完形填空As I stood at the base of the mountain range beside a remote African village, the male villagers
英语试题 07-24
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As I stood at the base of the mountain range beside a remote African village, the male villagers all repeated the same question: Are you certain you want to climb the mountain?
It had____36____been climbed by local and foreign men, and local women, but a Western female had ____37____, unaccompanied and wanted to climb the mountain, which was quite ____38____
I explained that I’d been____39____for some time --in research and in physical strength-- and showed them the____40____I had got from their government authorizing my climb. I stressed that I’d be very____41____to follow their local traditions and hire one of their villagers as a guide, but it seemed to do little to reduce their____42____.
The male villagers told me that the ‘quick mud’ I’d meet would swallow me. While they couldn’t remember anyone this bad thing actually____43____, they seemed convinced it was a real ____44____. The village women, however, smiled at me, indicating their____45____for my climb.
The men____46____ telling stories of unpredictable danger. However, I was____47____ because my aunt’s words kept ____48____in my ears --the greatest risk is not taking a risk, and we should always ____49____our dreams.
Eventually, the men agreed to a(n)____50____that seemed to put them at ease with my climb. Besides the local guide I’d hire, they also____51____ me to hire three men guards with guns, for protection.
As I started walking down the dirt path toward the mountain, I was____52____not only by my new mountain support team, but also by every village woman. While two women walked hand-in-hand with me, the others danced in circles around us as if in ____53____of a victory.
I knew I wasn’t the first Western female to make the climb. But with the women villagers____54____accompanying me, I felt a strong sense of ____55____. And I guessed they felt the same.
36. A. formally B. fortunately C. especially D. surely
37. A. achieved B. wandered C. arrived D. explored
38. A. rare B. typical C. disgusting D. common
39. A. consulting B. attempting C. preparing D. operating
40. A. reward B. invitation C. command D. permit
41. A. generous B. cautious C. curious D. regretful
42. A. concerns B. thrills C. surprises D. problems
43. A. belonged to B. appealed to C. led to D. happened to
44 A. bargain B. possibility C. promotion D. dilemma
45. A. fancy B. support C. reason D. disagreement
46. A. finished B. enjoyed C. continued D. suggested
47. A. determined B. annoyed C. delighted D. depressed
48. A. alarming B. ringing C. breaking D. exploding
49. A. observe B. make C. strengthen D. follow
50. A. exchange B. connection C. explanation D. arrangement
51 A. warned B. refused C. advised D. reminded
52. A. joined B. expected C. frightened D. teased
53. A. celebration B. search C. possession D. defense
54. A. carefully B. boringly C. proudly D. patiently
55. A. relief B. accomplishment C. justice D. guilty
【答案】
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As I stood at the base of the mountain range beside a remote African village, the male villagers all repeated the same question: Are you certain you want to climb the mountain?
It had____36____been climbed by local and foreign men, and local women, but a Western female had ____37____, unaccompanied and wanted to climb the mountain, which was quite ____38____
I explained that I’d been____39____for some time --in research and in physical strength-- and showed them the____40____I had got from their government authorizing my climb. I stressed that I’d be very____41____to follow their local traditions and hire one of their villagers as a guide, but it seemed to do little to reduce their____42____.
The male villagers told me that the ‘quick mud’ I’d meet would swallow me. While they couldn’t remember anyone this bad thing actually____43____, they seemed convinced it was a real ____44____. The village women, however, smiled at me, indicating their____45____for my climb.
The men____46____ telling stories of unpredictable danger. However, I was____47____ because my aunt’s words kept ____48____in my ears --the greatest risk is not taking a risk, and we should always ____49____our dreams.
Eventually, the men agreed to a(n)____50____that seemed to put them at ease with my climb. Besides the local guide I’d hire, they also____51____ me to hire three men guards with guns, for protection.
As I started walking down the dirt path toward the mountain, I was____52____not only by my new mountain support team, but also by every village woman. While two women walked hand-in-hand with me, the others danced in circles around us as if in ____53____of a victory.
I knew I wasn’t the first Western female to make the climb. But with the women villagers____54____accompanying me, I felt a strong sense of ____55____. And I guessed they felt the same.
36. A. formally B. fortunately C. especially D. surely
37. A. achieved B. wandered C. arrived D. explored
38. A. rare B. typical C. disgusting D. common
39. A. consulting B. attempting C. preparing D. operating
40. A. reward B. invitation C. command D. permit
41. A. generous B. cautious C. curious D. regretful
42. A. concerns B. thrills C. surprises D. problems
43. A. belonged to B. appealed to C. led to D. happened to
44 A. bargain B. possibility C. promotion D. dilemma
45. A. fancy B. support C. reason D. disagreement
46. A. finished B. enjoyed C. continued D. suggested
47. A. determined B. annoyed C. delighted D. depressed
48. A. alarming B. ringing C. breaking D. exploding
49. A. observe B. make C. strengthen D. follow
50. A. exchange B. connection C. explanation D. arrangement
51 A. warned B. refused C. advised D. reminded
52. A. joined B. expected C. frightened D. teased
53. A. celebration B. search C. possession D. defense
54. A. carefully B. boringly C. proudly D. patiently
55. A. relief B. accomplishment C. justice D. guilty
【答案】
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