8. 2009·江西卷 完形填空

Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more  36   to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys  37   with their tent and food. 

Carrying their heavy 38  , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their 39  before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40  close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41  Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42  Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44  the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way  45  to the river to catch some fish. 

“Are you sure that this is the right   46  ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked  47  silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. 48  , they were a long distance from where they were  49  to be. They were not even  50  of where they had set up their camp. They set in  51  for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues（线索） the way trackers  52  in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left  53  some broken tree branches and leaves. ” 

Carefully, the boys  54  the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off  55  the direction of the river. 

What would their parents think of their adventure? 

36. A. surprising B. exciting C. annoying D. frightening

37. A. went round B. went back C. went away D. went though 

38. A. load B. torn C. food D. storage 

39. A. grassland B. destination C. field D. river 

40. A. live B. lie C. wait D. stay 

41. A. but B. and C. or D. so 

42. A. Unconsciously B. Unfortunately

C. Unwillingly D. Uninterestingly 

43. A. woods B. farm C. setting D. camp 

44. A. put off B. put on C. put down D. put up 

45. A. forward B. near C.  back D. further 

46. A. place B. mark C. way D. time 

47. A. alone B. about C. in D. on 

48. A. After all B. At last C. Above all D. At first 

49. A. discovered B. encouraged C. persuaded D. supposed 

50. A. afraid B. sure C. informed D. reminded 

51. A. enjoyment B. satisfaction C. disappointment D. imagination 

52. A. appear B. do C. work D. behave 

53. A. behind B. out C. aside D. amount  

54. A. fetched B. watched C. followed D. collected 

55. A. for   B. to    C. at    D. in 

答案  36.B  37.C  38.A  39.B  40.D  41.A   42.C  43.A  44.D  45.C  46.C  47.D  48.A  49.D  50.B  51.C   52.B  53.A  54.C  55.D