6．I had looked forward to this day for a long time．Finally I，Kirsty Sturart，would stand on the top of Mont Blanc，the highest mountain in Europe．Although I climbed often in my native Scotland，this was my first trip to the Alps．My companions-Jean Pierre Barton，Maurice Gautier，and Mary Sargent-and I left our camp early and planned to reach the top by late morning．
As we neared the top，large clouds gathered and it began to snow．We found shelter and decided to wait for the snow to stop．After three hours，however，we decided to go back and try again the next day．We started down the mountain in the thick snow．Jean-Pierre forgot his sunglasses and went back to look for them．As he was returning to us，he started to fall．
His fall started an avalanche（雪崩） and it was falling towards us!I was swept away by the heavy snow．Jean-Pierre hurried down to me．"Are you OK？"he asked．
"I think I broke my leg，"I answered．
"I'd better radio for help!"he said．"Where are the others？"We couldn't see Maurice or Mary anywhere．
Jean-Pierre called the emergency radio number，and the police said they would send help right away．It seemed like hours，but only minutes later we heard the welcome sound of a helicopter． The helicopter couldn't land on the mountainside，so they lowered two men，two dogs，and a stretcher（担架）．One man ran to me，but I told him to search for the others．The dogs were trained for avalanche rescue and soon began to dig crazily in the snow．
Bernardo，the lead dog，found Mary's scarf and led the rescuers to her．Maurice was nearby．The men gave us hot drinks and warm blankets and then prepared to lift us into the helicopter．Two men inside the helicopter pulled us up with the ropes．I went first on the stretcher．
Once we were safely inside，the helicopter flew to the hospital in Chamonix．Our poor rescuers and their dogs had to climb all the way back down the mountain．Later we would find these brave men and thank them for saving our lives．
56．What prevented the climbers from reaching the top？A
A．The terrible weather．
B．The loss of the sunglasses．
C．The injury of the team members．
D．The unexpected height of the mountain．
57．How did the writer break his leg？D
A．The road was covered with snow．
B．His companion knocked into him．
C．The heavy clouds blocked his view．
D．The avalanche caused a fall for him．
58．How did the writer feel while waiting for help？A
A．Anxious． B．Crazy． C．Sorry． D．Annoyed．
59．What do we learn from the passage？D
A．Mary was the leader of the team．
B．The team was upset about their failure．
C．It was several hours before the rescue team arrived．
D．The writer was excited thinking of climbing Mount Blanc．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者和他的朋友们在攀登Mont Blanc的过程中因恶劣天气放弃返回时却遇上了雪崩，作者被压断了腿，幸好救援队来的及时，成功救援了作者和他的朋友们．
解答 56．A．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"We found shelter and decided to wait for the snow to stop．After three hours，however，we decided to go back and try again the next day"可知由于恶劣的天气，他们放弃了继续爬山；故选A．
57．D．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"His fall started an avalanche（雪崩） and it was falling towards us!I was swept away by the heavy snow"可知作者是被雪崩压断了腿；故选D．
58．A．推理判断题．根据文章第四段"It seemed like hours，but only minutes later we heard the welcome sound of a helicopter"可知作者在等待救援的过程中度日如年，由此可知他是十分紧张的；故选A．
59．D．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"I had looked forward to this day for a long time．Finally I，Kirsty Sturart，would stand on the top of Mont Blanc"可知作者对于要要爬Mont Blanc是十分兴奋的；故选D．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
