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Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world's 14 highest mountains.

His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia's snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545 feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.

"It tends to be the trickiest, the most dangerous," said Viesturs. "There's no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain."

In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog's tale of climbing the icy AnnapurnA．Herzog's story was of frostbite (凍傷) and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.

Viesturs got his start on Washington's Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world's highest peaks. Finally, he's done.

The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. "You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it," said Viesturs. "If we have the patience and the respect, and if we're here at the right time, under the right circumstances, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down."

What's next for a man who can't stop climbing? "I'm going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer," says Viesturs. But for a man who's climbed the world's 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.

1．What record has Ed Viesturs set?

　 A．He has succeeded in climbing to the world’s 14th highest mountain.

　 B．He has been to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.

　 C．He has become the first to climb to the height of 26,545feet.

　 D．He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.

2．The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “______”.

　 A．frightened 　　　　　　　　 B．discouraged 　

　 C．interested 　　　　　　　　 D．upset

3．The author used Viestures’ words in Paragraph 6 to support a view that ______.

　 A．mountain climbing is a dangerous sport

　 B．mountains should be regarded as living creatures

　 C．mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy

　 D．those who like mountain climbing won’t stop climbing

4．What’s the next probably plan of Viestures?

　 A．Stopping climbing and staying with his family.

　 B．Climbing to the top of the world’s 14 tallest mountains again.

　 C．Climbing another one of the highest mountains.

　 D．Writing down the experiences about his adventure.

 

Answer 1

這是一篇人物類短文。本文介紹了登山之王Viesturs的登山成就。他是唯一已經成功地征服了14座世界最高峰的美國人。

1．B。細節理解題。根據第一段的第二句話“But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the world’s 14 highest mountains.”可知：Viesturs已經成功地征服了14座世界最高峰的美國人。

2．C。詞義猜測題。根據上文介紹的Viesturs的登山成就推測，hooked意為“感興趣的”。如果是“被嚇倒、泄氣或不安”，就不可能取得那么輝煌的成就，顯然，這幾項不符文意。

3．B。段落主旨題。此段首句“The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect.”就是本段的主題，下文Viesturs所說的話是用來說明這一主題的。

4．C。細節理解題。根據文章最后一段最后一句“But for a man who’s climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure”可得答案。