Alone in the Mountains（高一适用）
江苏 宋德富
The deep valley stretched out before him under the June sunshine. Five hundred feet below, the tops of evergreens reached down to the Little Salmon River that wound like a silver thread. It looked as if he could put out his hand and pick up that thread.
“Distances are tricky (难以捉摸) in the mountains, very tricky,” he could almost hear the voice of Mr. Johnson, the climbing teacher, "That's why nobody goes into the mountains alone.”
Well, Frank Summers had. Mr. Johnson knew a lot about mountains. But he didn't seem to understand that sometimes a boy—no! He was sixteen. Sometimes a man needed to be alone. So
last morning, Frank moved quietly out of the tent and into the dawn (黎明) stillness, and climbed old Baldy. Now he sat on the top of the mountain, staring in to those tricky distance, and he didn't even have that sinking feeling in his stomach that he used to have on the ladder when he was helping Dad paint the house. He felt good，but he was tired….The silver thread shone far below, spreading out into…. suddenly he found himself slipping down the steep (陡峭的) slope (斜波)on which he sat.
1. ________ on the top of the mountain.
A. Mr. Johnson was B. Frank Summers was
C. Mr Johnson and Frank Summers were
D. Old Baldy was
2. Look at the diagram (图解).
A. is the top of the mountain
B is the tops of evergreens.
C is the Little Salmon River.
D is the top of another mountain.
diagram
Which statement is right? The distance of________.
A. AB is 500 feet B. AC is 500 feet
C. BC is 500 feet. D. AD is 500 feet
3. “Distances are tricky in the mountains, very tricky.” The sentence suggests “________”.
A. you are not able to measure the distances in the mountains
B. short distances seem to be very long
C. long distances seem to be very short
D. you can see the things in the long distance
4.The boy thought of himself ________.
A. still a boy B. as a 16-year-old boy
C. as a man who knew more about the mountains than Mr. Johnson
D. as a grown-up
5. Which one of the following statements is untrue?
A. When he was on the ladder helping his father paint the house, Frank was afraid of falling down.
B. When he was on the top of the mountain, Frank was not afraid at all.
C. Although he was tired, Frank could sit on the steep slope safely.
D. Frank was in the danger of falling down and losing his life.
the keys: 1. B. 2. A. 3. C. 4. D. 5. C
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中学生英语读写8/1991
