地的男性女性村民或者外来的男性，因此可以推断出，我一个西方女性独自爬这座山，这是十分罕见的。故选A。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我已经在研究和体能方面准备了一段时间。A. consulting咨询；B. attempting企图；C. preparing准备；D. operating操作。结合空格所在句中 in research and in physical strength 可知，我做了研究和体力方面的准备。故选C。

5.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：并向他们展示了我从他们的政府那里获得的攀爬许可证。A. reward奖励；B. invitation邀请；C. command命令；D. permit批准；许可。结合空格所在句中 I had got from their government authorizing my climb 可知，我得到了他们政府的许可，授权我攀登。故选D。

6.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我强调说我非常乐意遵守当地的传统，并且雇用一个村民做向导。但这似乎无法减少他们的担心。A. generous慷慨的；善意的；B. pleased高兴的；乐意的；C. curious好奇的；D. satisfied满意的。结合空格所在句中 keep their local traditions and hire one of their villagers as a guide 可知，保留他们当地的传统，并聘请他们的一名村民作为导游，这对我爬山是有利的，因此我很乐意。故选B。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我强调说我非常乐意遵守当地的传统，并且雇用一个村民做向导。但这似乎无法减少他们的担心。A. concerns担忧；B. thrills惊险；C. surprises惊讶；惊喜；D. problems问题。结合第四段第一句 The male villagers told me that the "quick mud" I'd meet would swallow me. 可知，男村民告诉我，我遇到的快泥把我吞没。由此可以看出，即使我雇当地村民为向导，也不能减轻他们对我的担忧。故选A。

8.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管他们不记得这种倒霉的事情真的在谁身上发生过，但是他们似乎坚信这事真的可能会发生。A. led to导致；B. appealed to呼吁；恳求；C. happened to发生；D. belong to属于。结合上文 The male villagers told me that the "quick mud" I'd meet would swallow me. 可知，男村民们告诉我，我遇到的快泥会把我吞没。这里表示转折，意为然而他们记不起有谁真正发生过这么糟糕的事。故选C。

9.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管他们不记得这种倒霉的事情真的在谁身上发生过,但是他们似乎坚信这事真的可能会发生。A. bargain交易；B. dilemma困境；C. challenge挑战；D. possibility可能性。结合空格所在句中 they seemed convinced it was a real 可知，村民们似乎确信 quick mud 吞人是真的有可能。故选D。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，村子里的女人们都对我微笑,表示她们对我此次登山的支持。A. fancy想象；B. support支持；C. praise赞扬；D. admiration敬佩。结合空格所在句中 The village women, however, smiled at me 可知，然而，村里的妇女对我微笑，并且转折表示与男人态度不一样，所以这微笑显示了她们对我的支持（support）。故选B。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：男人们继续在传达不可预测的危险的故事。A. finished完成；B. enjoyed享受；C. continued继续；D. suggested建议。结合文章第四段第一句 The male villagers told me that the "quick mud" I'd meet would swallow me. 可知，男村民们告诉我，我遇到的快泥会把我吞没。由此可知，男人们是不支持我去登山的。他们继续向我讲述不可预测的危险故事。故选C。

12.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，我决心已定，因为我姑姑的话时刻在我的耳边回响。A. determined坚决的；B. annoyed恼怒的；C. delighted高兴的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。结合空格所在句中 my aunt's words kept … in my ears — the greatest risk is not taking a risk 可知，我姑姑的话一直在我耳边回响——最大的风险就是不冒险。由此可知，由于姑姑的话语，我下定了决心（determined），要冒险去爬这座山。故选A。

13.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我决心已定，因为我姑姑的话时刻在我的耳边回响。A. alarming使惊恐；B. ringing响起；C. breaking打破；D. exploding爆炸。结合空格所在句中 my aunt's words kept … in my ears 可知，姑姑的话语一直在我耳边回响，表示对我的激励。故选B。

14.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：最大的风险是不去冒险，我们要追随自己的梦想。A. observe察觉到；B. remember记得；C. choose选择；D. follow跟随。结合空格所在句中 my aunt's words kept ringing in my ears — the greatest risk is not taking a risk 可知，我姑姑的话一直在我耳边回响——最大的风险就是不冒险。所以姑姑是在鼓励我要追随梦想。故选D。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：最终，男人们同意了似乎让他们对我的登山放心的安排。A. arrangement安排；B. outcome结果；C. exchange交换；D. explanation解释。结合下文 Besides the local guide I'd hire, they also … me to hire three men guards with guns, for protection. 可知，除了我要雇的当地导游，他们还……我雇三个带枪的保镖来保护自己。可知，村里做了另外的一项安排符合题意，这项安排似乎让他们对我的攀登感到放心。故选A。

16.

动词词义辨析。句意：除了雇用一个当地的向导外,他们也希望我雇用三个持枪的护卫。A. warned警告；B. allowed允许；C. wished希望；D. reminded提醒。结合空格所在句中 hire three guards with guns, for protection 可知，村民们希望我去雇三个带枪的保镖来保护自己，符合文意。故选C。

17.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我开始沿着小路往山上走时，和我一道的不仅有我新组成的登山支援小组,还有这个村子里的所有女人。A. joined加入；B. expected期望；C. comforted抚慰；D. appreciated欣赏。结合空格所在句中 not only by my new mountain support team, but also by every village woman 可知，我得到了山地支援小组和村里妇女的支持。因此加入我的不仅是山地支援小组，还有村里的妇女符合题意。故选A。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她们围着我们翩翩起舞,好像是在庆祝一场胜利。A. defense防卫；B. search搜索；C. possession财产；D. celebration庆祝。结合空格所在句中的 a victory 可知，我们好像是在庆祝胜利。in celebration of 为固定搭配，意为庆祝……。故选D。

19.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：有这些女村民们陪着我，我感到一种强烈的成就感。A. helping帮助；B. teaching教；C. accompanying陪伴；D. protecting保护。根据上文的by my new mountain support team, but also by every village woman.可知，和我一道的不仅有我新组成的登山支援小组，还有这个村子里的所有女人。所以可推出，这些女村民们陪着我，故选C。

20.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：有这些女村民们陪着我,我感到一种强烈的成就感。A. relief宽慰；B. accomplishment成就；C. justice正义；D. responsibility责任感。结合上文 I knew I wasn't the first Western female to make the climb. 可知，我知道我不是第一个攀登上的西方女性，但是由于有这些女村民们陪伴我，所以我感到一种强烈的成就感。故选B。