五、完形填空
Two years ago, on a flight to New Zealand, I watched the film *Everest*. In the film, a group of travellers get stuck on the mountain in a snowstorm and almost 1 dies. Maybe I just 2 more adventures in my life, I thought. So I made up my mind to start climbing, which was not the reaction(反应)most people have 3 watching that film.
I decided to climb the highest mountain in every European 4, about 50 mountains in total. I wanted to see if girls just like me could climb mountains. 5 I was just a normal teenager, I wished to be a role model for girls.
There is no standard definition(标准定义)of a mountain. In Holland, the highest mountain is 6 just a small hill. You could even park your car at the top. It sounded a bit like cheating, but I still decided to climb the 7 mountain. Then, I chose to climb Mount Elbrus in Russia, Europe’s highest mountain. It was tiring, but I made it. And I started to make plans for climbing since my 8 to Switzerland, where I planned to climb Dufourspitze, but a heavy snow made it fall through. I realized that I should make 9 before going up a mountain.
Climbing mountains is an experience that is hard to put into words. You are in a beautiful environment, and when you 10 the top, you feel extremely happy. But also you have to climb down, which is when most accidents happen—since people are tired and it gets dark, it’s 11 to ensure the safety.
You have to 12 your weak side while climbing. I am afraid of things getting out of control, but I 13 I couldn’t control anything on a mountain. However, I successfully 14 the problem. If you spend hours on a mountain in quiet contemplation(沉思), later you will 15 home with a light heart.
()1. A. everyone B. everywhere C. someone D. somewhere
()2. A. kicked B. offered C. needed D. hated
()3. A. before B. after C. without D. under
()4. A. park B. garden C. lake D. country
()5. A. As B. Unless C. Although D. If
()6. A. recently B. usually C. normally D. actually
()7. A. first B. second C. third D. last
()8. A. memory B. childhood C. journey D. performance
()9. A. competitions B. introductions C. invitations D. preparations
()10. A. clean B. reach C. examine D. reflect
()11. A. easier B. harder C. funnier D. slower
()12. A. study B. love C. prefer D. face
()13. A. found B. refused C. left D. promised
()14. A. solved B. took C. cared D. heard
()15. A. live B. find C. return D. buy

1—5 ACBDC 6—10 DACDB 11—15 BDAAC

【解析】
1. 第1空：根据语境“一群旅行者被困在山上的暴风雪中，几乎每个人都死了”，everyone表示“每个人”，符合句意，故选A。
2. 第2空：结合后文作者决定开始爬山，可知作者觉得自己生活中需要更多冒险，needed表示“需要”，故选C。
3. 第3空：此处指“大多数人看完那部电影后的反应”，after表示“在……之后”，符合逻辑，故选B。
4. 第4空：根据“about 50 mountains in total”可知是每个欧洲国家的最高峰，country表示“国家”，故选D。
5. 第5空：前后句为转折关系，“虽然我只是一个普通的青少年，但我希望成为女孩们的榜样”，Although表示“虽然”，引导让步状语从句，故选C。
6. 第6空：根据语境“荷兰的最高峰实际上只是一个小山坡”，actually表示“实际上”，符合句意，故选D。
7. 第7空：前文提到作者决定爬每个欧洲国家的最高峰，此处指尽管荷兰的最高峰像小山坡，作者还是决定爬这第一座山，first表示“第一”，故选A。
8. 第8空：根据“where I planned to climb Dufourspitze”可知是作者的瑞士之旅，journey表示“旅行”，故选C。
9. 第9空：因为大雪导致计划泡汤，作者意识到爬山前要做准备，preparations表示“准备”，故选D。
10. 第10空：根据“you feel extremely happy”可知是到达山顶时的感受，reach表示“到达”，故选B。
11. 第11空：根据“since people are tired and it gets dark”可知下山时保证安全更难，harder表示“更难的”，故选B。
12. 第12空：根据语境“爬山时你必须面对自己的弱点”，face表示“面对”，故选D。
13. 第13空：前文提到作者害怕事情失控，此处指“我发现自己在山上无法控制任何事情”，found表示“发现”，故选A。
14. 第14空：根据“However”表转折，可知作者成功解决了这个问题，solved表示“解决”，故选A。
15. 第15空：根据“with a light heart”可知是带着轻松的心情回家，return表示“返回”，故选C。
【答案】
1—5 ACBDC 6—10 DACDB 11—15 BDAAC
【知识点】
1. 完形填空语境理解
2. 动词词义辨析
3. 连词词义辨析
【点评】
本文讲述了作者受电影启发，决定攀登欧洲每个国家的最高峰，以此证明普通女孩也能爬山并想成为女孩们的榜样，同时分享了爬山过程中的感悟。题目侧重考查对语境的理解和常用词汇的词义辨析，需要结合上下文逻辑进行判断。
【难度系数】
0.6