When we found him in the woods, he was a sorry
sight-his clothes torn and his hands bleeding. Before we 21 him, we saw him 22 . He lay for a moment. Then he 23 to his feet, walked a few yards with
difficulty and fell again. When we lifted him off the 24
, he tried to break away and ran like a wild animal.
We found him just in time. His 25
showed that for two days
he had 26 in the forest, within 200 yards
of the road. His senses were so 27 by fear and tiredness that he didn’t hear
the cars going by or see the lights at night.
The man like others before him, simply panicked 28 he knew he was lost. 29 had been a near disaster might have
turned out as only a 30
walk, if he had taken a
few precautions(警惕) before he
stepped from the highway or 31 a known path.
A man’s sense of direction is 32 a question of observation. He
notes the shape of a mountain and the direction water flows. With those in 33 ,he may turn around many times, 34 seldom loses his way.
35 , there are exceptions. Once
in a while a man does get 36 by some strange problem that puts him
into a lost state. Darkness or a sudden rainstorm may catch him where travel is
difficult. If he 37 experience, it may lead him to 38 the move in a false 39
to find the camp against
all chances. He might walk in circles or in the wrong direction, which in the
end 40 him out physically and mentally.
21. A. got
B. reached
C.
arrived
D.
recognized
22. A. walk
B. run
C. fall
D. come
23. A. struggled B. pushed
C. made
D. took
24. A. woods
B. car
C.
floor
D. ground
25. A. looks
B. appearance C. voice
D. tracks
26. A. circled B.
lived
C.
stayed
D.
kept
27. A. darkened B. surprised
C. dulled
D. frightened
28. A. before
B. when
C. since
D. until
29. A. There
B. It
C. That
D. What
30. A. painful B. tiring
C. terrible
D. pleasant
31. A. on
B. off
C. along
D.
down
32. A. strictly B.
mainly
C.
clearly
D. seriously
33. A. head
B.
hand
C.
mind
D. use
34. A. so
B.
but
C.
and
D. or
35. A. Of course B. For
example C. Once again D. At least
36. A. wounded B. astonished C.
excited
D. puzzled
37. A. has
B.
gains
C. lacks
D. loses
38. A. keep on B. begin
C.
start
D. stop
39. A. order
B. power
C. effect
D. effort
40. A. gives B.
makes
C.
tires
D. gets