Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

John Smith and Sam Bush were experienced professional mountain-climbing players. But they would never forget the life-changing moments on the Andes mountains. They reached the top       but on their way back conditions were very       . John fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Sam       alone, he would probably get back       . But Sam decided to risk his       and try to lower John down the mountain on a rope （绳）.

As they       down, the weather got worse. Then another      occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and,      , Sam lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was       for John to climb back or for Sam to pull him up. Joe’s       was pulling Sam slowly towards the precipice.      , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Sam had to       . In tears, he cut the rope. John      into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he       to get out of the crevasse and started to       towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers       .

Sam had       the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that John must be       , but he didn’t want to leave       . Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard John’s voice. He couldn’t       it. John was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

1.A. successfully      B. carefully         C. hurriedly  D. early

2.A. similar           B. difficult         C. special      D. normal

3.A. climbed           B. continued         C. worked      D. rested

4.A. unwillingly       B. regretfully       C. slowly       D. safely

5.A. life              B. time              C. health       D. fortune

6.A. lay               B. went             C. settled      D. looked

7.A. damage           B. storm             C. trouble      D. change

8.A. by chance         B. by mistake        C. by choice    D. by luck

9. A. unnecessary      B. practical       C. important    D. impossible

10.A. height           B. strength        C. weight       D. equipment

11.A. Surely           B. Patiently         C. Finally      D. Quickly

12.A. stand back       B. take a rest      C. hold on     D. make a decision

13.A. jumped           B. fell              C. escaped      D. backed

14.A. managed         B. planned           C. waited       D. hoped

15.A. run              B. move            C. skate        D. march

16.A. around           B. away            C. above        D. along

17.A. headed for       B. travelled to      C. returned to  D. left for

18.A. dead             B. hurt              C. weak         D. late

19.A. secretly         B. immediately.      C. tiredly      D. anxiously

20.A. believe          B. find              C. make        D. accept

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.B

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，在文中讲述了英国登山家Joe Simpson和同伴Simon Yates'攀登秘鲁境内安第斯山脉米的Siula Grande峰时的遭遇，他们成功在西坡登顶。但是在下山时却遇到了困难，Joe腿部受伤，但是他们最终还是成功地活了下来。

1. successfully成功地；B. carefully仔细地；C. hurriedly 匆忙地；D. early早。根据前句内容可知他们第一个爬上了攀登秘鲁境内安第斯山脉6344米的Siula Grande峰，所以选A。

2. similar 相似的；B. difficult 困难的；C. special特别的；D. normal正常的。根据下文内容可知他们受了伤，遇到了困难，所以下山的路是很艰难的，选B。

3. 爬； B. continued继续；C. worked 工作； D. rested 休息。根据上文内容可知他们是在下山的途中，此处指Simon一个人下山，而不顾及受了伤Joe，易错选项为A，上文提到他们已经爬上山顶，现在是在下山，故答案选B。

4. unwillingly 不情愿地； B. regretfully 遗憾地C. slowly 缓慢地；D. safely 安全地。Joe受伤了，由情理可知如果Simon不顾及Joe，他会安然返回，而且后文提到Simon决定冒险，故答案选D。

5. life 生活；B. time时间； C. health 健康；D. fortune 财富，生命。在困难的情况下Simon 带上受伤的同伴是在冒着生命的危险，答案选A。

6. lay躺，位于；B. went 去；C. settled解决；D. looked看。从上文内容可知他们是在下山，所以选B。

7. damage损坏；B. storm 暴风雨； C. trouble 麻烦D. change改变；。根据前面内容可知Joe受伤就是一个麻烦事了，所以天气的恶劣对他们来说是另一个麻烦，选C。

8. by chance偶然地 B. by mistake 错误地C by choice 自愿地 D.by luck侥幸。 由于恶劣的天气他们看不清楚也听不清楚，因而Simon错误地把Joe用绳子放到了悬崖边，答案选B。

9. A. unnecessary没必要； B. practical 实际的 C. important 重要的； D. impossible不可能。 因为Joe受了伤，而又是在悬崖边，所以对于Joe来说爬上来是不可能的，Simon也是不可能下去救他，选D。

10. A. height高度；B. strength 力气； C. weight 重量； D. equipment 设备。从故事内容可知Simon 是在用绳子把Joe往山下送，所以能影响到SimonJ的是Joe的重量，选C。

11. Surely 当然；B. Patiently耐心地；C. Finally最终，最后； D Quickly快地。 根据语境判断Simon坚持到最后，不忍心放弃他的同伴，答案选C。

12. stand back 往后站；B take a rest 休息；C hold on 坚持D make a decision 做出决定。根据下文内容可知他终于做出了放弃朋友的决定。所以答案选D。

13. jumped跳； B. fell 摔倒，掉下；C escaped 逃脱；D backed 支持。空前提到他割掉绳子，所有Joe是摔了下去。所以答案选B。

14. 考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. managed管理； B. planned 计划；C. waited 等待；D. hoped 希望。从下文可知Joe成功的爬回营地，活了下来。所以答案选A。

15. A. run跑，经营；B. move移动；C. skate 滑冰； D. march 行军。因为Joe受伤了，所以是慢慢移动着。所以答案选B。

16. around 周围；B. away 远离；C. above 在……上面；D. along 沿着。此处指距离所以用away。所以答案选B。

17. headed for 朝某地进发；B .traveled to 旅行去某地；C. returned to 回到D. left for 动身去某地。最后可知他回到营地了，选C。

18. dead 死的；B .hurt 受伤的；C. weak虚弱的；D. late 迟的。在那种情况下他以为Joe会死掉，选A。

19. A. secretly 秘密地；B. immediately立即；C. tiredly疲倦地；D. anxiously 焦虑地。根据后文可知他又在那里呆了几天，所有没立即回。所以答案选B。

20. believe 相信；B. find 发现；C. make 使，制作；D. accept接受。从上文可知他没想到Joe会活着爬回来，所以不相信。所以答案选A。

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