On Monday, American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson and her partner Jim Morrison reached the summit of 26,781-foot Manaslu, the eighth-highest mountain in the world. Soon after the 49-year-old Nelson began her descent（下降）on skis，she triggered small avalanche（雪崩）and was swept away. On Wednesday, Morrison found her body.
“Often times in life, people want to play it safe, and we make everything around us to be comfortable and safe,” ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson once said. “Therefore, we can make choices where you can see where that road is going to take you, and I've always been tending to make a choice that I don't know where it's going to take me.”
Nelson, a National Geographic Explorer, had a distinctive sense of travel that led her through more than 40 expeditions to 16 countries. In 2012, six years later, Nelson returned to Lhotse to become the first to ski from its summit.
She was deeply respected for both her extensive big-mountain experience, and her mindful approach to life's challenges. In 2018, Nelson was named captain of the North Face Athlete Team, a title only one other athlete has held. A National Geographic Society grantee, she was also one of the winners of the 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year award. Despite her many super-hero accomplishments, friends recall her as a thoughtful presence and quiet leader, someone who never sought the limelight.
Throughout her career, Nelson struggled at times with the expectations and limitations of being a woman, a mother, and a professional adventurer---and becoming a role model for younger generations of female athletes in the process. “Nelson paved the way for women in the adventure sports space with her refusal to choose between motherhood and her athletic career," says Emily Harrington, a climber who joined her on the Hkakabo Razi expedition. “ She followed her passion as well as raising her family with a mix of courage and grace in a way only a true leader could.”
【小题1】What happened to Hilaree Nelson according to paragraph 1?| A．She lost her life because of an avalanche. |
| B．She reached the summit of Manaslu alone. |
| C．She failed to find her partner and lost her life. |
| D．Her partner found her body a week after her death. |
| A．To explore the high mountain. |
| B．To meet with her partner Morrison. |
| C．To challenge herself to ski from its top. |
| D．To become the best woman explorer to ski. |
| A．Courage of Nelson as a good adventurer. |
| B．Reasons for Nelson's love for adventures. |
| C．Hardships for Nelson to balance life and work. |
| D．The great achievements Nelson once achieved. |
| A．Careful and confident. | B．Devoted and adventurous. |
| C．Thoughtful and considerate. | D．Creative and responsible. |
