Passage1
Fifteen-year-oldDavidhadspentsixmonthsplanningahiketothebottomoftheGrandCanyon(大峡谷)withhisclassmates.Noonecouldhaveknownitwouldendintragedy.
Whenthegrouparrivedatthestartingpointforthehike,theyfoundtherewasaproblemwiththeirpermit.Tosolveit,thefiveboysandthreeleaderswalkedbackuptotherangerstation(护林站)—onlytofinditwasclosed.
Whentheboysgotmoving,theydalreadydrunkmostoftheirwater.Intheburningsun,temperaturesreacheda115°F.Eventheleaderswerehavingtroublewalkingon.ButthegroupfinallymadeitdowntothebottomoftheGrandCanyon.Heatevilwasoccurring. “Mysonmadeitabout100yardsfromtheriverandthendropped,” sayshisfather,Robin.Twoboysofthemracedtotherivertogethimwater.
Whentheboysarrived,thelastrafting(漂筏运动)tripofthedaywaspassingby.Asluckwouldhaveit,amongthewaitingriderswereafewdoctors.TheyrushedtogiveDavidfirstaid.Butitwastoolate.Davidpassedawayfromtheheatevil.
Itsbeen21yearssincetheboysdeath,andhikingstillholdsastrongmemoryofDavidforhisfamily.Thesummerbeforethetragedy,hisfatherhadalongtimetodevotetohisfamily.DavidandhisdadspentthesummerhikingallovertheHighUintas,wheresnow-cappedpeaksreflecttowersoverglacier(冰川)-formedlakes.
ThephotoRobintookofChristmasMeadowstherewontheReadersDigest “FromSeatoShiningSea” photocontestandappearedontheJuly2017magazinecover.ToRobin,itisntjustafascinatinglandscape—itsalsoapowerfulreminderofhislateson.
1.HowmanypeopledoesDavidsgroupconsistof?
A.11. B.10. C.9. D.8.
2.Whatdoesthesentence “Eventheleaderswerehavingtroublewalkingon.” inParagraph3suggest?
A.Theleadersweretallerandolder.
B.Theleaderscoveredashorterdistance.
C.Theleaderswerehealthierandstronger.
D.Thetroublethegroupfacedwassogreatastobebeyondexpectation.
3.WheredidRobintakethephotowhichwontheReadersDigest “FromSeatoShiningSea” photocontest?
A.OntheHighUintas.
B.WhereDavidhadbeento.
C.IntheGrandCanyon.
D.IntheChristmasMeadows.
4.Whatdoesthepassageintendtotellusmainly?
A.Takeenoughwaterwithyouwhenhiking.
B.DonthiketotheGrandCanyonintoohotweather.
C.Robinstillmisseshislateson,David.
D.Doctorscantnecessarilysucceedinsavingeverypatient.
