As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring      36  at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with  37 , beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had   38  the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the   39  side. But now one man was daring to try the   40  route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him   41 . Now they were waiting to see his   42 . If he planned to   43  the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was   44 .
A tiny green light   45 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people      46 .
The next day he   47  his way upward. He was so lonely and so tired! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the   48 light.
In the morning, Bonatti looked up. He could not see the top, but he knew he was   49  there.   50  the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months   51  for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and   52  to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his   53 was radioed to the world.
The trip down the southern  54 was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the "  55 ", and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
【小题1】..

As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were looking   16 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow beautiful but  17 .

The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. The mountain climbers had  18  the top,using the southern route（路线）. But no one had ever  19  to try a winter climbing up the northern route. But now one man was daring（敢） to try the  20  route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.

For two days he had climbed. The village people had 21 him anxiously(担心地). Now they were waiting to see his  22  . If he planned to  23  the next day，he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he gave up.

A tiny green light  24  high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up！The people  25  .

The next day he  26  his way upward(向上). He was so lonely and so  27 ！But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the  28  light.

In the morning, Bonatti  29  up. He could not see the top，but he knew he was 30 there. Though the climb was painful，he moved up.

Bonatti had spent months  31  for the climb. Was the training enough?  Did he have the strength and  32  to climb to the top? 

He was 33  at the top！News about his victory（胜利） was radioed to the world.

The trip  34 the northern route was hard. However,  He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the  “ 35 ,” and would be well remembered as a climber forever.

1.                A．eastward       B．forward         C．down D．up

2.                A．Special         B．dangerous       C．attractive D．small

3.                A．swim           B．passed         C．reached D．rushed

4.                A．allowed        B．taken          C．thought   D．dared

5.                A．difficult         B．small           C．same D．easy

6.                A．Surrounded     B．terrified        C．watched D．helped

7.                A．face           B．leg            C．flag  D．signal

8.                A．take out        B．go on          C．give up   D．throw away

9.                A．Appeared       B．showed         C．disappeared   D．ran

10.               A．laughed        B．cheered        C．jumped   D．shouted

11.               A．Continued      B．started         C．stopped   D．led

12.               A．sleepy         B．excited         C．tired  D．happy

13.               A．yellow         B．blue           C．green D．red

14.               A．woke          B．turned         C．got   D．looked

15.               A．already         B．almost          C．extremely D．surely

16.               A．Training        B．listening        C．planning   D．asking

17.               A．courage        B．time           C．money    D．wish

18.               A．finally          B．gradually       C．officially   D．slightly

19.               A．in             B．up            C．along D．to

20.               A．Necessary      B．important       C．unimportant    D．impossible

    Suddenly the crowd became silent．Mary and Margaret looked in the   5   where everybody was looking．They saw some men in the window of the house   6   the burning building．The window frame had been   7   out and a long ladder had been   8   out of the window, towards the burning building,   9   the narrow street．It was a sort of air bridge high above the ground.

    The crowd gave a loud shout as one of the men   10   out of the window onto the ladder and quickly went towards the burning factory．He   11   over and jumped into the other window.

    “There he is   12   !”Shouted the people when they saw him out on the ladder with an unconscious man on his shoulders.

    “It’s Jem Wilson!” Margaret cried out．Jem moved slowly, the ladder   13   under him．The people watched him, holding their   14   ．At last he reached the opposite window and a loud shout went   15   from the crowd.

    “In a few moments the hero appeared on the ladder again．He was going over for the other worker．But on his way back he moved very slowly．Suddenly he   16   , holding the other man on his shoulders.

    The crowd stood   17   with horror．Many shut their eyes so as not to see Jem   18   .

    There were only four or five steps left between the brave man and the window．Gathering all his   19   he took another step forward...another...still another．At last he   20   the window．The lives of the two men were saved.

1．A．reason

B．people

C．problems

D．chance

2．A．plenty

B．other

C．most

D．rest

3．A．impossible

B．unable

C．waiting

D．eager

4．A．heated

B．burning

C．destroyed

D．covered

5．A．direction

B．place

C．way

D．floor

6．A．of

B．above

C．opposite

D．behind

7．A．taken

B．fixed

C．worked

D．burnt

8．A．longed

B．pulled

C．pushed

D．added

9．A．on

B．across

C．through

D．between

10．A．watched

B．stepped

C．looked

D．appeared

11．A．flew

B．climbed

C．got

D．crossed

12．A．brave

B．silent

C．nervous

D．again

13．A．appeared

B．shook

C．moved

D．broke

14．A．hands

B．clothes

C．arms

D．breath

15．A．up

B．out

C．down

D．over

16．A．dropped

B．stopped

C．shouted

D．slowed

17．A．dumbfounded

B．excitedly

C．silent

D．worried

18．A．fall

B．hurt

C．sink

D．disappear

19．A．courage

B．spirit

C．energy

D．strength

20．A．reached

B．arrived

C．got

D．left

The western end of the factory was now on fire．And there, at one of the windows the fourth floor, two men could be seen．For some   1   or other they had left in the factory after the   2   of the workers had left．The thing was that they had not seen the fire approach． Now the two men stood there   3   to get down as the staircase had been   4   by fire.

    Suddenly the crowd became silent．Mary and Margaret looked in the   5   where everybody was looking．They saw some men in the window of the house   6   the burning building．The window frame had been   7   out and a long ladder had been   8   out of the window, towards the burning building,   9   the narrow street．It was a sort of air bridge high above the ground.

    The crowd gave a loud shout as one of the men   10   out of the window onto the ladder and quickly went towards the burning factory．He   11   over and jumped into the other window.

    “There he is   12   !”Shouted the people when they saw him out on the ladder with an unconscious man on his shoulders.

    “It’s Jem Wilson!” Margaret cried out．Jem moved slowly, the ladder   13   under him．The people watched him, holding their   14   ．At last he reached the opposite window and a loud shout went   15   from the crowd.

    “In a few moments the hero appeared on the ladder again．He was going over for the other worker．But on his way back he moved very slowly．Suddenly he   16   , holding the other man on his shoulders.

    The crowd stood   17   with horror．Many shut their eyes so as not to see Jem   18   .

    There were only four or five steps left between the brave man and the window．Gathering all his   19   he took another step forward...another...still another．At last he   20   the window．The lives of the two men were saved.

1．A．reason

B．people

C．problems

D．chance

2．A．plenty

B．other

C．most

D．rest

3．A．impossible

B．unable

C．waiting

D．eager

4．A．heated

B．burning

C．destroyed

D．covered

5．A．direction

B．place

C．way

D．floor

6．A．of

B．above

C．opposite

D．behind

7．A．taken

B．fixed

C．worked

D．burnt

8．A．longed

B．pulled

C．pushed

D．added

9．A．on

B．across

C．through

D．between

10．A．watched

B．stepped

C．looked

D．appeared

11．A．flew

B．climbed

C．got

D．crossed

12．A．brave

B．silent

C．nervous

D．again

13．A．appeared

B．shook

C．moved

D．broke

14．A．hands

B．clothes

C．arms

D．breath

15．A．up

B．out

C．down

D．over

16．A．dropped

B．stopped

C．shouted

D．slowed

17．A．dumbfounded

B．excitedly

C．silent

D．worried

18．A．fall

B．hurt

C．sink

D．disappear

19．A．courage

B．spirit

C．energy

D．strength

20．A．reached

B．arrived

C．got

D．left

As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring      36   at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with  37  , beautiful and dangerous.

The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had   38   the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the   39   side. But now one man was daring to try the   40   route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.

For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him   41  . Now they were waiting to see his   42  . If he planned to   43   the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was   44  .

A tiny green light   45  high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people      46  .

The next day he   47   his way upward. He was so lonely and so tired! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the   48  light.

In the morning, Bonatti looked up. He could not see the top, but he knew he was   49   there.   50   the climb was painful, he moved up.

Bonatti had spent months   51   for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and   52   to climb to the top?

He was finally at the top! News about his   53  was radioed to the world.

The trip down the southern  54  was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the "  55  ", and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

1... A. up              B. down                 C. back             D. forward

2... A. green trees     B. flowers             C. rocks                D. ice and snow

3..  A. passed          B. reached          C. climbed             D. watched  

4..  A. eastern         B. western              C. northern             D. southern 

5..  A. different      B. difficult           C. easy             D. same  

6..  A. anxiously       B. carefully            C. patiently            D. eagerly

7..  A. signal          B. flag                C. face             D. figure

8..  A. go down     B. come back            C. go on            D. give up

9..  A. turning around B. turning back     C. moving up       D. in danger  

10..  A. raised         B. rose             C. disappeared        D. appeared

11..  A. cheered        B. shouted          C. laughed              D. jumped

12..  A. stopped        B. abandoned            C. continued            D. ended 

13..  A. green         B. yellow               C. blue             D. red 

14..  A. already        B. surely               C. almost           D. no longer

15..  A. Because           B. Though               C. Since            D. When

16..  A. asking        B. planning             C. preparing       D. training

17... A. money          B. wish             C. effort               D. skill

18.. A. victory           B. climb            C. courage             D. thing  

19... A. pace          B. route               C. path            D. passage

20... A. necessary       B. great              C. important           D. impossible