第十章单元测试
Determining the main idea.
(Choose the best answer. Do not refer to the text.)
in idea of the article is that______.( )
- Mallory had a strong desire to climb Mount Qomolangma and ______.( )
- Mallory appreciated the opportunity to participate in the pioneering expedition to Mount Qomolangma because______.( )
- From the passage we can learn that______.( )
- According to the passage,______.( )
- What may be critical in proving whether Mallory had reached the summit or not?( )
- Simonson's team is planning another expedition to Qomolangma in the hope of______.( )
Understanding vocabulary.(Choose the correct definition according to the context.)
"As a climber, to know what Mallory did was phenomenal."( )
A sudden clearing above him unveiled the whole summit ridge.( )
By 1924, after two exhausting and unsuccessful attempts to the mountain on expeditions in 1921 and 1922, his early enthusiasm began to wane.( )
Before departing for the 1924 expedition Mallory had confided in a friend that it would be, of war than an adventure," and that he was prepared for a siege on the summit.( )
Two attempts were to the made, one with oxygen and one without but Qomolangma repelled both attempts.( )
Despite the initial find of the body, Qomolangma was reluctant to give away too many more
clues.( )They hope to piece together the many possible scenarios of Mallory and Irvine's last day.( )
A:recent expeditions have set out to investigate the ultimate fate of early explorers
B:mountain climbing is always difficult
C:challenges will remain challenging
D:people have learnt more about the explorers in their expedition to the mountain
答案:recent expeditions have set out to investigate the ultimate fate of early explorers
A:he found Mount Qomolangma fascinating and friendly
B:he didn't want to be left out of the expedition
C:he was asked to find out the mystery about it
D:he was confident in his strength, unaware of dangers ahead
A:to give up the adventure meant a failure in self-fulfillment
B:he was already a leading figure in the climbing world
C:adventure to him was what a shell is to a pea
D:the adventure would be of historic significance
A:Irvine was the member of all three British Expeditions in the 1920s
B:Irvine died in an expedition to Qomolangma in 1921
C:Irvine's body was found on the North Face
D:for all his merits, Irvine was an inexperienced explorer
A:Mallory made a point of challenging Qomolangma again and he had Irvine as one of his partners
B:Irvine participated in the expedition because of Mallory's encouragement
C:Mallory and Irvine departed for the summit from Nepal
D:only Mallory and Irvine took part in the 1924 expedition
A:More clues.
B:The camera.
C:Bodies of the team members
D:The needles in the haystack.
A:confirming the identity of another dead body
B:finding out how Irvine died
C:finding more clues about the last hours of Mallory's team
D:finding a solution to the mystery of Mallory's team
A:helpful
B:shifting
C:extraordinary
D:interesting
A:prevailed
B:swept
C:uncovered
D:concealed
A:rise
B:change
C:increase
D:decline
A:Confessed to
B:had confidence in
C:told confidentially
D:admitted to
A:discouraged B:compelled C:defeated
D:expelled
A:show off
B:reveal
C:release D:give off
A:pick up
B:take to pieces
C:assemble D:cut to pieces
