Question

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _______, but on their way back conditions were very ______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon continued alone, he would probably get back safely. But Simon decided to risk his _______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.

As they _______ down, the weather got worse. Then another _______ happened. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was _______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. _______, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to make a decision. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe _______ 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 _______.

Simon had _______ 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, in 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. hurriedly          B. carefully      C. successfully      D. early

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9.A. jumped          B. fell           C. escaped         D. run

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.B

【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.C考查副词辨析及语境理解。A. hurriedly 匆忙地； B. carefully仔细地；C. successfully成功地；D. early早。根据前句内容可知他们第一个爬上了秘鲁境内安第斯山脉6344米的Siula Grande峰，所以选C。

2.A考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. difficult 困难的；B. similar 相似的；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A。

3.D考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. fortune 财富； B. time时间； C. health 健康；D. life 生活，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D。

4.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. lay躺，位于；B. settled解决；C. went 去；D. looked看。从上文内容可知他们是在下山，所以选C。

5.D考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. damage损坏；B. storm 暴风雨；C. change改变；D. trouble 麻烦。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D。

6.D考查形容词辨析及语境理解。 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的，选D。

7.B考查名词辨析及语境理解。 A. height高度； B. weight 重量； C. strength 力气；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Simon的是Joe的重量，选B。

8.A考查副词辨析及语境理解。A. Finally最终，最后；B. Patiently耐心地；C Surely 当然；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A。

9.B考查动词辨析及语境理解。A 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，所以Joe摔了下去。故选B。

10.A考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. managed处理，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。manage to do sth设法做成某事，故选A。

11.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。 A. run跑，经营；B. skate 滑冰；C. move移动；D. march 行军。因为Joe受伤了，所以是慢慢移动着。故选C。

12.B考查介词辨析及语境理解。A. 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。故选B。

13.D考查动词短语辨析及语境理解。A. headed for 朝某地进发；B .traveled to 旅行去某地；C. left for 动身去某地；D. returned to 回到。最后可知他回到营地了，故选D。

14.A考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. 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，故选A。

15.B考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. find 发现；B. believe 相信；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。故选B。

考点：故事类阅读。