2．She had great trouble finding a new route up the Dru Mountain because _______.

A．she lost her way　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B．the climb took 11 days

C．she needed help from an American climber　　

D．there was heavy snow

1．Catherine Destivelle is called 'a star’ because ________.

A．she won a competition in 1995　　　　　　

B．she loves rocks

C．she's a famous woman climber　　　　　　　

D．she found a new route up to the Dru Mountain

3．Which of the following statements about braking and speed is true?

　　 A．The braking distance is what it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees.

　　 B．The speed of a car has a direct effect on the distance needed to stop the car.

　　 C．The braking distance increases only when a driver drives faster than 50 miles per hour

D．Driving slowly can help a person to avoid all accidents.

四十三

Catherine Destivelle is a rock star. She loves rock, but she can't sing or play the guitar! She is a rock climber and a big star in France and Italy. She is the most famous woman climber in the world because she often climbs without ropes. She climbs in many countries but most often in the French Alps near Chamonix, where she lives. She started climbing near her home in Paris when she ,vas five. Then, at fourteen, she joined the French Alpine Club to learn more, but immediately she climbed better and more quickly than the older members of the cluB．She won her first competition in Italy in 1995.

Three years ago she found a new route up the Dru Mountain near Chamonix. The climb took eleven days and for four days the snow was so heavy that she could not move. Last year other climbers tried to follow the new Destivelle Route, but they failed. They are going to try again this year.

People always ask her about her climbing. She says, "I climb because I'm in love with mountains. I like touching the rock and reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I felt at home on the side of a mountain. I prepare well before I go, so I'm never worried."

Catherine chooses new mountains from books--like buying from a shopping catalogue(目录)! "I see a nice mountain and I go to climb it!" Her next mountain is in Pakistan. She is going there next month. "It's much bigger than the Dru, so it's going to take longer to climb. An American climber, Jeff Lowe, is coming with me to help."

2．What is the braking distance for a car that is traveling at 60 miles per hour?

　　 A．66 feet. 　　　　　　 B．119 feet. 　　　　　　 C．185 feet. 　　　　　　 D．251 feet.

1．According to the chart, what is the total number of feet needed to stop a car that is traveling at 50 miles per hour?

　　 A．55. 　　　　　　　　　 B．73. 　　　　　　　　　　 C．128. 　　　　　　　　　 D．183.

5．We can learn from the passage, that the guests＿＿＿＿．

　　 A．should not play games on the Treetops　　

　　 B．could not sit on the corridor at night

　　 C．could enjoy their dinner in the dining room　

　　 D．should keep off the cat-like animals

四十二

Some people don't believe that driving more slowly can save lives. But the truth is that driving more slowly can help a person to avoid serious accidents.

　 The following chart shows the distance that it takes to stop a car at a given speed. The distance is measured in feet. The shaded area shows the driver's thinking distance. That's the distance it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees. The white area shows the car's braking distance. That's the distance it takes for the car to stop once the brakes are used. The number at the top of each bar shows the total number of feet that it takes to stop the car.

4．According to the passage. Treetops is famous in the world because ________.

　　 A．it shows the pleasure of America　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B．Princess Elizabeth got to the crown when coming down from there　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 C．it is built round several trees

　　 D．there are many animals that can be trained and become lovely pets

3．Which of the following statements about “the cat-like animal”, described in the passage, is NOT true?

　　　 A．It comes for food only at night. 　　　　　 B．It lives in the trees at Treetops.

　　　 C．Its teeth and claws can do people harm. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．It can catch any other animal in the forest.

2．According to the passage, “railway service” actually refers to __________.

　　　 A．the service provided at the railway station　　

　　　 B．the supply of food on the train

　 C．the service provided along the railway　　　

　 D．the supply of food along a moving line

1．“She succeeded in becoming the queen of the country.” In this sentence, “succeeded” means_______.

　　　 A．did what she was trying to do　 　　　　　　 B．gained her purpose

　　　 C．got a position on the death of the King D．completed an easy task