1 . Page, 22, had left Whitehorse and was roughly 1, 000 miles away from Tuktoyaktuk.To get there, he would have to ___for 30 days along roads and frozen rivers.Before starting his round-the-world ___at Ushuaia, Page had ___picked up a camera.But 10, 000 miles later, he found himself in northern Canada, ___the footage(片段)that would form a documentary(纪录片).

It was a sense of ___rather than great scenery that sent him on his way.Page had dreamed of traveling the world by bicycle and he decided to make it a ___. “I had no girlfriend.I had nothing tying me at home.So I ___, ”he says.The adventure __ three years, covering 40, 000 miles and five continents.It was a mental ___as much as a physical one.

Page rode alone in late winter, camping most nights, apart from the ___occasion he found a hut in which to ___ from the wind. “It’s not ___steely courage or bravery, there’s no option, so you just do it, ”Page says.Others would say the opposite that it requires a 1ot of ___ .

When the Arctic Ocean came into ___, it was not how Page imagined it would be.It was wonderfully ___the sun was setting and the snow was shining but rather than being filled with thrill, Page was cold and ___. “Instead of walking off into the ___, I sat in a bathroom—the only ___place I could find, ”he says. “I thought about the ___this journey had taught me.Maybe I’d proved something to myself by going to the edge of my map.But, I also ___that finish lines are better shared.”

1.

A．cycle

B．walk

C．search

D．recover

2.

A．experience

B．ticket

C．journey

D．race

3.

A．really

B．barely

C．nearly

D．gradually

4.

A．filming

B．drawing

C．recalling

D．enjoying

5.

A．direction

B．belonging

C．accomplishment

D．adventure

6.

A．duty

B．dream

C．reality

D．scenery

7.

A．go down

B．break down

C．take off

D．set off

8.

A．passed

B．1asted

C．stayed

D．existed

9.

A．challenge

B．barrier

C．activity

D．problem

10.

A．different

B．official

C．important

D．rare

11.

A．hide

B．watch

C．disappear

D．run

12.

A．strangely

B．especially

C．exactly

D．possibly

13.

A．honor

B．bravery

C．kindness

D．pride

14.

A．being

B．sight

C．force

D．use

15.

A．romantic

B．comfortable

C．simple

D．vast

16.

A．fed up

B．held up

C．called out

D．worn out

17.

A．garden

B．house

C．sunset

D．forest

18.

A．familiar

B．safe

C．funny

D．warm

19.

A．art

B．1anguage

C．1essons

D．skills

20.

A．doubted

B．realized

C．explained

D．noticed

2 . Snowboarding in the Mountains

I will never forget the experience of seeing a part of Canada and snowboarding in the mountains.

I got a little emotional on the ________ from Montreal to our first stop in Vancouver. Although I have to ________ that I watched a movie while we flew over the prairies(大草原), I did occasionally ________ out of the window to see what was what! ________ most of the mountains in Alberta and B.C. were covered in clouds so I had to ________ our drive from Kelowna to Revelstoke to see those mountains!

I ________ I'd entered into Lord of the Rings territory(领地) as we took a lift to get to the top of Mt. Mackenzie in Revelstoke. Before snowboarding I learned not to ________ coffee in the morning, which only added shaking to my ________ during the first few descents(滑雪下坡) of the day. Snowboarding in powder is quite ________ from riding the icy slopes(斜坡) in Quebec. At least when you ________ down several meters, it's like falling on pillows! My main ________, however, was getting stuck in the few ________ sections of the mountain, though a few ________ skiers gave me a ride by letting me grab their ski poles and ________ me to the next drop.

Even though we could ________ really ski the top half of the mountain, it was still at least twice the size of the mountain we usually ________! Our phone pictures don't do justice to these mountains, ________ we have our own ________. When my husband and I asked each other what was our favorite ________ of the trip, other than spending time with each other, it was ________ the view.

1.

A．train

B．ship

C．plane

D．car

2.

A．admit

B．pretend

C．recall

D．regret

3.

A．go

B．look

C．walk

D．stare

4.

A．Luckily

B．Particularly

C．Possibly

D．Unfortunately

5.

A．end with

B．pick up

C．wait for

D．start from

6.

A．felt

B．dreamt

C．imagined

D．agreed

7.

A．sell

B．drink

C．cook

D．store

8.

A．nervousness

B．confidence

C．excitement

D．delight

9.

A．absent

B．tired

C．safe

D．different

10.

A．fall

B．slip

C．ski

D．look

11.

A．task

B．issue

C．concern

D．idea

12.

A．ugly

B．rough

C．steep

D．flat

13.

A．helpful

B．young

C．aged

D．single

14.

A．throwing

B．dragging

C．lifting

D．deserting

15.

A．even

B．almost

C．only

D．yet

16.

A．stay

B．visit

C．climb

D．ski

17.

A．and

B．so

C．for

D．but

18.

A．memories

B．advantages

C．feelings

D．tips

19.

A．mountain

B．part

C．place

D．friend

20.

A．hardly

B．normally

C．certainly

D．strangely

3 . Recently, I went to a small town for a short holiday with my husband and daughter. On the first evening, we decided to visit the nearest ______ to check out the local foods and do some shopping as well. After spending some time ______ this and that, we decided to get a bite to eat. We had to ______ our turn at the restaurant. I stood on the ______ outside, looking at the crowd of ______ makers.

____, I noticed a small boy of about seven carrying several hand-made gift ______. They were small but very ______. The boy asked me to buy one, ______ widely. He said he had ______ the bags himself as he wanted to help ______ the family. I smiled back and asked the ______ of the bags. He named a(n) ______. I told him it was too ______ for such small bag.

The boy ______ that he had to buy paper and string(线)which ______ him a lot. At that time, I was still hesitating(犹豫), ______ he smiled another sweet smile saying, “Miss, please ______ one, I really worked hard to make it day and night.” His smile stole my ______ and bought a red bag. The boy left ______ the cash carefully in his pocket, but with another of his smile. That day I knew I had met God.

1.

A．restaurants

B．hospitals

C．factories

D．schools

2.

A．saying

B．performing

C．buying

D．protecting

3.

A．break up

B．stand for

C．pick up

D．wait for

4.

A．table

B．street

C．roof

D．window

5.

A．paper

B．voyage

C．holiday

D．loss

6.

A．Hopelessly

B．Confidently

C．Independently

D．Suddenly

7.

A．bags

B．signals

C．books

D．toys

8.

A．dirty

B．Colorful

C．ugly

D．thin

9.

A．smiling

B．thinking

C．agreeing

D．looking

10.

A．borrowed

B．invented

C．made

D．inspected

11.

A．admire

B．move

C．feed

D．visit

12.

A．color

B．size

C．quality

D．price

13.

A．number

B．invitation

C．secret

D．plan

14.

A．little

B．young

C．much

D．short

15.

A．guessed

B．hoped

C．explained

D．decided

16.

A．cost

B．paid

C．appreciated

D．saved

17.

A．or

B．so

C．if

D．because

18.

A．stop

B．remember

C．take

D．sell

19.

A．pain

B．heart

C．bag

D．car

20.

A．removing

B．spending

C．wasting

D．storing