Question

I have two friends who love backpacking. They spent a lot of time in a part of New York State's Adirondack Mountains. It     46 mountains with a height of over 4,000 feet. The Adirondack Mountain Club gives     recognition, and an award, to anyone who         all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this award.

Now what you have to understand is that         many of the 46 mountains have well-marked       to their summits (山顶), others are not marked at all. You have to "bushwhack (在丛林中开路)" using a compass and a map.

My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains. They had just one       — it was the most     requiring bushwhacking. A hiking path led past the base of the mountain, but from that point they were on their own.

Early one morning they left their       and walked five miles on the hiking path to the base of a chain of mountains. When they arrived, they       that they had left their compass and map back in camp. Rather than     the camp, they decided to bushwhack without the compass and map.

For hours they     uphill enduring heat, thick bush, and black flies.         , late in the afternoon they found themselves at the     of a mountain successfully. They were exhausted but       .

The feeling was short-lived, however. When they looked across the valley, they       another higher mountain. They had climbed the     one! It was too         that weekend to put their error right. They had to       another four months to climb the right mountain.

This story       us a good lesson. Often in life we put in a great effort to reach a goal. But without the right "map" and "compass", it is       to get "lost".

1.A. goes through        B. consists of         C. relies on          D. connects to

2.A. special             B. similar            C. normal           D. general

3.A. describes          B. draws            C. observes         D. climbs

4.A. while              B. since             C. because          D. unless

5.A. paths              B. rivers             C. views           D. avenues

6.A. occupied           B. left               C. deserted         D. missed

7.A. interesting          B. changeable        C. reachable        D. remote

8.A. house             B. room            C. camp           D. yard

9.A. ignored            B. discovered         C. sensed           D. explained

10.A. departing from      B. traveling to        C. returning to      D. going for

11.A. jumped           B. wandered         C. ran             D. walked

12.A. Immediately        B. Surely            C. Finally           D. Hopefully

13.A. bottom             B. top               C. slope            D. base

14.A. embarrassed        B. moved            C. disturbed        D. excited

15.A. admired           B. checked          C. saw             D. appreciated

16.A. strange             B. wrong            C. distant           D. steep

17.A. late                B. dangerous         C. puzzling         D. helpless

18.A. save               B. wait              C. gain             D. put

19.A. sends              B. tells              C. recommends     D. teaches

20.A. easy               B. hard              C. annoying         D. discouraging

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了作者的两位朋友在没有带指南针和地图的情况下爬山，最终却发现爬错了山。通过这个故事告诉我们，没有正确的引导，再多的努力也是白费力气。

1.1】B 考查动词短语。A. goes through 通过、完成、检查；B. consists of 由…组成；C. relies on 依赖、依靠；D. connects to 使…连接。通过上文的New York State's Adirondack Mountains.可知这是一个山脉，而通过下文的My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains.可知，这座山脉含有46座山。故选择B。

2.2】A 考查形容词。A. special 特别的；B. similar 相似的；C. normal 正常的；D. general 大致的；总的。根据上文的The Adirondack Mountain Club可知这是一个登山协会，故给予的是特别的认可，故选择A。

3.3】D 考查动词。 A. describes 描述；B. draws 绘画、吸引；C. observes 观察、庆祝、遵守；D. climbs 爬。根据下文的all 46 mountains可知，宾语是山，根据常识，选择D，意为爬完所有的46座山。

4.4】A 考查连词。A. while 然而、当…时、虽然；B. since 自从、既然；C. because 因为；D. unless 除非。前一分句意为46座山中有些有明显的路；后一分句意为还有一些没有路。两个分句之间存在转折关系，故选择A。

5.5】A 考查名词；A. paths 路、路线、道路；B. rivers 河流；C. views 景色、观点；D. avenues 林荫路、途径。根据句意可知，此处指的是上山的路，故选择A。

6.6】B 考查动词。A. occupied 占据；B. left 留下、离开；C. deserted 遗弃；D. missed 错过、思念。根据上文可知，这个山脉一共46座山，而作者的朋友已经爬完45座，故还有一个剩下，所以选择B。

7.7】D 考查形容词。A. interesting 有意思的；B. changeable 易变的；C. reachable 可达成的；D. remote 偏远的。此处所需的形容词是修饰山的，而且下文告诉我们这座山并没有现成的上山的路，故选择D最符合语意，指这座山最为偏远，最难爬。

8.8】C 考查名词。A. house 房子；B. room 房间；C. camp 营地；D. yard 院子。根据常识可知，爬山需要在山脚露营，故此处选择C，意为一天早晨他们很早就离开营地。

9.9】B 考查动词。A. ignored 忽视；B. discovered 发现；C. sensed 感觉；D. explained 解释。根据下文they had left their compass and map back in camp可知，他们把指南针和地图落在营地，这应该是发现的问题，故选择B。

10.10】C考查动词短语。A. departing from 离开；B. traveling to 朝某方向旅行；C. returning to 返回、回到；D. going for 适用于。根据下文的they decided to bushwhack without the compass and map可知，他们继续前行，故他们并没有返回营地，故选择C。

11.11】D 考查动词。A. jumped 跳；B. wandered 漫步、漫游；C. ran 跑；D. walked 走。根据常识判断，上山应该是走着上山，故选择D。

12.12】C 考查副词。A. Immediately 立即地；B. Surely 无疑、一定；C. Finally 最终、最后；D. Hopefully 极有希望地。根据下文的late in the afternoon they found themselves at the 33 of a mountain successfully.可知，他们到达了山顶，故选择C，指通过努力后最终做某事。

13.13】B 考查名词。A. bottom 底部；B. top 顶部；C. slope 斜坡；D. base 基地、基础。根据常识，爬山最终的目标是爬到山顶，故选择B。

14.14】D 考查形容词。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. moved感动的；C. disturbed 受到打扰的、不安的；D. excited兴奋的。通过上文可知，作者的两个朋友很希望爬完所有的山，故此时虽然疲倦却也兴奋，所以选择D。

15.15】C 考查动词。A. admired 钦佩；B. checked 检查；C. saw 看见；D. appreciated 欣赏、感激。根据下文的宾语another higher mountain.以及上文的looked across the valley可知，他们看见了另一座更高的山，故选择C。

16.16】B 考查形容词。A. strange 奇怪的；B. wrong 错误的；C. distant 遥远的、冷漠的；D. steep 陡峭的、险峻的。通过下文的put their error right可知，他们爬错了山，故选择B。

17.17】A 考查形容词。A. late 迟的、晚的；B. dangerous 危险的；C. puzzling 令人困惑的；D. helpless 无助的、无用的。根据下文的They had to 38 another four months to climb the right mountain可知，他们四个月后才爬了正确的山，故这个周末太迟了，所以选择A。

18.18】B 考查动词。A. save 挽救、节约；B. wait 等待；C. gain 获得；D. put 放、表达、使处于。根据上文可知，他们爬错了山，但是那个周末已经来不及再爬了，故他们又等待了四个月，选择B。

19.19】D 考查动词。A. sends 发送；B. tells 讲述；C. recommends 推荐、建议；D. teaches 教育。根据下文的us a good lesson，可知，选择D，构成短语teach sb. a good lesson，意为给…一个教训。句意为：这个故事给了我们一个教训。

20.20】A 考查形容词。A. easy 容易的；B. hard 难的、坚硬的；C. annoying 讨厌的；D. discouraging令人沮丧的。根据上文可知，作者的朋友正是在没有指南针和地图的情况下爬错了山，故此处作者指的是没有正确的引导，容易走错路，选择A。