Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the ground was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia’s snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545 feet, its top is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.
“It seems to be the most difficult, the most dangerous,” said Viesturs. “There’s no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain.”
In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog’s story of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzog’s story was of frostbite (凍傷) and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.
Viesturs got his start on Washington’s Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world’s highest tops. Finally, he’s done.
The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. “You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it,” said Viesturs. “If we have the patience and the respect, and if we’re here at the right time, under the right conditions, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down.”
What’s next for a man who can’t stop climbing? “I’m going to hold my wife and kids and enjoy the summer,” says Viesturs. But for a man who has climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon start another adventure.
小題1:The author used Viestures’ words in Paragraph 6 to support an opinion that       .
A．mountain climbing is a dangerous sport
B．mountains should be regarded as living creatures
C．mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy
D．those who like mountain climbing won’t stop climbing
小題2:The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ________.
A．frightened B．discouraged C．interested D．upset
小題3: What’s the next probable plan of Viestures?
A．Stopping climbing and staying with his family.
B．Climbing to the top of the world’s 14 tallest mountains again.
C．Writing down the experiences about his adventure.
D．Climbing another one of the highest mountains.
小題1:B小題1:C小題1:D
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 45  he had finished a hearty(豐盛的) meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary  46  him the change. She helped him up from his chair, and out from behind the table. She handed  47  his walking stick, and  48  with him to the front door.
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小題1:
A．watchedB．helpedC．lookedD．wanted
小題2:
A．towardsB．overC．a(chǎn)wayD．outside
小題3:
A．liftB．changeC．ringD．hand
小題4:
A．behindB．next toC．in the front ofD．in front of
小題5:
A．comfortablyB．nervouslyC．curiouslyD．a(chǎn)ctively
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A．AfterB．BeforeC．As ifD．If
小題11:
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A．herB．themC．himD．it
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A．openB．shutC．closedD．opened
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A．heldB．tookC．shipped D．sent
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A．everything B．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．something
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A．streets B．trips C．spots D．beaches
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46 , there was a CD and as took it out of the wrapper, out 47 a piece of paper. The mother picked it up and started to read it.
It 48 : Hi…I think U R really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jacelyn.
The mother opened  49 CD…Again there was a piece of paper with the  50 words.
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A．examined
B．a(chǎn)dmired
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A．sight
B．thought
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A．enjoy
B．try
C．use
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A．wrap
B．choose
C．check
D．play
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A．a(chǎn)cross
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C．out
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A．shy
B．a(chǎn)nxious
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A．since
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A．off
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A．used
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A．Inside
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A．flew
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A．wrote
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A．other
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Attitude,   55  , is everything.
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A．thatB．thoseC．oneD．it
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B．Fear.
C．The smoke.
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B．they were too frightened to move
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I cried, “God, if it is not my time to die, please help me!” Then I heard a noise. It was like a door opening. It was on my right hand side. So in the dark, I at once began to push my way forward to where that noise came from.
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C．To give lectures on his research. D．To attend a medical conference.
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B．comfortable—very uncomfortable—comfortable.
C．Comfortable—uncomfortable – very uncomfortable.
D．Comfortable—uncomfortable – very comfortable.
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Herta Müller, the Romanian-born German writer, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. Ms. Müller, 56, immigrated to Germany from Romania in 1987. She is the first German writer to win the Nobel in literature since Günter Grass in 1999 and the 13th winner writing in German since the prize was first given in 1901. She is the 12th woman to gain the literature prize. But unlike previous winners like Doris Lessing and V. S. Naipaul, Ms. Müller is unknown inside of literary circles in Germany.
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B．the 12th winner for the Nobel Prize in Literature since 1901
C．the 13th woman writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
D．a(chǎn) German citizen since she moved to German in 1987
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C．she had never wanted to win the prize
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A．instead ofB．a(chǎn)t the same moment
C．in a breathD．under the same roof
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A．her honored works are based on her own experience
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I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter(搬運(yùn)工).  I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “ You’ll soon learn English!” he said. It seems to me that in England each man speaks a different language. The Englishman understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?
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小題2:What country did the writer of the passage come from?
A．EnglandB．AmeicaC．FranceD．We don’t know
小題3:Why couldn’t the porter understand the writer when he spoke English?
A．Because he was a foreigner.
B．Because the porter could only understand the London dialect (方言).
C．Because he spoke not British English but American English.
D．Because he couldn’t speak idiomtic (地道的) English.
小題4:“In England, each man speaks a different language.” The writer thinks so because_________________.
A．some people speak English, while others don’t.
B．he does not understand native(本國的) speakers of English
C．not every Englishman speaks English
D．each Englishman can speak several foreign languages

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