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had just gotten off the cable car (索道纜車(chē)) at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Keystone, Colorado, along with his friends Billy Simmons and Hans Mueller. Their friend Richard had been on the cable car ahead of them, but when the men reached the top of the lift, he had disappeared. The men walked toward the source of the scream and found skiers stopped on the slope, pointing to the cable car. And then the friends screamed too. Oh, Richard! yelled Mueller. When Richard had tried to jump off the cable car, his backpack had been caught in the chair, which then dragged him back down the hill. In the process, the backpack belt twisted around his neck, making him breathless. Now Richard39。s body was swinging four feet above the snow. The cable car operator had quickly stopped it, and the friends kicked off their skis and ran toward the scene. They made a human pyramid to try to reach Richard, but the unconscious man was too far off the ground. With the clock ticking, Wilson ran to the ladder of a nearby lift tower. Scared skiers watched as he struggled the 25 feet. After he reached the top, Wilson39。s first challenge was to climb onto the twoinch steel cable that held the chairs. He handled the balance and height bravely, but he knew he could not walk on the cable. Therefore, he calmed down and sat over it and then used his hands to pull himself to Richard quickly. Wilson39。s greatest fear wasn39。t that he39。d fall, but that he wouldn39。t reach Richard. This was life or death, he said. When he reached Richard39。s chair, Wilson swung a leg over the cable and attempted to drop down onto it. But as he did that, his jacket caught on the movable footrest, which was in the up position. The footrest began to slide down, with Wilson attached. But before that could happen, he managed to free himself and reached Richard. Fortunately, the ski patrol (巡查) had gathered below and performed emergency treatment on Richard, who had been hanging for about five minutes, then skied him down to an ambulance. That night, Richard called from the hospital to express his thanks to Wilson, his other friends and the workers at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.(1)What happened to Richard when he tried to jump off the cable car? A.He was sick and became unconscious.B.He left his skis which stopped the cable car.C.He was too afraid to move forward in the cable car.D.He was caught by the neck, hanging down the cable.(2)How did Richard survive? A.People worked together and saved him.B.Wilson climbed on the cable and saved him.C.The ski patrol got him down and treated him.D.Skiers treated him and carried him to the hospital.(3)The author wrote the fourth paragraph to show that . A.the rescue process was dangerousB.something was wrong with the cable carC.Wilson could manage the process very wellD.the operator of the cable car ignored his duty(4)The story at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area mainly tells us . A.it is very dangerous to go skiingB.he that climbs high often falls heavilyC.bravery and calm can help you make a differenceD.a person with a great talent always has great willpower【答案】 (1)D(2)A(3)A(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,Mickey Wilson和他的兩個(gè)朋友乘坐索道纜車(chē)上山的過(guò)程中,其中一個(gè)朋友出了事故。在那個(gè)萬(wàn)分緊急的時(shí)刻Mickey Wilson奮不顧身地去救人。 (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的When Richard had tried to jump off the cable car, his backpack had been …swinging four feet above the snow可知,背包帶纏住了Richard的脖子把他懸在半空,也讓他呼吸困難。故選D。 (2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“That night, Richard called from the hospital to express his thanks to Wilson, his other friends and the workers at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.”那天晚上,Richard從醫(yī)院打電話表達(dá)對(duì)Wilson,其他朋友和Arapahoe Basin Ski Area的工作人員感謝,可知,Wilson,other friends 和workers at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area都對(duì)他施以援手,是他們的共同努力救了他。故選A。 (3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段“When he reached Richard39。s chair, Wilson swung a leg over the cable and attempted to drop down onto it. But as he did that, his jacket caught on the movable footrest, which was in the up position. The footrest began to slide down, with Wilson attached. But before that could happen, he managed to free himself and reached Richard.”當(dāng)威爾遜觸到理查德的椅子時(shí),他把一條腿甩過(guò)纜繩,試圖跳到上面。但是當(dāng)他那樣做的時(shí)候,他的夾克被活動(dòng)腳踏板給掛住了。腳踏板在上面,然后掛著威爾遜開(kāi)始向下滑。但他及時(shí)讓自己擺脫困境,夠到了理查德,這段主要描述了Wilson救人的經(jīng)過(guò),且場(chǎng)面驚險(xiǎn),稍有不慎可能威爾遜自己也會(huì)受傷,所以這段描寫(xiě)主要突出救人的危險(xiǎn)。故選A。 (4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章大意可知,Wilson能在那個(gè)危急時(shí)刻去求Richard表現(xiàn)他的勇敢;在5分鐘內(nèi)能想到可行的方法,說(shuō)明Richard處亂不驚,沉著冷靜。綜上所述,面臨危險(xiǎn)勇敢,冷靜才能化險(xiǎn)為夷。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇故事類(lèi)閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理,從而選出正確答案。8.閱讀短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem—inability to read. In the library, I found my way into the Children39。s Room. I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal panion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle. There on the book39。s cover was a beagle which looked identical (相同的)to my dog. Iran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer. Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together. My mother39。s call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them. I never told my mother about my miraculous (奇跡般的) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, artic