Ⅰ. 完形填空
(2022·辽宁营口高三检测)Jade lives in Australia, a country famous for kangaroos, but not for snow. Yet at 12, she 1 to ski at the North Pole.
Despite the lack of 2 training space, Jade still built her 3 at the gym. She ran with giant tyres attached to her waist to 4 what it was like to pull a sled across ice. By the age of 14, Jade was 5 .
The far north is not a blank carpet of soft snow, but Jade 6 the tough conditions. Even though every part of her body was 7 , she never thought of giving up. In April 2016, Jade made 8 , becoming the youngest person to ski to the North Pole.
When talking about her 9 , she stated that every human body is 10 , whether you are a man or a woman. But when the talk was posted online, some Internet bullies wrote 11 comments like “Make me a sandwich” to make her feel 12 .
To prove women's place is far beyond the 13 , Jade and her team pushed on to the South Pole and made it. Holding a plate with a sandwich, Jade 14 had her photo taken and posted online. She dared the bullies, “I made you a sandwich. Now 15 37 days and 600 km to the South Pole, and you can eat it.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Jade在12岁时决定滑雪去北极,经过两年的训练,她做好了准备并且创造了历史,成为滑雪到北极最年轻的人。而在面对网上霸凌者刻薄的言论时,她和她的团队前往并成功到达南极,证明了女性的地位不仅仅局限在厨房里。
1. A. managed B. decided
C. offered D. afforded
B 根据空后“to ski at the North Pole”可知,Jade决定滑雪去北极。故选B。
2. A. authentic B. large
C. comfortable D. private
A 根据下文“at the gym”可知,Jade缺乏北极那样真正的训练空间,只能在健身房锻炼力量。故选A。
3. A. career B. confidence
C. strength D. team
C 根据下文“She ran with giant tyres attached to her waist”可知,Jade锻炼的是力量。故选C。
4. A. tell B. feel
C. remember D. share
B 根据空后“what it was like to pull a sled across ice”可知,腰上系着巨大的轮胎,是为了感受拉雪橇穿越冰面的感觉。故选B。
5. A. mature B. determined
C. available D. ready
D 结合下文描述冰天雪地的环境可知,Jade已经准备好滑雪去北极了。故选D。
6. A. braved B. improved
C. predicted D. identified
A 根据空后“the tough conditions”结合but表示转折可知,此处说明虽然条件艰苦,但是Jade还是勇敢面对了。故选A。
7. A. working B. refusing
C. bleeding D. aching
D 结合空前“Even though every part of her body was”以及上一段中提到感受拉雪橇穿过冰面可推知,Jade的身体遭受了艰苦锻炼,每个部位都在疼痛,但她从未想过放弃。故选D。
8. A. progress B. promises
C. history D. efforts
C 根据下文“becoming the youngest person to ski to the North Pole”可知,Jade创造了历史,成为滑雪到北极最年轻的人。故选C。
9. A. hobby B. adventure
C. advantage D. award
B 结合上文“becoming the youngest person to ski to the North Pole”可知,Jade成为滑雪到北极最年轻的人,这是她的一次冒险。故选B。
10. A. complex B. beautiful
C. amazing D. valuable
C 上文提到Jade虽然在艰苦的条件中身体每个部位都在疼痛,但她还是成功滑雪到了北极,由此可见,她意识到每个人的身体都是惊人的,无论男女。故选C。
11. A. mean B. kind
C. brief D. fair
A 根据主语“some Internet bullies”及下文“Make me a sandwich”可知,此处指网上霸凌者写的一些刻薄的评论。故选A。
12. A. puzzled B. small
C. nervous D. worried
B 这些网络霸凌者写了“给我做个三明治”这样刻薄的评论,来想让取得成就的Jade觉得自己很渺小,small最符合语境。故选B。
13. A. gym B. field
C. kitchen D. office
C 根据上文“Make me a sandwich”可知,这些霸凌者说做三明治是想说女性应该待在厨房做饭,而Jade用自己的行动证明了女性的地位远不止是待在厨房。故选C。
14. A. unwillingly B. casually
C. secretly D. proudly
D 根据上文“Jade and her team pushed on to the South Pole and made it”可知,Jade和她的团队前往南极并成功到达,因此此刻她很自豪。故选D。
15. A. ski B. walk
C. run D. cycle
A 空格处呼应第一段中的“to ski at the North Pole”。故选A。