（ 2014年高考全国课标卷II ）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 ___21___, but on their way back conditions were very ___22___. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon ___23___ alone, he would probably get back ___24___. But Simon decided to risk his ___25___ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.
As they ___26___ down, the weather got worse. Then another ___27___ occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, ___28___, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice (峭壁). It was ___29___ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s ___30___ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. ___31___, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to ___32___. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe ___33___ 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 ___34___ to get out of the crevasse and started to ___35___ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers ___36___.
Simon had ___37___ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be ___38___, but he didn’t want to leave ___39___. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ___40___ it. Joe Was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
21. A. hurriedly B. carefully C. successfully D. early
22. A. difficult B. similar C. special D. normal
23. A. climbed B. worked C. rested D. continued
24. A. unwillingly B. safely C. slowly D. regretfully
25. A. fortune B. time C. health D. life
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26. A. lay B. settled C. went D. looked27. A. damage B. storm C. change D. trouble
28. A. by mistake B. by chance C. by choice D. by luck
29. A. unnecessary B. practical C. important D. impossible
30. A. height B. weight C. strength D. equipment
31. A. Finally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Quickly
32. A. stand back B. take a rest C. make a decision D. hold on
33. A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed
34. A. managed B. planned C. waited D. hoped
35. A. run B. skate C. move D. march
36. A. around B. away C. above D. along
37. A. headed for B. traveled to C. left for D. returned to
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38. A. dead B. hurt C. weak D. late
39. A. secretly B. tiredly C. immediately D. anxiously
40. A. find B. believe C. make D. accept
本文记叙了乔?辛普森和西蒙?耶茨两个朋友顺利地登上安第斯山脉的修拉格兰德山顶后，在返回途中所发生的事。乔不幸摔断了腿，但西蒙却冒着生命危险用绳子 把乔顺下山。由于看不清也听不见，他不小心把乔顺到了一个峭壁边上。不但努力无果，反自己也渐近峭壁，西蒙不得不割断绳子。但掉下去的乔并没有摔死，意外 地回到了营地。
21. C 由下文的but及其后的Joe fell and broke his leg可知，到达山顶是“顺利的”，故选C。可先完成第22题，再做这题，两者结合，易做正确。
22. A 由下句Joe fell and broke his leg可知，返回时情况非常“困难”，与前空(21题)形成对比，故选A。
23. D 由上文on their way back可知，已在下山途中，这里应是指在乔的腿摔伤后，西蒙独自“继续”下山，故选D。
24. B 由常识可知，如果西蒙独自返回比带一个摔伤了腿的人一起返回会更“安全”，故选B。
25. D 从搭配上看，除time一般不与risk搭配外，其余三个选项均可，分别表示“冒着失去财富(fortune) 的危险”“冒着失去健康(health) 的危险”“冒着失去生命(life)的危险”；由语境和常识可知，应选D。
26. C 由前段末句lower Joe down the mountain on a rope可知，他们是在下山(go down)时，天气变得更糟了。其它三个“躺下”“ 安顿下来”“向下看”与语境不符。
27. D 由上文“天气更糟”与下文“他们彼此看不到也听不到”，可见再次发生了“麻烦事”。
28. A 因为相互看不到也听不到，所以西蒙“失误地”把他的朋友弄到了悬崖峭壁的边缘。四个选项的意思分别为“错误地，由于差错”“碰巧，意外地”“出于选择”“幸亏,侥幸地”。
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29. D 由下文pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice(正在将将西蒙拖向峭壁)可知，乔爬回来和西蒙将乔拖上来都“不可能的”。
30. B 由常识可知，乔在峭壁下面悬着，他的“体重(weight)”在把西蒙往峭壁下面拖拽，两人面临掉下峭壁的危险。
31. A 经过在黑暗和冰冷中挣扎一个多小时后, 最终(finally)西蒙作出了决定。
32. C 从下文In tears, he cut the rope可知，西蒙不得不含泪作出了割绳的决定。
33. B 由上文的cut the rope和后文的into a huge crevasse （裂缝） in the ice below可知，绳子割断了，乔“掉下(fell)”去了。
34. A 由下文to get out of the crevasse和towards their camp可知，乔已设法成功地从洞中出来了，故选A。manage to do sth.努力做成某事(succeed in doing sth.)。
35. C 由常识可知，因乔腿受伤，不可能朝营地“跑(run)”“滑冰”“走(march)”而是“挪去”。
36. B 把距离营地差不多只有十公里了。
37. D 由下文didn’t want to leave可知，西蒙已“回到”营地了，故选D。
38. A 因前文说了“割断绳子, 乔掉下峭壁”了，结合常识可知，西蒙以为乔“一定死了(must be dead)”。
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39. C 由后面的Three days later可知，他不想“马上(immediately)”就离开。
40. B 以为他死了，现在却听到了他的声音，所以简直不敢“相信(believe)”。