2009年中考英语完形填空
Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb the ___1___ peak (山峰) in the Alps. Rudi’s mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop ___2___ and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not ___3___ his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber ___4___ was planning to climb the highest peak.
Franz was very ___5___ when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, ___6___. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top ___7___ him.
Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, ___8___ as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther. Franz ___9___ behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the ___10___ to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to ___11___ him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was helpless and hurt. Rudi must ___12___ whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.
He decided Saxo’s life was more ___13___ than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz ___14___ the climb, and finally they reached the top. Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that ___15___ was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.
1. A. highest B. farthest C. biggest D. deepest
2. A. learning B. playing C. climbing D. talking
3. A. try out B. give up C. go over D. work out
4. A. what B. which C. whom D. who
5. A. tired B. glad C. quiet D. angry
6. A. again B. too C. once D. instead
7. A. after B. behind C. before D. over
8. A. but B. so C. or D. for
9. A. walked B. rested C. stayed D. watched
10. A. first B. second C. third D. last
11. A. take B. beat C. push D. help
12. A. wonder B. remember C. ask D. decide
13. A. important B. successful C. popular D. interesting
14. A. stopped B. continued C. enjoyed D. finished
15. A. Franz B. Saxo C. the Englishman D. Rudi