It was late in the afternoon. Several hundred villagers left their houses and gathered in the open air outside the village. They were staring __ __ at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with __ __ —beautiful and dangerous. The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had __ __ the top, using the southern route. But no one had __ __ dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the __ __ route— the northern route, which was more difficult. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy. For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him __ __. Now they were waiting to see his ____. If he planned to __ __ the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was __ __. A tiny green light __ __ high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people __ __. The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so __ __！But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the __ __ light. In the morning, Bonatti __ __. He could not see the top, but he knew he was __ __ there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up. Bonatti had spent months __ __ for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and ____ to climb to the top? He was finally at the top! News about his __ __ was radioed to the world. The trip __ __ the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “ __ __ ”，and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:D
题目分析：文章介绍Walter Bonatti尝试从前人认为不可能攀登的北路登山，虽然艰辛，但是他凭借自己的毅力还是达到了山顶。
小题1:考查副词：A. back向后，B．forward向前，C．down向下，D．up 向上，the mountain top应在平地上的村民们的上方，故用up。选D
小题2:考查名词：A. flowers花，B．ice and snow冰雪，C．green trees 绿树，D．leaves树叶，从下文可以知道，很少有登攀者登临山顶，可见山峰很高，已不可能有花草树木；如若仅是rocks也并不beautiful，故应为 ice and snow，在阳光下闪闪发光，既美丽又危险。选B
小题3:考查动词：A. watched观看，B．passed通过，C．reached到达，D．climbed爬，登攀者曾使用南山坡的路线到达山顶。选C
小题4:考查副词：A. even甚至，B．never从不，C．seldom很少，D．ever曾经，没有人曾经爬山走北路，选D
小题5:考查形容词：A. different不同的， B. unique独特的，C．same同样的，D．easy容易的， 前两句讲到前人爬山都走南路，而不爬北路，就是因为其更为艰难险阻，另外15空后面一句讲到the climb was painful，可见 A项比 B项更恰当。A
小题6:考查副词：A. patiently耐心的，B．carefully仔细地，C．anxiously焦虑地，D．eagerly含有心情迫切的意思，而anxiously含有焦虑、着急的意思。由于爬山的路线危险重重，所以人们很担心。选C
小题7:考查名词;A. face面容，B．figure数字，C．flag旗子，D．signal信号，从下文的“light a green signal”出可得出答案。选D
小题8:考查动词：A. slide滑，B．continue继续，C．rest休息，D．stop停止，从下文的a green light和Bonatti was not giving up判断，绿色的信号表示他要继续爬。选B
小题9:考查词组：A. turning back回来，B．moving up向上，C．staying away离开，缺席，躲开D．keeping on保持，这两题的选择需联系到下一小节的内容。点亮绿色信号则继续爬山，红色信号则下山回来。选A
小题10:考查动词：A. existed存在，B．appeared出现，C．turned转身，D．traveled旅游，绿色的信号“出现”在山腰。注意此题不能选A项，因为从上下文内容看他不是发射信号弹。选B
小题11:考查动词：A．cheered欢呼，B．laughed笑，C．whispered低语，D．sighed叹气，绿灯亮了，Bonatti将继续爬山，山下的人们为之欢欣鼓舞。选A
小题12:考查形容词：A. determined决定，B．excited兴奋，C．tired累了，D．happy快乐，Bonatti一直在爬山，所以很“累”。选C
小题13:考查形容词：A. yellow黄色的，B．blue蓝色C．green绿色，D．red红色，本句开头用again，再根据前面的“he would light a green signal”可知，此处为green。选C
小题14:考查动词：A. woke up醒来，B．turned up出现，C．got up起床，D．looked up抬头看，后面一句为could not see the top，所以此处指抬头看。选D
小题15:考查副词：A. already已经，B．almost几乎，C．hardly几乎不，D．surely确定，注意but一词表示转折，虽看不到山顶，但他知道已接近了。选B
小题16:考查动词：A. training训练，B．applying利用，C．planning 计划，D．asking问，根据下文的“Was the training enough ”可知，此处应为training。选A
小题17:考查名词：A. idea主意，B．skill技巧，C．money钱，D．wish希望，注意前两句中的training。训练是解决技巧问题而不是勇气问题。选B
小题18:考查名词：A. victory胜利，B．return回来，C．climb爬，D．courage勇气，他现在已到顶了，登攀成功了，故电台报道他成功的喜讯。若用C项则不知成功与否。 选A
小题19:考查副词:A. ahead前面，B．up向上，C．down向下，D．to到，到达了山顶，然后要下山，所以此处用down。选C
小题20:考查形容词：A. necessary必要的，B．important重要的，C．attractive有吸引力的，D．impossible不可能的，这个词上加了引号，表示前人认为“不可能的事情”。选D