Question

【題目】 Imagine a 900-meter-high rock wall standing in front of you. Your start to climb it. You put your hands and feet in small holes in the rock. You bear pain and fear until reach the top. What's worse, you don't even have a _______ to keep you safe. If you slip (滑) and fall, you will die. Who would do such a dangerous thing, playing with one's own life? This is, in fact, the true story of 33-year-old climber Alex Honnold.

Honnold made history in 2017 when he climbed one of the world's most famous cliffs (懸崖) —EI Capitan in California, US. Honnold climbed it _______ any safety equipment (裝備). His experience was made into a _______ called Free Solo. The film won Best Documentary at the 91st Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, last month.

The film not only showed Honnold's _______ climbing skills, but also explained why he chose to climb the cliff and how he _______ his fear. These are two important questions for anyone who chooses to try extreme (極限) sports.

According to Honnold, for some people, "the purpose of life is happiness", but for him, "it's all about performance". He said that _______ was the time when he felt most alive. But he didn't play with his life. He climbed only when he felt _______ . He exercised his muscles (肌肉) every day. He practised climbing rock walls while using ropes as _______ as he could. He wrote down every move he made _______ practicing.

And this is one of the appeals (吸引力) of climbing according to Honnold—it is certainly dangerous, __________ you can still try to make it feel safe.

【1】A.shoeB.gloveC.rope

【2】A.withoutB.withC.on

【3】A.bookB.documentaryC.TV show

【4】A.amazingB.interestingC.safe

【5】A.dealt withB.found outC.threw away

【6】A.playingB.climbingC.exercising

【7】A.happyB.safeC.excited

【8】A.muchB.littleC.many

【9】A.beforeB.whileC.after

【10】A.andB.butC.or

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【5】A

【6】B

【7】B

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了Honnold的攀巖技巧以及經(jīng)歷。他認(rèn)為攀巖能使人更富有活力，雖然很危險(xiǎn)，但仍然可以嘗試讓自己感到安全。

【1】

句意：更糟糕的是，你甚至沒(méi)有一根繩子來(lái)確保安全。

shoe鞋子；glove手套；rope繩子。結(jié)合上文描述a 900-meter-high rock wall一座900米高的巖墻，可知是在攀巖，故此處應(yīng)是沒(méi)有繩索來(lái)保證安全，故選C。

【2】

句意：Honnold攀登時(shí)沒(méi)有使用任何安全設(shè)備。

without無(wú)、不、沒(méi)有；with和……一起；on在……上面。結(jié)合上文描述沒(méi)有繩索保護(hù)，無(wú)人敢做這個(gè)危險(xiǎn)的事情，但是Honnold除外，可知是沒(méi)有任何安全裝備。故選A。

【3】

句意：他的經(jīng)歷被制作成了一部名為《自由獨(dú)奏》的紀(jì)錄片。

book書本；documentary紀(jì)錄片；TV show電視節(jié)目。結(jié)合后文called Free Solo叫作《徒手攀巖》和Best Documentary最佳紀(jì)錄片，可知是他的經(jīng)歷被拍成一個(gè)紀(jì)錄片。故選B。

【4】

句意：影片不僅展示了Honnold驚人的攀登技巧，也解釋了他為什么選擇攀登懸崖，以及他是如何應(yīng)對(duì)恐懼的。

amazing令人驚異的；interesting有趣的；safe安全的。結(jié)合前文他敢在沒(méi)有任何安全裝備的情況下攀巖，可知攀巖技術(shù)是令人驚訝的。故選A。

【5】

句意：影片不僅展示了Honnold驚人的攀登技巧，也解釋了他為什么選擇攀登懸崖，以及他是如何應(yīng)對(duì)恐懼的。

dealt with處理；found out發(fā)現(xiàn)；threw away扔掉。結(jié)合后面fear恐懼，可知是他怎樣處理自己的恐懼。故選A。

【6】

句意：他說(shuō)，攀巖是他感覺(jué)最有活力的時(shí)候。

playing玩耍；climbing攀爬；exercising鍛煉。聯(lián)系上文語(yǔ)境，結(jié)合句義可知是攀巖是使他感到最有活力的時(shí)候。故選B。

【7】

句意：他只有在感到安全的時(shí)候才爬山。

happy開(kāi)心的；safe安全的；excited興奮的。結(jié)合前文he didn't play with his life他不玩命，可知是他只在感到安全的情況下攀巖。故選B。

【8】

句意：他用繩索盡可能多地練習(xí)攀巖。

much許多，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；little少許，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；many許多，修飾可數(shù)名詞。結(jié)合句義可知是他盡可能多地用繩子練習(xí)攀巖，此處as much as盡可能多，故選A。

【9】

句意：他把練習(xí)后的每一個(gè)動(dòng)作都記下來(lái)。

before在……之前；while當(dāng)……時(shí)候；after在……之后。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境結(jié)合常識(shí)可知是練習(xí)之后，他會(huì)記下自己的每一個(gè)動(dòng)作，故選C。

【10】

句意：這雖然很危險(xiǎn)，但你仍然可以嘗試讓自己感到安全。

and和，并列；but但是，轉(zhuǎn)折；or或者。結(jié)合空格前后這雖然很危險(xiǎn)，你仍然可以試著讓它感到安全，可知前后是轉(zhuǎn)折。故選B。