My dad has always spent his free time climbing mountains. He spends ages ___1___ his route ( 路线 ), checking the weather forecast and finding the best maps. He really likes a good ___2___ . For example, he always chooses the most difficult way up the mountain. It means he feels he’s really ___3___ something.
As soon as I could walk, he started taking me with him sometimes. At first, he used to carry me on his shoulders. Later on, I had my own little boots ( 靴子 ) and I ____4____ him up the easiest slopes ( 斜坡 ). I can still remember how excited I was when we set off and how ____5____ I felt.
The first time I did a proper climb with him, I was about eight years old. As we came round the last bend to the summit ( 山顶 ), we ____6____ some other climbers standing there enjoying the view. They couldn’t believe my father had managed to get to the ____7____ with such a small child. In fact, we weren’t the only ones who managed to do so that day. When we were coming down, we met another family with two ____8____ girls, who must have been just behind us.
I’m now 15 and I belong to a local climbing club. Dad ____9____ hoped to pass on his love of climbing to me. It seems that he has. I already spend most of my weekends in the ____10____ . Sometimes Dad comes too but now I’m the one out in front and he can’t always keep up with me!
1 ． A ． planning B ． describing C ． explaining
2 ． A ． partner B ． challenge C ． suggestion
3 ． A ． lost B ． missed C ． achieved
4 ． A ． pushed B ． guided C ． followed
5 ． A ． tired B ． happy C ． lonely
6 ． A ． saw B ． recorded C ． interviewed
7 ． A ． top B ． hole C ． corner
8 ． A ． wise B ． young C ． strong
9 ． A ． never B ． hardly C ． always
10 ． A ． forests B ． markets C ． mountains
答案
A 2 ． B 3 ． C 4 ． C 5 ． B 6 ． A 7 ． A 8 ． B 9 ． C 10 ． C
【导语】本文主要讲作者和父亲两人通过爬山表达作者的感情和爱意的故事。
1 ．句意：他花了很长时间规划路线，查看天气预报，寻找最好的地图。
planning 计划； describing 描述； explaining 解释。根据 “...his route” 可知，在爬山前要规划路线，故选 A 。
2 ．句意：他真地很喜欢挑战。
partner 搭档； challenge 挑战； suggestion 建议。根据 “he always chooses the most difficult way up the mountain” 可知，他总是选择上山最困难的路，所以是喜欢挑战，故选 B 。
3 ．句意：这意味着他觉得自己真的取得了一些成就。
lost 丢失； missed 思念，错过； achieved 实现。根据 “It means he feels he’s really...something.” 可知，取得了一些成就，故选 C 。
4 ．句意：后来，我有了自己的小靴子，跟着他爬上了最容易的山坡。
pushed 推； guided 指导； followed 跟随。根据 “I...him up” 可知，作者跟着爸爸，故选 C 。
5 ．句意：我还记得我们出发的时候我是多么的兴奋和高兴。
tired 累的； happy 开心的； lonely 孤独的。根据 “I can still remember how excited I was when we set off and how...I felt.” 可知，感到兴奋开心，故选 B 。
6 ．句意：当我们绕过最后一个弯道到达山顶时，我们看到其他一些登山者站在那里欣赏风景。
saw 看见； recorded 记录； interviewed 采访。根据 “we...some other climbers standing there enjoying the view” 可知，看到人们欣赏风景，故选 A 。
7 ．句意：他们不敢相信我父亲带着这么小的孩子能爬到山顶。
top 顶部； hole 洞； corner 角落。根据前文 “As we came round the last bend to the summit” 可知，到达了山顶，故选 A 。
8 ．句意：当我们下来的时候，我们遇到了另一家人，他们有两个小女孩，他们肯定就在我们后面。
wise 明智的； young 年轻的； strong 强壮的。根据 “In fact, we weren’t the only ones who managed to do so that day.” 可知，另一家人也带着小孩子，所以指带着两个小女孩，故选 B 。
9 ．句意：爸爸一直希望把他对爬山的热爱传递给我。
never 从不； hardly 几乎不； always 总是。根据 “Dad...hoped to pass on his love of climbing to me.” 可知，爸爸一直希望把他对攀岩的热爱传递给我，故选 C 。
10 ．句意：我周末大部分时间都在山里度过了。
forests 森林； markets 市场； mountains 山。根据 “It seems that he has. I already spend most of my weekends in the...” 可知，父亲把对爬山的爱传递给我，我们也在山里度过了周末的大部分时间，故选 C 。
