Question

Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb the____peak(山峰)in the Alps. Rudi’s mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop_____and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not_____his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber ____was planning to climb the highest peak. Franz was very____when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing,____. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxon, a guide from another village, got to the top____him.

Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,____ as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther. Franz_____behind to take care of him, but Saxon continued, wishing to be the _____to the top. Rudi went after Saxon, hoping to____him to the top. When they met, Saxon fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxon was helpless and hurt. Rudi must____whether to carry Saxon back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

He decided Saxon’s life was more _____than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz_____the climb, and finally they reached the top. Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that____was the real conqueror(征服者) of the mountain.

1.A. highest    B. farthest    C. biggest    D. deepest

2.A. learning    B. playing    C. climbing    D. talking

3.A. try out    B. give up    C. go over    D. work out

4.A. what    B. which    C. whom    D. who

5.A. tired    B. glad    C. quiet    D. angry

6.A. again    B. too    C. once    D. instead

7.A. after    B. behind    C. before    D. over

8.A. but    B. so    C. or    D. for

9.A. walked    B. rested    C. stayed    D. watched

10.A. first    B. second    C. third    D. last

11.A. take    B. beat    C. push    D. help

12.A. wonder    B. remember    C. ask    D. decide

13.A. important    B. successful    C. popular    D. interesting

14.A. stopped    B. continued    C. enjoyed    D. finished

15.A. Franz    B. Saxon    C. the Englishman    D. Rudi

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】

短文大意：本文讲述了鲁迪攀登阿尔卑斯山的故事。鲁迪最大的梦想就是登上最高峰，为此他付出了很多努力，可是就在快要到达山顶的时候，他为了救同伴而放弃了梦想，但大家都知道鲁迪才是山峰真正的征服者。

1.句意：他最想要的是攀登阿尔卑斯山最高峰。考查形容词最高级辨析题。the highest peak in the Alps阿尔卑斯山最高峰；根据句意语境，可知highest（最高的）符合句意，故选A。

2.句意：鲁迪的母亲和他的叔叔，弗兰兹，一个登山向导，希望他停止攀登，开始在一家旅馆工作。考查动词辨析题。根据上文he wanted most in the world was to climb the highest peak in the Alps.，结合句意语境，可知家人不愿他攀登，故选C。

3.句意：鲁迪并没有放弃他的梦想。考查动词短语辨析题。try out意为“尝试”；give up意为“放弃”；go over意为“复习”；work out意为“做出，算出”。根据下文and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber who was planning to climb the highest peak. 秘密地与一位攀登最高峰的英国登山者取得了联系，可知他没有放弃，故选B。

4.句意：鲁迪并没有放弃他的梦想，而是秘密地与一位攀登最高峰的英国登山者取得了联系。考查定语从句引导词。本句是定语从句，先行词climber是人，关系代词可用who或that。根据句意结构，可知选D。

5.句意：当弗兰兹发现鲁迪所做的事时，他非常生气。考查形容词辨析题。根据前文Rudi’s mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop climbing and start working in a hotel.叔叔弗兰兹不让他去爬山，可知听说后叔叔很生气，故选D。

6.句意：但他最终同意让鲁迪去，如果他也去爬山的话。考查副词辨析题。A. again又/再；B. too也，放在句尾；C. once一旦；D. instead 反而。根据句意语境，可知ACD三个选项意思都与句意不符，故选B。

7.句意：弗兰兹也不想看到Emil Saxon，一个来自另一个村庄的向导，在他前面登上顶峰。考查连词辨析题。A. after在……的后面，表示“后于某人”；B. behind在……的后面，表位置；C. before在……的前面，表示“先于某人”；D. over在……上面，表位置。根据句意语境，可知根叔叔不想让Emil在鲁迪之前到达山顶，故选C。

8.句意：鲁迪原来是个很好的登山者，但随着他们接近顶峰，英国人病了，不能再往前走了。考查连词辨析题。本句前后是转折关系，需用but连接；根据句意语境，可知选A。

9.句意：弗兰兹留下来照顾他。考查动词辨析题。stay behind留下来/留在后面，固定短语；根据句意语境，可知选C。

10.句意：但撒克逊继续（坚持），希望成为第一个登上顶峰的人。考查序数词。根据句意语境，可知first符合语境，故选A。

11.句意：鲁迪追赶撒克逊，希望把他打败。考查动词辨析题。根据文意和语境，可知鲁迪的梦想就是登上山顶，所以他希望打败撒克逊，beat打败，故选B。

12.句意：鲁迪必须决定是否把萨克森带回到安全地带，还是独自一人到顶端。考查动词辨析题。根据下文He decided Saxon’s life was more important than his dream and helped him down. 他决定带撒克逊回到了安全地带，可知选D。

13.句意：他认为撒克逊人的生活比他的梦想更重要，并帮助他下来。考查形容词辨析题。A. important重要的；B. successful成功的；C. popular流行的；D. interesting有趣的。根据句意语境，可知important符合句意，故选A。

14.句意：在那段时间里，英国人和弗兰兹继续攀登……。考查动词辨析题。根据下文and finally they reached the top. 最后他们到达了山顶，可知他们没有放弃，continue继续，故选B。

15.句意：后来，当他们回到村子的时候，他们告诉人们鲁迪是真正的征服者。考查名词辨析题。根据短文内容，鲁迪为了救同伴而放弃了登顶的梦想，但他是阿尔卑斯山顶峰真正的征服者，故选D。