2022年高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解（79）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AHorror seized the heart of the World War soldier as he saw his life-long friend fall in the battle. Caught in a trench（战壕)with continuous gunfire whizzing（发出呼啸声）over his head，the soldier asked his captain if he might go out into the “No Mans Land” between the trenches to bring his fallen rade back. “You can go,” said the captain，“but I dont think it will be worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may throw your own life away. ”The captains words didnt matter, and the soldier went anyway. To ones surprise，he managed to reach his friend，raised him onto his shoulder，and brought him back to their panys trench. As the two of them fell in together to the bottom of the trench，the officer checked the wounded soldier, and then looked kindly at his friend. “I told you it wouldnt be worth it,” he said. “Your friend is dead，and your wound is deadly. ”“It was worth it，though，sir. ”the soldier said. “How do you mean worth it?” responded the captain. “Your friend is dead!” “Yes sir. ”the soldier answered. “But it was worth it because when I got to him，he was still alive, and I had the satisfaction of hearing him say，Jim，I knew youd e. ”Many a time in life，whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on how you look at it. Take up all your courage and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not regret not doing it later in life. 1. When the soldier saw his close rade fall in the battle，he felt . A. surprised B. excited C. frightened D. worried2. The phrase “No Mans Land” most probably means“ ”in the passage. A. the area on the court between the base line and the service lineB. an unoccupied region between opposing armiesC. a bare wasteland which cant be usedD. the area where there is no man3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The soldier was wounded seriously. B. The captain cared about the soldier very much. C. The soldier brought his close rade back. D. The captain thought the soldiers action was right4. The last paragraph implies that we should when we dont know how to choose in life. A. fellow our hearts B. do nothing but waitC. listen to others suggestion D. regret what we have doneBA husband-and-wife team from California reached the Pacific Ocean after a 4，900-mile cross-country walk, being the first to backpack（背着背包旅行)the American Discovery Trail in one continuous walk. Marcia and Ken Powers，of Pleasanton，started the travel across 13 states，through 14 national parks and 16 national forests on Feb. 27 from Cape Henlopen in Delaware. Nearly eight months later，the excited couple walked through water into the Pacific Ocean at Point Reyes，a day ahead of time. “We are a little sad that a great adventure is over. It was a fantastic adventure. And now we go home and just de housework. Its really sad. ”Marcia，who said shes in her 50s，and her 60-year-old husband traversed cities，deserts，mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacific alone with arms around each others backpacks. They overcame deep snow in the East，a quicksand in Utah，close lightning strikes in the Midwest and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off. But they enjoyed the French history of St Louis，the beauty of the Colorado Rockies and the kindness of strangers they met along the way. They particularly remember two brothersa doctor and dentistwho put them up in their homes around Chester，Ill. ，after terrible days，and a motorcyclist who gave them water after they failed to find any on Utahs lonely Wah Wah Desert. “Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful people. ”Marcia Powers said. “We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home. We got to touch it with our feet and hands and smell all its scents（香味）and hear its wildlife. Its an amazing country，”she added. 5. The underlined word “traversed” in the third paragraph means“ ”. A. enjoyed B. moved across，through or overC. overcame D. looked at6. After the long walk，Marcia and Ken Powers felt sad probably because . A. they had to do the heavy housework againB. they had no way to earn their livingC. they couldnt go on enjoying their walkD. they had experienced too many difficulties7. According to the text，we can infer that during the walk the couple . A. were treated warm-heartedly by the local peopleB. never stopped to have a restC. were ever caught in a heavy rain and became illD. felt the quicksand in Utah was very interesting8. Which one of the following will be the best tide for the text?A. A couple finished a 4,900-mile walk across AmericaB. A long and hard walk across AmericaC. An old couple reached the Pacific OceanD. An old couple enjoyed America for eight monthsCChinese scientist