In 1956, William Lindesay was born in a town north of England. His __36__ in China dates back to his childhood. One day, when he looked at the map of China in a magazine, he __37__ the Great Wall.
“I fell in love with it __38__ ,” he said in an interview with China Daily . “I thought it would be a great __39__ if one day I could travel along it, from end to end.”
In 1987, he started to climb the Great Wall, __40__ it in 78 days. It’s a great adventure (冒险) from the far west of China to the point where the structure meets the sea. The Briton __41__ the high temperature, big blisters (水泡) and tiredness during the run. The journey took place in two parts, to __42__ the hottest midsummer.
Once in the Gobi Desert, the __43__ almost died from dehydration (脱水) . In another trip, Lindesay and his team walked deep into the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and __44__ an unknown section of the wall.
During his exploration (探险) , he noticed some sections of the wall were ___45___ destroyed (破坏) and covered with rubbish. ___46___ he decided to stay in China to protect it. Modernization and development were making the situation even worse. “Some people say it will ___47___ centuries to change. I say we don’t have centuries of time. It’s got to be much ___48___ ,” he said.
Lindesay always carries a garbage bag with him in the wild, picking rubbish ___49___ . “Every person can make a difference. If we can pull together, China will be a green, beautiful and ___50___ country to live in,” he said.
36 . A . plan B . interest C . life D . change
37 . A . came across B . went across C . looked through D . got through
38 . A . specially B . hardly C . normally D . immediately
39 . A . chance B . danger C . adventure D . dream
40 . A . completing B . continuing C . stopping D . considering
41 . A . refused B . experienced C . stayed D . realized
42 . A . challenge B . follow C . avoid D . protect
43 . A . farmer B . guide C . researcher D . explorer
44 . A . created B . invented C . introduced D . discovered
45 . A . hardly B . nearly C . probably D . badly
46 . A . But B . So C . And D . While
47 . A . cost B . spend C . take D . pay
48 . A . clearer B . easier C . quicker D . higher
49 . A . along the way B . in the way C . in a way D . by the way
50 . A . strong B . friendly C . healthy D . busy
36 . B
37 . A
38 . D
39 . C
40 . A
41 . B
42 . C
43 . D
44 . D
45 . D
46 . B
47 . C
48 . C
49 . A
50 . C
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【导语】
本文主要讲述了 Lindesay 克服种种困难,用 78 天的时间从长城的一头走到另一头。当他看到长城道到破坏并且有很多垃圾的时候,他决定留下来保护它。
36 .
句意:他对中国的兴趣可以追溯到他的童年。
plan 计划; interest 兴趣; life 生活; change 改变。根据下文 Lindesay 攀登和保护长城的经历可知,他小时候就对中国产生了兴趣,故选 B 。
37 .
句意:一天,当他看一本杂志上的中国地图时,他偶然发现了长城。
come across 偶然遇见; go across 穿过; look through 浏览; get through 通过。 根据上文 “One day, when he looked at the map of China in a magazine” 可知, Lindesay 在看中国地图时偶然看到了长城,故选 A 。
38 .
句意: “ 我立刻就爱上了它, ” 他在接受《中国日报》采访时说。
specially 特别地; hardly 几乎不; normally 正常地; immediately 立即。根据上文 “One day, when he looked at the map of China in a magazine” 可知,在杂志上看到长城后,他立刻就爱上了它,故选 D 。
39 .
句意:我想,如果有一天我能沿着它从头到尾旅行,那将是一次伟大的冒险。
chance 机会; danger 危险; adventure 冒险; dream 梦想。根据下文 “It’s a great adventure from the far west of China....” 以及下文 “ It’s a great adventure” 可知,从长城一头走到另一头是一次伟大的冒险经历,故选 C 。
40 .
句意: 1987 年,他开始攀登长城, 78 天就完成了。
completing 完成; continuing 继续; stopping 停止; considering 考虑。根据空后 “it in 78 days” 和下文可知, Lindesay 用 78 天的时间完成了这次旅行,故选 A 。
41 .
句意:英国人在跑步过程中经历了高温、大水泡和疲劳。
refused 拒绝; experienced 体验; stayed 待; realized 意识到。根据空后 “the high temperature, big blisters and tiredness during the run” 可知,高温、水泡、疲劳都是 Lindesay 在旅行中所经历的事情,故选 B 。
42 .
句意:为了避开最热的仲夏,这次旅行分两部分进行。
challenge 挑战; follow 跟随; avoid 避免; protect 保护。根据上文 “The journey took place in two parts” 可知,旅行分两部分是为了避开炎热的仲夏,故选 C 。
43 .
句意:一到戈壁沙漠,这位探险家就差点脱水而死。
farmer 农民; guide 导游; researcher 研究者; explorer 探险家。根据下文 “During his exploration...” 可知,这是探险家 Lindesay 的一段探险旅行,故选 D 。
44 .
句意:在另一次旅行中, Lindesay 和他的团队深入蒙古戈壁沙漠,发现了一段未知的长城。
create 创造,常指文学、艺术上的创作; invent 发明,指发明原先没有的东西; introduce 介绍; discover 发现(早就存在的东西)。 Lindesay 发现的长城的某个区域是早就存在的,故选 D 。
45 .
句意:在他的探险过程中,他注意到长城的一些部分被严重破坏,上面覆盖着垃圾。
hardly 几乎不; nearly 几乎; probably 很可能; badly 坏。根据下文 “destroyed and covered with rubbish” 及 “Modernization and development were making the situation even worse.” 可知,长城遭到了严重地破坏,故选 D 。
46 .
句意:所以他决定留在中国保护它。
But 但是; So 所以; And 和; While 当 …… 时候。上文 “he noticed some sections of the wall were...destroyed and covered with rubbish” 是下文 “he decided to stay in China to protect it” 的原因,故选 B 。
47 .
句意:有些人说需要几个世纪才能改变。
cost 花费,主语为物; spend 花费,主语为人,常用于 spend+ 一段时间 + ( in ) +doing sth. ; take 花费,常用于 It takes sb. + 一段时间 +to do sth. ; pay 支付,常用于 pay...for… 。根据 “it will 12 centuries to change” 可知,此处符合 take 的用法,故选 C 。
48 .
句意:我觉得我们没有几个世纪的时间了。它必须快得多。
clearer 更清楚; easier 更容易; quicker 更快; higher 更高。根据上文 “I say we don’t have centuries of time.” 可知,我们没有几百年的时间,因此保护长城要赶快行动,故选 C 。
49 .
句意: Lindesay 在野外总是带着一个垃圾袋,一路上捡垃圾。
along the way 沿途; in the way 挡道; in a way 某种程度上; by the way 顺便说一下。根据 “Lindesay always carries a garbage bag with him in the wild, picking rubbish” 结合语境可知, Lindesay 总是带着一个垃圾袋捡拾沿途的垃圾,故选 A 。
50 .
句意:如果我们齐心协力,中国将成为一个绿色、美丽、健康的国家。
strong 强壮的; friendly 友好的; healthy 健康的; busy 繁忙的。根据上文可知, Lindesay 认为如果大家一起保护长城,中国将会成为一个绿色、美丽、健康的宜居国家,故选 C 。