高考英语阅读理解与完型填空挑战自己

高考英语阅读理解与完型填空：挑战自己

As a child, I was very shy. I wanted to be l , 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 toclimb harder and higher 4 .1 discovered that nothing was impossible ifI could find the 5 to try.

Both individual determination and teamwork are _6 to success when climbing. You need t o relyon the 7 0f your team and share in the achievement. But personal foc us and determination to keep 8 despite any'diSiculty is an impmtant 9 to team success.

My greatest achie vement in climbing is being the first ever t0 10 the 5,OOO-foot Troll Wall inNorway, whose rock face is the 11 and most vertical(垂直的) in Europe. A stone which drops fromthe summit will touch nothing until it 12 0n the valley fioor one mile below.

13 0ur climb, the experts in Europe had said it was 14_ to climb the Troll Wall. But withthree companions, I decided t0 15 . It took ten days to make the climb and we slept on ledges(岩石架) no more than a foot wide.

I said to myself: "_16 I can do that, I can do anything." Finally, I 17 . Some years later, I succeeded in climbin$ 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 whereadventurous people can constantly(不断地) 19 themselves. If we look at every day as an adventure,we can challeW;l;e ourselves and continue to grow throughout our 20 . That is the fmal 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. suppmt C. protection D. sympathy

8. A. going . B. re fusing C. waiting D. buming

9. A: examination B. transportation C. investigation D. contributio n

10. A. plant B. remove C. conquer D. surround

11. A. smallest B. safest C.lowest

D. highest

12. nds B. stops C. dies D. rests

13. A. After B. Before C. During D. With

14.

A.easy

B.impossible

C.foolish

D.brave

15.

A.try

B.struggle .

C. seek

D. compete

16. A. Unless B.If

C. Though

D. Whether

17. A. failed B, gave up C. succeeded D. took off

'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