C. His legs were broken by falling rocks. D. While working out in the gym, he injured his backbone.
4. What was the worst problem Mark had during the climb?
A. He struck against the rock and hurt his arms. B. A strong wind blew him away from the rock.
C. He kept falling several inches. D. While swaying in space, he became terrified.
4. How did Mark react to difficulties during the climb?
A. He admitted that he was frightened. B. He often worried about his friend’s condition.
C. He was able to remain clam and determined. D. He was joking to cheer himself up.
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It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true ? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day. They never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason ? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.
1. The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A. large numbers of people do not need sleep B. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep
C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep
2. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting to _______.
A. cure him of his sleeplessness B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true
C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping D. find out why some old people didn’t need any asleep
3. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _______.
A. was too old to need any sleep B. often slept in a chair
C. needed no sleep at all D. needed some kind of sleep
4. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was _______.
A. that he hadn’t got a bed B. that he had gradually got tired of the sleeping habit
C. his mother’s injury before he was born D. his magnificent physical condition
参考答案：
Key1【答案与解释】马克在一次登山运动中不幸摔伤了脊椎骨，成了一名靠轮椅生活的残疾人。但作为一名乐观的、极富冒险精神的登山爱好者，没有放弃“攀爬”加利福尼亚州的近3/4英里高的El Capitan的梦想。在他的朋友(一位登山运动健将)彼特的协助下，马克凭着顽强的毅力和特殊装备终于征服了El Capitan，实现了多年的夙愿。
1. A。主旨题。从第 1 段可知 Mark 是一名残疾人，对他来说要登上 El Capitan 的顶峰是件十分困难的事。
2. D。细节题。从第 3 段中可找到正确答案。
3. A。细节题。从第 5 段中可找到答案。
4. B。语义理解题。根据第 6 段第2句可知答案为B。
5. C。语义理解题。从第 6 段第3句可以做出正确理解。
Key2【答案与解析】本文记述了一个名叫Al Herpin 的怪人，他不需要睡眠，但是没有确定他为什么可以不休息。
1. B。主旨题。阅读全文可知A项与原文意思相反;D项在文中没有被提到;C项是医生们以前的看法，但后来发现并不是所有人都需要睡眠，因此选B。
2. B。细节题。根据文章第1段最后两句：这有可能是真的吗?于是医生们亲自去看，由此可推知此题答案为B。
3. C。细节题。根据文章第2段最后三句：他们天天观察，发现他没有睡过，甚至连床也没有。可推知此题答案为C。
4. C。细节题。根据最后一段最后三句：Al Herpin记得有人说他母亲在生他前受过伤，可推知此题答案为C。
