Alexis was hot and tired. With rage (愤怒) in her voice she shouted,“Pull me up! I giv

Alexis was hot and tired. With rage (愤怒) in her voice she shouted,“Pull me up! I give up. I hate this. This is stupid!” It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said,“Ed, I'm going to go down and talk with her.”I then shouted down to Alexis,“ Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!”

Jason grasped another rope, put this climbing harness (系带) on and began to move down the cliff. Within moments Jason was beside Alexis. She had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece of the cliff that jetted (急突) outward. Jason said to Alexis,“I know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. Your feet and fingers are cramping (痉挛) up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. But, Alexis, you are strong. Look how far up you are already. You have taken one of the more difficult parts up the cliff. Alexis, look at the path you have taken.”At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used in her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexis' eyes and in a calm voice he said,“You are not alone out here. There are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready?” Slowly she nodded and took a deep breath.

Jason went down the cliff because _______.

A. Alexis took a wrong path

B. Alexis was trapped in rocks 

C. Alexis didn't believe in herself

D. Alexis' forearms were badly hurt 

We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. Alexis was finally pulled up by Ed

B. Alexis regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliff

C. Alexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled up 

D. Alexis successfully rock-climbed

The underlined word “hot” in the story means_______.

A. disappointed　  B. angry

C. uncomfortable  D. running a high body temperature

【小题1】C

【小题2】D

【小题3】B

【小题1】　推理判断题。根据文章第一节的内容,特别是第一节最后一句“I then shouted down to Alexis,‘Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!’”可知此时Alexis快要失去了信心。故C选项正确。

【小题2】　推理判断题。根据文章第二、三两节可得出答案。其他三个选项都不符合文意。【小题3】　词义猜测题。根据和“hot ”并列的 tired 以及后面的 rage“愤怒”一词可知,“hot ”在此处的意思应是和rage“愤怒”同义的词。