第一节 完形填空
阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once a year, Ursula Bannister climbs to High Rock Lookout in Washington. She usually 36. with someone along the 5-kilometre trail(小道). In August, 2024, the 79-year-old woman decided to go 37., thinking she'd be fine as an experienced hiker.
“It's steep(陡峭的) but I've done it many times, so I wasn't 38.,” Bannister said. She started climbing at 11 am and reached the top easily. 39. on her way back, her foot got caught in a hole. She fell forward.
When she sat up, she found her foot pointing the wrong way. She 40. for help, and a stranger soon came. He called 911, but they were told the rescue team would arrive in five hours. The pain was 41., so Bannister asked for painkillers, but no one had any.
Luckily, two young men, Troy May and Layton Allen, 42. by. Seeing Bannister in trouble, they 43. to carry her down. May carried her on his back for most of the three-hour 44., and Allen took over for the rest. Other hikers also 45. a hand. A man covered her foot and made a splint(夹板) with wood scraps. His wife, a nurse, helped her do breathing exercises to stay 46..
During the hike down, the rescuers told stories and 47. Bannister's life to distract(使分心) her from the pain. She shared her childhood in Germany. When they got to the parking lot, Allen 48. her to the hospital, with May following in the car. Doctors said her leg was broken, but the splint helped stop it from getting 49..
After that, her rescuers checked on her often. “I think we'll be friends for a 50. time. They are so kind,” she said.
()36. A. talks
B. hikes
C. sings
D. hunts
()37. A. alone
B. fast
C. early
D. together
()38. A. positive
B. bored
C. worried
D. surprised
()39. A. But
B. So
C. And
D. As
()40. A. waited
B. paid
C. left
D. shouted
()41. A. terrible
B. normal
C. light
D. soft
()42. A. rode
B. stood
C. dropped
D. passed
()43. A. refused
B. offered
C. forgot
D. hoped
()44. A. game
B. journey
C. lesson
D. test
()45. A. kept
B. showed
C. lent
D. needed
()46. A. awake
B. busy
C. hungry
D. calm
()47. A. asked about
B. learnt about
C. thought of
D. heard of
()48. A. followed
B. invited
C. drove
D. pushed
()49. A. older
B. worse
C. stronger
D. thinner
()50. A. free
B. hard
C. long
D. happy

36. B 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. D 41. A 42. D 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. C

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文，讲述79岁的徒步爱好者Ursula Bannister独自徒步遇险后被路人救助的故事。解题时需先通读全文，把握故事脉络和人物情感变化，再结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词义辨析逐个确定答案：
1. 第36题：根据前文“climbs to High Rock Lookout”“along the 5-kilometre trail”的徒步场景，选择对应动词。
2. 第37题：结合前文“usually...with someone”和后文“thinking she'd be fine as an experienced hiker”，判断这次她决定独自前往。
3. 第38题：依据“It's steep but I've done it many times”的经验背景，推断她的情绪状态。
4. 第39题：根据“reached the top easily”和“her foot got caught in a hole”的转折关系，选择转折连词。
5. 第40题：结合受伤后的求救需求，选择符合求救动作的动词。
6. 第41题：根据“asked for painkillers”的行为，判断疼痛的程度。
7. 第42题：根据语境判断两个年轻人的行为是路过，结合固定搭配选择答案。
8. 第43题：依据看到他人遇险后的主动帮助行为，选择对应动词短语。
9. 第44题：结合背她下山的行程场景，选择表示“旅程”的名词。
10. 第45题：根据其他徒步者帮忙的行为，结合固定搭配选择答案。
11. 第46题：根据护士做呼吸练习的目的，判断是让她保持冷静的状态。
12. 第47题：结合救援者分散注意力的方式，选择表示“询问”的短语。
13. 第48题：根据后文“with May following in the car”的细节，判断交通方式。
14. 第49题：结合夹板的作用，判断是阻止伤势恶化。
15. 第50题：根据“rescuers checked on her often”和“They are so kind”的细节，推断友谊持续的时长。
【解析】
36. B：前文提到Ursula每年前往High Rock Lookout爬山，沿着5公里小道行进，talks（交谈）、sings（唱歌）、hunts（打猎）均不符合徒步场景，hikes（徒步）符合语境，故选B。
37. A：前文表明她通常和别人一起，后文提到她认为自己作为有经验的徒步者没问题，说明这次决定独自前往，alone（独自）符合；fast（快地）、early（早地）、together（一起）不符合语境，故选A。
38. C：根据“It's steep but I've done it many times”，她有多次徒步经验，因此不担心，worried（担心的）符合；positive（积极的）、bored（无聊的）、surprised（惊讶的）不符合，故选C。
39. A：前文“顺利登顶”和后文“脚卡进洞里摔倒”是转折关系，But（但是）表转折；So（所以）表因果，And（和）表并列，As（当…时/因为）表时间或原因，故选A。
40. D：她受伤后需要求救，shouted（呼喊）是符合求救场景的动作；waited（等待）、paid（支付）、left（离开）不符合，故选D。
41. A：根据“asked for painkillers”可知她疼痛难忍，terrible（剧烈的、糟糕的）符合；normal（正常的）、light（轻微的）、soft（轻柔的）不符合，故选A。
42. D：根据语境，两个年轻人路过此处，pass by是固定搭配，意为“路过”；rode（骑）、stood（站）、dropped（掉落）不符合，故选D。
43. B：看到Bannister遇险，他们主动提出背她下山，offer to do sth意为“主动提出做某事”；refused（拒绝）、forgot（忘记）、hoped（希望）不符合，故选B。
44. B：此处指背她下山的三小时行程，journey（行程、旅程）符合；game（游戏）、lesson（课程）、test（测试）不符合，故选B。
45. C：其他徒步者也帮忙，lend a hand是固定搭配，意为“帮忙”；kept（保持）、showed（展示）、needed（需要）不符合，故选C。
46. D：护士帮她做呼吸练习是为了让她保持冷静，避免因疼痛慌乱，calm（冷静的）符合；awake（醒着的）、busy（忙碌的）、hungry（饥饿的）不符合，故选D。
47. A：救援者讲故事并询问她的生活来分散注意力，ask about（询问）符合；learnt about（了解到）、thought of（想到）、heard of（听说）不符合语境，故选A。
48. C：根据后文“with May following in the car”可知Allen开车送她去医院，drove（开车）符合；followed（跟随）、invited（邀请）、pushed（推）不符合，故选C。
49. B：医生说她腿骨折了，但夹板阻止了伤势变得更糟，worse（更糟的）符合；older（更老的）、stronger（更强壮的）、thinner（更瘦的）不符合，故选B。
50. C：根据“rescuers checked on her often”和“They are so kind”，她认为会和救援者做很久的朋友，long（长久的）符合；free（空闲的）、hard（艰难的）、happy（开心的）不符合，故选C。
【答案】
36. B 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. D 41. A 42. D 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. C
【知识点】
1. 词义辨析；2. 固定搭配；3. 语境推理
【点评】
这篇完形填空围绕真实救援故事展开，贴近生活，考查学生对上下文语境的把握、常用词汇的词义辨析以及固定搭配的掌握。解题时需结合故事发展逻辑，抓住人物行为、情感变化等关键线索，才能准确作答。
【难度系数】
0.6