Mike a mountain climber was famous for his attempts to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried it at least thirty times, but had always failed halfway.
For the sake of ________ Mike to try again, Jack, the town optician, who witnessed his ________, presented him with a pair of ________ sunglasses. "If it starts clouding over or if your feet start hurting, put on these glasses. They’ll help you.” Mike accepted the ________ without giving it much mind, but when his feet started ________ again he remembered his words and put on the glasses. Then ________ came as usual in the form of cloud cover, but seemingly not so thick this time. So Mike ________climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his ________, and finally arriving at the summit. It was ________ worth it. His feeling of triumph was ________, almost as magnificent as that wonderful ________. Splendid in its silence, the mountain below was surrounded by a dense sea of clouds. Mike didn’t remember the clouds being as _______ as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and _______ everything.
Jack had carved a light ________ on the lenses (镜片), in the form of the snow-covered summit. It was made in such a way that you could only ________ it if you looked upwards. Jack had understood that whenever Mike lost sight of his ________, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his ________ to continue would weaken.
Mike realised that the only obstacle to reaching the summit had been his own ________. When he could no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems _______. He thanked Jack for using that little ________ to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been.
1.A.convincing B.educating C.entertaining D.inspiring
2.A.practice B.failure C.disadvantage D.growth
3.A.beautiful B.fancy C.particular D.expensive
4.A.challenge B.award C.gift D.request
5.A.aching B.breaking C.damaging D.swelling
6.A.danger B.misfortune C.adventure D.pressure
7.A.quitted B.accomplished C.kept D.abandoned
8.A.problem B.injury C.anxiety D.pain
9.A.certainly B.normally C.practically D.exactly
10.A.invisible B.undesirable C.incomparable D.unmeasurable
11.A.experience B.view C.attempt D.present
12.A.white B.thick C.thin D.dark
13.A.recognized B.believed C.acknowledged D.grasped
14.A.image B.photo C.spot D.message
15.A.see B.move C.feel D.change
16.A.power B.success C.objective D.journey
17.A.preference B.competence C.concentration D.will
18.A.discouragement B.mistake C.prejudice D.ignorance
19.A.set off B.set in C.cut in D.showed off
20.A.technology B.tool C.mark D.trick
高二英语完形填空中等难度题
Mike a mountain climber was famous for his attempts to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried it at least thirty times, but had always failed halfway.
For the sake of ________ Mike to try again, Jack, the town optician, who witnessed his ________, presented him with a pair of ________ sunglasses. "If it starts clouding over or if your feet start hurting, put on these glasses. They’ll help you.” Mike accepted the ________ without giving it much mind, but when his feet started ________ again he remembered his words and put on the glasses. Then ________ came as usual in the form of cloud cover, but seemingly not so thick this time. So Mike ________climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his ________, and finally arriving at the summit. It was ________ worth it. His feeling of triumph was ________, almost as magnificent as that wonderful ________. Splendid in its silence, the mountain below was surrounded by a dense sea of clouds. Mike didn’t remember the clouds being as _______ as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and _______ everything.
Jack had carved a light ________ on the lenses (镜片), in the form of the snow-covered summit. It was made in such a way that you could only ________ it if you looked upwards. Jack had understood that whenever Mike lost sight of his ________, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his ________ to continue would weaken.
Mike realised that the only obstacle to reaching the summit had been his own ________. When he could no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems _______. He thanked Jack for using that little ________ to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been.
1.A.convincing B.educating C.entertaining D.inspiring
2.A.practice B.failure C.disadvantage D.growth
3.A.beautiful B.fancy C.particular D.expensive
4.A.challenge B.award C.gift D.request
5.A.aching B.breaking C.damaging D.swelling
6.A.danger B.misfortune C.adventure D.pressure
7.A.quitted B.accomplished C.kept D.abandoned
8.A.problem B.injury C.anxiety D.pain
9.A.certainly B.normally C.practically D.exactly
10.A.invisible B.undesirable C.incomparable D.unmeasurable
11.A.experience B.view C.attempt D.present
12.A.white B.thick C.thin D.dark
13.A.recognized B.believed C.acknowledged D.grasped
14.A.image B.photo C.spot D.message
15.A.see B.move C.feel D.change
16.A.power B.success C.objective D.journey
17.A.preference B.competence C.concentration D.will
18.A.discouragement B.mistake C.prejudice D.ignorance
19.A.set off B.set in C.cut in D.showed off
20.A.technology B.tool C.mark D.trick
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At least thirty times Bobby has attempted to climb the big snowy mountain, but he had never reached the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures, 26 Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of 27 and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glassed, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 28 . They’ll help you.” Bobby accepted the gift without much thought.
The day came when he was to have another try. About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he 29what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but 30the sunglasses he could see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.
31 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the 32through the clouds. He kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of 33 was extremely good, almost as great as that 34 view. The mountain below was surrounded by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t that the clouds were as 35 as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the secret. Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses, 36 Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!
Bobby 37 that the only obstacle (障碍) to reaching the top had been losing 38 when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little 39 to help him see that his 40 was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.
1. A．ordered B．encouraged C．allowed D．warmed
2.A. gloves B. trousers C. sunglasses D shoes
3.A. real B. safe C. expensive D special
4.A. expressed B. remembered C. shouted D regretted
5. A．with B．under C．for D．about
6. A．Happily B．Hopefully C．Unnecessarily D．Unfortunately
7. A．top B．friend C．climber D．village
8. A．decision B．success C．freedom D．friendship
9. A．strong B．popular C．wonderful D．familiar
10. A．cool B．natural C．wide D．thick
11. A．or B．and C．if D．though
12. A．realized B．suggested C．expected D．announced
13. A．love B．help C．heart D．face
14. A．word B．trick C．plan D．opinion
15. A．position B．lesson C．story D．aim
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______ that it was going to snow, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on the highest peak.
| A．Having been told | B．Having told |
| C．Told | D．Telling |
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Climbing Without Ropes
The popular image of the mountain climber is of a person carefully climbing a steep cliff with a network of safety ropes, but it is not the only kind. Many climbers now enjoy bouldering. It's more accessible and better for the environment.
| What is bouldering? Bouldering is a sport that involves climbing on, over, and around boulders up to approximately twenty feet above the ground. Participants employ no safety ropes. | ||
| Why boulder? ● improve your climbing skills by focusing on basics ● places to climb, such as climbing walls at gyms and parks, easy to find ● less time commitment to bouldering than to mountain climbing ● intellectual and physical enjoyment as one solves problems | Bouldering Terms crimp: a very small handhold foothold: a place where one may place a foot to aid in climbing boulder jug: a very large handhold that is easy to use problem: The path up a boulder is referred to as the "problem" that one must solve. The "solution" is the sequence of moves one makes up and over a boulder. |
Here is an example of a climber addressing a bouldering problem.
Figure 1: The climber has two routes she could take, one to the left and one to the right. The left one appears easier because it has a jug within easy reach, but look what happens if she chooses that direction. She gets stuck on the rock and has to go back down. Sometimes that is even more difficult than going up.
Figure 2: The climber takes the one to the right this time. Using a foothold and placing her right hand in a crimp, she is able to lift herself up and locate other handholds. After only a few moves, she is able to throw her leg over the top of the boulder and pull herself up.
1.According to the passage, bouldering __________.
A. is an indoor sport B. needs maps and equipment
C. has no safety protection D. is a steep cliff climbing
2.Bouldering becomes popular because __________.
A. it challenges the limits B. it costs less
C. it builds minds and bodies D. it is a team game
3.According to the example, the right route is _________.
A. tough but to the top B. a dead end
C. a shortcut D. lined with jugs
4.The passage is likely to appear in _________.
A. a book review B. a science report
C. a newspaper advertisement D. a sports magazine
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_________ in the mountain for more than 2 days, the climbers looked pale and weak.
A．To be trapped B．Having trapped C．Trapping D．Trapped
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Mountaineers have noted that as they climb, for example, up to the 12,633foot Humphreys Peak in Arizona, plant life changes greatly. In the Sonoran Desert, one climbs into a pine forest at 7,000 feet and a treeless tundra(冻土带) on the top of the mountain. It may seem that plants at a given altitude are associated in what can be called “communities” －groupings of species. The idea is that over time, plants that require particular climate and soil conditions come to live in the same places, and are frequently to be found together. Scientists study the history of plant life and build up a picture of how groups of plants have responded to climate changes and how ecosystems develop. But are these associations, which are real in the present, permanent?
A great natural experiment took place on this planet between 25,000 and 10,000 years ago, when small changes in the earth’s orbit caused great sheets of ice to spread from poles. These glaciers(冰川) covered much of North America and Europe to depths of up to two miles, and then, as the climate warmed, they retreated. During this retreat, they left behind newly uncovered land for living things to occupy, and as those living things moved in they laid down a record we can read now. As the ice retreated and plants started to grow near a lake, they release pollen(花粉). Some would fall into the lake, sink to the bottom and mix with the sand. By drilling into the lake bottom it is possible to read the record of the plant life around the lake. The fossil record seems clear; there is little or no evidence that entire groups of plants moved north together. Things that lived together in the past don’t live together now, and things that live together now didn’t live together in the past. Each individual living things moved at its own pace. The fossil record seems to be telling us that we should be thinking about preserving species by giving them room to move about－to respond to environmental changes.
1.According to the passage, the movement of individual species of plants ________.
A. occurs in groups
B. often depends upon the formation of lakes
C. does not occur in groups
D. depends upon climate and soil conditions
2. All of the following are true EXCEPT ________.
A. The ice age occurred when there were small changes in the orbit of the earth
B. fossil records seem to indicate that plants will be preserved if they have enough room to move
C. fossil records clearly show that entire groups of plants are unlikely to have moved together
D. in the ice age glaciers covered the world to depths of up to two miles
3.The underlined word “which” refers to ________.
A. the responses of plants to climate changes
B. the current theories of ecosystems
C. the development of ecosystems
D. plant life changes
4.The second paragraph is intended to ________.
A. support the main idea of the first paragraph
B. answer the question raised in first paragraph
C. make suggestions about responding to environmental changes
D. stress the importance of preserving species
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Tom was the second to reach the top of the mountain, Mike _______ the first.
A. was B. is C. being D. has been
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All his attempts to unlock the door were________ , because he was using the wrong key.
| A．in return | B．in vain | C．in doubt | D．in time |
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It was too hard for the firefighters to get close to the burning building. All their attempts to rescue the people trapped were ______.
A. in place B. in return
C. in vain D. in danger
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It was Friday night and Mike was in his office, sad.
Jean, 1. had been Mike’s friend for ten years, 2. (give)him a friendly call,” What are you going to do tomorrow?”
“Nothing.”
“Let’s go fishing. We haven’t done 3. for ages.”
Mike became very happy and accepted the invitation. So the two men went to Loire River 4. following day.
While waiting ,Mike said that his employees had been unhelpful, and he found it difficult 5. (get) the results he wanted from them.
“What do you think about it?” asked Jean.
“Yeah, they never listen to me,” replied Mike while eating his bananas.
A couple of minutes 6. (late), Mike put aside the bananas he’d been eating and shouted 7. (excited), “Great, a large fish!”
Jean smiled. He asked Mike, “What did you use your bait(鱼饵), 8. the way?”
“A worm,” Mike replied. “Why didn’t you use your bananas? You’re very fond of them, aren’t you?”
“Well, my friend, 9. I do love bananas, I’m not stupid enough to put them on as my bait.”
“So it’s not going to work?”
“No.”
“Why not use the 10. common sense when fishing for people?”
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