They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives.If one falls, the other is there to catch him.
They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident and Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together, they climbed up Half Dome. the famous 2,000-foot rock in the Yosemite National park, through one of the most difficult routes(路線).
During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes (尖狀物)that guided the ropes and climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself  up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days Wellman’s job was not easy either.  He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone. In all, Wellman figured(計算) that he had done 5.000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.
However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing. “He knew that was how I got injured.”Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that be wanted to climb again and they started training
Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved his friend’s life.
“Your partner can save your life—you can sane your partner’s life” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends “there are real close tic.”
小題1:Which of the following was a challenge for Corbett in climbing Half Dome?
A．To climb up to remove the spikes. B．To climb it twice.
C．To do 5,000 pall-ups up the rope.D．To lock the rope in place.
小題2:Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they first met?
A．climbed was poorly trained.
B．Wellman had lost interest in climbing.
C．Corbett didn’t want to hurt Wellman.
D．Wellman hadn’t decided whether to climb again.
小題3:What do we know about Wellman?
A．He climbed Half Dome by himself.
B．He was disabled in a traffic accident.
C．He stopped rock-climbing for some time.
D．He was saved by Corbett during the climb.
小題4:The main idea of the text is that.
A．two heads are better than one.
B．friendship is precious in life
C．the disabled should never give up.
D．a(chǎn) man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文通過講述Wellman和Corbett之間友誼的故事告訴我們在生活中友誼的珍貴。
小題1:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段前三行During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes (尖狀物)that guided the ropes and climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself  up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again說明在這次攀登中Corbett要上下兩次，故B正確。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段第二句“He knew that was how I got injured.”Wellman said說明C正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)第四段Until one day Wellman decided that be wanted to climb again and they started training說明因為受傷他曾經(jīng)停止訓練一段時間，后來又重新恢復(fù)訓練，故C項正確。
小題4:B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)本文主題段第一段內(nèi)容They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives.If one falls, the other is there to catch him.說明本文是關(guān)于生活中朋友可以相互幫助的故事，故B正確。
點評：本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。
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