Question

    Four teams of mountaineers set out on a race to conquer(征服) an unclimbed mountain peak in the Himalayas. The Canadian team chose a long, but safe route, while the British, Chinese and Russian teams chose a faster but steep and dangerous route up the mountain.

When night fell, the teams made camp on the mountainside. But the next morning, the sun rapidly rose air temperature and the strong wind caused a heavy snowfall, which led to a terrible avalanche. The disaster struck and some members of the British, Chinese and Russian teams were swept away and killed. But the Canadians didn’t know what had happened.

It was an hour after the disaster and there was no hope of finding any survivors. The leaders of the British, Chinese and Russian teams, met to discuss how to successfully keep all the survivors alive.

	Britain	Russia	China
Members	3	2	2
Tents	1 two-man	None	1 four-man
Sleeping bags	3	2	2
Rope	25 metres	50 metres	None
Food	1 person for 3 days	2 people for 4 days	2 people for 2 days
Medicine	None	None	None

The table above was a summary of what they could collect. The leaders made a final decision that they had to find a way to conquer the mountain and put their flags on the peak.

1.What kind of route did the Chinese team choose?

A.A long but safe route. B.A short but dangerous route.

C.A separate but flat route. D.An unknown but steep route.

2.What disaster struck the three teams?

A.High temperature. B.An avalanche.

C.Strong wind. D.A heavy snowfall.

3.What is the table about in the passage?

A.The supplies and equipment they had left.

B.The plan of their follow up climbs.

C.The survey of their damages and injuries.

D.The difficulties they would meet.

4.The three leaders decided to__________.

A.give up the race B.keep climbing

C.ask for help D.look for the survivors

5.Where is the passage most probably from?

A.A business newspaper. B.A health guide.

C.A culture magazine. D.A nature journal.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要记叙了加拿大、英国、中国和俄罗斯四支登山队开始了一场征服喜马拉雅山上无人攀登的山峰的比赛。记叙了他们第二天遭遇了雪崩，没有希望找到任何幸存者。在收集了剩余的物资信息后他们决定继续攀登。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中The Canadian team chose a long, but safe route, while the British, Chinese and Russian teams chose a faster but steep and dangerous route up the mountain.可知加拿大登山队选择了一条漫长但安全的路线，而英国、中国和俄罗斯登山队则选择了一条更快但陡峭且危险的登山路线。由此可知，中国队选择了一条短但危险的路线。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段中But the next morning, the sun rapidly rose air temperature and the strong wind caused a heavy snowfall, which led to a terrible avalanche. The disaster struck and some members of the British, Chinese and Russian teams were swept away and killed.可知但第二天早上，太阳迅速上升气温和强风造成了一场大雪，这导致了可怕的雪崩。灾难来了，英国、中国和俄罗斯的一些队员被卷走，丧生。由此可知，这三支队伍遭遇了雪崩。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据表格内容可知表格中写了雪崩过后，英国、俄罗斯和中国剩下的成员人数、帐篷、睡袋、绳子、食物和药品的数量。由此可知，表格是关于他们剩下的物资和设备的。故选A。

4.

细节理解题。根据最后一段中The leaders made a final decision that they had to find a way to conquer the mountain and put their flags on the peak.可知领导者们做出了最后的决定，他们必须找到征服这座山的方法，并将他们的旗帜插在山顶。由此可知，三个领队决定继续攀登。故选B。

5.

推理判断题。根据文章主要记叙了加拿大、英国、中国和俄罗斯四支登山队开始了一场征服喜马拉雅山上无人攀登的山峰的比赛。记叙了他们第二天遭遇了雪崩，没有希望找到任何幸存者。在收集了剩余的物资信息后他们决定继续攀登。结合选项可推知，文章最有可能选自一份商业报纸。故选A。