2. The first reason given to explain why mountaineers hate talus is_______.
A) that climbers above you might cause it to fall on you
B) that it allows people climbing above you to push off
C) that it makes people climbing above you feel insecure
D) that it can cause other people to push you off the mountain
3. What is likely to be the meaning of "Cailloux"?
A) Rocks are flying through the air.
B) Rocks are falling.
C) There are loose rocks on the ground ahead.
D) There are rocks everywhere.
4. What is sarcastic in the words of the boy in paragraph four?
A) He didn’t keep his ’’face in".
B) Not every climber wears a helmet.
C) It is very difficult not to look up during a rockfall.
D) Being hit by a rock isn’t "pleasant" at all.
5. In what sense was Toby "safe"?
A) The overhanging rock would protect him from falling rocks.
B) He felt a hand on his shoulder.
C) His rucksack was protected.
D) He had hidden under a canopy.
答案与题解：
1. C 本题的问题是：为什么说他们离开小屋的时间晚了?由第一段可以知道答案“It meant the day would be a hot one， and the warmth would loosen rocks that were gripped by ice. ”可知岩石的状况已经不是很好了，故此题的正确答案为 C.
2. A 本题的问题是：登山者讨厌斜坡的第一个原因是什么?由原文第二段可以直接得出答 案。“First， because it can easily be pushed off on to you by people climbing above. ”
3. B 本题的问题是：“Cailloux”这个词的意思是什么?由第三段后半部分与第四段开头可知 这个单词是石头滑落的意思。“it would pull towards me， like a drawer opening”“There were just two rocks at first， leaping and bounding down the face towards us， once cannoning off each other in mid-air.”
4. D 本题的问题是：在第四段男孩话语中讽刺的是什么?由第四段“‘Why? Because a rock in your face is far less pleasant than a rock on your helmet，’he told us. ‘Face in， always face in.’”可知正确答案为 D.
5. A 本题的问题是：Toby安全的标志是什么?由文中第五段“I looked across， he was safe beneath an overhanging canopy of rock. "可以得出答案。