Curtis Whitson, a regular rafter(漂流者), was tr...

Curtis Whitson, a regular rafter(漂流者), was trapped at the top of a waterfall with his son, Hunter.

This year,________snow and spring rains had turned the usually manageable falls into something________. Telling from the increasing sound of water, Whitson knew there was no way to go down the rocks as________.

They had no cell service, and they hadn't seen a________person in the past three days. As Whitson was thinking about what to do, he heard________coming from the other side of the waterfall. He________, but the sound of the rushing water________his cry.

“We have to get these people a________,” Whitson thought. Meanwhile, he grabbed his water bottle and pulled out his pocket knife to________“Help!” on it. Hunter found a pen and paper to write a note. Then Whitson________threw the bottle over the waterfall. But he________no response for a long time.

With no reasonable________that their message in a bottle would find its way to anyone, they had another________: They spelled out SOS in white rocks. As the evening wore on, they________a flashing headlamp aside so that it could be seen from overhead. Soon after, they heard a________coming with the________words: “This is Search and Rescue. You have been found.” After________the helicopter, they got the whole story that two hikers________the bottle and handed it to the campground.

This________rafting made Whitson and his son realize that with strong faith we will get a stone of________out of the mountain of despair(绝望).

1.A.permanent B.frozen C.heavy D.soft

2.A.fierce B.small C.unique D.splendid

3.A.tracked B.ordered C.presented D.planned

4.A.responsible B.single C.helpful D.skilled

5.A.news B.sigh C.voices D.advice

6.A.complained B.cheered C.struggled D.yelled

7.A.stopped B.covered C.strengthened D.answered

8.A.call B.notice C.message D.warning

9.A.strike B.carve C.sign D.form

10.A.perfectly B.quietly C.casually D.repeatedly

11.A.received B.showed C.made D.required

12.A.decision B.arrangement C.choice D.expectation

13.A.throw B.trouble C.tool D.try

14.A.placed B.pushed C.deserted D.dropped

15.A.car B.helicopter C.person D.ship

16.A.crazy B.grateful C.magic D.gentle

17.A.searching B.spotting C.following D.boarding

18.A.glanced at B.picked up C.looked for D.dug out

19.A.unusual B.exciting C.normal D.pleasant

20.A.success B.scare C.hope D.misfortune

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Curtis Whitson, a regular rafter (漂流者), was trapped at the top of a waterfall with his son, Hunter.

This year, _________ snow and spring rains had turned the usually manageable falls into something

_________. Telling from the increasing sound of water, Whitson knew there was no way to go down the rocks as _________ . They had no cell service, and they hadn’t seen a _________ person in the past three days. As Whitson was thinking about what to do, he heard _________ coming from the other side of the waterfall. He _________ , but the sound of the rushing water _________ his cry.

“We have to get these people a _________ Whitson thought. Meanwhile, he grabbed his water bottle and pulled out his pocket knife to _________ “Help!” on it. Hunter found a pen and paper to write a note. Then Whitson __________ threw the bottle over the waterfall. But he __________ no response for a long time.

With no reasonable __________ that their message in a bottle would find its way to anyone, they had another __________ : They spelled out SOS in white rocks. As the evening wore on, they __________ a flashing headlamp aside so that it could be seen from overhead. Soon after, they heard a __________ coming with the __________ words: “This is Search and Rescue. You have been found.” After __________ the helicopter, they got the whole story that two hikers __________ the bottle and handed it to the campground.

This __________ rafting made Whitson and his son realize that with strong faith we will get a stone of __________ out of the mountain of despair(绝望).

1.A.permanent B.heavy C.frozen D.soft

2.A.splendid B.small C.unique D.fierce

3.A.planned B.ordered C.presented D.tracked

4.A.responsible B.single C.helpful D.skilled

5.A.news B.sigh C.voices D.advice

6.A.scolded B.cheered C.struggled D.yelled

7.A.covered B.stopped C.strengthened D.answered

8.A.call B.notice C.message D.warning

9.A.strike B.form C.sign D.carve

10.A.casually B.quietly C.perfectly D.repeatedly

11.A.received B.showed C.made D.required

12.A.decision B.expectation C.choice D.arrangement

13.A.throw B.trouble C.try D.tool

14.A.pushed B.placed C.deserted D.dropped

15.A.car B.ship C.person D.helicopter

16.A.magic B.grateful C.crazy D.gentle

17.A.searching B.spotting C.following D.boarding

18.A.glanced at B.picked up C.looked for D.dug out

19.A.unusual B.exciting C.normal D.pleasant

20.A.success B.scare C.hope D.misfortune

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Curtis Whitson knew the water fall was coming. He'd rafted down the Arroyo Seco, a river in central California, before. He figured he would hop out of his raft into the shallow water, rappel (绕绳下降) down the rocks on either side of the falls, and continue on his way, as he had on a previous trip.

But this year was different. Heavy snow and spring rains had turned the usually manageable falls into something fierce. And this year, instead of his friends, Whitson’s companions were his wife, Krystal Ramirez, and his 13-year-old son, Hunter. As the three of them approached the falls late in the afternoon of the third day of their camping trip, Whitson could tell from the increasing roar of water in the narrow canyon (峡谷) that they were in serious trouble. There was no way they’d be able to rappel down the rocks as planned.

As he considered what to do, Whitson hit on a bit of luck — he heard voices coming from the other side of the falls. He yelled, but the sound of the rushing water drowned him out.

We have to get these people a message, Whitson thought.

He grabbed a stick and pulled out his pocketknife to carve “Help” in it. Then he tied a rope to it so the people would know it wasn’t just any stick. He tried throwing it over the falls, but it floated away in the wrong direction.

Then he spotted his green Nalgene water bottle. Whitson grabbed it and carved “Help!” on it. Ramirez also reminded him that he had a pen and paper, which she’d brought to play games with, in his backpack.

Whitson knew it was a long shot. But he scrawled (草草地写) “We are stuck here at the waterfall. Get help please!” and pushed the note into the bottle.

This time, his throw over the waterfall was perfect.

“All right, that’s all we can do,” Whitson told Hunter.

It took 30 minutes to navigate back upstream to the beach where they’d had lunch. They made a fire and laid out a tarp (油布). As the evening wore on, they placed a headlamp with a flashing light on a ledge (岩石突出部). By about 10:30 p.m.，they decided they probably weren’t going to get rescued that night, so they pulled out their sleeping bags. Before turning in， Ramirez added more wood to the fire to keep the mountain lions away.

Then, just after midnight, they heard a helicopter hovering above them. Whitson turned to his son and started shaking him.

“They’re here!” he said.

Whitson ran over to the headlamp and started flashing it at the helicopter. He, Ramirez, and Hunter were waving and hollering when they heard the magic words: “This is Search and Rescue. You have been found.”

The helicopter circled as the pilot looked for a good place to land. Finding none, the crew announced to the campers over the PA system that they would not be rescued until morning and told them to conserve their firewood.

The next morning, the helicopter returned and it was a moment of pure happiness as the three chatted with the officers who had rescued them. Together, they marveled (惊叹) at the unlikelihood of it all.

When the officers dropped them back at the Arroyo Seco Campground, the family learned more about the long shot events that had saved them: Two men had seen the water bottle in the water. When they picked it up, they noticed the writing on it — “Help!”. Then they realized there was a note inside. After they read it, they hightailed it to the campground, turned the bottle in, and took off without leaving their names.

A few days after news of the rescue broke, one of the hikers contacted Whitson. That’s when he learned the rest of the story. There were actually two little girls hiking with the men that day. It was the girls who first spotted the bottle and swam to get it. Whitson is planning on having a big barbecue to meet the hikers — and thank them.

“I imagine it’s going to be one of the greatest moments of my life.” he says.

1.How was Whitson’s this-year trip different from his previous trip?

A.It involved more people.

B.It presented more threats.

C.It included more activities.

D.It progressed more steadily.

2.Which of Whitson’s attempted approaches worked?

A.Throwing a stick tied with a rope.

B.Yelling to the people across the fall.

C.Using an SOS bottle to send messages.

D.Bringing a pen and paper to play games.

3.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 7 mean?

A.It was a wild attempt.

B.It was a great danger.

C.It was a fantastic idea.

D.It was a real inspiration.

4.Why did Whitson place a headlamp with a flashing light on a ledge?

A.To enable his family to fall fast asleep.

B.To frighten the mountain animals away.

C.To increase the chance of being rescued.

D.To keep warm at night in the deep mountain.

5.Why did the crew delay rescuing till the next morning?

A.They were running out of oil.

B.They conserved little firewood.

C.They found no place to land safe.

D.They were caught in a snowstorm.

6.Who picked up the bottle from the water?

A.Two little girls.

B.Two men hikers.

C.A helicopter pilot.

D.The officers on duty.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Elizabeth took up writing while she was at college and regularly________the college magazine, which benefited her later career a lot．

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A search group was organized to look for the university students _______ in the mountain.

A.trapping B.having trapped C.to trapped D.trapped

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The sight of the ruined temple ______ him of the time when he was trapped but_____ to escape from it through a narrow opening in the quake.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In those days our primary ______ was to provide people who were trapped in the snowstorm with food and healthcare.

A．anxiety           B．concern           C．incident           D．doubt

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

. The big snow lasted nearly half a week. What was worse, they were trapped in the mountain and badly ________ food.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

You are trapped at the window of a building that is on fire. You hear a man’s voice through the smoke ______ you shouting, “Jump!” Will you jump? Will you leave the known, as ______ as it is, and jump into the unknown?

The ______ depends on two factors (因素). The first has to ______ how much you know about the person who is shouting to you. Is he ______? Will he let you fall to the ground ______ support your weight?

So it is with all of our ______. What do we know about the people we would like to ______? Will they stand by you when surroundings ______? Can they be depended on?

It’s like a woman who once purchased two watches from a street vendor (小贩) on London’s Oxford Street. When she asked if the street salesman could ______ her guarantees, he said. “Certainly, madam. I can give you even ______ guarantees.” Then he added, “The only thing I ______ guarantee is that I will be here this time next Monday morning”

So the first part of trust is ______. Is the other person worthy of your trust?

____ important is a second factor, which is ACTION. Will you jump? It ______ little how much you believe you trust someone if you are finally ______ to jump. Will you show your trust for them by jumping?

You may be ______ to make a jump. Staying in the burning building is ______ an option, but not one you’ll want to make for long. ______ it feels risky to jump into the smoke, you may discover there is a safe and secure ______. You may also discover that there are those to be trusted. And you may discover that it is worth the jump.

1.A. beside　　 B. below　　 C. behind　　 D. above

2.A. strange　　 B. dangerous　　 C. secure　　 D. complex

3.A. phenomenon　　 B. problem　　 C. answer　　 D. approach

4.A. go with　　 B. make out　　 C. look over　　 D. do with

5.A. reliable　　 B. able　　 C. strong　　 D. clever

6.A. but　　 B. and　　 C. or　　 D. then

7.A. situation　　 B. options　　 C. character　　 D. relationships

8.A. accompany　　 B. trust　　 C. support　　 D. protect

9.A. change　　 B. continue　　 C. disappear　　 D. improve

10.A. delay　　 B. consult　　 C. offer　　 D. acquire

11.A. lifetime　　 B. professional　　 C. certain　　 D. annual

12.A. mustn’t　　 B. can’t　　 C. needn’t　　 D. won’t

13.A. COURAGE　　 B. DEPENDENCE　　 C. STRENGTH　　 D. BELIEF

14.A. Equally　　 B. Absolutely　　 C. Basically　　 D. Relatively

15.A. costs　　 B. bothers　　 C. matters　　 D. differs

16.A. unwilling　　 B. unlikely　　 C. eager　　 D. ready

17.A. expecting　　 B. demanding　　 C. deciding　　 D. failing

18.A. merely　　 B. always　　 C. hardly　　 D. occasionally

19.A. Though　　 B. Because　　 C. When　　 D. Once

20.A. survival　　 B. jump　　 C. escape　　 D. landing

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What happened when the man was climbing the mountain?

A. He got trapped in a cave.

B. He got lost in bad weather.

C. He lost his equipment and food.

2.What caused the loss of the man’s legs?

A. Low temperature.

B. A bad fall on the mountain.

C. An unsuccessful operation.

3.What did the man decide to do after losing his legs?

A. Design new climbing shoes.

B. Set up a new club for the disabled.

C. Use technology to fight his disability.

高三英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析