单元小测(Unit 4)
Ⅰ.A.1.resolution 2.advertisement 3.Fortunately
4.guidance 5.perseverance 6.assignment 7.motivation
8.unselfish 9.commitment 10.had been abandoned
B.1.up 2.to 3.down 4.off/out 5.into
Ⅱ.1.It (so) happened that
2.find his room thoroughly cleaned
3.couldn’t have won the first place
4.nobody was very enthusiastic about it
Ⅲ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了法国夫妇Katia和Maurice Krafft探索火山的故事。他们曾经拍摄了许多令人难以置信的火山熔岩镜头,对火山有着共同的热情。
1.C 细节理解题。根据第二段“Upon graduating, Katia and Maurice pursued their careers as volcano observers with no financial support at all, just their own savings, which they spent on a trip to Stromboli to observe the eruption of the volcano.”可知,夫妇二人大学一毕业就开始了他们的火山探索事业。故选C项。
2.D 细节理解题。根据第三段“They travelled and recorded eruptions, always getting closer to the danger than anyone else.”可知,他们选择了在比其他人更接近火山口的地方拍摄火山照片,这是别人难以做到的,也让他们的照片与众不同。故选D项。
3.D 推理判断题。根据第四段“Later investigation revealed that Katia’s and Maurice’s bodies were closest to the volcano crater.”可知,这对夫妇在最后一刻走在了其他人的前面。故选D项。
4.C 推理判断题。根据第三段“They travelled and recorded eruptions, always getting closer to the danger than anyone else.”和最后一段“In their 25-year-long career, the couple documented hundreds of volcanoes, and their work consists of thousands of still photos, 300 hours of film materials, a number of books, and scientific articles published in Bulletin of Volcanology.”可知,夫妇二人总是冲在离火山口最近的第一线,25年间获取了大量一手的宝贵资料,所以他们是勇敢和敬业的。故选C项。
Ⅳ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了云南省一个少数民族的妇女叶萍和村里的其他妇女一起种咖啡,尽管遭遇种种困难,叶萍探索出了生产高品质咖啡的方法,并以比进口咖啡更高的价格出售咖啡。
1.but 考查固定搭配。not…but…是固定搭配,意为“不是……而是……”,故填but。
2.were presented 考查时态、语态及主谓一致。空处为句子的谓语动词,动作发生在2021年,谓语动词用一般过去时,主语为the coffee beans,为复数,与present为动宾关系,应用被动语态,be动词用were。故填were presented。
3.causing 考查非谓语动词。句子的谓语为had known,设空处应用现在分词作结果状语。故填causing。
4.what 考查宾语从句。asked后接宾语从句,此处应用what引导宾语从句,what在从句中作do的宾语。故填what。
5.to sell 考查动词不定式。fail to do是固定搭配,意为“未能做成”,设空处应用动词不定式。故填to sell。
6.ambitious 考查形容词。设空处在an与woman之间,应用形容词形式,ambitious意为“有野心的,有雄心的”,作woman的定语。故填ambitious。
7.surprisingly 考查副词。修饰句子用副词,作状语。故填surprisingly。
8.competition 考查名词。根据a可知,空处应用单数名词,compete的名词为competition,意为“比赛”。故填competition。
9.of 考查介词。of high quality是固定搭配,意为“高质量的”,作名词coffee的后置定语。故填of。
10.imported 考查形容词。设空处应用形容词修饰名词coffee,import的形容词形式为imported,意为“进口的”。故填imported。
Ⅴ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了托里·詹姆斯从小喜欢探险,长大后成为专业的探险家,从而也形成了自己对探险旅行的独特见解。
1.A 根据后文“…herself as an ambitious and adventurous child…”可知,这是托里·詹姆斯对自己的描述。故选A。 describe描述;admit承认;imagine想象;praise赞扬。
2.C 根据前文的“…Tori James spent much of her early years outdoors, building shelters and playing in muddy streams.”可知,托里·詹姆斯热爱探险。故选C。wildlife野生动物;science科学;exploration探险;competition竞争。
3.D 根据后文的“…that one day she might be the youngest British woman to…the peak of Mount Qomolangma.”可知,她会成为登上珠穆朗玛峰最年轻的英国女性,这样的成就是她以前没有预料到的。故选D。explain解释;understand理解;declare声明; predict预料。
4.D 根据后文的the peak of Mount Qomolangma可知,此处指她到达珠穆朗玛峰。故选D。measure测量;approach接近;admire钦佩;reach到达。
5.C 根据后文的“Alongside her successful climb of the world’s…peak in 2007, she was a member of the first…to the magnetic North Pole in 2005, and in 2014…”可知,詹姆斯是一名职业冒险家。故选C。patient有耐心的;ordinary普通的;professional专业的;honest诚实的。
6.B 根据前文的“…the youngest British woman to…the peak of Mount Qomolangma.”可知,她攀登的是珠穆朗玛峰,是世界最高峰。故选B。 coldest最冷的;highest最高的;prettiest最漂亮的;straightest最直的。
7.A 根据前文“Alongside her successful climb of the world’s…peak in 2007…”和后文a tiring 650-kilometre ski race to the magnetic North Pole in 2005可知,詹姆斯不但成功攀登了世界最高峰,也完成了650公里的滑雪比赛。故选A。complete完成;coach训练;judge判断;cancel取消。
8.A 根据后文的for the longest non-stop open-sea kayak crossing in UK waters可知,她创造了英国水域最长的不间断公海皮划艇穿越纪录。故选A项。record纪录;date日期;goal目标;standard标准。
9.B 根据前文的“…ahead of her first exploration at the age of 18…”可推知,在第一次探险之前詹姆斯对自己的能力充满怀疑。故选B。 lose丢失;doubt怀疑;limit限制;develop发展。
10.C 根据后文的“…our comfort zone that we understand our true potential…”可知,要离开舒适区才能了解自己真正的潜力。故选C。enter进入;restore恢复;leave离开;expand扩大。
11.D 根据前文的“It’s only by…our comfort zone that we understand our true potential…”可知,只有离开舒适区我们才能了解自己真正的潜力,才会像她一样突破自己,奇迹才会发生。故选D。emergency紧急情况;accident事故;event大事;magic奇迹,魔术。
12.D 根据后文的by the conventional image of the rugged (粗犷的), hardy explorer可知,传统的粗犷、强壮的探险家形象很有可能会使想要成为冒险者的人失去兴趣。故选D。push ahead向前推进;keep apart分开;cheer up欢呼;put off使失去兴趣,推迟。
13.A 根据前文的“I am such a believer that, with the right support and skills, everyone can bring…”可推知,只要得到适当的支持和技能,每个人都能在探险中有所作为。故选A。 something某事;nothing没有什么;anything任何事;everything每件事。
14.C 根据后文的talents emerge可知,此处指人们隐藏的才能显现出来。故选C。academic学术的;creative创造性的; hidden隐藏的;artistic艺术的。
15.B 根据前文的“Sometimes, it’s only out in the field that someone’s…talents emerge…”和后文in the process of exploration可知,尤其是在探险的过程中,人们隐藏的才能可以显现出来。故选B。eventually最终;particularly特别;generally一般地;obviously显然。单元小测(Unit 4)
●Ⅰ 单句填空
A.词形转换及动词变化
1.Failing the last exam, he has made a
(resolve) to pass the next exam.
2.The (advertise) for engineers in the local paper attracted many applicants.
3. (fortunate),rescuers were able to gain access to the disaster-hit area soon enough.
4.The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to provide (guide)on leading a meaningful adult life.
5.With faith and (persevere), Goodall finally overcame all the difficulties.
6.I remembered working on my first
(assign), which was a 3,000-word essay and I wasn’t even sure how to begin the first paragraph.
7.Without passion, people won’t have the (motivate) or the joy necessary for creative thinking.
8.The old doctor deserved to be honoured for a lifetime of (selfish) work.
9.He took to painting with a great passion and (commit), even transforming the spare bedroom of his home into a studio.
10.The house (abandon) for several years before they decided to pull it down.
B.固定搭配及用法
1.Whenever I encounter difficulties, she will encourage me and help me cheer .
2.He loved playing this instrument, and was committed practising it every day.
3.I’m sorry to turn you this time, but I promise I will make it up to you next time.
4.If plastic and rubber are burnt, they’ll give poisonous gases.
5.Alone in a strange city, without friends and money, he fell despair.
●Ⅱ 句型训练
1. it was raining when I got off the train and I had to take a taxi.(it作形式主语)
我下火车时碰巧在下雨,因此我不得不乘出租车。
2.He was surprised to and everything was arranged in perfect order.(find+宾语+宾补)
他惊奇地发现他的房间被彻底打扫了,一切都布置得井井有条。
3.Without your help, I in the English speaking competition.(虚拟语气)
要是没有你的帮助,我不可能在英语演讲比赛中获得第一名。
4.Seeing that , they decided to cancel the trip.
看到没有人对此很热情,他们决定取消这次旅行。
●Ⅲ 阅读理解
[2024·广东中山华侨中学高二月考]
The French couple Katia and Maurice Krafft, shared an attraction to volcanoes (火山), one that perhaps approached an addiction. There are many people interested in volcanoes, but very few who are willing to climb an erupting crater (喷发的火山口) and approach the flowing lava (岩浆). Katia and Maurice did a lot of work, shooting photographs and films of volcano eruptions, always being the first on the scene of an active volcano, and the ones who fearlessly came to just a few feet from lava flows. They were not only highly respected by volcanologists (火山学家) all around the world, but also envied.
The couple met in the 1960s when they were both students at the University of Strasbourg, and got married in 1970. Both of them were attracted to volcanoes since childhood. Upon graduating, Katia and Maurice pursued their careers as volcano observers with no financial support at all, just their own savings, which they spent on a trip to Stromboli to observe the eruption of the volcano.
They took an incredible and valuable set of photographs of the near-continuous eruption. People were curious about the photographs, while public officials working on threatening volcanoes found them useful. This interest in their work helped the French couple to establish a career in documenting eruptions. Now able to obtain financial support for their work, Katia and Maurice visited hundreds, if not thousands, of volcanoes around the globe. They travelled and recorded eruptions, always getting closer to the danger than anyone else.
In June 1991, along with 40 other people, the Kraffts set out to film the eruption at Mount Unzen in Japan. A sudden and unexpected flow took place and all the people in its path were killed. Later investigation revealed that Katia’s and Maurice’s bodies were closest to the volcano crater. They were 44 and 45 years old respectively.
In their 25-year-long career, the couple documented hundreds of volcanoes, and their work consists of thousands of still photos, 300 hours of film materials, a number of books, and scientific articles published in Bulletin of Volcanology.
( )1.When did the couple start their career as volcano observers
A.As children.
B.While studying at college.
C.When leaving university.
D.After getting married.
( )2.What is unique to the couple’s photographs of volcanoes
A.They focused on threatening volcanoes.
B.They were taken with their own savings.
C.They recorded continuous eruption of volcanoes.
D.They were shot at a shorter distance from lava flows.
( )3.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs
A.The couple didn’t get prepared before setting out.
B.The couple had been married for 25 years before the accident.
C.The couple made a great fortune with what they shot.
D.The couple went ahead of the rest at the last minute.
( )4.Which of the following can best describe the couple
A.Caring and demanding.
B.Promising and optimistic.
C.Brave and devoted.
D.Dynamic and calm.
●Ⅳ 语法填空
Several years ago, Ye Ping, a woman from an ethnic group in Yunnan Province, started to grow coffee together with other women in her village. Despite the various difficulties, the women did not give up, 1. faced the challenges head-on. In May 2021, the coffee beans grown by Ye 2. (present) as a gift to representatives of members of the UN Security Council.
Before they started growing coffee, none of Ye and her fellow villagers had known what coffee was like, 3. (cause) some of them to be uncertain about the business prospects. Some villagers expressed their concerns. They asked 4. they could do if they ended up failing 5. (sell) the coffee beans.
But Ye was an 6. (ambition) woman and told herself that one day she would succeed in growing coffee. She sowed the seeds and took good care of them. She worked hard to improve her planting skills and, 7. (surprising), she really made it in the end. In 2018, the coffee Ye had grown won first prize in a coffee 8. (compete). Through years of efforts, Ye has explored methods to produce coffee 9. high quality, selling it at a higher price than 10. (import) coffee. Ye said, “Life is a bit like coffee. At first you may find it bitter-tasting, but then you’ll find sweetness in it.”
●Ⅴ 完形填空
Growing up on a farm, Tori James spent much of her early years outdoors, building shelters and playing in muddy streams. She 1 herself as an ambitious and adventurous child and owes the Duke of Edinburgh Award to her love for 2 . James says she could never have 3 that one day she might be the youngest British woman to 4 the peak of Mount Qomolangma.
Today, James is a(n) 5 adventurer. Alongside her successful climb of the world’s 6 peak in 2007, she was a member of the first all-female team to 7 a tiring 650-kilometre ski race to the magnetic North Pole in 2005, and in 2014 she set the 8 for the longest non-stop open-sea kayak crossing in UK waters.
Yet ahead of her first exploration at the age of 18, James had 9 her ability to last a month out in the cold without the comfort of a hot bath. “It’s only by 10 our comfort zone that we understand our true potential,” she explains. “That’s when the 11 happens.”
James encourages would-be adventurers not to be 12 by the conventional image of the rugged (粗犷的), hardy explorer. “I am such a believer that, with the right support and skills, everyone can bring 13 to an exploration,” she adds. “Sometimes, it’s only out in the field that someone’s 14 talents emerge, 15 in the process of exploration.”
( )1.A.describes B.admits
C.imagines D.praises
( )2.A.wildlife B.science
C.exploration D.competition
( )3.A.explained B.understood
C.declared D.predicted
( )4.A.measure B.approach
C.admire D.reach
( )5.A.patient B.ordinary
C.professional D.honest
( )6.A.coldest B.highest
C.prettiest D.straightest
( )7.A.complete B.coach
C.judge D.cancel
( )8.A.record B.date
C.goal D.standard
( )9.A.lost B.doubted
C.limited D.developed
( )10.A.entering B.restoring
C.leaving D.expanding
( )11.A.emergency B.accident
C.event D.magic
( )12.A.pushed ahead B.kept apart
C.cheered up D.put off
( )13.A.something B.nothing
C.anything D.everything
( )14.A.academic B.creative
C.hidden D.artistic
( )15.A.eventually B.particularly
C.generally D.obviously(共40张PPT)
单元小测 Unit 4
Ⅰ单句填空
A.词形转换及动词变化
1.Failing the last exam, he has made a __________(resolve) to
pass the next exam.
resolution
2.The ______________ (advertise) for engineers in the local
paper attracted many applicants.
advertisement
3.___________ (fortunate),rescuers were able to gain access to
the disaster-hit area soon enough.
Fortunately
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4.The author's purpose of writing the passage is to provide
__________ (guide)on leading a meaningful adult life.
guidance
5.With faith and _____________ (persevere), Goodall finally
overcame all the difficulties.
perseverance
6.I remembered working on my first ___________ (assign), which
was a 3,000-word essay and I wasn't even sure how to begin
the first paragraph.
assignment
7.Without passion, people won't have the ___________ (motivate)
or the joy necessary for creative thinking.
motivation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
8.The old doctor deserved to be honoured for a lifetime of
_________ (selfish) work.
unselfish
9.He took to painting with a great passion and _____________
(commit), even transforming the spare bedroom of his home into
a studio.
commitment
10.The house _____________________ (abandon) for several
years before they decided to pull it down.
had been abandoned
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
B.固定搭配及用法
1.Whenever I encounter difficulties, she will encourage me and
help me cheer ____.
up
2.He loved playing this instrument, and was committed ____
practising it every day.
to
3.I'm sorry to turn you _______ this time, but I promise I will
make it up to you next time.
down
1
2
3
4
5
4.If plastic and rubber are burnt, they'll give ________ poisonous
gases.
off/out
5.Alone in a strange city, without friends and money, he fell
_____ despair.
into
1
2
3
4
5
Ⅱ句型训练
1._____________________ it was raining when I got off the train
and I had to take a taxi.(it作形式主语)
我下火车时碰巧在下雨,因此我不得不乘出租车。
It (so) happened that
2.He was surprised to ________________________________ and
everything was arranged in perfect order.(find+宾语+宾补)
他惊奇地发现他的房间被彻底打扫了,一切都布置得井井有条。
find his room thoroughly cleaned
1
2
3
4
4.Seeing that ____________________________________, they
decided to cancel the trip.
看到没有人对此很热情,他们决定取消这次旅行。
nobody was very enthusiastic about it
1
2
3
4
3.Without your help, I ________________________________ in the
English speaking competition.(虚拟语气)
要是没有你的帮助,我不可能在英语演讲比赛中获得第一名。
couldn't have won the first place
Ⅲ阅读理解
[2024·广东中山华侨中学高二月考]
The French couple Katia and Maurice Krafft, shared an
attraction to volcanoes (火山), one that perhaps approached an
addiction. There are many people interested in volcanoes, but
very few who are willing to climb an erupting crater
(喷发的火山口) and approach the flowing lava (岩浆). Katia and
Maurice did a lot of work, shooting photographs and films of
volcano eruptions, always being the first on the scene of an
1
2
3
4
active volcano, and the ones who fearlessly came to just a few
feet from lava flows. They were not only highly respected by
volcanologists (火山学家) all around the world, but also envied.
The couple met in the 1960s when they were both students
at the University of Strasbourg, and got married in 1970. Both
of them were attracted to volcanoes since childhood. Upon
graduating, Katia and Maurice pursued their careers as volcano
observers with no financial support at all, just their own savings,
which they spent on a trip to Stromboli to observe the eruption
of the volcano.
1
2
3
4
They took an incredible and valuable set of photographs of
the near-continuous eruption. People were curious about the
photographs, while public officials working on threatening
volcanoes found them useful. This interest in their work helped
the French couple to establish a career in documenting
eruptions. Now able to obtain financial support for their work,
Katia and Maurice visited hundreds, if not thousands, of
volcanoes around the globe. They travelled and recorded
eruptions, always getting closer to the danger than anyone else.
1
2
3
4
In June 1991, along with 40 other people, the Kraffts set
out to film the eruption at Mount Unzen in Japan. A sudden
and unexpected flow took place and all the people in its path
were killed. Later investigation revealed that Katia's and
Maurice's bodies were closest to the volcano crater. They were
44 and 45 years old respectively.
In their 25-year-long career, the couple documented
hundreds of volcanoes, and their work consists of thousands of
still photos, 300 hours of film materials, a number of books,
and scientific articles published in Bulletin of Volcanology.
1
2
3
4
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了法国夫妇Katia和
Maurice Krafft探索火山的故事。他们曾经拍摄了许多令人难以置信
的火山熔岩镜头，对火山有着共同的热情。
1
2
3
4
( ) 1.When did the couple start their career as volcano
observers
A.As children. B.While studying at college.
C.When leaving university. D.After getting married.
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第二段“Upon graduating, Katia and
Maurice pursued their careers as volcano observers with no
financial support at all, just their own savings, which they spent
on a trip to Stromboli to observe the eruption of the volcano.”
可知，夫妇二人大学一毕业就开始了他们的火山探索事业。故选C项。
√
1
2
3
4
( ) 2.What is unique to the couple's photographs of
volcanoes
A.They focused on threatening volcanoes.
B.They were taken with their own savings.
C.They recorded continuous eruption of volcanoes.
D.They were shot at a shorter distance from lava flows.
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第三段“They travelled and recorded
eruptions, always getting closer to the danger than anyone else.”
可知，他们选择了在比其他人更接近火山口的地方拍摄火山照片，
这是别人难以做到的，也让他们的照片与众不同。故选D项。
√
1
2
3
4
( ) 3.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs
A.The couple didn't get prepared before setting out.
B.The couple had been married for 25 years before the accident.
C.The couple made a great fortune with what they shot.
D.The couple went ahead of the rest at the last minute.
[解析] 推理判断题。根据第四段“Later investigation revealed that
Katia's and Maurice's bodies were closest to the volcano crater.”
可知，这对夫妇在最后一刻走在了其他人的前面。故选D项。
√
1
2
3
4
( ) 4.Which of the following can best describe the couple
A.Caring and demanding. B.Promising and optimistic.
C.Brave and devoted. D.Dynamic and calm.
√
1
2
3
4
[解析] 推理判断题。根据第三段“They travelled and recorded
eruptions, always getting closer to the danger than anyone else.”
和最后一段“In their 25-year-long career, the couple documented
hundreds of volcanoes, and their work consists of thousands of
still photos, 300 hours of film materials, a number of books,
and scientific articles published in Bulletin of Volcanology.”可知，
夫妇二人总是冲在离火山口最近的第一线，25年间获取了大量一手
的宝贵资料，所以他们是勇敢和敬业的。故选C项。
1
2
3
4
Ⅳ语法填空
Several years ago, Ye Ping, a woman from an ethnic group
in Yunnan Province, started to grow coffee together with other
women in her village. Despite the various difficulties, the women
did not give up, 1._____ faced the challenges head-on. In May
2021, the coffee beans grown by Ye 2._______________ (present)
as a gift to representatives of members of the UN Security
Council.
but
were presented
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Before they started growing coffee, none of Ye and her
fellow villagers had known what coffee was like, 3.________
(cause) some of them to be uncertain about the business
prospects. Some villagers expressed their concerns. They asked
4.______ they could do if they ended up failing 5._______ (sell)
the coffee beans.
causing
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But Ye was an 6.__________ (ambition) woman and told
herself that one day she would succeed in growing coffee. She
sowed the seeds and took good care of them. She worked hard
to improve her planting skills and, 7.___________ (surprising),
she really made it in the end. In 2018, the coffee Ye had
grown won first prize in a coffee 8.____________ (compete).
Through years of efforts, Ye has explored methods to produce
coffee 9.___ high quality, selling it at a higher price than
10.__________ (import) coffee. Ye said, “Life is a bit like coffee.
At first you may find it bitter-tasting, but then you'll find
sweetness in it.”
ambitious
surprisingly
competition
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【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了云南省一个少数民
族的妇女叶萍和村里的其他妇女一起种咖啡,尽管遭遇种种困难,叶萍
探索出了生产高品质咖啡的方法,并以比进口咖啡更高的价格出售咖啡。
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but
[解析] 考查固定搭配。not…but…是固定搭配,意为“不是……而
是……”,故填but。
2._______________
were presented
[解析] 考查时态、语态及主谓一致。空处为句子的谓语动词,动作发
生在2021年,谓语动词用一般过去时,主语为the coffee beans,为复数,
与present为动宾关系,应用被动语态,be动词用were。故填were
presented。
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causing
[解析] 考查非谓语动词。句子的谓语为had known,设空处应用现在
分词作结果状语。故填causing。
4.______
what
[解析] 考查宾语从句。asked后接宾语从句,此处应用what引导宾语
从句,what在从句中作do的宾语。故填what。
5._______
to sell
[解析] 考查动词不定式。fail to do是固定搭配,意为“未能做成”,设空
处应用动词不定式。故填to sell。
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ambitious
[解析] 考查形容词。设空处在an与woman之间,应用形容词形
式,ambitious意为“有野心的,有雄心的”,作woman的定语。故填
ambitious。
7.___________
surprisingly
[解析] 考查副词。修饰句子用副词,作状语。故填surprisingly。
8.____________
competition
[解析] 考查名词。根据a可知,空处应用单数名词,compete的名词为
competition,意为“比赛”。故填competition。
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of
[解析] 考查介词。of high quality是固定搭配,意为“高质量的”,作名
词coffee的后置定语。故填of。
10.__________
imported
[解析] 考查形容词。设空处应用形容词修饰名词coffee,import的形
容词形式为imported,意为“进口的”。故填imported。
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Ⅴ完形填空
Growing up on a farm, Tori James spent much of her early
years outdoors, building shelters and playing in muddy streams.
She . .1. . herself as an ambitious and adventurous child and
owes the Duke of Edinburgh Award to her love for . .2. .. James
says she could never have . .3. . that one day she might be the
youngest British woman to . .4. . the peak of Mount Qomolangma.
Today, James is a(n) . .5. . adventurer. Alongside her
successful climb of the world's . .6. . peak in 2007, she was a
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member of the first all-female team to . .7. . a tiring 650-
kilometre ski race to the magnetic North Pole in 2005, and in
2014 she set the . .8. . for the longest non-stop open-sea kayak
crossing in UK waters.
Yet ahead of her first exploration at the age of 18, James
had . .9. . her ability to last a month out in the cold without the
comfort of a hot bath. “It's only by . .10. . our comfort zone that
we understand our true potential,” she explains. “That's when
the . .11. . happens.”
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James encourages would-be adventurers not to be . .12. . by
the conventional image of the rugged (粗犷的), hardy explorer.
“I am such a believer that, with the right support and skills,
everyone can bring . .13. . to an exploration,” she adds.
“Sometimes, it's only out in the field that someone's . .14. .
talents emerge, . .15. . in the process of exploration.”
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【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了托里·詹姆斯从小
喜欢探险，长大后成为专业的探险家，从而也形成了自己对探险旅
行的独特见解。
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( ) 1.A.describes B.admits C.imagines D.praises
[解析] 根据后文“…herself as an ambitious and adventurous
child…”可知，这是托里·詹姆斯对自己的描述。故选A。 describe描
述；admit承认；imagine想象；praise赞扬。
( ) 2.A.wildlife B.science C.exploration D.competition
[解析] 根据前文的“…Tori James spent much of her early years
outdoors, building shelters and playing in muddy streams.”可知，
托里·詹姆斯热爱探险。故选C。wildlife野生动物；science科学；
exploration探险；competition竞争。
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( ) 3.A.explained B.understood C.declared D.predicted
[解析] 根据后文的“…that one day she might be the youngest
British woman to…the peak of Mount Qomolangma.”可知，她会
成为登上珠穆朗玛峰最年轻的英国女性，这样的成就是她以前没有
预料到的。故选D。explain解释；understand理解；declare声明；
predict预料。
( ) 4.A.measure B.approach C.admire D.reach
[解析] 根据后文的the peak of Mount Qomolangma可知，此处指
她到达珠穆朗玛峰。故选D。measure测量；approach接近；admire
钦佩；reach到达。
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( ) 5.A.patient B.ordinary C.professional D.honest
[解析] 根据后文的“Alongside her successful climb of the
world's…peak in 2007, she was a member of the first…to the
magnetic North Pole in 2005, and in 2014…”可知，詹姆斯是一名
职业冒险家。故选C。patient有耐心的；ordinary普通的；
professional专业的；honest诚实的。
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( ) 6.A.coldest B.highest C.prettiest D.straightest
[解析] 根据前文的“…the youngest British woman to…the peak of
Mount Qomolangma.”可知，她攀登的是珠穆朗玛峰，是世界最高
峰。故选B。 coldest最冷的；highest最高的；prettiest最漂亮的；
straightest最直的。
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( ) 7.A.complete B.coach C.judge D.cancel
[解析] 根据前文“Alongside her successful climb of the
world's…peak in 2007…”和后文a tiring 650-kilometre ski race to
the magnetic North Pole in 2005可知，詹姆斯不但成功攀登了世
界最高峰，也完成了650公里的滑雪比赛。故选A。complete完成；
coach训练；judge判断；cancel取消。
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( ) 8.A.record B.date C.goal D.standard
[解析] 根据后文的for the longest non-stop open-sea kayak
crossing in UK waters可知，她创造了英国水域最长的不间断公海
皮划艇穿越纪录。故选A项。record纪录；date日期；goal目标；
standard标准。
( ) 9.A.lost B.doubted C.limited D.developed
[解析] 根据前文的“…ahead of her first exploration at the age of
18…”可推知，在第一次探险之前詹姆斯对自己的能力充满怀疑。故
选B。 lose丢失；doubt怀疑；limit限制；develop发展。
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( ) 10.A.entering B.restoring C.leaving D.expanding
[解析] 根据后文的“…our comfort zone that we understand our
true potential…”可知，要离开舒适区才能了解自己真正的潜力。故
选C。enter进入；restore恢复；leave离开；expand扩大。
( ) 11.A.emergency B.accident C.event D.magic
[解析] 根据前文的“It's only by…our comfort zone that we
understand our true potential…”可知，只有离开舒适区我们才能了
解自己真正的潜力，才会像她一样突破自己，奇迹才会发生。故选D。
emergency紧急情况；accident事故；event大事；magic奇迹，魔术。
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C.cheered up D.put off
[解析] 根据后文的by the conventional image of the rugged
(粗犷的), hardy explorer可知，传统的粗犷、强壮的探险家形象很有
可能会使想要成为冒险者的人失去兴趣。故选D。push ahead向前
推进；keep apart分开；cheer up欢呼；put off使失去兴趣，推迟。
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[解析] 根据前文的“I am such a believer that, with the right
support and skills, everyone can bring…”可推知，只要得到适当的
支持和技能，每个人都能在探险中有所作为。故选A。 something某
事；nothing没有什么；anything任何事；everything每件事。
( ) 14.A.academic B.creative C.hidden D.artistic
[解析] 根据后文的talents emerge可知，此处指人们隐藏的才能显
现出来。故选C。academic学术的；creative创造性的； hidden隐藏
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[解析] 根据前文的“Sometimes, it's only out in the field that
someone's…talents emerge…”和后文in the process of exploration
可知，尤其是在探险的过程中，人们隐藏的才能可以显现出来。故
选B。eventually最终；particularly特别；generally一般地；obviously
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