文章大意:这是一夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述了作为一名摄影师,作者约了一位朋友开启登山之旅。这次他决定轻装出行,少拍一些照片,多留一些时间享受登山的乐趣。虽然登世界高峰对摄影师来说是一项极大的考验,但也是一种体验和快乐。
1 . I've always loved mountaineering (登山) and the mental and physical challenges that go with it. This time the peak (山峰) of Mt. Whitney is my ______. There are quite a few ways up to the big mountain, but we ______ the traditional one at last, almost 12 miles to the top.
I decided to make this trip less about ______ and more about the climb and my personal journey with a friend. Thinking about it this way, I decided to carry only one camera to ______ the course, but it still added 3.2 pounds to my backpack, which ______ 2.8 pounds without the camera equipment. Fortunately, climbing with a friend ______ sharing the weight, keeping our packs a little lighter. Therefore, we ______ reached the top just two days later. This particular trip was prepared for a personal trip on purpose to get to the peak and enjoy the breathtaking ______.
Climbing such tall peaks ______ every aspect of you, as a nature photographer. It can test both your physical strength and photographic ______. Can you imagine being 14,000 feet up, ______ the thin air of the high-altitude (海拔) environment while also trying to be ______ with your compositions (作品)? That’s what we were doing! And that’s the joy that comes with climbing Mt. Whitney as well.
Like any other ______ in nature, there are risks in mountaineering, though, Extreme altitude and the unpredictable (无法预测的) weather will test even the most ______ climber. Despite the fact, mountaineering for me is all about the experiences, which makes me live to the ______.
1. A.imagination | B.impression | C.destination | D.kingdom |
2. A.chose | B.repaired | C.missed | D.covered |
3. A.shelters | B.photos | C.clothes | D.foods |
4. A.discover | B.draw | C.guess | D.document |
5. A.weighed | B.lifted | C.balanced | D.cut |
6. A.looked for | B.resulted from | C.contributed to | D.focused on |
7. A.suddenly | B.legally | C.obviously | D.quickly |
8. A.painting | B.scenery | C.performance | D.movement |
9. A.attracts | B.pays | C.tests | D.brings |
10. A.skills | B.attitudes | C.times | D.dreams |
11. A.identifying | B.improving | C.collecting | D.breathing |
12. A.confident | B.patient | C.familiar | D.creative |
13. A.secrets | B.adventures | C.rules | D.species |
14. A.excited | B.devoted | C.experienced | D.frightened |
15. A.longest | B.fullest | C.highest | D.farthest |