Question

完形填空，阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Bobby was famous for his attempt (尝试) to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried at least thirty times, but had _____ failed. One day, he finally reached the mountain top successfully with old Peeper’s help. Peeper was the town optician (眼镜商)，who gave a hand to his success. It was Peeper who mostly encouraged Bobby to try again. And he gave him a pair of ____ as a gift. He said, “If it starts clouding over or if your feet start hurting, ____the glasses. These are special glasses, they’ll help you. ”

Bobby accepted the gift happily. When his feet started hurting, he ____ what Peeper had said, and he put on the glasses. The pain was     , but  with the sunglasses he could clearly see the snow-covered mountain top, so he continued. Later he met with other ____. The clouds were getting thick and the wind was getting strong. However, he could see the top of the mountain, and _____ got there. He took off the sunglasses and felt very excited standing on the mountain top.

Later, he noticed thick clouds were around the mountain below. Then he looked carefully at the sunglasses. He found that Peeper had engraved (雕刻) the snow-covered mountain top ____ the glasses. Peeper understood that _____ Bobby lost sight (视觉) of the mountain top, he would lose sight of his dream.  Bobby thanked Peeper for _____ him. Because of him, Bobby got to know that his dream was not impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.

1.A. always       B. never         C. hardly      D. ever

2.A. gloves        B. sunglasses    C. forks        D. hats

3.A. put on        B. throw away    C. take off     D. give away

4.A. forgot        B. remembered    C. heard       D. explained

5.A. terrible     B. simple       C. common      D. natural

6.A. climbers     B. programs   C. difficulties D. mistakes

7.A. firstly      B. quietly       C. finally    D. suddenly

8.A. at           B. on            C. over         D. behind

9.A. unless        B. though       C. if           D. until

10.A. inviting     B. visiting    C. stopping     D. helping

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：人生最大的障碍是什么？是自己！本文中的Peeper通过一副眼镜让作者知道能阻碍我们的只有我们自己。所以在面对困难的时候，勇往直前，战胜自己就是战胜了一切。

1.A考查副词及语境理解。always：总是；never：从来不；hardly：几乎不；ever：曾经。根据下文“One day, he finally reached the mountain top successfully with old Peeper’s help.”的描述可知，这里指的是他尝试过30多次，但是总是失败。故选A。

2.B考查名词及语境理解。gloves：手套；sunglasses：太阳镜；forks：叉子；hats：帽子。根据下文“These are special glasses, they’ll help you. ”的描述可知，这里指的是Peeper给了他一副太阳镜作为礼物。结合选项可知应选B。

3.A考查动词短语及语境理解。put on：戴上；throw away：扔掉；take off：脱下；give away：捐赠。根据下文“When his feet started hurting, he ____ what Peeper had said, and he put on the glasses. ”的描述可知，这里指的是脚疼的时候戴上眼镜。故应选A。

4.B考查动词及语境理解。forgot：忘记；remembered：记得；heard：听到；explained：解释。根据语境可知，这里指的是脚疼的时候记起了Peeper所说的话。故应选B。

5.A考查形容词及语境理解。 terrible：可怕的、糟糕的；simple：简单的；common：共同的；natural：自然的。根据下文“but ”可知，这里指的是疼痛是可怕的，但是在眼镜的帮助下可以清楚地看见被雪覆盖的山顶。结合选项可知应选A。

6.C考查名词及语境理解。 climbers：登山者；programs：节目；difficulties：困难；mistakes：错误。根据下文“The clouds were getting thick and the wind was getting strong. ”的描述可知，这里指的是他遇到了其他的困难。故选C。

7.C考查副词及语境理解。 firstly：首先地；quietly：悄悄地；finally：终于地；suddenly：突然地。根据下文“He took off the sunglasses and felt very excited standing on the mountain top.”的描述可知，这里指的是他终于到达了山顶。故应选C。

8.B考查介词及语境理解。根据语境可知，这里指的是 Peeper把被雪覆盖的山顶刻在了眼镜上。on表示“在……上面”，故应选B。

9.C考查连词及语境理解。 unless：除非；though：虽然；if ：如果；until：直到……时候。根据语境可知，这里指的是引导一个条件状语从句，即如果Bobby看不见山顶，他就会失去梦想。故应选C。

10.；visiting：访问；stopping：阻止；helping：帮助。联系上下文的描述可知，这里指的是 Bobby感谢Peeper的帮助。故选D。

考点：考查人生百味类短文。