三、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Have you ever dreamed of travelling all the way over the rainbow? Well, it's easier than you think. All you 26 to do is to book a plane ticket to Rainbow Mountain in Peru(秘鲁).
Rainbow Mountain is a beautiful natural wonder. It 27 in the Andes in Cusco. As its name suggests, the mountain has different 28.
But why is it in yellow, green, red and purple? The 29 is the ice that covered the area centuries ago. When it started to melt, the water mixed with the minerals(矿物质) in the ground and 30 the earth into many colours.
If you plan your trip to the 31, try to go during warmer months when there is less rain or snow. Rain or snow makes the climbing tougher and the colours will look less beautiful. The best time is 32 March to November, when there are blue skies and pleasant weather. At the same time, visit it in the morning or evening, either right after sunrise or right before sunset. Very sunny days 33 make you not take nice photos.
To get to Rainbow Mountain, you should first travel to Cusco—a province in the south of Peru. Then you can take a drive to Qesoyuno. From there you can 34 the journey on foot. It 35 about a two-or-three-hour walk to the top. This is really the best way, but it is very challenging. The mountain sits at a very high altitude(海拔) about 5,200 metres above the sea level, so bring enough water and take your time.
()26. A. want B. help C. need D. learn
()27. A. lies B. lives C. holds D. cheers
()28. A. places B. colours C. sides D. shapes
()29. A. result B. centre C. form D. reason
()30. A. turned B. put C. entered D. took
()31. A. city B. desert
C. mountain D. countryside
()32. A. in B. at C. from D. between
()33. A. may B. must C. need D. mustn't
()34. A. end B. cover C. find D. start
()35. A. costs B. takes C. pays D. spends

三、【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了秘鲁彩虹山的自然奇观及其相关信息。
26. C [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:你所需要做的就是订一张去秘鲁彩虹山的机票。want想要;help帮助;need需要;learn学习。根据"All you... to do is to book a plane ticket to Rainbow Mountain in Peru(秘鲁)."可知,此处指需要做某事。need to do sth意为"需要做某事"。故选C。当句子的主语是物时, need后接doing或to be done。
27. A [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:它位于库斯科的安第斯山脉。lie位于;live居住;hold持有;cheer欢呼。根据"It... in the Andes in Cusco."可知,彩虹山位于安第斯山脉。lie in意为"位于"。故选A。易错提示 动词lie表示"躺,位于"时,其过去式与过去分词分别是lay与lain;表示"下蛋,产卵",应用lay,其过去式与过去分词均为laid;而表示"撒谎"的lie则是规则动词,其过去式与过去分词均是lied。
28. B [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:顾名思义,这座山有不同的颜色。place地方;colour颜色;side一边;shape形状。根据"the mountain has different..."及下文"the earth into many colours"可知,彩虹山有不同的颜色。故选B。
29. D [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:原因是几个世纪前覆盖该地区的冰。result结果;centre中心;form形式;reason原因。根据"But why is it in yellow, green, red and purple?"可知,此处在解释原因。故选D。
30. A [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:当它开始融化时,水与地面上的矿物质混合,把土地变成了许多颜色。turn使变成;put放;enter进入;take拿走。根据"the water mixed with the minerals(矿物质)in the ground and... the earth into many colours"可知,水和矿物质混合,把土地变成了许多颜色。turn... into...表示"把……变成……"。故选A。
31. C [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:如果你计划去这座山旅行,尽量选择在较温暖的月份前往,那时降雨或降雪会更少。city城市;desert沙漠;mountain高山;countryside乡村。根据"If you plan your trip to the..."及语境可知,此处指去彩虹山旅行。故选C。
32. C [解析]考查介词辨析。句意:最好的时间是从三月到十一月,那时天空湛蓝,天气宜人。in在……里面;at在(某时间或时刻);from从……开始;between在……之间。根据"The best time is... March to November"可知,此处指从三月到十一月。from... to...表示"从……到……"。故选C。
33. A [解析]考查情态动词辨析。句意:阳光过于强烈的天气可能会让你拍不出好看的照片。may可能;must必须;need需要;mustn't禁止。根据"At the same time, visit it in the morning or evening, either right after sunrise or right before sunset."可知,阳光过于强烈的天气可能会影响拍照效果。故选A。
34. D [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:从那里开始,你可以开始徒步旅行。end结束;cover覆盖;find找到;start开始。根据"From there you can... the journey on foot."可知,从那里可以开始徒步旅行了。故选D。
35. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:走到山顶大约需要两到三个小时。cost花费,主语是物;take花费,常用it作形式主语;pay支付,主语是人;spend花费,主语是人。根据"It... about a two-or-three-hour walk to the top."可知,此处考查固定句型It takes(sb) some time to do sth,意为"做某事花费(某人)多长时间"。故选B。

【分析】
做完形填空时，首先需通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文介绍秘鲁彩虹山的自然奇观及旅行相关信息）；接着针对每个空格，结合上下文语境，运用词汇辨析、固定搭配、语法规则逐一分析选项，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最佳答案。
【解析】
26. 考查动词辨析。句意：你所需要做的就是订一张去秘鲁彩虹山的机票。need to do sth是固定搭配，意为“需要做某事”，符合语境，故选C。
27. 考查动词辨析。句意：它位于库斯科的安第斯山脉。lie in是固定搭配，意为“位于”，符合句意，故选A。
28. 考查名词辨析。句意：顾名思义，这座山有不同的颜色。根据下文“the earth into many colours”可知，彩虹山有不同颜色，故选B。
29. 考查名词辨析。句意：原因是几个世纪前覆盖该地区的冰。前文提出“为什么它是黄、绿、红、紫色？”，此处解释原因，reason符合语境，故选D。
30. 考查动词辨析。句意：当冰融化时，水与地面的矿物质混合，把土地变成了许多颜色。turn... into...是固定搭配，意为“把……变成……”，故选A。
31. 考查名词辨析。句意：如果你计划去这座山旅行，尽量选温暖的月份前往。此处指去彩虹山旅行，mountain符合语境，故选C。
32. 考查介词辨析。句意：最佳时间是从三月到十一月，那时天空湛蓝、天气宜人。from... to...是固定搭配，意为“从……到……”，故选C。
33. 考查情态动词辨析。句意：阳光过于强烈的天气可能会让你拍不出好看的照片。may表示“可能”，符合语境，故选A。
34. 考查动词辨析。句意：从那里开始，你可以徒步旅行。此处指从Qesoyuno开始徒步，start符合语境，故选D。
35. 考查动词辨析。句意：走到山顶大约需要两到三个小时。It takes some time to do sth是固定句型，意为“做某事花费多长时间”，故选B。
【答案】
26.C 27.A 28.B 29.D 30.A 31.C 32.C 33.A 34.D 35.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析
【点评】
本文为介绍秘鲁彩虹山的说明文，完形填空侧重考查词汇辨析与固定搭配，需结合语境准确理解词义及用法，整体难度适中，注重基础知识的应用。
【难度系数】
0.6