The 1,642-foot Squaw Peak of western Massachusetts is famous for its inviting views. However, it is also these views that has _______ visitors to get too close to the steep (陡峭的), slippery cliffs (悬崖), resulting in countless injuries and even _______.
Henry Grant, a student at Ithaca College, was on the _______ for sightseeing. _______, he heard a loud noise. Grant wheeled around and _______ a woman had fallen off the side of the mountain. Several _______ immediately started looking for her, but their view was _______ by trees. When Grant saw hikers _______, he decided to lend a hand, hoping he wasn’t too _______.
After 15 minutes of climbing over large rocks, __________ past prickly (多刺的) brush, and slipping down loose dirt, Grant __________ a figure about 25 feet above him. The woman had fallen about 75 feet. Incredibly, she was __________. Grant called 911 to __________ her location and crawled (爬) on all fours up a tight, __________ path, gaining support by digging into the dirt with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula. She was almost senseless. Securing himself against a tree, Grant __________ put her hand in his and tried to keep her mind off the __________ by asking her questions: “Where are you from? Do you have kids?” Soon, they were joined by other responders. Eventually, Paula was flown by helicopter to a __________.
Paula, who has fully __________, stated in a letter to the Boston Globe that Henry was her new __________.
“At 18,” she wrote, “Grant has already __________ building the rest of my life.”
【小题1】A.trained | B.persuaded | C.tricked | D.forced |
【小题2】A.pains | B.deaths | C.cries | D.fights |
【小题3】A.mountain | B.chair | C.ground | D.tree |
【小题4】A.Merely | B.Suddenly | C.Easily | D.Casually |
【小题5】A.noticed | B.declared | C.feared | D.decided |
【小题6】A.workers | B.doctors | C.hikers | D.students |
【小题7】A.covered | B.impressed | C.disappointed | D.blocked |
【小题8】A.complaining | B.wandering | C.suffering | D.searching |
【小题9】A.weak | B.active | C.late | D.crazy |
【小题10】A.pushing | B.running | C.cutting | D.jumping |
【小题11】A.saved | B.spotted | C.remembered | D.supported |
【小题12】A.energetic | B.curious | C.alive | D.confident |
【小题13】A.repeat | B.check | C.clear | D.report |
【小题14】A.narrow | B.safe | C.special | D.fantastic |
【小题15】A.gently | B.partly | C.secretly | D.obviously |
【小题16】A.sense | B.pain | C.dirt | D.cliff |
【小题17】A.school | B.hospital | C.shelter | D.house |
【小题18】A.survived | B.understood | C.recovered | D.matured |
【小题19】A.guest | B.friend | C.colleague | D.hero |
【小题20】A.held back | B.put off | C.insisted on | D.participated in |