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 _______ alone, he would probably get back _______. 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 _______ occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, _______, 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 _______. 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 _______. 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.
| 小题1: | | A．hurriedly | B．carefully | C．successfully | D．early |
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| 小题2: | | A．difficult | B．similar | C．special | D．normal |
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| 小题3: | | A．climbed | B．worked | C．rested | D．continued |
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| 小题4: | | A．unwillingly | B．safely | C．slowly | D．regretfully |
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| 小题5: | | A．fortune | B．time | C．health | D．life |
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| 小题6: | | A．lay | B．settled | C．went | D．looked |
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| 小题7: | | A．damage | B．storm | C．change | D．trouble |
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| 小题8: | | A．by mistake | B．by chance | C． | D． |
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| 小题9: | | A．unnecessary | B．practical | C．important | D．impossible |
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| 小题10: | | A．height | B．weight | C．strength | D．equipment |
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| 小题11: | | A．Finally | B．Patiently | C．Surely | D．Quickly |
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| 小题12: | | A．stand back | B．take a rest | C．make a decision | D．hold on |
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| 小题13: | | A．jumped | B．fell | C．escaped | D．backed |
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| 小题14: | | A．managed | B．planned | C．waited | D．hoped |
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| 小题15: | | A．run | B．skate | C．move | D．march |
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| 小题16: | | A．around | B．away | C．above | D．along |
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| 小题17: | | A．headed for | B．traveled to | C．left for | D．returned to |
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| 小题19: | | A．secretly | B．tiredly | C． immediately | D．anxiously |
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| 小题20: | | A．find | B．believe | C．make | D．accept |
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