完型填空Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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 ____21____，but on their way back conditions were very ____22____. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon ____23____alone，he would probably get back _____24_____. But Simon decided to risk his____25____and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.
As they___26___down，the weather got worse Then another ___27___occurred. They couldn't see or hear each other and，____28____，Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was____29____ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's _____30_____ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. _____31_____，after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold，Simon had to _____32_____. In tears，he cut the rope. Joe ____33____ into a huge 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 ______34______to get out of the crevasse and started to _____35_____ towards their camp，nearly ten kilometers _____36_____.
Simon had ______37______the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _____38_____，but he didn't want to leave _____39_____. Three days later，in the middle of the night，he heard Joe's voice. He couldn't _____40_____ it. Joe was there，a few meters from their tent，still alive.
21. A. hurriedly B. carefully C. successfully D. early
22. A. difficult B. similar C. special D. normal
23. A. climbed B. worked C. rested D. continued
24. A. unwillingly B. safely C. slowly D. regretfully
25. A. fortune B. time C. health D. life
26. A. lay B. settled C. went D. looked
27. A. damage B. storm C. change D. trouble
28. A. by mistake B. by chance C. by choice D. by luck
29. A. unnecessary B. practical C. important D. impossible
30. A. height B. weight C. strength D. equipment
31. A. Finally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Quickly
32. A. stand back B. take a rest C. make a decision D. hold on
33. A. jumped B.  fell C. escaped D. backed
34. A. managed B. planned C. waited D. hoped
35. A. run B. skate C. move D. march
36. A. around B. away C. above D. along
37. A. headed for B. traveled to C. left for D. returned to
38. A. dead B. hurt C. weak D. late
39. A. secretly B. tiredly C. immediately D. anxiously
40. A. find B. believe C. make D. accept

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