Question

    After spending her life at the bottom (底部) of society,Malavath Pooma has 31 come out on top.

The little girl from India has become the youngest 32 to climb to the top of Mount Everest,the world's highest mountain.

    The girl,33 parents get less than $ 600 a year by working,reached the top on May 25 ,2014 and her 14th birthday was coming next month. Now Pooma 34 to be an important model for other poor children.

    "The aim of my climbing is to 35 young people and students. There are not always opportunities for a girl 36 me and I am looking for one opportunity where I can show my ability," she told BB C.

Her parents are so 37 of their daughter. " We are happy that our girl has set a world record. We know she will go places. She is not only good at study,but also good at adventure," Malavath parents told Times of India.

Poorna's achievement is even more important 38 she climbed to the top from the more difficult Tibetan side. Most people climb the world's tallest mountain from the 39 Nepalese side,but Nepal doesn’t allow people younger than 16 to climb.

    American Jordan Romero arrived at the top in 2010 when he was 13 years and 10 months old. Pooma is just a 40 older than the world's youngest Everest climber.

31. A. heavily   B. finally   C. nearly   D. quickly

32. A. son   B. girl   C. boy   D. daughter

33. A. whose   B. where   C. those   D. which

34. A. refuses   B. continues   C. expects   D. seems

35. A. interest   B. disappoint   C. encourage   D. surprise

36. A. like   B. with   C. against   D. at

37. A. afraid   B. proud   C. sad   D. careful

38. A. so   B. if   C. and   D. because

39. A. easier   B. further   C. heavier   D. longer

40. A. moment   B. decade   C. month   D. year

Answer 1

31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. C 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. C

[完形短文大意]印度小女孩Malavath Poorna从最艰难的 西藏路线登上了珠穆朗玛峰峰顶，成为了至今登上世界最高峰的 最年轻的女性。

31. B此处表达的是” Poorna的人生从社会最低端最后终于到达最高峰"，故finally符合文意。

32. B 根据本句的主语The little girl from India可知B项符合文意。

33. A先行词是girl ,且关系代词在从句中修饰parents,故选whose 

34. C refuse"拒绝"，continue"继续"，expect"期望”，seem"仿佛、好像"。此处表示"Poorna期望成为贫穷孩子们的重要典 范”，故选 C.

35. C此处Poorna说的是”我登山的目的是鼓励年轻人和学生们”，故选C.

36. A此处表示是”像我这样一个女孩”，故like符合文意。

37. B根据下文可知Poorna的父母以他们的女儿为傲。

be proud of"以……为傲"为固定短语，符合文意。

38. D根据句意可知设空前后句之间为因果关系，且后句表示原因，故because符合文意。

39. A 根据上文中的"from the more difficult Tibetan side"可推断从尼泊尔那边登山更加容易一些，故选easier。

40. C根据上下文可知两个孩子登上珠穆朗玛峰峰顶时的年龄都是13岁，故此处应该以月份来区分大小，故month符合文意。