阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该...

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Most of us feel upset if we miss just one meal, and if we try to go without food for 12 hours we would really be uncomfortable. But there are some people who seem able to “fast” for very long periods.

Various records are claimed for long fast, but in most cases there is no medical proof and so the records are doubtful. One South African woman claimed that she lived for 102 days on nothinig but water and soda water.

There are great differences among living things in the ability to survive without food. For example , a tick（扁虱）, which lives on animals, may survive a whole year. Warm-blooded animals use up their stores of food in the body more quickly.

In fact, the smaller and more active the animal, the more quickly it uses up its reserves. A small bird starves to death in about five days, a dog in about twenty. In general, we can say that a warm-blooded creature will die when it has lost about half its normal weight.

This matter of weight is important. Man and other creatures live in a state of metabolic equiplibrium（新陈代谢的平衡）which means maintaining the body weight once a certain point has been reached. This regulation of body weight is done by thirst, hunger, and appetite.

When your blood lacks nutritional materials, this registers（记录）in the hunger center of the brain and you feel “hungry”. The body is crying out for any kind of fuel(food). And it is our appetite that sees to it hat we chooose a mixed diet, which is the kind the body needs.

1.According to this passage, a man will die _________.

2.The word “fast” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by ________.

3.A tick can survive much longer than a bird because ________.

4.A person feels hungry _________.

5.From the passage we can infer that the author ________.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred as an old man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people, However, Mary didn’t 　 　　 , for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their 　 　 work. Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. This time, Emily expressed her 　　 　 that some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear 　　 　　 . The class was over and we still didn’t reach any 　　 　　 , so the teacher asked us to think about it after class.

The 　 　 has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isn’t old as long as he is ___ 　　 something.

My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream　　 　　 when she’s 70 now. She has　 　 　　 her dream of being a painter since she was a little child. , because her family was poor, she had to 　 her dream and stepped into the to raise money so as to support her family. Though she has　　 　　 abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any　 　 to realize it because of the tough work. 　 　 , chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons 　　 　　 .she had all-white hair and lots of wrinkles. At first, I was 　 　 her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I 　 　 feeling it a good choice. She seems energetic and 　 　　 fine.

So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we aren’t old. It’s when we don’t know what we want and let 　 　 be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old.

1.A. respond　 　　　 B. agree　　 　　 C. identify　　 　 D. understand

2.A. negative　　　　 B. boring　　 　　 C. tough　　　　　 D. challenging

3.A. certainty　　　　 B. wish　　 　 　　 C. theory　　　　 　 D. doubt

4.A. attractive　　　 B. young　　 　　 C. intelligent　 D. ambitious

5.A. conclusion　　 B. contract　 　　 C. decision　　　 D. destination

6.A. embarrassment　 B. obstacle　 　　 C. question　 　 D. confusion

7.A. preserving　　 B. seeking　　 　　 C. treasuring　 D. possessing

8.A. even　　　　　　　 B. nearly　　 　　 C. only　　 　　　　 D. hardly

9.A. realized　　　 　 B. changed　 　　 C. promoted　　 D. kept

10.A. However　　　 B.Instead　　 　　 C. Moreover　　　 D. Therefore

11.A. give up　　　　 B. search for 　　 C. put aside　　 D. stick to

12.A. reality　　　　 B. society　　 　　 C. world　　　　　　 D. nature

13.A. seldom　　　　　 B. occasionally　 C. already　　　　 D. never

14.A. time　　　 　　 　 B. energy　　　　 C. help　　　　 　 D. money

15.A. Suddenly　　 　 B. Finally　　　　 C. Soon　　　　　　 D. Fortunately

16.A. because　　　　 B. once　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　 D. unless

17.A. against　　 　　 B. for　　　　　 　　 C. at　　　　　 　　 D. with

18.A. risked　　　　　 B. rejected　　　　 C. continued　　　 D. began

19.A. feels　　　　 　　 B. proves　　　　 C. looks　　　　 　 D. grows

20.A. achievements　 B. regrets　　 　　 C. dreams　　 　 D. difficulties

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 　　　 .

I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph________we realized we were　　 　 .Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so　　 　　 　　 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on ________　 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.　 ________ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About half way through the meal, I　　 ________　 I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just 　 ________ out, and nobody had noticed, I felt terrible.

My conscience( 良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t________　 over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and ________　 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I ________to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for　 ________ that someone would say, “ Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change　　 ________　 the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so　 ________　　 of my cash now.

For the next two years, whenever I was　 ________　 of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “ Don’t think about it...”

I have learned two things from this　 ________　 . Maybe I was a fool for　 ________　 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a　　 ________　 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience　 ________　 up with you.

This reflect the saying, “ A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “________ ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.

1.A. say　　　 B. talk　　 　　 C. share　　　 　　 D. explain

2.A. as　　 　 　　 B. while 　　　　　　 C. then　　　　　 D. when

3.A. lost　　　 B. tried 　　　　 　 C. hungry　　 　　 D. anxious

4.A. excited 　 B. eager 　　　　　　 C. satisfied 　　 D. encouraged

5.A. rest　　　 B. food　 　　　　　　 C. travel　　　 　　 D. drink

6.A. Luckily B. Finally 　　　 　 C. Immediately 　 D. Actually

7.A. thought 　 B. recognized 　　 C. noticed 　　 　 D. realized

8.A. walked 　　 B. left　　　 　　　 C. worked　　 　　 D. found

9.A. look　　　 B. get　　　 　　　　 C. turn　　　　 　 D. think

10.A. ask　　　 B. pay　 　　　　　 C. send　　　　　 D. apologize

11.A. refused B. wanted 　　　　 C. hoped　　 　　 D. meant

12.A. hope　　　 　 B. surprise 　　 　 C. anger　　　 　　 D. fear

13.A. into　　　 　 B. with　　 　　　　 C. for　　　　　 　 D. from

14.A. sure　　 　　 B. upset　　 　　　　 C. proud　　 　　 D. pleased

15.A. warned 　 　 B. reminded　　　 　 C. thought　　 　 D. told

16.A. experience B. experiment 　　 C. story　　　 　　 D. mistake

17.A. turning 　 B. taking 　　 　　 C. handing　　 　 D. giving

18.A. free　　 　 B. cheap 　　 　　 C. plain　　　　　　 D. delicious

19.A. make　　　 　 B. wake　　　　 　　 C. catch　　　　　　 D. put

20.A. coward 　 　 B. fool　　　 　　　　 C. loser　　　　　　 D. hero

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You've been away from us for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.

On this special day for teachers across the country, I can ______keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear.

Do you still remember the happy ______about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your _____.You, a beautiful young lady, ______ us that you would live in our village.

Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children ______more time on their books ______ after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still ______ that one day you might leave. You ______a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their_____ of your leaving. You went all out in the ______ of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).You often emphasized to us the ______ of one's life, so that must have been what you were ______ in those five years!

One cold morning when class began, you entered the room ______ you had been crying ______.In your class, we ______ but looked away from your eyes. You ______for some time as if you were _____to find this right word…you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…?

On the following morning, we ______ you the very best and the villagers gave you their ______The train took you away and your broken ______The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.

1.A. forever　　　　 B. seldom　　　　 C. hardly　　　　 D. soon

2.A. scene　　　　　 B. condition　　　　 C. sign　　　　　　 D. sight

3.A. report　　　　　 B. arrival　　　　 C. explanation　　 D. speech

4.A. promised　　　 B. answered　　　 C. permitted　　　 D. agreed

5.A. shared　　　　 B. spent　　　　　 C. paid　　　　　　 D. devoted

6.A. even　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　 C. soon　　　　　　 D. still

7.A. considered　　 B. feared　　　　 C. supposed　　　　 D. doubted

8.A. wore　　　　　 B. pretended　　　 C. gained　　　　　 D. presented

9.A. pule　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. question　　　　 D. fear

10.A. teaching　　　 B. middle　　　　　 C. course　　　　 D. field

11.A. way　　　　　 B. wealth　　　　　 C. value　　　　　　 D. cost

12.A. after　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. against

13.A. as if　　　　　 B. because　　　　 C. even though　　 D. before

14.A. happily　　　 B. bitterly　　　　　 C. anxiously　　　 D. angrily

15.A.listened　　　 B .talked　　　　　　 C. discussed　　　 D. studied

16.A. explained　　 B. stopped　　　　 C. talked　　　　　 D .spoke

17.A. thinking　　　 B. worrying　　　　 C. crying　　　　　 D. trying

18.A. hoped　　　　 B. expected　　　　 C. wished　　　　 D. brought

19.A. thanks　　　　 B. satisfactions　　 C. expressions　　 D. rewards

20.A. boy　　　　　　 B. class　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　 D. memory

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读理解

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Ice Age Cave Art of Southwest France

May 21, 2013 —May 27, 2013

Day 1 U.S.— Bordeaux, France

Leave the U.S. for Bordeaux to start our prehistoric exploration(史前探索).

Day 2 Bordeaux — Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

On arriving in Bordeaux, join the group to Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, France’s prehistory capital. Cheek into Les Glycines hotel. Enjoy a welcome dinner here.

Day 3 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Begin at the Combarelles cave, believed to have been used by Cro-Magnon man between 14 000 and 12 000 years ago. After lunch in a restaurant in the rock, enjoy a guided tour of the National Prehistory Museum, containing one of the largest prehistoric collections. Our day ends at the cave of Font-de-Gaume. Discovered in 1901, it remains one of the most exciting places in the world, with many drawings of horses, deer and so on.

Day 4 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Journey through Black Perigord, starting with a tour of Sarlat. After lunch in town, visit Bernifal. Discovered in 1898, it offers its visitors various paintings.

Day 5 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

At the Rouffignac cave, get on an electric train to explore the nearly 10 kilometers of cave — a real underground maze(迷宫)of prehistoric drawings and several surprising handprints. Pause for lunch in a local farm house, then continue to Abri Castanet.

Day 6 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

After checking out of Les Glycines, travel to Cougnac cave, containing the oldest paintings in a site open to the public. Enjoy lunch in this beautiful town on the Dordogne river. As you leave Rocamadour, visit the Abri des Merveilles, then continue to the popular Chateau de Mercues.

Day 7 Toulouse — U.S

Check out of the Chateau de Mercues, and travel to the Toulouse airport for your return flight to the U.S..

1.Where will tourists have a welcome dinner?

A. At the Rouffignac cave.

B. At the Cougnac cave.

C. In the Les Glycines hotel.

D. At the Combarelles cave.

2. On which day tourists will visit Cougnac cave?

A. Day 3.　　 B. Day 4.

C. Day 5.　　 D. Day 6.

3.How many nights will tourists stay in Les Glycines hotel?

A. Two nights.　 B. Three nights.

C. Four nights.　　 D. Five nights.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读理解

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

The vast majority of fitness trackers count your steps and are worn around the wrist, but now there’s a device that’s designed to be worn like a necklace and monitors tiny movements to improve your posture.

The Fineck device aims to address neck pain by tracking tiny movement, spotting bad habits and suggesting exercises via an accompanying app. Made from silicone(硅)and titanium(钛), Fineck monitors a wearer’s movement, balance, posture and movement thanks to sensors inside. The Mountain View California-based firm says that a high percentage of people suffer from neck pain and associated problems, probably caused by more individuals doing office jobs, which generally involve leaning over computer keyboard.

The device contains sensors, several different types of instruments to monitor movement, plus a monitor to shake. It connects to an IOS app via Bluetooth so that wearers can see their bad habits and play “neck training” games. The app warns of health risks and records a user’s activity to build up a customer personal health description. The necklace shakes to give smart advice, such as reminding wearers to sit up straight. The app also allows users to set goals, like many other wearables do. “Fineck is the first wearable device for your neck that tracks your neck activity and warn you when you are in a bad posture for too long. You can also exercise your neck with Fineck’s interactive games.” The company writes on Kickstarter. “No matter where you are and what you are doing at office, on the go, or simply just feeling bored, Fineck will bring you enriched exercise experience through motion sensing games and therapies.”

It also claims that it is “the world’s first titanium wearable device”. The metal is widely used in fashion stuff that you can wear or carry to match your clothes because it is lightweight, durable and does not tend to cause allergic(过敏的)reactions. It also offers additional features such as shaking to indicate alerts on a user’s smartphone, but it is not currently clear whether it can also be used like bands, to count steps, and so on.

The Fineck has a battery life of around seven days and takes one hour to charge. It is available to pre-order via Kickstarter from ＄69(￡44)and is due to ship in March next year.

1.What helps the Fineck device to deal with neck pain?

A. An accompanying app.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A necklace

C. Computer keyboard.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A remote control

2.Besides allowing people to set goals, the iOS app also_____.

A. improves your posture and suggests exercises

B. exercise your neck and does office jobs

C. alerts you to health risk and records your activity

D. counts your steps and addresses neck pain

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A. The Fineck takes an hour to charge and is available at any time.

B. Movie stars like to wear necklace made of silicone to match their clothes.

C. The device count the steps to help wearers to see their bad habits.

D. Neck-ache is something caused by using computers too much.

4. We can infer from the passage that the Fineck device will_____.

A. actually not cause allergic reactions.

B. enrich your life by providing “neck training” games

C. monitor a wearer’s movement due to the material it is made of

D. help to correct your improper postures

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读理解

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Due to the increasing number of violence acts produced in schools all over the world, more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school. This way they can assure their safety and well-being, although teachers and school representatives are trying to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons in charge with the safety of the students.

The main reason for violence acts are the films and cartoons that fill the children’s time. They want to do everything. They watch on TV and never think at the consequences, and they may hurt a classmate or a teacher.

On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the children’s results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results.

When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he can’t probably see what each of them is doing, how he is writing, or if he understands the explanations. At home the teacher can explain in details everything the child doesn’t understand as many times as he considers proper.

And many times. the child grows fond of the teacher at home, who becomes his best friend, and who helps him whenever he needs someone to talk to.

However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home, because school makes children communicate and socialize. Keeping a child at home for fear there might happen something bad to him only makes the child’s character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is. Staying in a crystal ball only does harm to the child.

All in all, schools have been created to help children, not to harm them, so it’s best to keep children in these special places, where they learn, laugh, have fun and make new friends.

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ______.

A. teach parents the ways to keep theft children safe

B. show solutions to developing children’s character

C. explain the main reason for violence acts in schools

D. analyze an education problem and give opinions

2. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Classes

B. Who is to Blame. Parents or Schools?

C. Which is Better, School Study or Home Study

D. The Relationship between Teachers and Children

3.Parents prefer to have their children educated at home because the following EXCEPT that

A. More and more violence acts occur in schools

B. Parents want to improve their children's grades

C. Parents are concerned about their children’s safety

D. The education system is far from satisfactory

4.What does“a crystal ball”in the passage refer to?

A. A toy that can be used for entertainment.

B. A safe and comfortable environment.

C. An object that is made of crystal.

D. A setback that is hard to overcome.

5.We call infer from the passage that ______.

A. violence TV programs have bad effects on children’s behavior

B. the teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at school

C. children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrong

D. there are too many students in class for a teacher to teach

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her free time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip (退稿条) from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and ruined hopes can surface.

A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?”

“No”, she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

1. What do we learn form the first paragraph?

A. Now too many entertainments take up too much time.

B. Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.

C. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her free time.

D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.

2. What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

D. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

3. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

A. She had won a prize in the previous contest.

B. She wanted to share her stories with readers.

C. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

4. What’s the author’s advice for parents?

A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

阅读理解

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Scottish pupils recently were part of a new scheme that allowed them to take their exams online. Those examinations provided a glimpse of the future in May when 120 candidates in 10 centers in Scotland sat in front of computers to take a multiple-choice online exam. Although candidates were using a computer mouse instead of a pen, in all other ways the exam was the same as normal.

Exam rooms were set out to ensure that only the candidates and the teachers were able to see the individual screens. The online answers were sent directly to a safe area. According to the students at St Ninian’s in East Renfrewshire who took an online French exam, it was definitely the most motivated they had ever felt when taking an exam.

“I could go as fast as I wanted to, rather than as slow as everyone else wanted to,” said one. “It was better than looking back and forth between the questions,” said another. One pupil even described it as fun.

Their head teacher, Dorothy Graham, was not so surprised, “They are so used to doing things on computers that it seems natural for them. The boys liked it because they didn’t have to worry about how neat their work was.” The only things that worried her were power cuts and systems’ crashing.

It’s thought that online exams could be the norm (常态) in about five years. However, last year there were warnings about computerizing exams in England and Wales. It’s thought that it could be unfair to some students if they come from homes without access to a computer.

1. In the first paragraph the underlined word “candidates” probably means _________.

A. teachers who are supposed to prepare the test

B. people who grade the students’ papers

C. teachers who oversee the students in the exam rooms

D. pupils who take the online exam

2.Pupils who take this kind of exam _________.

A. do not need to write the answers down

B. must write the answers clearly with a mouse

C. have to answer the questions very quickly

D. can answer the questions for as long as they like

3. Why do people think it is unfair to some students without computers at home?

A. Because they are not able to take the exam at home.

B. Because they can’t be allowed to take the exams if they don’t have computers at home.

C. Because they can’t operate computers as well as those who have computers at home.

D. Because they are worried about how neat their work is.

4.According to the head teacher, pupils won’t be able to take the exam if _________.

A. they don’t have a computer at home

B. the computer system breaks down

C. the teacher sees individual screen

D. they take pens into the exam rooms

5.We can learn from the passage that it is mainly about ________.

A. computers in modern schools

B. taking exams online

C. testing computers in classroom

D. taking a multiple-choice exam

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Standing in front of the “Chilkoot Trailhead” sign for 15 minutes, I didn’t take one step. I was afraid of bears. That’s what was keeping me from walking the trail alone. I had hiked through black-bear country back home in Colorado, but now I was in Alaska, home to the fierce brown grizzly bear.

Fortunately, a friendly couple arrived and asked me to take their picture. We started talking and soon were walking the trail together. I was relieved. Ron and Carol were from Alaska and they taught me how to stay safe in bear country.

I had finally started my hike along the famous Chilkoot Trail, where more than 115 years ago, thousands of gold miners had walked. I was writing a book about the Klondike Gold Rush, and I wanted to follow in the footsteps of the miners to know what it was really like.

Ron, Carol, and I walked through the forest. As I was looking around at the beautiful scenery in the forest, I tripped (绊倒) over a big tree root and injured my ankle (脚踝). Fortunately, my ankle felt better in the morning, and we followed the trail. We went to bed early that night because the following day would be the toughest hike of all.

At dawn, we started hiking up the steep (陡峭的), green valley. Icy glaciers covered the mountains above. Soon we were as high as the clouds and could see only 20 feet in front of us. Finally, we reached the top of the Chilkoot pass and saw a Canadian flag moving in the heavy wind. Hours later, we arrived at our campground.

The following morning, my ankle was feeling fine, and my fear of bears had mostly disappeared. I said good-bye to Ron and Carol and walked alone for the next two days. Without seeing any bears the entire trip, I finally arrived at Bennett Lake. I rode the old train down to the town of Skagway and checked into my hotel.

While relaxing in my comfortable bed in the hotel, I thought of the miners from the Klondike Gold Rush. When the miners reached Bennett Lake, they had to cut down trees, build boats, and travel 500 miles down dangerous rivers and lakes. Then, when they finally reached the goldfields, they had to start digging.

1.Why did the author stand in front of the “Chilkoot Trailhead” sign for 15 minutes?

A. To wait for Ron and Carol.

B. Because he felt nervous.

C. Because he met a black bear.

D. To take photos of the beautiful scenery.

2.The author hiked along the Chilkoot Trail to ________.

A. find inspiration for his writing

B. search Alaska for bears

C. enjoy the beauty of nature

D. look for gold

3.When crossing the Chilkoot Trail, the author ________.

A. got help from two local miners

B. once tried to take a boat trip

C. hurt himself by accident

D. was almost killed by a brown bear

4.What kind of feeling did the author mainly show in the last paragraph?

A. Joy.                B. Pity.                C. Worry.                D. Doubt.

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