Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top 1 , but on their way back conditions were very 2 . Joe fell and broke his leg. But Simon decided to risk his 3 and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.
As they 4 down, the weather got worse. Then another 5 occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by 6 , Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was 7 for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s 8 was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. Finally, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to make a(n) 9 . In tears, he cut the rope. Joe 10 into a large crevasse(裂缝) in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he 11 to get out of the crevasse and started to 12 towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers 13 .
Simon had 14 the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be 15 , but he still hoped for a miracle(奇迹). Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t believe it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
1.A. hurriedly B. carefully C. successfully D. early
2.A. difficult B. similar C. special D. normal
3.A. fortune B. time C. health D. life
4.A. lay B. settled C. went D. looked
5.A. damage B. storm C. change D. trouble
6.A. mistake B. chance C. choice D. luck
7.A. unnecessary B. practical C. important D. impossible
8.A. height B. weight C. strength D. equipment
9.A. promise B. plan C. decision D. attempt
10.A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed
11.A. managed B. planned C. waited D. hoped
12.A. run B. skate C. move D. march
13.A. around B. away C. above D. along
14.A. headed for B. travelled C. left for D. returned to
15.A. dead B. hurt C. weak D. late
There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, 16 was started by the medical community with a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side 17 such as overweight and heart disease — the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.
Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required 18 (process) the food that we eat, to recover 19 injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt 20 (remove) from food, the food tastes as if it is missing something. As a result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even 21 (bad), the amount of fast food that people eat 22 (go) up. Fast food is full of fat and salt; by eating more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet.
23 (have) enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心) between meals and will improve 24 taste of your food. However, be careful not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both, which is not good for the 25 (healthy).
Their cheery song brightens many a winter’s day. But robins are in danger of wearing themselves out by singing too much. Robins(知更鸟) are singing all night—as well as during the day, British-based researchers say.
David Dominoni, of Glasgow University, said that light from street lamps, takeaway signs and homes is affecting the birds’ biological clock, leading to them being wide awake when they should be asleep.
Dr. Dominoni, who is putting cameras inside nesting boxes to track sleeping patterns, said lack of sleep could put the birds’ health at risk. His study shows that when robins are exposed to light at night in the lab, it leads to some genes being active at the wrong time of day. And the more birds are exposed to light, the more active they are at night.
He told people at a conference, “There have been a couple of studies suggesting they are increasing their song output at night and during the day they are still singing. Singing is a costly behaviour and it takes energy. So by increasing their song output, there might be some costs of energy.”
And it is not just robins that are being kept awake by artificial light. Blackbirds and seagulls are also being more nocturnal. Dr Dominoni said, “In Glasgow where I live, gulls are a serious problem. I have people coming to me saying “You are the bird expert. Can you help us kill these gulls? During the breeding(繁殖) season, between April and June, they are very active at night and very noisy and people can’t sleep.”
Although Dr Dominoni has only studied light pollution, other research concluded that robins living in noisy cities have started to sing at night to make themselves heard over loud noise.
26. According to Dr Dominoni’s study, what cause robins to sing so much?
A. The breeding season. B. The light in modern
C. The dangerous environment. D. The noise from heavy machinery.
27. What is the researchers’ concern over the increase of birds’ song output?
A. The environment might be polluted. B. The industry cost might be increased.
C. The birds’ health might be damaged. D. The people’s hearing might be affected.
28. What does the underlined word “nocturnal” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Active at night. B. Inactive at night.
C. Active during the day. D. Inactive during the day.
29. What do we know about robins living in noisy cities according to the text?
A. They hear people make loud noise. B. They stop singing because of the loud noise.
C. They’re killed because they make much noise. D. They raise their voice to sing at night.
答案：
1-5 CADCD 6-10 ADBCB 11-15 ACBDA
16. which 17. effects 18. to process 19. from 20. are removed
21. worse 22. goes 23. Having 24. the 25. health
26-29 BCAD
As they 4 down, the weather got worse. Then another 5 occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by 6 , Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was 7 for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s 8 was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. Finally, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to make a(n) 9 . In tears, he cut the rope. Joe 10 into a large crevasse(裂缝) in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he 11 to get out of the crevasse and started to 12 towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers 13 .
Simon had 14 the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be 15 , but he still hoped for a miracle(奇迹). Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t believe it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
1.A. hurriedly B. carefully C. successfully D. early
2.A. difficult B. similar C. special D. normal
3.A. fortune B. time C. health D. life
4.A. lay B. settled C. went D. looked
5.A. damage B. storm C. change D. trouble
6.A. mistake B. chance C. choice D. luck
7.A. unnecessary B. practical C. important D. impossible
8.A. height B. weight C. strength D. equipment
9.A. promise B. plan C. decision D. attempt
10.A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed
11.A. managed B. planned C. waited D. hoped
12.A. run B. skate C. move D. march
13.A. around B. away C. above D. along
14.A. headed for B. travelled C. left for D. returned to
15.A. dead B. hurt C. weak D. late
There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, 16 was started by the medical community with a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side 17 such as overweight and heart disease — the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.
Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required 18 (process) the food that we eat, to recover 19 injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt 20 (remove) from food, the food tastes as if it is missing something. As a result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even 21 (bad), the amount of fast food that people eat 22 (go) up. Fast food is full of fat and salt; by eating more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet.
23 (have) enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心) between meals and will improve 24 taste of your food. However, be careful not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both, which is not good for the 25 (healthy).
Their cheery song brightens many a winter’s day. But robins are in danger of wearing themselves out by singing too much. Robins(知更鸟) are singing all night—as well as during the day, British-based researchers say.
David Dominoni, of Glasgow University, said that light from street lamps, takeaway signs and homes is affecting the birds’ biological clock, leading to them being wide awake when they should be asleep.
Dr. Dominoni, who is putting cameras inside nesting boxes to track sleeping patterns, said lack of sleep could put the birds’ health at risk. His study shows that when robins are exposed to light at night in the lab, it leads to some genes being active at the wrong time of day. And the more birds are exposed to light, the more active they are at night.
He told people at a conference, “There have been a couple of studies suggesting they are increasing their song output at night and during the day they are still singing. Singing is a costly behaviour and it takes energy. So by increasing their song output, there might be some costs of energy.”
And it is not just robins that are being kept awake by artificial light. Blackbirds and seagulls are also being more nocturnal. Dr Dominoni said, “In Glasgow where I live, gulls are a serious problem. I have people coming to me saying “You are the bird expert. Can you help us kill these gulls? During the breeding(繁殖) season, between April and June, they are very active at night and very noisy and people can’t sleep.”
Although Dr Dominoni has only studied light pollution, other research concluded that robins living in noisy cities have started to sing at night to make themselves heard over loud noise.
26. According to Dr Dominoni’s study, what cause robins to sing so much?
A. The breeding season. B. The light in modern
C. The dangerous environment. D. The noise from heavy machinery.
27. What is the researchers’ concern over the increase of birds’ song output?
A. The environment might be polluted. B. The industry cost might be increased.
C. The birds’ health might be damaged. D. The people’s hearing might be affected.
28. What does the underlined word “nocturnal” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Active at night. B. Inactive at night.
C. Active during the day. D. Inactive during the day.
29. What do we know about robins living in noisy cities according to the text?
A. They hear people make loud noise. B. They stop singing because of the loud noise.
C. They’re killed because they make much noise. D. They raise their voice to sing at night.
答案：
1-5 CADCD 6-10 ADBCB 11-15 ACBDA
16. which 17. effects 18. to process 19. from 20. are removed
21. worse 22. goes 23. Having 24. the 25. health
26-29 BCAD
