Death comes quickly in the mountains. Each winter holiday makers are caught unawares as they happily ski away from the fixed runs, little realizing that a small avalanche can send them crashing in a bone-breaking fall down the slope and leave them buried under tons of crisp white snow. There are lots of theories about how to avoid disaster when hit by an avalanche. Practice is normally less cheerful.
The snow in the Salzburg of Austria where a recent disaster took place was typical avalanche material. For several days before the incident I had skied locally. Early winter snow was wearing thin and covered with ice. On top of that new, warmer flakes were gently falling to produce a dangerous carpet. To the skier who enjoys unmarked slopes it is tempting stuff, deep new power snow on a hard base—the skiing that dreams are made of and sometimes nightmares.
Snow falls in sections like a cake. Different sections have different densities because of the temperatures at the time of the fall and in the weeks afterwards. Problems come when any particular section is too thick and not sticking to the section beneath. The snow of the past few weeks had been falling in rather higher temperatures than those of December and early January. The result of these conditions is that even a slight increase in the temperatures sends a thin stream of water between the new snow and the old. Then the new snow simply slides off the mountain.
Such slides are not unexpected. Local citizens know the slopes which tend to avalanche and the weather in which such slides are likely. Traps are set to catch the snow or prevent it slipping; bombs are placed and exploded from time to time to set off small avalanches before a big one has time to build up; and above all, skiers are warned not to ski in danger areas.
In spite of this, avalanches happen in unexpected areas and, of course, skiers ignore the warnings. The one comfort to recreational skiers, however, is that avalanche incidents on the marked ski slopes are quite rare. No ski resort wants the image of being a death trap.
1. Each winter holiday makers in the mountains come face to face with death because ______.
2. According to the writer, skiing conditions in the Salzburg area of Austria before the accident happened were ______.
3. In areas where avalanches are known to happen ______.
4. Although accidents do happen, skiers will be reasonably safe if ______.
问题1选项
A.they fail to realize how dangerous avalanches can be
B.they are not expert enough at skiing on the fixed runs
C.they are trying to avoid areas where avalanches happen
D.they ski great distances down the mountainsides
问题2选项
A.perfect for, the inexperienced skier
B.unsafe because the new snow was covered with ice
C.typical of conditions resulting in avalanches
D.suitable only for skiing locally
问题3选项
A.local residents stay indoors when the weather is bad
B.measures are taken to prevent serious avalanches
C.small avalanches can easily be prevented
D.skiers form themselves into a wall to keep the snow in position
问题4选项
A.they stay on the officially approved slopes
B.they ski only for pleasure
C.they ski only at resorts
D.they choose less crowded ski slope
第1题:
【选项释义】
Each winter holiday makers in the mountains come face to face with death because ______. 每年在山上过寒假的人直面死亡，因为______。
A. they fail to realize how dangerous avalanches can be A. 他们没有意识到雪崩有多危险
B. they are not expert enough at skiing on the fixed runs. B. 他们在固定滑道滑雪方面不够专业
C. they are trying to avoid areas where avalanches happen C. 他们试图避开发生雪崩的地区
D. they ski great distances down the mountainsides D. 他们从山坡上滑下很远的距离
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】根据第一段的第一句：Death comes quickly in the mountains. Each winter holiday makers are caught unawares as they happily ski away from the fixed runs, little realizing that a small avalanche can send them crashing in a bone-breaking fall down the slope and leave them buried under tons of crisp white snow.（在山区，死亡来得很快。每年冬天，度假者都会在毫无防备的情况下高兴地从固定的滑雪道上滑走，却没有意识到一场小小的雪崩就会让他们在斜坡上摔得粉碎，让他们被埋在成吨的洁白的雪下。）可知，选项A符合原文。
【干扰项排除】B、C、D选项在文中没有提及，属于无中生有。
第2题:
【选项释义】
According to the writer, skiing conditions in the Salzburg area of Austria before the accident happened were ______. 据作者介绍，事故发生前，奥地利萨尔茨堡地区的滑雪条件是______。
A. perfect for, the inexperienced skier A. 完美的，对没有经验的滑雪者来说
B. unsafe because the new snow was covered with ice B. 不安全的，因为新雪被冰覆盖着
C. typical of conditions resulting in avalanches C. 典型的导致雪崩的条件
D. suitable only for skiing locally D. 只适合当地滑雪的
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】根据第二段的第一句：The snow in the Salzburg of Austria where a recent disaster took place was typical avalanche material.（最近发生灾难的奥地利萨尔茨堡的雪是典型的雪崩性质。）可知选项C与原文一致，所以正确。
【干扰项排除】A、B、D选项在文中没有提及，属于无中生有。
第3题:
【选项释义】
In areas where avalanches are known to happen ______. 在已知会发生雪崩的地区______。
A. local residents stay indoors when the weather is bad. A. 天气不好时，当地居民待在室内。
B. measures are taken to prevent serious avalanches B. 防止严重雪崩的措施被采取
C. small avalanches can easily be prevented C. 小型雪崩可以很容易地预防
D. skiers form themselves into a wall to keep the snow in position D. 滑雪者将自己形成一堵墙，以保持雪的位置
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】根据倒数第二段的内容：Local citizens know the slopes which tend to avalanche and the weather in which such slides are likely. Traps are set to catch the snow or prevent it slipping; bombs are placed and exploded from time to time to set off small avalanches before a big one has time to build up; and above all, skiers are warned not to ski in danger areas.（当地居民知道容易发生雪崩的斜坡和可能发生雪崩的天气，人们通过设置陷阱和引爆炸弹的方法来防止雪崩；最重要的是警告滑雪者不要在危险区域滑雪。）可知，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4题:
【选项释义】
Although accidents do happen, skiers will be reasonably safe if ______. 虽然事故确实会发生，滑雪者将是相当安全的，如果______。
A. they stay on the officially approved slopes A. 他们待在官方批准的斜坡上
B. they ski only for pleasure B. 他们滑雪只是为了娱乐
C. they ski only at resorts C. 他们只在滑雪胜地滑雪
D. they choose less crowded ski slope D. 他们选择不太拥挤的滑雪场
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】根据最后一段的第二句：The one comfort to recreational skiers, however, is that avalanche incidents on the marked ski slopes are quite rare.（然而，对休闲滑雪者来说，唯一的安慰是，在有标记的滑雪场上，雪崩事件是相当罕见的。）选项A符合原文。
【干扰项排除】B、C、D选项在文中没有提及，属于无中生有。
