综合阅读训练（五）

一、完形填空 (2018·湖南湘西)
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the   46  , Qomolangma is the highest and the most famous. It’s 8,844.43 meters high. So it is very    47   to climb.
On June 8,1924, George Mallory disappeared（消失）into the clouds high on Qomolangma. Some people think he is the first person to reach the top.  48   most people think the first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960. Why do   49   climbers risk their lives？One of the main reasons   50  that people want to    51  themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should   52   give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be  53   than the forces of nature.    
46. A. buildings    B. mountains       C. fields
47. A. safe        B. dangerous       C. quick
48. A. But         B. And           C. So
49. A. so many    B. so much         C. so little
50. A. am        B. is               C. are
51. A. remind      B. protect         C. challenge
52. A. always     B. sometimes       C. never
53. A. weaker    B. stronger          C. bigger

【主旨大意】本文是则说明文，主要介绍了珠穆朗玛峰及登山者的相关情况。通过珠峰攀登者的经历告诉我们：不要放弃实现我们的梦想，有时候人类的力量比大自然的力量更强大。
46.B考查名词词义辨析。根据后文可知：珠穆朗玛峰是山脉。故选B。
47.B考查形容词词义辨析。由上文大意“珠穆朗玛峰是最高峰”可推知：攀登珠峰非常危险。故选B。
48.A考查连词词义辨析。由后文“很多人认为第一个到达珠峰山顶的人是丹增诺盖和艾德蒙”可知：前后相反表示意思的转折，故用but引导。故选A。
49.A考查固定短语。修订可数名词复数climbers，用so many引导。故选A。
50.B考查主谓一致。由句子结构one of…可知：谓语动词用单数形式is。故选B。
51.C考查动词词义辨析。由前文攀登者的经历可推知：人们面对困难想来挑战自己。故选C。
52.C考查副词词义辨析。由后文try to achieve our dreams可推知：这些攀登者的精神主要给我们展示一个道理：永远不要放弃。故选C。
53.B考查形容词的比较级的辨析。根据前文攀登者的经历可推知：攀登者能够到达山顶，说明有时候人类的力量要比大自然的力量更强大，用stronger符合题意。故选B。