It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Captain, a huge rock almost 1.2 kilometers high. Mark had long dreamed to climb El Captain when he was a child. At the age of twenty?one, he had fallen while climbing mountain, losing his legs. But he never lost his love for life.?
Mark knew he couldn't finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter would be there to lend a helping hand. They thought it would take seven days to reach the top. Now Peter climbed about 30 meters up and hit a piton(岩钉) into the rock. Fastening(拴紧) one end of a 50?meter rope(绳子) to the piton, he let the other end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-bar(丁字铁) to the rope. Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T?bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first pull?up. High above, Peter let out a cheer, “You're on your way.”?
For the first four days the two men progressed upward(向上) without accident. But on the fifth day, a very strong wind began to blow, making it hard for Mark to hold on to his rope. But Mark kept on pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up.?
It took them one day more than they had expected. But as the two heads appeared the group of people waiting on the top went wild with joy.?
Mark Wellman showed that if you set your heart and mind on something, no wall is too high, no dream impossible.
【小题1】 With the help of his friend, Mark could climb up El Captain about  meters in height each day.?

A.300 B.150 C.50 D.30?
【小题2】While climbing, Mark .?
A.carried the T-bar on his back and stepped upward?
B.pushed up the T-bar and pulled himself up?
C.sat in his wheelchair and pushed himself up?
D.held on to the rope drawn up by his friend?
【小题3】Which is the correct order of the steps before Mark's climbing??
a. push up the T-bar
b. tie the rope to his belt?
c. hit the piton into the rock
d. fasten the T-bar to the rope?
e. tie the rope to the piton?
A.c?e?b?d?aB.e?c?a?b?d
C.e?b?d?c?aD.b?d?e?c?a?
【小题4】Which of the following is true of Mark Wellman? ?
A.He realized his dream without anyone helping him. ?
B.He was badly injured when he climbed El Captain. ?
C.He dreamed to climb up El Captain for a long time. ?
D.He climbed up the rock by using a tool for the disabled.?
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage??
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B.Dreams will come true in the end. ?
C.Each step is important to success.
D.Nothing can stop a strong will.?


APRIL 5 marks the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinking(下沉)of the Titanic. In 1997, the movie Titanic was a huge hit all around the world. Now, the 3-D version of the movie will come to Chinese theaters on April 10.
As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people. A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon. Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist, led a team of astronomers(天文学家) to examine the moon’s role, according to Reuters.
Normally, icebergs stay in place and cannot move until they melt enough or a high tide(潮汐) frees them. A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.
According to Olson, a hundred years ago the moon made its closest approach to the Earth in more than 1,400 years. This caused the moon to have a much stronger pull on the Earth’s oceans than usual, which created a super-high tide. The tide pushed icebergs from shallow waters off the coasts of Canada’s provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, into the Titanic’s way.
“Of course, the final cause of the accident was that the ship struck an iceberg,” Olson told Reuters. “It went full speed into a region with icebergs, but the lunar connection(月亮的联系) may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into the path of the Titanic.”
The research team will publish their research in the April issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.
根据短文内容,选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。
【小题1】 How many people lost their lives in this accident?

A.Over 2,000 people.B.About 100 people.
C.More than 1,500 people.D.We don’t know.
【小题2】 The underlined word “voyage” in the second paragraph really means ______.
A.航行B.飞行C.划船D.游泳
【小题3】 Which of the following about icebergs is TRUE?
A.Icebergs move only when the tide frees them.
B.An iceberg can stop for some time during its travel.
C.An iceberg will move as soon as its melts.
D.It takes an iceberg several months to leave its place.
【小题4】 Which of the following played a role in the sinking of the Titanic?
a. the moon                 b. the tides             c. too many passengers 
d. the high speed of the ship    e. going the wrong way   f. the iceberg 
A.a,b,c,fB.a,c,d,eC.a,b,d,fD.a,c,e,f
【小题5】. What is the article mainly about?
A.The main cause of the Titanic’s sinking.
B.The 100th anniversary of the Titanic.
C.The moon’s great influence on the Earth’s tides.
D.The moon’s role in the sinking of the Titanic.

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