As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring（注视）forward at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow－beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had
40 the top through the southem route（路线）. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the
41 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber
42 Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously（焦虑）. Now they were waiting to see his signal. If he planned to
43 the next day, he would light（点燃）a green signal（信号）. A red light would mean that he was turning back.
A tiny green light
44 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people
45 . The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so
46 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the green light. In the morning, Bonatti
47 . He could not see the top；he knew he was
48 there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months
49 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his.
50 was radioed to the world.
The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “
51 ” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time. | 小题1: | | A．reached | B．passed | C．watched | D．followed |
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| 小题2: | | A．comfortable | B．important | C．difficult | D．nervous |
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| 小题4: | | A．turn back | B．come down | C．go on | D．get back |
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| 小题5: | | A．placed | B．appeared | C．pulled | D．found |
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| 小题6: | | A．cried | B．laughed | C．jumped | D．cheered |
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| 小题7: | | A．sleepy | B．excited | C．tired | D．happy |
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| 小题8: | | A．woke up | B．turned up | C．got up | D．looked up |
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| 小题9: | | A．already | B．almost | C．hardly | D．surely |
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| 小题10: | | A．training | B．practising | C．planning | D．asking |
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| 小题11: | | A．importance | B．success | C．climb | D．courage |
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| 小题12: | | A．necessary | B．dangerous | C．perfect | D．impossible |
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