It was late in the afternoon. Several hundred villagers left their houses and gathered in

It was late in the afternoon. Several hundred villagers left their houses and gathered in the open air outside the village. They were staring at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with __ —beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had __ the top, using the southern route. But no one had __ dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the route— the northern route, which was more difficult. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him __ . Now they were waiting to see his . If he planned to __ the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was __ .
A tiny green light __ high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people __ __.
The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so __ __！But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the __ __ light.
In the morning, Bonatti __ . He could not see the top, but he knew he was __ there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months __ __ for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his __ __ was radioed to the world.
The trip the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “ __ ”，and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
【小题1】A．backB．forwardC．downD．up【小题2】A．flowersB．ice and snowC．green treesD．leaves【小题3】A．watchedB．passedC．reachedD．climbed【小题4】A．evenB．neverC．seldomD．ever【小题5】A．differentB．uniqueC．sameD．easy【小题6】A．patientlyB．carefullyC．anxiouslyD．eagerly【小题7】A．faceB．figureC．flagD．signal【小题8】A．slideB．continueC．restD．stop【小题9】A．turning backB．moving upC．staying awayD．keeping on【小题10】A．existedB．appearedC．turnedD．traveled【小题11】A．cheeredB．laughedC．whisperedD．sighed【小题12】A．determinedB．excitedC．tiredD．happy【小题13】A．yellowB．blueC．greenD．red【小题14】A．woke upB．turned upC．got upD．looked up【小题15】A．alreadyB．almostC．hardlyD．surely【小题16】A．trainingB．applyingC．planningD．asking【小题17】A．ideaB．skillC．money D．wish【小题18】A．victoryB．returnC．climbD．courage【小题19】A．aheadB．upC．downD．to【小题20】A．necessaryB．importantC．attractiveD．impossibleD

(答案→)D 解析：文章介绍Walter Bonatti尝试从前人认为不可能攀登的北路登山，虽然艰辛，但是他凭借自己的毅力还是达到了山顶。【小题1】考查副词：A. back向后，B．forward向前，C．down向下，D．up 向上，the mountain top应在平地上的村民们的上方，故用up。选D【小题2】考查名词：A. flowers花，B．ice and snow冰雪，C．green trees 绿树，D．leaves树叶，从下文可以知道，很少有登攀者登临山顶，可见山峰很高，已不可能有花草树木；如若仅是rocks也并不beautiful，故应为 ice and snow，在阳光下闪闪发光，既美丽又危险。选B【小题3】考查动词：A. watched观看，B．passed通过，C．reached到达，D．climbed爬，登攀者曾使用南山坡的路线到达山顶。选C【小题4】考查副词：A. even甚至，B．never从不，C．seldom很少，D．ever曾经，没有人曾经爬山走北路，选D【小题5】考查形容词：A. different不同的， B. unique独特的，C．same同样的，D．easy容易的， 前两句讲到前人爬山都走南路，而不爬北路，就是因为其更为艰难险阻，另外15空后面一句讲到the climb was painful，可见 A项比 B项更恰当。A【小题6】考查副词：A. patiently耐心的，B．carefully仔细地，C．anxiously焦虑地，D．eagerly含有心情迫切的意思，而anxiously含有焦虑、着急的意思。由于爬山的路线危险重重，所以人们很担心。选C【小题7】考查名词;A. face面容，B．figure数字，C．flag旗子，D．signal信号，从下文的“light a green signal”出可得出答案。选D【小题8】考查动词：A. slide滑，B．continue继续，C．rest休息，D．stop停止，从下文的a green light和Bonatti was not giving up判断，绿色的信号表示他要继续爬。选B【小题9】考查词组：A. turning back回来，B．moving up向上，C．staying away离开，缺席，躲开D．keeping on保持，这两题的选择需联系到下一小节的内容。点亮绿色信号则继续爬山，红色信号则下山回来。选A【小题10】考查动词：A. existed存在，B．appeared出现，C．turned转身，D．traveled旅游，绿色的信号“出现”在山腰。注意此题不能选A项，因为从上下文内容看他不是发射信号弹。选B【小题11】考查动词：A．cheered欢呼，B．laughed笑，C．whispered低语，D．sighed叹气，绿灯亮了，Bonatti将继续爬山，山下的人们为之欢欣鼓舞。选A【小题12】考查形容词：A. determined决定，B．excited兴奋，C．tired累了，D．happy快乐，Bonatti一直在爬山，所以很“累”。选C【小题13】考查形容词：A. yellow黄色的，B．blue蓝色C．green绿色，D．red红色，本句开头用again，再根据前面的“he would light a green signal”可知，此处为green。选C【小题14】考查动词：A. woke up醒来，B．turned up出现，C．got up起床，D．looked up抬头看，后面一句为could not see the top，所以此处指抬头看。选D【小题15】考查副词：A. already已经，B．almost几乎，C．hardly几乎不，D．surely确定，注意but一词表示转折，虽看不到山顶，但他知道已接近了。选B【小题16】考查动词：A. training训练，B．applying利用，C．planning 计划，D．asking问，根据下文的“Was the training enough ”可知，此处应为training。选A【小题17】考查名词：A. idea主意，B．skill技巧，C．money钱，D．wish希望，注意前两句中的training。训练是解决技巧问题而不是勇气问题。选B【小题18】考查名词：A. victory胜利，B．return回来，C．climb爬，D．courage勇气，他现在已到顶了，登攀成功了，故电台报道他成功的喜讯。若用C项则不知成功与否。 选A【小题19】考查副词:A. ahead前面，B．up向上，C．down向下，D．to到，到达了山顶，然后要下山，所以此处用down。选C【小题20】考查形容词：A. necessary必要的，B．important重要的，C．attractive有吸引力的，D．impossible不可能的，这个词上加了引号，表示前人认为“不可能的事情”。选D

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