My daughter was in her last year of high school. She wanted to have some adventures before she 21 the school. She took an adventure class. This was a class where 22 climbed to different heights. They began at 35 feet and 23 up from there.
When she told me this, I was 24. I knew she was afraid of heights. She came home and told me her first climb didn’t go 25. She went up the 35-foot pole. She said she was fine 26 up the pole. When she got up there, she realized she had to 27 on a line to get to the other side. She looked down and saw how far she was from the 28. She felt frightened and began to 29. She said she had never felt this fearful in her 30. She was so afraid that she couldn’t move and 31 to come down. When her feet 32 the ground, she started to cry.
She didn’t want to 33 the class. She had no choice but to do all the other climbs. She didn’t let 34 hold her back. She was able to finish the class with 12 climbs. She got an A. I’m so 35 of her.
21. A. lad B. left C. started D. attended
lad
left
started
attended
词义辨析 。作者的女儿在高中的最后一年想在离开学校之前进行一些冒险活动。had 拥有；left 离开；started 开始；attended 参加。故本题选 B。
22. A. workers B. travellers C. students D. customers
workers
travellers
students
customers
词义辨析题。联系上文可知，作者的女儿参加了一门探险课程。由此可以推断出，参与到课堂中的是学生们。workers 工人；travellers 旅行者；students 学生；customers 顾客。故本题选 C。
23. A. went B. lined C. warmed D. looked
went
lined
warmed
looked
固定搭配题。句意：学生们从 35 英尺的地方开始向上爬。went up 向上，上升；lined up 排队；warmed up 热身；looked up 查找。故本题选 A。
24. A. tired B. changed C. ashamed D. surprised
tired
changed
ashamed
surprised
词义辨析题。联系下文可知，作者知道自己的女儿恐高。由此可以推断出，当女儿告诉自己她参加了探险课程时，自己感到惊讶。tired 疲倦的；changed 经过改变的；ashamed 感到羞愧的；surprised 惊讶的。故本题选 D。
25. A. down B. back C. strong D. well
down
back
strong
well
固定搭配题。句意：她回家后告诉我，她第一次攀登得不太顺利。go down 下降；go back 返回；go strong 精力充沛；go well 进展顺利。故本题选 D。
26. A. giving B. making C. climbing D. building
giving
making
climbing
building
词义辨析题。句意：她说她爬上杆子的时候很好。giving 赠送；making 制造；climbing 攀爬；building 建造。故本题选 C。
27. A. walk B. turn C. steep D. work
walk
turn
steep
work
固定搭配题。句意：但当她爬上去的时候，她意识到她必须走在一条线上才能到达另一边。walk on 走在…… 上；turn on 打开；sleep on 睡在…… 上；work on 努力改进。故本题选 A。
28. A. school B. sky C. home D. ground
school
sky
home
ground
词义辨析题。句意：她向下看，看自己离地面有多远。school 学校；sky 天空；home 家；ground 地面。故本题选 D。
29. A. run B. rise C. shake D. jump
run
rise
shake
jump
词义辨析题。句意：她感到害怕，开始发抖。run 奔跑；rise 升起；shake 颤抖；jump 跳跃。故本题选 C。
30. A. time B. life C. culture D. language
time
life
culture
language
词义辨析题。句意：她说她一生中从未感到如此恐惧。time 时间；life 一生；culture 文化；language 语言。故本题选 B。
31. A. pretended B. acted C. promised D. asked
pretended
acted
promised
asked
词义辨析题。联系句意可知，女儿害怕得动弹不得。由此可以推断出，女儿太害怕了，所以请求下来。pretended 假装；acted 行动；promised 承诺；asked 请求，要求。故本题选 D。
32. A. touched B. searched C. kicked D. covered
touched
searched
kicked
covered
词义辨析题。句意：当她双脚着地时，她哭了起来。touched 接触；searched 搜查；kicked 踢；covered 覆盖。故本题选 A。
33. A. hold B. fail C. offer D. push
hold
fail
offer
push
词义辨析题。联系下文可知，她别无选择，只能做完所有其他的攀爬。由此可以推断出，她不想这门课不及格。hold 托住；fail 失败，不及格；offer 提供；push 推。故本题选 B。
34. A. joy B. anger C. fear D. shock
joy
anger
fear
shock
词义辨析题。句意：她没有让恐惧阻止她。joy高兴；anger愤怒；fear害怕，恐惧；shock震惊。故本题选C。
35. A. kind B. proud C. afraid D. hopeful
kind
proud
afraid
hopeful
词义辨析题。联系上文可知，作者的女儿克服了恐惧，她不仅完成了12次攀爬，并且拿到了A的成绩。由此可以推断出，作者为女儿感到自豪。kind友好的；proud自豪的；afraid害怕的；hopeful满怀希望的。故本题选B。