【题目】完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a child, I was very shy. I wanted to be 1 , but lacked confidence. When I discovered 2 , I found something I was good at. I began to be 3 by my friends and this gave me the desire to climb harder and higher 4 . I discovered that nothing was impossible if I could find the 5 to try.
Both individual determination and teamwork are 6 to success when climbing. You need to rely on the __7__ of your team and share in the achievement. But personal focus and determination to keep 8 despite any difficulty is an important 9 to team success.
My greatest achievement in climbing is being the first ever to 10 the 5,000-foot Troll Wall in Norway, whose rock face is the 11 and most vertical(垂直的)in Europe. A stone which drops from the summit will touch nothing until it 12 on the valley floor one mile below.
13 our climb, the experts in Europe had said it was 14 to climb the Troll Wall. But with three companions, I decided to 15 . It took ten days to make the climb and we slept on ledges(岩石架)no more than a foot wide. But I 16 .
Afterwards, I said to myself, " 17 I can do that, I can do anything." Some years later, I succeeded in climbing Mount Everest — the highest mountain in the world.
18 to me is not hanging on a rope on the side of a mountain, but is just one field where adventurous people can constantly 19 themselves. If we look at every day as an adventure, we can challenge ourselves and continue to grow throughout our 20 . That is the final adventure.
【1】A. intelligent B. successful C. curious D. generous
【2】A. surfing B. wrestling C. fishing D. climbing
【3】A. denied B. envied C. recognized D. tricked
【4】A. mountains B. trees C. walls D. buildings
【5】A. method B. secret C. courage D. skill
【6】A. suitable B. convenient C. equal D. important
【7】A. guide B. support C. protection D. sympathy
【8】A. going B. refusing C. waiting D. burning
【9】A. examination B. transmission C. investigation D. contribution
【10】A. plant B. remove C. conquer D. surround
【11】A. smallest B. safest C. lowest D. highest
【12】A. lands B. stops C. dies D. rests
【13】A. After B. Before C. During D. With
【14】A. easy B. impossible C. great D. brave
【15】A. try B. struggle C. seek D. compete
【16】A. failed B. gave up C. succeeded D. took off
【17】A. Unless B. If C. Though D. Whether
【18】A. Failure B. Fear C. Adventure D. Confidence
【19】A. hold B. forgive C. understand D. challenge
【20】A. life B. study C. childhood D. country