二、完形填空（阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项；每小题2分，共40分）

Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through the beautiful countryside. Suddenly，dark clouds    16    overhead and rain began to fall，but several hundred yards    17   ，the sun shone brilliantly. Riding，   18   ，as rapidly as I could，I found it    19    to get into the clear.The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward.I continued this unequal competition for an exhausting half hour    20    realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area in front of me.

Then it    21    me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry，while paying no attention to the scenery for the sake of which I was making the trip. The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not    22   . Indeed，there was much to look at which might    23    have escaped me. As I looked around with sharpened    24   ，I discovered the rain mists(薄雾)which now    25    the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were fascinating(迷人的). My    26    at the rain was gone and my eagerness to    27    it disappeared. It had provided me with a new view and helped me realized that the    28    of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand.

I understand there is no sense in my    29    ever to flee from circumstances which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely    30    and turn to something good.I know that half the battle is    31    if I can face trouble with courage，   32    with high spirit, and triumph with humility. It has become ever    33    to me that danger is far from disaster，that temporary defeat may come as a sign of final    34   ，and that，in the last analysis，all achievement is beyond your    35    unless you are willing to go through various challenges and difficulties in life.

16. A. piled up B. cleared up C. broke up D. picked up

17. A. behind B. ahead C. above D. beneath

18. A. therefore B. however C. besides D. meanwhile

19. A. unnecessary B. likely C. tough D. comfortable

20. A. before B. after C. while D. as

21. A. warned B. suspected C. hit D. noticed

22. A. unbearable B. acceptable C. valuable D. reliable

23. A. therefore B. consequently C. accordingly D. otherwise

24. A. confusion B. appreciation C. wisdom D. courage

25. A. crowned B. rolled C. swept D. floated

26. A. annoyance B. surprise C. excitement D. curiosity

27. A. enjoy B. embrace C. stop D. escape

28. A. secrets B. sources C. causes D. advantages

29. A. requesting B. waiting C. attempting D. expecting

30. A. meet B. avoid C. decline D. guarantee

31. A. won B. joined C. changed D. ignored

32. A. happiness B. joy C. disappointment D. anger

33. A. worse B. stranger C. clearer D. funnier

34. A. failure B. decision C. relief D. victory

35. A. control B. reach C. praise D. description

【分析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了作者在雨天意识到的一个人生道理。当自己无休止地追寻，试图找一个无忧无虑的世界时，也常常在追寻中错过获得幸福和成就的时机，最后作者意识到没必要逃脱那些不可避免的困难，只有带着勇气去迎接困难和挑战，才能取得胜利。

16.【答案】A

【解析】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：突然，乌云在头顶堆积起来，雨开始下起来，但是前面几百码的地方，阳光灿烂。A. piled up堆积；B. cleared up清理；C. broke up（使）破碎；D. picked up捡起。根据后文“overhead and rain began to fall”可知，乌云密布，乌云在头顶越积越多。故选A项。

17.【答案】B

【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，乌云在头顶堆积起来，雨开始下起来，但是前面几百码的地方，阳光灿烂。A. behind在……后面；B. ahead在前；C. above在上面；D. beneath在……的下方。根据后文“Riding，___18___，as rapidly as I could，I found it ___19___ to get into the clear.”可知，在前面阳光灿烂。故选B项。

18.【答案】B

【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我以最快的速度骑行，发现要进入晴朗区域是很困难的。A. therefore因此；B. however然而；C. besides另外；D. meanwhile同时。前文“Riding，___18___，as rapidly as I could”和后文“I found it ___19___ to get into the clear.”是转折关系。故选B项。

19.【答案】C

【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，我以最快的速度骑行，发现要进入晴朗区域是很困难的。A. unnecessary不必要的；B. likely可能的；C. tough艰难的，坚固的；D. comfortable舒适的。根据后文“The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward.”等可知，进入晴朗区域是困难的。故选C项。

20.【答案】A

【解析】考查连词词义辨析。句意：我在这种不平等的竞争中疲惫地坚持了半个小时，才意识到我无法赢得通往我前方明亮区域的道路。A. before在……之前；B. after在……之后；C. while在……期间；D. as当……时候。根据句意可知，在意识到之前，坚持了半个小时，这时before译为“（过……），才……”。故选A项。

21.【答案】C

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这时我突然意识到，我是在不重要的匆忙中浪费了我的力气，同时为了旅行的目的而忽视了周围的风景。A. warned警告；B. suspected猜想，怀疑；C. hit撞击，使突然想起；D. noticed注意到。it hit(s) sb that…“突然想起”，是固定句型，符合句意。故选C项。

22. 【答案】A

【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：暴风雨不可能永远持续下去，这种不适也不是无法忍受的。A. unbearable难以忍受的；B. acceptable可接受的；C. valuable有价值的；D. reliable可信赖的，可靠的。根据前文“The storm could not last forever”可知，这种不适也不是不能忍受的，前后语义一致。故选A项。

23.【答案】D

【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：事实上，有很多东西可以看，否则我可能会错过机会。A. therefore因此；B. consequently结果，因此；C. accordingly相应地，因此；D. otherwise否则。结合前文“Then it ___21___ me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry，while paying no attention to the scenery for the sake of which I was making the trip.”可知，幸好作者意识到不必着急，否则，作者将错过很多可以看的景色。故选D项。

24.【答案】B

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我带着敏锐的欣赏之情环顾四周时，我发现薄雾笼罩着林木繁茂的小山，不同的绿地清澈透明，令人着迷。A. confusion混乱，混淆；B. appreciation感激；欣赏；C. wisdom明智；D. courage勇敢。根据“I discovered the rain mists(薄雾)which now 10 the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were fascinating(迷人的).”可知，只有你以欣赏的情怀观看时，才会发现美景无处不在。故选B项。

25.【答案】A

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我带着敏锐的欣赏之情环顾四周时，我发现薄雾笼罩着林木繁茂的小山，不同的绿地清澈透明，令人着迷。A. crowned加冕，形成……顶部；B. rolled滚动；C. swept扫除；D. floated（使）漂浮。根据常识可知，薄雾在冠在小山的顶部。故选A项。

26.【答案】A

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在雨中的烦恼消失了，我想逃避的渴望也消失了。A. annoyance恼怒，生气；B. surprise惊讶；C. excitement激动；D. curiosity好奇心。根据前文“，I discovered the rain mists(薄雾)which now ___25___ the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were fascinating(迷人的).”可知，作者在欣赏雨中的美景，所以烦恼消失了。故选A项。

27.【答案】D

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在雨中的烦恼消失了，我想逃避的渴望也消失了。A. enjoy喜欢，欣赏；B. embrace拥抱；C. stop停止；D. escape逃脱。根据前文可知，作者欣赏雨中美景，所以逃避的渴望也消失了。故选D项。

28.【答案】B

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：它给了我一个全新的视角，让我意识到美丽和满足的源泉就在眼前。A. secrets秘密；B. sources源头；C. causes原因；D. advantages优点。根据前文可知，作者在雨中欣赏美景，意识到美丽和满足的源泉就在眼前。其他选项如“秘密，原因，优点”均不和句意。故选B项。

29.【答案】C

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我明白，对于无法回避的环境，我试图逃避是没有意义的，但我可以勇敢地面对它，转向好的方面。A. requesting质问；B. waiting等待；C. attempting企图，试图；D. expecting预料，期望。根据前文“Riding，___18___，as rapidly as I could”可知，作者开始企图躲避山雨来临，所以，这里说，试图逃避是没有意义的。故选C项。

30.【答案】A

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我明白，对于无法回避的环境，我试图逃避是没有意义的，但我可以勇敢地面对它，转向好的方面。A. meet会见；B. avoid避免；C. decline减少，下降；D. guarantee确保，保证。根据前文“which cannot be avoided”可以推断，既然不可避免，那就勇敢地面对。故选A项。

31.【答案】A

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道，如果我能勇敢地面对困难，昂扬地面对失望，谦卑地面对胜利，那么战斗就胜利了一半。A. won赢；B. joined参加；C. changed变化；D. ignored忽视。结合句意，根据“” I can face trouble with courage，17 with high spirit, and triumph with humility.可知，此处指“赢”了战斗。故选A项。

32.【答案】C

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道，如果我能勇敢地面对困难，昂扬地面对失望，谦卑地面对胜利，那么战斗就胜利了一半。A. happiness幸福；B. joy高兴；C. disappointment失望；D. anger怒气。根据后文“ face trouble ”可知，此处昂扬地面对失望。故选C项。

33.【答案】C

【解析】考查形容词比较级词义辨析。句意：我也更清楚地意识到，危险远非灾难，暂时的失败可能是最终胜利的标志。所以，归根结底，如果你不愿意经受生活中的种种挑战和困难，所有的成就都是遥不可及的。A. worse更坏的；B. stranger更奇怪的；C. clearer更清楚的；D. funnier更有趣的。根据“ danger is far from disaster...”可知，作者更清楚地意识到，危险远非灾难。故选C项。

34.【答案】D

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我也更清楚地意识到，危险远非灾难，暂时的失败可能是最终胜利的标志。所以，归根结底，如果你不愿意经受生活中的种种挑战和困难，所有的成就都是遥不可及的。A. failure失败；B. decision决定；C. relief宽慰；D. victory胜利。根据前文defeat（失败）可知，此处对应victory。故选D项。

35.【答案】B

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我也更清楚地意识到，危险远非灾难，暂时的失败可能是最终胜利的标志。所以，归根结底，如果你不愿意经受生活中的种种挑战和困难，所有的成就都是遥不可及的。A. control控制；B. reach到达，伸手可及；C. praise表扬；D. description描述。根据“unless you are willing to go through various challenges and difficulties in life.”可知，如果你不愿意经受生活中的种种挑战和困难，所有的成就都是遥不可及的。beyond one’s reach意为“在某人的能力范围之外”。故选B项。