Question

From a young age, I've had a really deep connection with being outside. I've been skiing

since I was eight or nine years old. I' ve been on expeditions(探险)in many places like China, Pakistan and so on. But it was in my home country, the USA, that I came closest to death.

It was April, 2011. I was skiing in the Tetons with my friends Jeremy and Xavier, both experienced snowboarders. That day, I was the last person to ski. They were watching me from a safe area. Suddenly, I heard someone cry loudly. I turned around and saw the whole mountain start to move behind me. It was a massive avalanche(大雪崩). The kind of avalanche that destroys trees, cars, buses, even houses! Tens of thousands of tons of snow were coming straight down the mountain behind me. I felt the snow push me forward, hundreds of meters, and then cover me. It was so heavy that I couldn't breathe. And then it pushed me forward again and up,out of the snowpack. I looked around, and for a few seconds I actually stopped being terrified. I had a moment to pause and to look at the power of the avalanche.

I looked down into the bottom of the valley(峡谷). I could see trees that were 30m tall, because I was so far away, they looked tiny to me. “OK, I' m going all the way to the bottom!” I thought. Then the snow pushed me again down the mountain another 450m I thought the force of the Snow would destroy me, it was powerful. But in the end, I felt the avalanche slow down and I just popped (迸出)right out of the snow at the bottom of the valley.

It took Jeremy and Xavier about20 minutes to reach me. There was a pile of debris(碎片)

Across the bottom of the mountain 300m wide. They couldn't believe it when they saw me. I was so lucky

Has the experience changed me? Do I think about life differently? I don't know, maybe.But

I do know that it’s important to live your life with meaning. Life is a gift, so use it wisely.

1.What impressed the writer most in his skiing experience is ___________.

A. the power of snow    B. the sight of the valley

C. the danger of popping    D. the luck of his expedition

2.The underlined word 'they'  refers to______.

A. the mountains    B. the trees

C. Jeremy and Xavier    D. Piles of debris

3.From the passage, it' s true that________.

A. the writer came closest lo death when he skied in Pakistan

B. the avalanche pushed the writer down about300m away

C. the writer' s friends watched him at the bottom of the valley

D. the writer couldn' t breathe because of the weight of the snow

4.The writer was thrown out of the snow when_______.

A. his friends reached for him

B. he was pushed to the bottom

C. the avalanche started to slow down

D. the snow drove him forward again

5.According to the writer, _______.

A. his experience and his friends have changed him

B. it' s impossible to know the force of snow

C. one should not live a meaningless life

D. he doesn' t mind the matter of life or death

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

文章讲述了作者滑雪时遇险最后死里逃生的故事。在作者经历这场灾难的同时，还感受到了大自然的力量，从而获取了生命的真谛，明白了让生命过得更有意义的道理。

1.句意：在他的滑雪经历中，给作者留下最深刻印象的是雪的力量。A.雪的力量B.山谷的景象C.爆破的危险D.他远征的运气。原文“I thought the force of the Snow would destroy me, it was powerful.”（我认为雪的力量会摧毁我，它是强大的。）说明雪的力量给作者留下了深刻的印象，故选A。

2.句意：带下划线的词“它们”是指树木。A.山脉B.树木C. Jeremy和Xavier D.成堆的碎片，原文“I could see trees that were 30m tall, because I was so far away, they looked tiny to me.”（我可以看到30米高的树木，因为我离得很远，它们看起来很小。）所以这里的“它们”就是指“树”，故选B。

3.句意：根据这段文章，确切的是：由于雪的重量，作者无法呼吸。A.当他在巴基斯坦滑雪时，作者离死亡最近B.雪崩将作者推到了大约300米远C.作者的朋友们在山谷底部看着他D.由于雪的重量，作者无法呼吸。原文“it was in my home country, the USA, that I came closest to death.”说明作者是在美国离死亡最近，A错误。原文“Then the snow pushed me again down the mountain another 450m”（然后雪再次将我推下山，又向下了450米），所以B错误。原文“They were watching me from a safe area.”（他们在安全的地方看着我），C错误。原文“It was so heavy that I couldn't breathe”（雪太重了，我无法呼吸），故D正确，选D。

4.句意：他被推到了底部时，作者被扔出了雪。A.他的朋友们伸手去够他B.他被推到了底部C.雪崩开始减速D.雪再次将他推向前方，原文“I just popped (迸出)right out of the snow at the bottom of the valley.”（我正好从山谷底部的雪中弹出来了），说明他是在被推到谷底之后才弹出来的，故选B。

5.句意：据作者说，他认为一个人不应该过无意义的生活。A.他的经历和他的朋友改变了他B.知道雪的力量是不可能的C.一个人不应该过无意义的生活D.他不介意生存或死亡的问题。原文“I do know that its important to live your life with meaning”（我知道，重要的是过上有意义的生活）说明一个人不能过无意义的生活，故选C。