Question

    In 1975 my father had just begun building his second hospital in the Himalayas. My mother and youngest sister were flying there to join him when their small airplane _______.

It was years _______ Dad fully came out of this period of darkness.

As I grew up, many people thought that being Edmund Hillary's son, I must have a strong feeling for ________  mountains. Well, I am, at the age of 48, a mountain man. I have been on more than 30 mountaineering expeditions. I have climbed Everest twice. I am _________  because I have all that my father taught me, too.

On one awful day in 1995, it was his  _________ that saved my life. I was in a group of eight climbers just below the top of K2 in the Himalayas. We had just another 400 metres left to climb. But the weather was going from bad to worse, and something didn't feel _________ .

At-that time I heard my father's voice inside my head: "Down. Go down. Don't let the others   _________ you to continue."

Then, from _________ , I heard the voice of a fellow climber. "Come up, " she called. "Use the red rope."

Again my father's _________ : "Don't do it. It's not __________ . "

Finally I told my climbing partner that I was __________ . He too was feeling unsure, but decided to go on ahead anyway.

As I headed down, I looked back at my fellow climbers who were all climbing toward the____________. Soon black clouds appeared between us, and I couldn't see them.

Fear makes you careful. As my father always told me, ____________ is not something that you should say no to. It is something you can  ____________ . I was the only one who had managed to  ____________ what had to be done. The seven above were killed.

1.A.escaped B.crashed C.landed D.struck

2.A.as B.before C.while D.when

3.A.moving B.loving C.hating D.researching

4.A.lucky B.active C.quick D.happy

5.A.advice B.letter C.support D.courage

6.A.different B.relaxed C.right D.ready

7.A.expect B.order C.push D.promise

8.A.above B.beyond C.below D.outside

9.A.noise B.cry C.sound D.voice

10.A.brave B.crazy C.dangerous D.wise

11.A.going down B.going through C.going up D.going out

12.A.bottom B.clouds C.top D.rope

13.A.anger B.fear C.pain D.pleasure

14.A.care B.manage C.succeed D.share

15.A.remind B.regret C.wonder D.realize

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲作者听从父亲的建议在一次登山中正确的避开了危险，告诉大家要意识到害怕，并且要知道如何处理这种情况。不能逃避内心的恐惧，要想办法如何去处理这种情况。

1.句意：我妈妈和小妹妹乘飞机去那里和他会合时，他们的小飞机坠毁了。

考查动词。escaped逃跑；crashed碰撞，撞毁；landed着陆。struck撞击。根据上文“when tragedy struck our family.”可知我妈妈和小妹妹坐飞机去和他汇合，但是飞机失事了。crash碰撞，撞毁。故选B。

2.句意：几年后，父亲才完全从黑暗中走出来。

考查连词。as照…方式，因为；before在…以前；while在…期间；when在…时候，当…时。根据空前It was years和空后Dad fully came out of this period of darkness.可知，此空应填before，故选B。

3.句意：在我成长的过程中，很多人都认为，作为埃德蒙·希拉里的儿子，我一定有强烈的恨山之情。

考查动名词。moving移动；loving爱；hating恨；researching研究。根据空前介词for，此空应填动名词，结合结合可知，此空是“恨”的意思，此空应填hating，故选C。

4.句意：我很幸运，因为我也有我父亲教我的一切。

考查形容词。lucky幸运的；active活跃的；quick快速的；happy高兴的。根据下文“because I have all that my father taught me, too.”可知我也是幸运的，因为我有爸爸教我的一切。应填lucky幸运的。故选A。

5.句意：在1995年的一个糟糕的日子里，是他的建议救了我的命。

考查名词。advice建议；letter信件；support 支持；courage勇气。根据下文“At that time I heard my father's voice inside my head,”可知是爸爸的建议救了我。advice建议。故选A。

6.句意：但天气每况愈下，感觉不对劲。

考查形容词。different不同的；relaxed 放松的；right正确的；ready .准备的。这里表示作者感觉事情有点不对。right正确，恰当。故选C。

7.句意：别让别人逼你继续。

考查动词。expect期待；order订；push 推动；promise许诺。根据下文“I heard the voice of a fellow climber. ‘Come up,’ she called. ‘Use the red rope.’”可知这里表示：爸爸告诉作者别让别人逼你继续。可知，此空应填push，故选C。

8.句意：然后，从上面，我听到了一个登山同伴的声音。

考查副词。above高于；beyond超过；below低于；outside外部。根据下文“I heard the voice of a fellow climber. ‘Come up,’ she called. ‘Use the red rope.’”可知同伴在上面（above）。故选A。

9.句意：又是我父亲的声音：“别这样。这不明智。”

考查名词。noise噪音；cry哭泣；sound 声音，(使)发出声音；voice.声音，说话声。根据上文“At that time I heard my father's voice inside my head,”可知爸爸的声音又出现了。voice声音。故选D。

10.句意：又是我父亲的声音：“别这样。这不明智的。”

考查形容词。brave勇敢的；crazy疯狂的；dangerous危险的；wise明智的。根据上文“Don't do it.”可知这样做是不明智的。wise明智的。故选D。

11.句意：最后我告诉我的攀岩伙伴我要下去了。

考查动词短语。going down下去；going through经过；going up上去；going out出去。根据下句“He too was feeling unsure, but decided to go on ahead anyway.”可知，此空是“下去”的意思，应填going down，故选A。

12.句意：当我往下走的时候，我回头看了看我的登山伙伴们，他们都在向山顶攀登。

考查名词。bottom底部；clouds云层；top顶部；rope绳索。根据上文“but decided to go on ahead anyway.”可知作者的同伴都在朝山峰爬去。此空应填top，故选C。

13.句意：正如我父亲总是告诉我的，恐惧不是你应该拒绝的东西。

考查名词。anger愤怒；fear恐惧；pain疼痛；pleasure快乐。根据上文“Fear makes you careful.”可知恐惧不是你应该否认的事情。应填fear。故选B。

14.句意：这是你能应付的。

考查动词。care关心；manage处理，管理，设法做到；succeed成功；share分享。 根据上文“is not something that you should deny.”可知恐惧是你能处理的事情。应填manage处理，管理，设法做到。故选B。

15.句意：我是唯一一个设法意识到该做什么的人。

考查动词。remind提醒；regret后悔；wonder惊奇；realize意识到。根据下文“The seven above had _____.”可知作者是唯一能意识到要做什么事的人。应填realize意识到。故选D。