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This New Year my mum was visiting my husband and I in southern Italy.We'd decided to stay in Calabria to __1__ what it'd be like to spend New Year away from home.
On the morning of New Year's Eve we __2__ the day by heading to Capo Vaticano, a beautiful stretch of beaches in Calabria, to our friends' beach house.We __3__ to take a scenic route(路线) down to the __4__.However, this route consisted of trying to go down a very steep cliff.We saw a __5__ but only took a quick glance at it.As we saw a __6__， we decided to walk down it with the __7__ that it would take us to the beach.Had we paid __8__ attention to the sign, we would have __9__ that the route was only for experienced hikers with the __10__ equipment.Nathan was probably the best __11__ with his trainers.My mum and I were __12__ flats and were dressed as if we were ready for the party.The path became more __13__.
Nathan doesn't have the best of balance yet it was I who took the first __14__， tripping on the dusty ground and taking my poor mum with！__15__， we weren't hurt except for my mum's slightly scratched hand.
When we arrived at our host Donatella's house for the evening, she'd __16__ a couple of her family to join us.She'd prepared an incredible 7course __17__.Donatella told us she'd started__18__ early in the afternoon that day and though we sat at midnight to __19__， I think it would have taken me several days，rather than __20__， to prepare such a feast.
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者与其家人去意大利的卡拉布里亚过新年的曲折经历。
1．A.confuse B．touch C．experience D．wander
答案：C
解析：confuse使迷惑，混淆；touch触摸，感动；experience体验；wander徘徊，游荡。上文提到“我们决定待在卡拉布里亚”，而下文又提到“远离家过新年会是什么样子”。根据上下文的语境可推知此处选C项。
2．A.gained B．reserved C．urged D．started
答案：D
解析：上文提到“On the morning of New Year's Eve”以及下文“by heading to Capo Vaticano，a beautiful stretch of beaches in Calabria，to our friends' beach house”根据语境可推知，此处应为“开始”这一天。故选D项。
3．A.pretended B．decided C．refused D．hesitated
答案：B
解析：根据下文的“However，this route consisted of trying to go down a very steep cliff.”可知，这条路包括走过一座非常陡的悬崖。故可知此处指的是“我们决定选取一条风景优美的路线”。pretend假装；decide决定；refuse拒绝；hesitate犹豫。根据语境选B项。
4．A.beach B．bank C．lake D．desert
答案：A
解析：根据下文的“...it would take us to the beach.”可知，此处指的是到达海滩(beach)，故选A项。
5．A.sign B．symbol C．signal D．track
答案：A
解析：根据下文的“Had we paid __8__ attention to the sign...”可知，此处指的是“我们看到了一个指示牌，但是仅仅快速地扫视了它一眼”。sign标志牌，指示牌；symbol标志，符号，象征；signal信号；track踪迹，痕迹。根据语境可知选A项。
6．A.light B．rail C．path D．policeman
答案：C
解析：根据下文的“...the route was only for experienced hikers...”可知，这条路仅仅适合有经验的徒步旅行者。故可知此处指的是“当我们看到一条路的时候。我们决定沿着它走”。故选C项。
7．A.fact B．duty C．chance D．hope
答案：D
解析：根据第二段首句可知作者与家人要到朋友家的海景房去。故可推知“我们决定沿着它走，希望它会带我们到海滩”。故选D项。
8．A.cheaper B．closer C．longer D．shorter
答案：B
解析：根据上文的“We saw a __5__ but only took a quick glance at it.”可知“我们仅仅快速地扫视了一眼这个指示牌”。故可推知此处表示“要是我们更仔细地看这个指示牌的话，我们就会意识到这条路仅仅适合有经验的徒步旅行者。”pay closer attention to更仔细/认真地关注。故选B项。
9．A.followed B．realized C．performed D．observed
答案：B
解析：follow沿着，跟随；realize意识到，了解到；perform履行，进行；observe观察。该句为虚拟语气的句子，且根据上题解析可知，此处选B项合适。
10．A.sincere B．qualified C．special D．correct
答案：D
解析：根据上文的内容可知，作者及家人走了一条有陡峭的悬崖的路，并且这条路仅仅适合有经验的徒步旅行者。故可推知徒步旅行者应有“恰当的装备”。sincere诚实的，真诚的；qualified有资格的；special特殊的；correct得体的，恰当的。根据语境选D项。
11．A.equipped B．marked C．connected D．rewarded
答案：A
解析：根据下文的“his trainers”以及上文的“equipment”可知，此处指的是Nathan的运动鞋很可能是最好的装备。故选A项。
12．A.reaching B．carrying C．wearing D．entering
答案：C
解析：此处的“flats”意为“women's shoes without high heels”。根据下文的“were dressed as if we were ready for the party”(我们打扮得就好像准备参加聚会似的)可知，此处选C项。
13．A.complicated B．excellent C．flexible D．difficult
答案：D
解析：作者他们所选的路是一条有陡峭的悬崖的路，并且穿着不恰当；倒数第二段又提到了作者及家人受伤的事情。故可知此处表示“路变得更加难走了”。故选D项。
14．A.field B．breath C．dive D．fly
答案：C
解析：根据下文的“tripping on the dusty ground and taking my poor mum with”可知，作者绊倒在满是尘土的地面上并且还把可怜的妈妈一起带倒了。故可推知“是我首先俯冲向下的”。故选C项。
15．A.Fortunately B．Sadly C．Honestly D．Strangely
答案：A
解析：根据下文的“we weren't hurt except for my mum's slightly scratched hand”可知此处指的是“幸运的是”。故选A项。
16．A.asked B．invited C．prepared D．expected
答案：B
解析：根据下文的“a couple of her family to join us”可知，Donatella邀请她的两三个家人加入我们。ask要求，询问；invite邀请；prepare准备；expect期盼，期待。根据语境可知，该题选B项。
17．A.trend B．ceremony C．celebration D．feast
答案：D
解析：根据下文的“...to prepare such a feast”可知，此处指的是“七道菜的盛宴(feast)”，故选D项。
18．A.examining B．applying C．cooking D．baking
答案：C
解析：因为是准备盛宴，所以可知此处表示的是“她在那天下午很早就开始做饭了”。故选C项。
19．A.possess B．eat C．buy D．need
答案：B
解析：根据语境可知此处指的是吃饭。故选B项。
20．A.hours B．years C．minutes D．seconds
答案：A
解析：根据上文的“I think it would have taken me several days，rather than...”以及“Donatella told us she'd started __18__ early in the afternoon that day and though we sat at midnight”可知，Donatella是花了几个小时的时间做好的饭，故此处选A项。
