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Even if you’ve never been to Phoenix in Arizona, you probably know this about the place: its terrible _____. From June to September, the temperature can easily climb up to an unbearable point. But that doesn’t _____ hikers from attempting the 1.3-mile hard walk to the top of the city’s famous Camelback Mountain. Signs _____ that the trail is extremely difficult. If you continue, a posted checklist suggests at least a liter of water per person. And _____you’re still not stopped, another _____ farther up declares: “If you’re halfway through your water, turn around!”_____ many people hardly pay any attention to the warnings. Fortunately, Scott Cullymore does. When he’s not _____ his carpet-cleaning company nearby, the 53-year-old Cullymore can be found hiking up and down Camelback a couple of times a day, _____ cold bottles of water to _____ hikers. He has helped so many hikers that he has _____ a heavenly nickname: the Water Angel. “I’d like a more manly name, but, you know,” he joked. Cullymore was on Camelback Mountain one day in 2015 _____ a British tourist died after being lost for nearly six hours in the hot July. That experience _____ him to start helping people _____ caught by the unforgiving version of Mother Nature. “They lack deep understanding of the mountain, and they feel too _____ of what they can do, and so they get themselves in trouble,” he told the Arizona Republic. If a hiker has a flushed face and is not sweating anymore, Cullymore says that he _____ his backpack, pulls out a frosty bottle, and hands it to the person. “It’s _____ that we’re safe in the middle of the city. You can die up here, and no one would know.” One hiker who enjoyed the _____ of offered water agrees. “You think you know the hot weather, but then you get out here in the desert and it _____ you like a blanket. You have no way to get out,” said Austin Hill, who was hiking with a high school friend. They were _____, he said, pointing to Cullymore. “We ran into this Good Samaritan(乐善好施者) here.” And with that, the Water Angel goes _____ another hiker in trouble.【1】A. altitude B. heat C. drought D. surroundings【2】A. refuse B. separate C. relieve D. discourage【3】A. warn B. remind C. advise D. recommend【4】A. as B. if C. unless D. until【5】A. hiker B. guide C. sign D. tourist【6】A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Moreover【7】A. starting B. making C. running D. setting【8】A. unpacking B. distributing C. collecting D. purchasing【9】A. scared B. pleased C. exhausted D. thrilled【10】A. earned B. created C. presented D. gathered【11】A. before B. after C. when D. while【12】A. required B. indicated C. disturbed D. inspired【13】A. unchangeably B. unconsciously C. unreasonably D. unnaturally【14】A. curious B. satisfied C. anxious D. confident【15】A. carries out B. lifts up C. sets aside D. reaches into【16】A. misleading B. mistaken C. unbelievable D. unexpected【17】A. fun B. benefit C. convenience D. popularity【18】A. surrounds B. treats C. provides D. strikes【19】A. faithful B. considerate C. experienced D. lucky【20】A. in need of B. in search of C. in place of D. in charge of 答案：【答案】【1】B【2】D【3】A【4】B【5】C【6】A【7】C【8】B【9】C【10】A【11】C【12】D【13】B【14】D【15】D【16】A【17】B【18】A【19】D【20】B【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了“送水天使”为徒步者发水的故事。【1】考查名词词义辨析。A. altitude海拔；B. heat高温；C. drought干旱；D. surroundings环境。根据本空后的“From June to September, the temperature can easily climb up to an unbearable point.”可知，从6月到9月，温度很容易攀升到难以忍受的程度，由此可知，亚利桑那州凤凰城的温度很高，故B项正确。【2】考查动词词义辨析。A. refuse拒绝；B. separate使分离；C. relieve减轻； D. discourage使气馁、阻止。根据本空后的“hikers from attempting the 1.3-mile hard walk to the top of the city’s famous Camelback Mountain.”可知，但是高温并没有阻止徒步者尝试1.3英里的艰苦跋涉到达这座城市著名的驼峰山顶，故D项正确。【3】考查动词词义辨析。A. warn警告；B. remind提醒；C. advise建议；D. recommend推荐。根据本空后的“”that the trail is extremely difficult.”可知，指示牌警告说这条路非常难走，故A项正确。【4】考查连词词义辨析。A. as因为；B. if如果；C. unless除非；D. until直到。根据本空后的“you’re still not stopped, another ___5___ farther up declares: “If you’re halfway through your water, turn around!””可知，如果你继续往前走，又有一块指示牌警告说如果你已经喝没了一半的水，请转身回去，故B项正确。【5】考查名词词义辨析。A. hiker背包客；B. guide导游；C. sign指示牌；D. tourist游客。根据上文可知，如果你继续往前走，又有一块指示牌警告说如果你已经喝没了一半的水，请转身回去，故C项正确。【6】考查副词词义辨析。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Instead相反；D. Moreover况且。根据本空后的“many people hardly pay any attention to the warnings.”可知，然而，很多人对这些警告视而不见，故A项正确。【7】考查动词词义辨析。A. starting开始；B. making制作； C. running经营；D. setting设置。根据本空后的“his carpet-cleaning company nearby, the 53-year-old Cullymore can be found hiking up and down Camelback a couple of times a day,”可知，当不经营自己的公司时，Cullymore每天在驼峰上爬上爬下几次，故C项正确。【8】考查动词词义辨析。A. unpacking卸下； B. distributing分配； C. collecting收集；D. purchasing购买。根据本空后的“cold bottles of water to ___9___ hikers”可知，他在驼峰上爬上爬下几次给疲惫的徒步者发水，故B项正确。【9】考查形容词词义辨析。A. scared害怕的；B. pleased高兴的；C. exhausted疲惫的；D. thrilled激动的。爬山的人一定是疲惫不堪，故C项正确。【10】考查动词词义辨析。A. earned赢得；B. created创造；C. presented呈现；D. gathered收集。根据本空后的“a heavenly nickname: the Water Angel”可知，他帮助了很多徒步者，这使他赢得了“送水天使”这个绰号，故A项正确。【11】考查连词词义辨析。A. before在……之前： B. after在……之后； C when当……的时候；D. while当……的时候（接延续性动词）。根据本空前的“Cullymore was on Camelback Mountain one day in 2015”可知，2015年7月的一天，Cullymore正在驼峰上，当时一名英国游客迷路6小时候死亡，故C项正确。【12】考查动词词义辨析。A. required要求；B. indicated表明；C. disturbed打扰；D. inspired激励。根据本空后的“him to start helping people ___13___ caught by the unforgiving version of Mother Nature.”可知，这件事激励Cullymore开始帮助那些不知不觉中被大自然无情的一面所困的人，故D项正确。【13】考查副词词义辨析。A. unchangeably 不可改变地；B. unconsciously不知不觉地、无意识地；C. unreasonably不合理地；D. unnaturally不自然地。根据本空后的“They lack deep understanding of the mountain”可知，人们对这座山还不够了解，他们不知不觉中被大自然无情的一面所困，故B项正确。【14】考查形容词词义辨析。A. curious好奇的；B. satisfied满意的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. confident自信的。上文说人们对这座山还不够了解，对自己能爬上山顶过于自信，这会使他们陷入麻烦之中，故D项正确。【15】考查动词短语辨析。A. carries out实行；B. lifts up举起；C. sets aside留出；D. reaches into把手伸进。根据本空后的“his backpack, pulls out a frosty bottle, and hands it to the person.”可知，Cullymore把手伸进背包，拿出一瓶结霜的水递给那个人，故D项正确。【16】考查形容词词义辨析。A. misleading令人误解的、误导的；B. mistaken弄错的；C. unbelievable难以相信的；D. unexpected意外的。根据本空后的“that we’re safe in the middle of the city. You can die up here, and no one would know.”可知，认为我们在城市中心是安全的观点是误导性的，你可能会死在这座山上，而且没人会知道，故A项正确。【17】考查名词词义辨析。A. fun乐趣；B. benefit益处； C. convenience方便；D. popularity流行。上文说Cullymore给爬山的徒步者发水，此处是说一个享受到Cullymore提供的水的好处的徒步者，故B项正确。【18】考查动词词义辨析。A. surrounds围绕、包围；B. treats对待；C. provides提供；D. strikes撞击。根据本空后的“you like a blanket. You have no way to get out”可知，你以为你了解炎热的天气，但当你来到这里，它会像毯子一样包围着你，你没有办法出去，故A项正确。【19】考查形容词词义辨析。A. faithful忠诚的；B. considerate体贴的； C. experienced有经验的；D. lucky幸运的。根据本空后的“We ran into this Good Samaritan(乐善好施者) here.”可知，遇到一个乐善好施者是幸运的，故D项正确。【20】考查介词短语辨析。A. in need of需要；B. in search of寻找；C. in place of 代替；D. in charge of负责。根据本空后的“another hiker in trouble.”可知，“送水天使”在寻找下一个陷入麻烦之中的徒步者，故B项正确。

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