Question

Last Sunday, Aron Ralston, an experienced hiker and mountaineer, set off to walk alone through the Bluejohn desert canyon (峽谷) in Utah. He was planning an eight-hour, 21–kilometer hike. While he was climbing through a narrow part of the canyon, a big stone weighing about 400 kilos fell and trapped his right arm.

When he failed to return to the mountain camp where he was staying that night, people simply thought he had decided to camp out somewhere in the canyon. When he still had not returned by Tuesday, the alarm was raised, A search party set out on Wednesday evening, but there we no sign and his family began to fear the worst.

In fact, Ralston, 27, was lying trapped in the canyon. By Tuesday, he had run out of water. By Thursday, he realized that he would not survive unless he took unusual action, so he used his pocket knife to cut his arm below the elbow (肘). He then climbed down to the bottom of the canyon. There he met two other hikers, who helped him back to safety. He received some help at a local hospital before being carried to St. Mary’s hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado for surgery.

Ralston’s astonishing survival brought equal amounts of praise and criticism. While praising the climber for his bravery and calm, experts also pointed out he had broken the first rule of outdoor pursuits. He had failed to leave words with anyone of where he was going that day.

This was in fact Ralston’s second near-death experience. In February, he was buried up to the neck in snow by an avalanche (雪崩) while skiing in the Colorado Rockies. Ralston not only managed to dig himself out but he also rescued his skiing companion, who had been completely buried in the snow. Ralton rescued himself and his friend in less than 15 minutes.

1.According to the passage, a “hiker” is probably someone who _______.

A.enjoys walking short distances

B.enjoys walking long distances

C.climbs rocks and mountains

D.likes adventure

2. When a big stone trapped his right arm, ________.

A.he went on climbing the canyon

B.he managed to return to the mountain lodge

C.he cut off part of his arm to survive

D.two other hikers helped him out

3.Why did Ralston’s survival bring criticism?

A.Because this was his second near-death experience.

B.Because he was brave and calm.

C.Because he told no one where he was going when he set off.

D.Because he amputated his arm below the elbow.

4.Which of the following describes what happened to Aron Ralston?

a.A large heavy stone hit him and landed on his arm.

b.He had to cut off part of his arm to get it out

c.He was going through a narrow valley.

d.A search party set out to look for him

e.He climbed down to the bottom of the canyone.

A. c,a,d,b,e B. c,e,a,d,b

C. c,a,b,d,e D. c,e,a,b,d

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是人物類閱讀，講述戶外運動的癡迷者阿倫拉斯頓在峽谷探險時遇到意外，砍掉手臂，成功拯救自己。

1.B 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第一段提到Last Sunday, Aron Ralston, an experienced hiker and mountaineer, set off to walk alone through the Bluejohn desert canyon (峽谷) in Utah. He was planning an eight-hour, 21–kilometer hike可知遠(yuǎn)足者指的是長途徒步行走的人，故選B項。

2.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到In fact, Ralston, 27, was lying trapped in the canyon. By Tuesday, he had run out of water. By Thursday, he realized that he would not survive unless he took unusual action, so he used his pocket knife to cut his arm below the elbow (肘).可知在二十七歲時他被困在山谷里，用光了水，意識如果不采取措施，他會無法生存下去，故用小刀截斷了胳膊，因此選C項。

3.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到He had failed to leave words with anyone of where he was going that day.他違犯犯了戶外運動的一條禁忌，他出去時沒有跟任何人打招呼，故選C項。

4.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。本文剛一開始講述他正在穿過狹窄的山谷，一塊石頭砸到他的胳膊，救援隊開始尋找他，他為了生存，砍掉了自己的胳膊，從山谷底部爬出來，故選A項。

考點：人物類閱讀。