April the 3rd was the day we attempted to reach Mount Everest. The morning saw us ail up and rushing about the bungalow at daybreak. We bumped down the nine miles of dusty track, each clutching a camera or one of the more delicate instruments to our chests in an endeavor to make our bodies absorb as many of the shocks from the bump track as possible. The ground staff was already busy on our arrival. The sheds where the aircraft were kept had been opened and the great machines were being manhandled out onto the tarmac. The bottles of oxygen were carefully placed in their clips and connected to the system. The vertical cameras were titled and tested, and air frames and engines were inspected and tested in every detail.
Pilots and observers fussed around their equipment, trying on many times before readjusting straps, electric leads and oxygen feed pipes that had already been adjusted to a nicety. They then rechecked the charts which had been carefully prepared to allow accurately for the increasing wind speeds during the climb—all trying to keep themselves occupied during that tense half-hour wait for the return of the reconnaissance machine.
There had been so much preparation for this flight, and there was still so much of the unknown about it, that the crews could not help being slightly affected by the general excitement. Waiting is always unpleasant, and we were all relieved to see the reconnaissance machine diving down through the dust haze. The Air Commodore who commanded it brought welcome news. Though he had been unable to climb above the dust, he had been able to see towards the mountains through the top of the haze and there was a cloudless sky. This was splendid: no cloud to mar the photography.
We had promised not to attempt the flight if the wind exceeded 40 miles an hour, but this was the first time we had found the wind under 100 miles an hour. We worked out the implications and reckoned that, provided we did not spend more than fifteen minutes at the summit, we could get back inside our petrol endurance. We might wait for days and weeks and not get another opportunity. The Air Commodore weighed the position carefully and gave the word “Go”.
1. The author and his colleagues held their instruments close to their chests because ______.
2. When the members of the expedition arrived at the aerodrome, the ground staff were ______.
3. The crews of the aircraft kept checking their equipment ______.
4. The purpose of this expedition to Mount Everest was to ______.
5. The pilots took the opportunity to ______.
6. The word “tarmac” in line 6 of paragraph 1 most probably means ______.
7. The word “They” in line 3 of paragraph 2 refers to ______.
问题1选项
A.there were so many people in the car
B.the dust might have obscured their cameras
C.the surface of the track was very uneven
D.they wanted to protect themselves from bumps
问题2选项
A.maneuvering the aircraft into position on the runway
B.attaching the clips to the bottles of oxygen
C.waiting to remove the machines from the sheds
D.making to remove the machines from the sheds
问题3选项
A.to ensure that the straps of their oxygen masks were adjustable
B.to pinpoint the position of the reconnaissance plane
C.to verify the accuracy of the wind speeds shown in their charts
D.to keep themselves busy until it was time to take off
问题4选项
A.investigate the atmospheric conditions on the mountain
B.make an aerial survey of the summit
C.test the breathing apparatus at high altitude
D.penetrate the dust haze surrounding the mountain
问题5选项
A.test the flying speed over the summit of the mountain
B.reach Mountain Everest despite the high rate of wind
C.fuss around their equipment
D.drive away unpleasant waiting
问题6选项
A.an office
B.a place
C.a paved surface for planes to take off
D.a runway
问题7选项
A.straps
B.electric leads
C.oxygen feed pipes
D.pilots and observers
第1题:D
第2题:D
第3题:D
第4题:B
第5题:B
第6题:C
第7题:D
第1题:
【选项释义】
The author and his colleagues held their instruments close to their chests because ______. 作者和他的同事把他们的仪器抱在胸前，因为______。
A. there were so many people in the car A. 车里有很多人
B. the dust might have obscured their cameras B. 灰尘可能遮住了他们的相机
C. the surface of the track was very uneven C. 轨道的表面很不平坦
D. they wanted to protect themselves from bumps D. 他们想保护自己不受撞击
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】根据第一段的第三句：...each clutching a camera or one of the more delicate instruments to our chests in an endeavor to make our bodies absorb as many of the shocks from the bump track as possible.（……每个人都把相机或更精密的仪器放在胸前，努力让我们的身体尽可能地承受住来自颠簸轨道的冲击。）可知选项D符合原文。
【干扰项排除】
A、B选项在文中没有提及，属于无中生有；
C选项不是把仪器抱在胸前的原因，而是让身体受到冲击的原因。
第2题:
【选项释义】
When the members of the expedition arrived at the aerodrome, the ground staff were ______. 当探险队的成员到达机场时，地勤人员正在______。
A. maneuvering the aircraft into position on the runway A. 操纵飞机到跑道上的位置
B. attaching the clips to the bottles of oxygen B. 把夹子固定在氧气瓶上
C. waiting to remove the machines from the sheds C. 等待把机器从棚子里搬出来
D. making to remove the machines from the sheds D. 把机器从棚子里搬出来
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】文章第一段提到：The ground staff was already busy on our arrival. The sheds where the aircraft were kept had been opened and the great machines were being manhandled out onto the tarmac.（我们到达时，地勤人员已经很忙了。存放飞机的棚子已经打开，巨大的机器正被人工搬运到停机坪上。）由此可知，地勤人员是操纵飞机在跑道上就位，故选项D符合原文。
【干扰项排除】
A、C选项根据解析可知属于曲解原文；
B选项，文中提到：The bottles of oxygen were carefully placed in their clips and connected to the system.（氧气瓶被小心翼翼地放在夹子里，并连接到系统上。）可知氧气瓶是放在夹子里的而不是将夹子固定在氧气瓶上，属于曲解原文。
第3题:
【选项释义】
The crews of the aircraft kept checking their equipment ______. 飞机机组人员一直在检查他们的设备______。
A. to ensure that the straps of their oxygen masks were adjustable A. 确保氧气面罩的带子是可调节的
B. to pinpoint the position of the reconnaissance plane B. 确定侦察机的位置
C. to verify the accuracy of the wind speeds shown in their charts C. 以核实海图所显示的风速的准确性
D. to keep themselves busy until it was time to take off D. 让自己忙到起飞的时候
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】根据第二段最后一句：...all trying to keep themselves occupied during that tense half-hour wait for the return of the reconnaissance machine.（在等待侦察机返回的紧张的半个小时里，所有人都试图保持忙碌。）以及第三段的第一句：There had been so much preparation for this flight…（为这次飞行做了如此多的准备……）也就是说，他们不停的检查设备是为了让自己保持忙碌直到该起飞的时刻，故选项D符合原文。
【干扰项排除】
A、C选项是检查他们的设备的细节，不是目的，属于张冠李戴；
B选项在文中没有提及，属于无中生有。
第4题:
【选项释义】
The purpose of this expedition to Mount Everest was to ______. 这次珠穆朗玛峰探险的目的是______。
A. investigate the atmospheric conditions on the mountain A. 调查山上的大气状况
B. make an aerial survey of the summit B. 对山顶进行空中勘测
C. test the breathing apparatus at high altitude C. 在高海拔测试呼吸器
D. penetrate the dust haze surrounding the mountain D. 穿透山周围的尘雾
【考查点】推理判断题
【解题思路】根据最后一段的内容：We worked out the implications and reckoned that, provided we did not spend more than fifteen minutes at the summit, we could get back inside our petrol endurance.（我们计算了一下，认为只要我们在山顶不超过15分钟，我们就能回到汽油续航力的范围内。）由此可知，这次探索珠穆朗玛峰的目的是为了对山顶作一次航空勘测，故选项B符合原文。
【干扰项排除】A、C、D选项不能通过文章信息推理出来。
第5题:
【选项释义】
The pilots took the opportunity to ______. 飞行员们趁机______。
A. test the flying speed over the summit of the mountain A. 测试飞越山顶的飞行速度
B. reach Mountain Everest despite the high rate of wind B. 到达珠穆朗玛峰，尽管风速很大
C. fuss around their equipment C. 对他们的设备大惊小怪
D. drive away unpleasant waiting D. 赶走不愉快的等待
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】根据最后一段的内容，“我们曾承诺，如果风速超过40英里每小时，我们就不会尝试飞行，但这是我们第一次发现风速低于100英里每小时。我们可能会等上几天或几周，错过这次就再也没有下一次机会了。”由此可推知，即使风速很大，飞行员也要抓住这次机会登上珠穆朗玛峰，故选项B正确。
【干扰项排除】A、C、D选项在文中没有提及，属于无中生有。
第6题:
【选项释义】
The word “tarmac” in line 6 of paragraph 1 most probably means ______. 第一段第6行中的tarmac很可能是______的意思。
A. an office A. 一个办公室
B. a place B. 地点
C. a paved surface for planes to take off C. 为飞机起飞铺设的地面
D. a runway D. 跑道
【考查点】词汇推断题
【解题思路】根据句意：存放飞机的机库被打开了，巨大的机器被人粗暴地搬运到了……由此可知，tarmac指可供飞机起飞的地方，故选项C正确。
【干扰项排除】A、B、D选项，文章所说的是要登上珠穆朗玛峰，所以所放飞机的地方是在大自然不应该是办公室和跑道，而B选项过于宽泛，不是最佳答案。
第7题:
【选项释义】
The word “They” in line 3 of paragraph 2 refers to ______. 第二段第三行中的“他们”一词指的是______。
A. straps A. 肩带
B. electric leads B. 电导线
C. oxygen feed pipes C. 供氧管
D. pilots and observers D. 飞行员和观察员
【考查点】推理判断题
【解题思路】根据句中的then可知，本句是对上句的补充，根据句意可知，前后主语一致，“they”指代的是“pilots and observers”，故选项D正确。
【干扰项排除】A、B、C选项不能通过文章信息推理出来。
