阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My husband, our children and I have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.
Some of our ___21___ are funny, especially from the early years when our children were little. Once, we ___22___ along Chalk Creek. I was ___23___ that our 15-month-old boy would fall into the creek (小溪). I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes. He was ___24___, and his crying let the whole campground know it. So ___25___ tying him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It ___26___ — he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did.
Another time, we rented a boat in Vallecito Lake. The sky was clear when we ___27___, but storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly ___28___ our peaceful morning trip. The ___29___ picked up and thunder rolled.My husband stopped fishing to ____30____ the motor. Nothing. He tried again. No ____31____. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there ____32____, a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed (拖) us back. We were ____33____.
Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of ____34____, wondering what camping fun and ____35____ we will experience next.
21. _____
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的一些记忆很有趣，尤其是在早些年我们的孩子很小的时候。A、ideas想法；B、jokes笑话；C、memories记忆；D、discoveries发现。根据上文“have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years”以及下文“especially from the early years when our children were little”可推知，此处指作者认为自己与家人一起冒险的一些记忆是有趣的。故选C。
22. _____
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次，我们沿着白垩溪露营。A、camped露营；B、drove开车；C、walked散步；D、cycled骑自行车。根据上文“My husband, our children and I have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.”可知，此处指作者与家人一起在溪边露营。故选A。
23. _____
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我担心我们15个月大的孩子会掉进小溪里。A、annoyed恼怒的；B、surprised惊讶的C、disappointed失望的；D、worried担心的。根据下文“I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot.”可推知，此处指作者担心自己的孩子会掉进小溪里，所以才在他的腰上系了一根绳子。故选D。
24. _____
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他很不舒服，他的哭声让整个营地都知道了这一点。A、unhurt未受伤的；B、unfortunate不幸的；C、uncomfortable不舒服的；D、unafraid无所畏惧的。根据上文“I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot.”以及下文“his crying let the whole campground know it”可推知，此处指孩子身上被绑绳子后感觉不舒服，所以才会哭。故选C。
25. _____
考查介词短语辨析。句意：所以我没有把他绑起来，而是密切关注着他。A、due to由于；B、instead of代替、而不是；C、apart from除了；D、as for至于。根据上文“He was uncomfortable, and his crying let the whole campground know it.”以及下文“I just kept a close eye on him”可推知，此处指孩子身上被绑绳子后感觉不舒服，所以作者放弃在他身上绑绳子，而是密切关注着他。故选B。
26. _____
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它起作用了，他最终没有掉进小溪里。A、worked起作用；B、happened发生；C、mattered事关紧要；D、changed改变。根据下文“he didn’t end up in the creek.”可推知，此处指作者的密切关注起作用了，孩子没有掉进小溪里。故选A。
27. _____
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们出发时，天空很晴朗，但山中风暴来势汹汹，风暴很快中断了我们平静的晨间旅行。A、signed up注册、报名；B、calmed down冷静下来；C、checked out退房、结账离开；D、headed off启程、出发。根据上文“The sky was clear”以及下文“but storms move in fast in the mountains”可推知，此处指天气突然变化，出发时还天气晴朗。故选D。
28. _____
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们出发时，天空很晴朗，但山中风暴来势汹汹，风暴很快中断了我们平静的晨间旅行。A、arranged安排；B、interrupted中断；C、completed完成；D、recorded记录。根据上文“storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly”以及下文“our peaceful morning trips”可推知，此处指风暴来临，作者的旅行被迫中断了。故选B。
29. _____
考查名词词义辨析。句意：狂风大作，雷声隆隆。A、wind风；B、noise噪音；C、temperature温度；D、speed速度。根据上文“storms move in fast in the mountains”可推知，此处指大风刮了起来。故选A。
30. _____
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我丈夫停止钓鱼来启动马达。A、find找到；B、hide隐藏；C、start启动；D、fix修理。根据下文“Nothing. He tried again.”以及“We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor.”可推知，此处指作者的丈夫尝试将船启动。故选C。
31. _____
考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有好运。A、luck好运；B、answer回答；C、wonder惊奇；D、signal信号。根据下文“We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor.”可推知，此处指作者的丈夫再次尝试启动，也没有获得好运，船依然无法启动。故选A。
32. _____
考查副词词义辨析。句意：当我们无助地坐在那里时，一个渔夫停了下来，扔给我们一根绳子并把我们拖了回来。A、patiently耐心地；B、tirelessly不知疲倦地；C、doubtfully怀疑地；D、helplessly无助地。根据上文“We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor.”可推知，此处指在天气恶劣的情况下船无法启动了，作者与家人十分无助地坐着。故选D。
33. _____
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们安全了。A、sorry抱歉的；B、brave勇敢的；C、safe安全的；D、right正确的。根据上文“a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed us back”可推知，此处指得到了渔夫的帮助，作者和家人安全了。故选C。
34. _____
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，每年当我丈夫把露营车从车库里拉出来时，我们都会充满兴奋，想知道接下来我们会经历什么样的露营乐趣和冒险。A、relief救济；B、duty职责；C、pride自豪；D、excitement兴奋。结合语境，再根据下文“wondering what camping fun”可推知，此处指作者期待接下来的露营，充满兴奋。故选D。
35. _____
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，每年当我丈夫把露营车从车库里拉出来时，我们都会充满兴奋，想知道接下来我们会经历什么样的露营乐趣和冒险。A、failure失败；B、adventure冒险；C、performance表现；D、conflict冲突。根据上文“Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of excitement, wondering what camping fun and”以及下文“we will experience next”可推知，此处指作者与家人十分期待即将经历的冒险。故选B。