Ⅲ.完形填空
(2014·全国新课标Ⅱ)
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 __1__， but on their way back conditions were very __2__. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon __3__ alone, he would probably get back __4__. But Simon decided to risk his __5__ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳).
As they __6__ down, the weather got worse. Then another __7__ occurred. They couldn't see or hear each other and, __8__， Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was __9__ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's __10__ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. __11__， after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to __12__. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe __13__ into a huge 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 __14__ to get out of the crevasse and started to __15__ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers __16__.
Simon had __17__ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be __18__， but he didn't want to leave __19__. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe's voice. He couldn't __20__ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
文章大意：这是一篇记叙文，两个朋友Simon和Joe在成功登顶后回程途中遭遇恶劣天气，Joe又摔断了腿，Simon冒着生命危险尽力营救Joe，但是，最后不得不含泪放弃。而Joe努力自救，最后二人团聚。全文体现了人们对于生命对于友谊的坚持、不放弃。
1.A.hurriedly B.carefully
C.successfully D.early
答案：C 由上文他们是爬上the Siula Grande的第一批人，可知他们成功登顶。故选C项。
2.A.difficult B.similar
C.special D.normal
答案：A 上文是成功，but表示转折可知下文是不好的情况，所以选A项，“回去的路上，情况很困难”。其它都不合题意。
3.A.climbed B.worked
C.rested D.continued
答案：D 由上文Joe摔断了腿，可知如果simon(不照顾Joe)自己继续走下去的话，他会回去的。
4.A.unwillingly B.safely
C.slowly D.regretfully
答案：B Simon自己会安全地回去的。Safely安全地，强调结果。而slowly慢慢地，此处应该强调对比照顾与不照顾Joe的结果。故选B项。
5.A.fortune B.time
C.health D.life
答案：D 由上文提到如此艰难的环境，还要照顾断腿的Joe，这是冒着生命的危险，故选D项。
6.A.lay B.settled
C.went D.looked
答案：C 由上文可知，他们是在下山，所以选C项，go down下去;而lie down躺下，settle down定居下来，look down向下看，皆不合题意。
7.A.damage B.storm
C.change D.trouble
答案：D 由下文“他们彼此既看不见又听不见”，可知“又一个问题出现了”，故选D项，trouble问题，麻烦事。
8.A.by mistake B.by chance
C.by choice D.by luck
答案：A 由上文“他们彼此既看不见又听不见”，且由and连接，可知由此产生了不好的结果，因此选A项，by mistake错误地。by chance偶然地，by choice出于自愿， by luck幸运地，皆不合题意。
9.A.unnecessary B.practical
C.important D.impossible
答案：D 由上下文可知Joe爬回去是不可能的，Simon把他拉上去也是不可能的，故选D项。
10.A.height B.weight
C.strength D.equipment
答案：B 由上下文可知，Joe在下面，他的重量正在把Simon拉下悬崖。
