Question

Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment. Their savings had been_______ to pay lawyers’ fees. To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosed（诊断）with a _________ disease. There was no _________, only pain relief.

Failing to find any other way out, they decided to make a _________ journey, as they caught sight of an old hikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.

This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and _________ recovery. When leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank. They planned to keep the _________ low by living on boiled noodles, with the _________ hamburger shop treat.

Wild camping is _________ in England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get their tent up _______and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot ____________ than they remember it was in their 20s. Raynor __________ all over and desired a bath. Moth, meanwhile, after an initial ____________, found his symptoms were strangely ___________ by their daily tiring journey.

________, the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they thought had ___________ forever. "Our hair was fried and falling out, nails broken, clothes ___________ to a thread, but we were alive."

During the journey, Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes, "____________ had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n) ____________ written book. It had also given me a ____________, either to leave that page ___________ or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.”

1.A. drawn up    B. used up    C. backed up    D. kept up

2.A. mild    B. common    C. preventable    D. serious

3.A. cure    B. luck    C. care    D. promise

4.A. business    B. walking    C. bus    D. rail

5.A. expected    B. frightening    C. disappointing    D. surprising

6.A. budget    B. revenue    C. compensation    D. allowance

7.A. frequent    B. occasional    C. abundant    D. constant

8.A. unpopular    B. lawful    C. attractive    D. illegal

9.A. soon    B. early    C. late    D. slowly

10.A. harder    B. easier    C. cheaper    D. funnier

11.A. rolled    B. bled    C. ached    D. trembled

12.A. struggle    B. progress    C. excitement    D. research

13.A. developed    B. controlled    C. reduced    D. increased

14.A. Initially    B. Eventually    C. Temporarily    D. Consequently

15.A. gained    B. kept    C. wounded    D. lost

16.A. sewn    B. washed    C. worn    D. ironed

17.A. Doctors    B. Hiking    C. Lawyers    D. Homelessness

18.A. well    B. partly    C. neatly    D. originally

19.A. choice    B. reward    C. promise    D. break

20.A. loose    B. full    C. blank    D. missing

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Winn夫妇投资失败变得一无所有，更糟糕的是丈夫被诊断为重疾。然而他们没有放弃，决定徒步野外旅行。出乎意料的是，丈夫的症状渐渐减少了，夫妇二人变得越来越强壮了，妻子也开始了自然作家的生涯。

1.考查动词短语以及对语境的理解。A. drawn up起草；B. used up用光；C. backed up支持，援助；D. kept up保持。根据后面的to pay lawyers’ fees.提示可知，他们的积蓄都用光了。故选B。

2.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. mild温和的；B. common共同的；C. preventable可预防的；D. serious严重的。根据后句There was no 38 , only pain relief.可知，Moth被诊断患上一种严重的疾病。故选D。

3.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. cure对策；B. luck幸运；C. care关心；D. promise诺言。名词cure在这里表示“治疗的方法”。没有任何治疗的方法，只有止疼。故选A。

4.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. business事务；B. walking走；C. bus公交；D. rail栏杆。根据后句as they caught sight of an old hikers’(徒步旅行者)guide.可知，他们决定作一次徒步旅行。故选B。

5.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. expected预期的；B. frightening令人害怕的；C. disappointing令人失望的；D. surprising令人惊讶的。这是一次漫长的旅程，经历了不寻常的艰苦和惊人的恢复。故选D。

6.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. budget预算；B. revenue税收；C. compensation赔偿；D. allowance津贴。他们计划靠吃煮面条来维持低预算。故选A。

7.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. frequent频繁的；B. occasional偶尔的；C. abundant大量的；D. constant不断的。偶尔到汉堡包店享受一顿。故选B。

8.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. unpopular不受欢迎的；B. lawful合法的；C. attractive吸引人的；D. illegal非法的。根据后句To avoid being caught可知，在英国，野营是非法的。故选D。

9.考查副词以及对语境的理解。A. soon不久；B. early早的；C. late迟的；D. slowly慢慢地。根据后句and packed it away early in the morning.中的early提示可知，他们不得不晚些时候把帐篷搭起来。故选C。

10.考查形容词比较级以及对语境的理解。A. harder更难的；B. easier更容易的；C. cheaper更便宜的；D. funnier可笑的。根据常识可知，Winns夫妇很快发现在他们50多岁的每日徒步旅行要比他们所记得在他们20多岁的每日徒步旅行要艰难的很多。故选A。

11.考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. rolled滚动；B. bled流血；C. ached疼；D. trembled发抖。根据常识可知，Raynor浑身疼。故选C。

12.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. struggle斗争；B. progress进展；C. excitement激动；D. research研究。经过最初的与病魔作斗争。故选A。

13.考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. developed发展；B. controlled控制；C. reduced减少；D. increased增加。发现他的症状不可思议地减少了。故选C。

14.考查副词以及对语境的理解。A. Initially起初；B. Eventually最终；C. Temporarily临时地；D. Consequently因此。最终，这对夫妇发现他们的身体变好了。故选B。

15.考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. gained获得；B. kept保持；C. wounded受伤；D. lost失去。根据前句with re-found strong muscles可知，他们原以为永远失去的强壮的肌肉又再现了。故选D。

16.考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. sewn缝；B. washed洗；C. worn穿破；D. ironed熨。这里指他们的衣服破成了线状物。故选C。

17.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. Doctors医生；B. Hiking徒步旅行；C. Lawyers律师；D. Homelessness无家可归。无家可归夺走了我所有的物质。故选D。

18.考查副词以及对语境的理解。A. well好；B. partly部分地；C. neatly整洁地；D. originally起初。在写已好书中的部分，最后有一页空白页。故选B。

19.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. choice选择；B. reward报酬；C. promise许诺；D. break休息。根据后句either to leave that page 55 or to keep writing the story with hope.中either … or …可知，这里是一种选择。它也给我一种选择。故选A。

20.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. loose宽松的；B. full满的；C. blank空白的；D. missing失踪的。根据前文中an empty page at the end of a(n) 53 written book.可知，要么留下那页空白，要么继续写着希望的故事。故选C。