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【題目】 It's 4:54 a. m. on a November morning in 2016 in Yosemite National Park, the United States. The moon shone over the south-west face of El Capitan. Alex Honnold was alone. He held on tightly to the rock with nothing but the tips of his fingers and two thin edges of shoe rubber. He was trying to do something that had been considered impossible-a "free solo" (徒手攀巖) up the world's most dangerous cliff.

Some people think free soloing is a meaningless sport. The sport, they say, has claimed the lives of many professional climbers. Others think mastering a mountain with only excellent physical and mental skill is the essence of climbing. Such was the attitude of Paul Preuss. Preuss was the father of free soloing. By the age of 27, he had made about 150 ropeless climbs He was admired (欽佩) throughout Europe. Then, on October 3,1913, he fell to his death while free soloing a cliff in the Alps (阿爾卑斯山).

But Preuss's ideas lived on. They have influenced generations of climbers. In the 1960s, the "free climbing" movement was born. The movement supports using ropes and other gears (設備) but only as safety devices. The next serious free soloist appeared in 1973. Henry Barber climbed a 460-meter-tall rock in Yosemite without a rope. In 1987, Peter Croft, a Canadian, free soloed two of Yosemite's most dangerous routes in one day.

Croft's achievement stood until 2007. That year, 22-year-old Honnold showed up in Yosemite. He surprised the world by repeating Croft's masterpiece. The next year, he free soloed two famously difficult routes in America. The routes were so dangerous that no one had imagined they could be climbed without a rope.

Now, as fans celebrate his achievements, Honnold is preparing for his next big goal. Thousands of moves are still to come. Honnold is on his way to completing the greatest rock climb in history.

【1】How many ropeless climbs had Paul Preuss made by the age of 27? _______.

【2】On October 3,1931, Preuss _______.

【3】The "free climbing" movement was born _______.

【4】Alex Honnold repeated Peter Croft's masterpiece _______.

【5】Now, Honoold is on his way to _______.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】About 150.

【2】fell to his death while free soloing a cliff in the Alps

【3】in the 1960s

【4】in 2007

【5】completing the greatest rock climb in history

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要介紹了徒手攀巖的歷史以及一些攀巖名人創(chuàng)下的記錄和犧牲。

【1】句意：在27歲為止，保羅·普雷烏斯無繩攀登過多少次？

根據“By the age of 27, he had made about 150 ropeless climbs”可知，保羅在27歲時已經無繩攀登過150次了。故答案為About 150.

【2】句意：在1931年10月3日，普雷烏斯_______。

根據“Then, on October… cliff in the Alps (阿爾卑斯山).”可知那時候他在徒手攀登阿爾卑斯山的一個懸崖時摔死了。故答案為fell to his death while free soloing a cliff in the Alps.

【3】句意：“自由攀登”運動誕生于_______。

根據“In the 1960s, the "free climbing" movement was born.”可知，此運動誕生于20世紀60年代。故答案為in the 1960s.

【4】句意：艾利克斯·霍諾德重復皮特·克勞福德的壯舉_______。

根據“Croft's achievement…repeating Croft's masterpiece.”可知，2007年，年僅22歲的霍諾德重復了克勞福德的壯舉，震驚了世界。故答案為in 2007

【5】句意：如今，霍諾德正在_______的路上。

根據最后一段“Honnold is on…climb in history.”可知，如今，霍諾德正在完成歷史上最偉大的攀巖的路上。故答案為completing the greatest rock climb in history.

任務型閱讀一般考查細節(jié)題，考生們可以先看題目，根據題目到原文里找答案，本文名字比較多，是個難點也是個記憶點，可以根據題干給的名字，再到文中找相關事件，這樣做題速度會更快。如小題1出現的人名保羅·普雷烏斯主要出現在第二段和第三段開頭，就只需要在這范圍內尋找答案。