五、完形填空
After a decade of climbing, I gradually started free soloing(单人徒手攀岩). I 1 my comfort over time and slowly took on bigger and more 2 walls.
The first choice was Half Dome, a 2,000-foot wall overlooking the east end of the valley. I didn't really know how to prepare, so I decided to 3 the preparations and just go up there and directly start climbing.
I figured it would be easy, which, 4, was not. Thankfully, it was pretty much the right way. I was slightly nervous, but I tried not to let it 5 me.
I needed to be 6. It was a beautiful September morning, and as I climbed higher, I could hear the 7 of tourists chatting and laughing on the summit(山顶). But between me and the 8 was a blank slab of granite(光溜溜的花岗岩板). There were no edges to hold on to, just a vertical(垂直的) wall. I had to trust the friction(摩擦力) between my climbing shoes and the wall, carefully climbing my way 9.
Then I reached a foothold that I didn't quite trust. I changed my 10 and tried a foot further out. It seemed even 11. I started to panic(恐惧). My mind was 12 in every direction. I knew what I had to do, but I was too 13. I just had to stand up on my right foot. And after what felt like a century, I accepted what I had to do and I stood up on the right foot, and it didn't slip(滑). I didn't die. And that move 14 the end of the hardest climbing.
Eventually, I could enjoy the sound of the birds singing around. It all felt like a(n) 15.
()1. A. contributed to B. built up C. took in D. stuck with
()2. A. typical B. familiar C. extreme D. challenging
()3. A. prevent B. skip C. perform D. remember
()4. A. unsurprisingly B. frequently C. excitingly D. conveniently
()5. A. attack B. strengthen C. influence D. approach
()6. A. sharp B. curious C. calm D. satisfied
()7. A. languages B. cries C. words D. sounds
()8. A. summit B. mountain C. position D. entrance
()9. A. downward B. upward C. inward D. outward
()10. A. fingers B. eyes C. feet D. ears
()11. A. better B. safer C. worse D. easier
()12. A. floating B. stretching C. waving D. racing
()13. A. afraid B. brave C. busy D. surprised
()14. A. waved B. marked C. warned D. reminded
()15. A. celebration B. shame C. romance D. horror

五、1~5 BDBAC 6~10 CDABC 11~15 CDABA
【语篇解读】本文是一片记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者单人徒手攀岩的经历,特别是攀爬 Half Dome 的过程,以及作者在攀岩过程中遇到的心理和身体挑战。
1. B 解析:根据下文“took on bigger and more 2 walls”可知,随着时间的推移,作者适应了攀岩,开始挑战难度更大的岩壁。故选 B。
2. D 解析:根据上文“I 1 my comfort over time”以及空前的“bigger”可知,作者适应了单人徒手攀岩后开始挑战更大、更难的岩壁。故选 D。
3. B 解析:根据空前的“I didn't really know how to prepare”以及空后的“just go up there and directly start climbing”可知,作者不知道如何做准备,所以选择跳过准备工作。故选 B。
4. A 解析:根据上文“I figured it would be easy”以及下文“was not”可知,这一切并未超出作者所料,很困难。故选 A。
5. C 解析:根据上文“I was slightly nervous”以及常理可知,作者有点紧张,但是作者不能让这种情绪影响自己。故选 C。
6. C 解析:根据上文“Thankfully, it was pretty much the right way. I was slightly nervous, but I tried not to let it 5 me.”以及下文作者的攀岩过程可知,作者此时需要的是冷静。故选 C。
7. D 解析:根据空后的“tourists chatting and laughing on the summit”可知,作者能听到游客说笑的声音。故选 D。
8. A 解析:根据下文的“There were no edges to hold on to, just a vertical wall. I had to trust the friction between my climbing shoes and the wall, carefully climbing my way 9.”可知,作者听到了山顶的游客说笑的声音,而作者想要到达山顶,还需要爬过一块光溜溜的花岗岩板。故选 A。
9. B 解析:根据上文内容可知,作者需要爬过一块光溜溜的花岗岩板才能到达山顶,所以作者是在往上攀爬。故选 B。
10. C 解析:根据下文的“tried a foot further out”可知,作者是换了一只脚,试着向外走。故选 C。
11. C 解析:根据下文的“I started to panic.”可知,事情变得更糟糕了。故选 C。
12. D 解析:根据下文“I knew what I had to do, but I was too 13.”可知,作者开始害怕,思绪乱转,不知道该怎么办。race 可意为“(因为害怕、兴奋等)急速跳动,快速转动”。故选 D。
13. A 解析:根据上文的“I started to panic.”可知,作者感到害怕。故选 A。
14. B 解析:根据上文“And after what felt like a century, I accepted what I had to do and I stood up on the right foot, and it didn't slip.”以及空后的“the end of the hardest climbing”可知,作者成功了,没有滑倒,也没有死,所以作者右脚站立且没有滑倒标志着作者攀岩的结束。故选 B。
15. A 解析:根据上文“Eventually, I could enjoy the sound of the birds singing around.”可知,作者觉得能够欣赏周围鸟儿歌唱的声音就像一场庆祝,庆祝自己攀岩成功。故选 A。