Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb the highest peak (峰) in the Alps. Rudi's mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber was planning to climb the highest peak.
Franz was very angry when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, . Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top him.
Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther. Franz stayed behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to beat him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was helpless and hurt. Rudi must whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.
He decided Saxo's life was more than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz the climb, and finally they reached the top. Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.
1.A. learning B. playing C. climbing D. talking
2.A. try out B. give up C. go over D. work out
3.A. what B. which C. whom D. who
4.A. again B. too C. once D. instead
5.A. after B. behind C. before D. over
6.A. but B. so C. or D. for
7.A. first B. second C. third D. last
8.A. wonder B. remember C. ask D. decide
9.A. important B. successful C. popular D. interesting
10.A. stopped B. continued C. enjoyed D. finished
补全对话(共5分,每小题1分)
从方框内所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话,并将其代表字母填在答题纸的相应位置。(方框中有两个选项是多余的)
A: Do you know there will be a robot show in the city, Liu Na?
B: Really? What exciting news!
A: 1.___________________
B: Great! I can’t wait for it. 2.____________________
A: It starts this Saturday. And it will last five days.
B: 3._____________________
A: It will be held at the City Exhibition Center.
B: OK. Let’s go there. It will be great fun if we buy a robot there. 4._______________
A: I’ve got no idea. 5._________________ I want to buy one for my little brother, too. If the price is high, we can just enjoy watching the robots.
B: You’re right. That’s the important part.
—Excuse me, can you tell me _____?
—Sorry, I don’t know. You can go to the information desk.
A.that there is a train B. when the train leaves
C.which train can I take D.where does the train go
—Would you mind my opening the window?
— ________.
A. Never mind B. Of course not.
C. You’d better not. D. Yes, please.
— What are you looking for? —I’m looking for the book _____ you lent me yesterday。 A.what B.who C.when D./
You should try to _____ the problems by yourself. You are not a child any longer.
A.get on B.get into C.get over D.get off