Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the

     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  41  , but on their way back conditions were very   42 .

Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon    43   alone, he would probably get back   44   . But Simon decided to risk his   45   and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳).

As they went down, the weather got worse. Then another troubled   46  .They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was impossible for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s    47   was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice.   48  , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to   49   . In tears, he cut the rope. Joe   50   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    51   to get out of the crevasse and started to move towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers    52   .

Simon had returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be   53  , but he didn’t want to leave   54   . Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t    55    it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

41.A. hurriedly          B. carefully     . C. early            D. successfully  

42. A. normal           B. similar        C. special           D. difficult

43. A. climbed          B. worked        C. rested    .       D. continued  

44. A. unwillingly       B. safely         C. slowly            D. regretfully

45. A. fortune          B. time           C. health            D. life

46. A. occurred to       B. happened       C. took place        D. broke out  

47. A. height           B. weight         C. strength       .   D. equipment

48. A. Finally          B. Patiently        C. Surely           D. Quickly

49. A. stand back       B. take a rest       C. make a decision .  D. hold on

50. A. jumped          B. fell            C. escaped          D. backed

51. A. planned         B. managed        C. waited           D. hoped

52. A. around          B. above away      C. away            D. along

53. A. hurt            B. dead            C. weak            D. late

54. A. secretly         B. immediately      C. tiredly           D. anxiously

55. A. find            B. accept           C. make            D. believe

答案

41---45 DDDBD   46---50 BBACB   51---55  BCBBD

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