This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and 40 recovery. When leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank. They planned to keep the 41 low by living on boiled noodles, with the 42 hamburger shop treat. Wild camping is 43 in England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get their tent up 44 .and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50 s is a lot 45 than they remember it was in their 20s.Raynor 46 all over and desired a bath. Moth, meanwhile, after an initial 47 ,found his symptoms were strangely 48 by their daily tiring journey.

49 ,the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they thought had 50 forever.\ 51 to a thread, but we were alive.\During the journey, Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes, \ 52 had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n) 53 written book. It had also given me a 54 , either to leave that page 55 or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.” 36.

A. drawn up B. used up C. backed up D. kept up

解析：考查动词短语以及对语境的理解。A. drawn up起草；B. used up用光；C. backed up拥堵；D. kept up保持。根据后面的to pay lawyers’ fees.提示可知，他们的积蓄都用光了。故选B。 答案：B

37.

A. mild B. common C. preventable D. serious

A. mild 温和的；B. common共同的；C. preventable解析：考查形容词以及对语境的理解。

可预防的；D. serious严重的。根据后句There was no 38 , only pain relief.可知，Moth被诊断为严重的疾病。故选D。 答案：D 38.

A. cure B. luck C. care D. promise

解析：考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. cure对策；B. luck幸运；C. care关心；D. promise诺言。名词cure在这里表示“治疗的方法”。没有任何治疗的方法，只有止疼。故选A。 答案：A

39.

A. business B. walking C. bus D. rail

解析：考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. business事务；B. walking走；C. bus公交；D. rail栏杆。根据后句as they caught sight of an old hikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.可知，他们决定作一次徒步旅行。故选B。 答案：B 40.

A. expected B. frightening C. disappointing D. surprising

解析：考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. expected预期的；B. frightening令人害怕的；C. disappointing令人失望的；D. surprising令人惊讶的。这是一次漫长的旅程，经历了不寻常的艰苦和惊人的恢复。故选D。 答案：D 41.

A. budget B. revenue

C. compensation D. allowance

解析：考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. budget预算；B. revenue税收；C. compensation 赔偿； D. allowance津贴。他们计划靠吃煮面条来维持低预算。故选A。 答案：A

42.

A. frequent B. occasional C. abundant D. constant

解析：考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. frequent频繁的；B. occasional偶尔的；C. abundant大量的； D. constant不断的。偶尔到汉堡包店款待。故选B。 答案：B 43.

A. unpopular B. lawful C. attractive D. illegal

解析：考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. unpopular不受欢迎的；B. lawful合法的；C.

attractive 吸引人的；D. illegal非法的。根据后句To avoid being caught,可知，在英国，野营是非法的。故选D。 答案：D 44.

A. soon B. early C. late D. slowly

解析：考查副词以及对语境的理解。A. soon不久；B. early早的；C. late迟的；D. slowly慢慢地。根据后句and packed it away early in the morning.中的early提示可知，他们不得不晚些时候把帐篷搭起来。故选C。 答案：C

45.

A. harder B. easier C. cheaper D. funnier

A. harder更难的；B. easier更容易的；C. cheaper解析：考查形容词比较级以及对语境的理解。

更便宜的；D. funnier可笑的。根据常识可知，Winns夫妇很快发现在他们50多岁的每日徒步旅行要比他们所记的在他们20多岁的每日徒步旅行要艰难的很多。故选A。 答案：A 46.

A. rolled B. bled C. ached D. trembled

解析：考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. rolled滚动；B. bled流血；C. ached疼；D. trembled发抖。根据常识可知，Raynor浑身疼。故选C。 答案：C 47.

A. struggle B. progress C. excitement D. research

解析：考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. struggle斗争；B. progress进展；C. excitement激动；D. research研究。经过最初的与病魔作斗争。故选A。 答案：A 48.

A. developed

B. controlled C. reduced D. increased

B. controlled控制；C. reduced减少；解析：考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. developed发展；

D. increased增加。发现他的症状不可思议的减少了。故选C。 答案：C 49.

A. Initially B. Eventually C. Temporarily D. Consequently

解析：考查副词以及对语境的理解。A. Initially起初；B. Eventually最终；C. Temporarily临时地；D. Consequently因此。最终，这对夫妇发现他们的身体变好了。故选B。 答案：B

50.

A. gained B. kept C. wounded D. lost

解析：考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. gained获得；B. kept保持；C. wounded受伤；D. lost失去。根据前句with re-found strong muscles 可知他们原以为永远失去的强壮的肌肉又再现了。故选D。 答案：D 51.

A. sewn B. washed C. worn D. ironed

解析：考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. sewn缝；B. washed洗；C. worn穿破；D. ironed熨。这里指他们的衣服破成了线状物。故选C。 答案：C 52.

A. Doctors B. Hiking C. Lawyers D. Homelessness

A. Doctors医生；B. Hiking徒步旅行；C. Lawyers律师；解析：考查名词以及对语境的理解。

D. Homelessness无家可归。无家可归夺走了我所有的物质。故选D。 答案：D