Question

  Is there a strange something high up in the world’s tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it  a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?

No one knows. This mystery (谜) has puzzled (困惑) the world for years.In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints (脚印) in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don’t walk without shoes in the snow!

In 1906, another climber saw more than footprints. Far off (遥远的)saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As he watched, it ran very quickly.

Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “snowman” walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked a very large man.

From then on more and more stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey growing. Someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.

1. The passage is about ______________.

A. some mountain climbers          B. some strange animals

C. some large footprints          D. the mystery of snowman

2.Why were people interested in the footprints.

A .They were footprints of a large bear

B. They looked like the footprints of a large man.

C .They were found in the snow.

D. They were found in the world’s tallest mountains.

3.The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in _________.

A. 1887      B. 1906      C. 1921     D. 1951

4.Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large

footprints?

A. They were footprints of an ape man.

B. They were footprints of a snowman.

C. The pictures showed clearly how the Snowman walked.

D. The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.

5..Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the Snowman has puzzled the world for __________ years.

A. more than one hundred    B. ninety-five

C. eighty     D. fifty

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：在世界最高的山上有什么奇怪的东西吗？如果有的话，是一头大熊？还是一只猴子?又或是一种人类？没有人知道。这个谜题困扰了世界很多年。在1987年，一位登山者在雪上发现了巨大的脚印。他们看起来像是一个巨人的脚印，但我们并不赤脚在雪上行走。

1.C细节理解题。根据本文主要介绍登山者在在雪上发现的巨大的脚印可知该选C。

2.D细节理解题。根据短文开头句Is there a strange something high up in the world’s tallest mountains?可推知人们对大脚印感兴趣是因为它是在世界上最高的山上发现的，所以该选D。

3.D细节理解题。根据文中But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints.可知在1951年登山者带回了大脚印的照片。所以该选D。

4.C细节理解题。根据文中But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs.可知直到1951年登山者带回大脚印的照片。那照片清楚地显示了雪人两条腿走路。所以才更加困惑。因此该选C。

5.第二段中No one knows. This mystery (谜) has puzzled (困惑) the world for years.In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints (脚印) in the snow.的描述可知这个谜已经困惑世界一百多年了，所以该选A。

考点：故事类阅读。