Question

    In June 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to successfully climb the west face of 21,000 foot snow-covered Siula Grande mountain in Peru. They _______ to reach the top, but on their way back the conditions were so _______ that Joe fell and broke one of his legs. They both knew that if Simon continued alone, he would probably get back _______. But Simon decided to take a risk and try to lower Joe down the mountain by a rope.

As they went down, the weather got _______. Then another trouble happened. They couldn't see or hear each other, and by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭璧). It was _______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's _______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. Finally, Simon had to make a _______ and cut the rope in tears. Joe fell into a large crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below. He couldn't walk, _______ he got out of the crevasse successfully and started to move towards their camp.

Simon had returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _______, but he didn't want to leave immediately. Three days later, at the middle of the night, he heard Joe's voice. He couldn't ________ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

1.A.hoped B.failed C.managed D.allowed

2.A.similar B.unexpected C.helpful D.normal

3.A.safely B.painfully C.dangerously D.bravely

4.A.better B.worse C.peacefully D.kindly

5.A.necessary B.impossible C.easy D.crazy

6.A.height B.strength C.power D.weight

7.A.plan B.break C.decision D.request

8.A.but B.unless C.so D.until

9.A.disabled B.hurt C.dead D.weak

10.A.believe B.accept C.make D.find

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了英国登山家Joe Simpson和Simon Yates在登顶秘鲁境内Siula Grande峰时遇险，但最终躲过一劫的故事。

1.

句意：他们设法爬到了山顶。

考查动词。A. hoped希望；B. failed失败；C. managed设法完成；D. allowed允许。根据“Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to successfully climb乔和西蒙是成功登顶的第一批人”可知，他们成功登顶了。manage to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“设法做成某事”，符合句意，故选C。

2.

句意：但在回程路上，情况出乎他们意料，Joe摔倒了，摔坏了一条腿。

考查形容词。A. similar相似的；B. unexpected出乎意料的；C. helpful有益的；D. normal正常的。根据下文“Joe fell and broke one of his legs”可知，回程途中出现了意想不到的状况，乔摔断了一条腿。B选项符合句意，故选B。

3.

句意：他们都知道，如果西蒙独自一人继续行程，他很可能会安全归来。

考查副词。A. safely安全地；B. painfully令人痛苦地；C. dangerously危险地；D. bravely勇敢地。根据上文“Joe fell and broke one of his legs”和“if Simon continued alone”可知，乔摔断了腿，带着他可能会很麻烦，如果西蒙独自一人继续行程，他很可能会安全归来。A选项符合句意，故选A。

4.

句意：当他们下山时，天气更糟糕了。

考查形容词比较级。A. better更好；B. worse更糟；C. peacefully平静地； D. kindly善良地；根据“another trouble happened另一个麻烦发生了”可知，前一个也不好；故选B。

5.

句意：乔不可能爬得回去，西蒙也不可能把他拉上来。

考查形容词。A. necessary必要的；B. impossible不可能的；C. easy轻易的；D. crazy疯狂的。根据下文“Simon had to make a decision and cut the rope in tears西蒙不得不做决定，含泪砍断绳子”可知，乔不可能爬得回去，西蒙也不可能把他拉上来，所以西蒙不得不做出决定，含泪割断了绳子。B选项符合句意，故选B。

6.

句意：乔的体重把西蒙慢慢地拉向了悬崖。

考查名词。A. height身高；B. strength力量；C. power控制力；D. weight体重。根据“by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭璧)西蒙错把他的朋友放到悬崖边上”可知，乔掉下了悬崖，推断乔自身的重量将西蒙拉过来的。D选项符合句意，故选D。

7.

句意：最后，西蒙不得不做出决定，含泪割断了绳子。

考查名词。A. plan计划；B. break间歇；C. decision决定；D. request要求。根据上文“Joe’s weight was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice”可知，西蒙也被乔的体重慢慢地被拉向了悬崖边，如果不割断绳子，两人都会死，所以西蒙不得不做出决定。C选项符合句意，故选C。

8.

句意：他不能走了，但他成功地走出了裂缝，开始向他们的营地移动。

考查连词。A. but但是；B. unless除非；C. so因此；D. until直到。根据“He couldn't walk他不能走，和he got out of the crevasse successfully他成功出了裂缝”这两句之间是转折关系；故选A。

9.

句意：他以为乔一定是死了。

考查形容词。A. disabled有残疾的；B. hurt受伤的；C. dead死的；D. weak虚弱的。根据下文“He couldn’t believe it. Joe was there…still alive他不相信乔仍然活着”可知，割断绳子之后，西蒙以为乔肯定死了。C选项符合句意，故选C。

10.

句意：他简直不敢相信。

考查动词。A. believe相信；B. accept接受；C. make做；D. find找到。根据上文“He thought that Joe must be dead”可知，西蒙以为乔肯定是死了，所以在听到乔的声音之后，他简直不敢相信。A选项符合句意，故选A。