Question

【題目】 In January, 2017, snow began to fall across the Apennines. For days it came down, and the enormous drifts（雪堆）on the mountain grew taller by the hour.

In spite of the bad weather, Matrone and his wife decided to make the trip to the mountain resort and have an overnight getaway. Unfortunately, a small earthquake broke out that night, which caused an avalanche（雪崩）. The avalanche gathered speed and size, grabbing rocks and trees and anything else in its way as it roared down the mountain.

The snow-and the weight of everything it had brought down the mountain with it swept the hotel from its foundation and sent everything flying more than 100 yards away. Matrone was trapped 30 feet beneath the snow and ruins, unable to move. Every time he came to life from faint, he dreamed of walking alongside his wife.

Eight hours later, the rescuers arrived, The search work went on slowly. Finally, more than 30 hours after the search began, they heard something astonishing: a woman crying for help. Adriana and her son were the first to be rescued alive.

Finding the survivors electrified the rescuers. They tunneled quickly in the ruins. The rescue team had been working nonstop for more than two days when they heard a voice. It was Matrone. The angled beams had created a cocoon that prevented Matrone from being crushed（壓）to death. Those near him had not been so lucky.

Rescuers raised the concrete beams off Matrone’s limbs and lifted him out. It was some 60 hours since the avalanche. He was one of 11 people out of 40 to have survived. Soon after, he was airlifted to a hospital in a nearby town.

Five days after his rescue, Matrone was given the heartbreaking news that his wife had died. Her body had been found near where Matrone had been trapped. The angel who had appeared in his dreams had never left his side.

【1】What directly caused the hotel to be destroyed?

A.The snowfall.B.The earthquake.

C.The avalanche.D.The rocks and trees.

【2】What is the probable meaning of the underlined word “electrified” in paragraph 5?

A.Made people feel satisfied.

B.Made people feel excited.

C.Equipped people with electronics.

D.Supplied people with electricity.

【3】How long was Matrone trapped in the ruins?

A.More than 30 hours.B.About five days.

C.Less than 40 hours.D.About two and a half days.

【4】What can be the best title for this text?

A.A Narrow EscapeB.A Scary Night.

C.A Perfect RescueD.A Dawn Avalanche.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文，Matrone和他的妻子在山中度假時(shí)，遇上雪崩，他的妻子不幸被砸死，而他在被埋60多個(gè)小時(shí)后，終于獲救。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段“The snow-and the weight of everything it had brought down the mountain with it swept the hotel from its foundation and sent everything flying more than 100 yards away.”可知，賓館被毀的直接原因是雪崩，降雪和地震只是雪崩的前提條件，巖石和樹木是雪崩的部分。故選C。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文“They tunneled quickly in the ruins”以及常識(shí)可知，救援人員在救出活人之后應(yīng)該感到振奮，于是加快了救援行動(dòng)。A選項(xiàng)干擾較大，satisfied與語(yǔ)境不相符。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。本文出現(xiàn)的時(shí)間詞比較多，根據(jù)第六段中“It was some 60 hours since the avalanche”可知，當(dāng)Matrone被救時(shí)，距離雪崩發(fā)生已經(jīng)60個(gè)小時(shí)，也就是兩天半左右。故選D。

【4】標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要講述了Matrone在雪崩之后陷入困境，并最終獲救的故事。比較選項(xiàng)，A最能概括這一主題。故選A。