No.10

　　The snow went on falling, and they could see only a few meters in front of them. “We should go back,” said Judy. She was afraid. “But where is the path?”Everything was covered with snow. The sky was grey. “What’s the time?” asked Paul. Judy looked at her watch. “Nearly 5 o’clock. It gets dark in an hour.”“We must start walking, and hope we find the path. I think the snow’s stopping,” said Paul. But it wasn’t stopping. The wind was strong. It blew around then cold and wet.
“Just keep gong downhill,” said Judy. “We can’t go wrong.”Then Paul fell on some rocks. He shouted. “Judy! I’ve hurt my leg!” He couldn’t stand up. His leg hurt too much. “I’ll have to phone for help,” said Judy. “I hope the mobile phone works up here!”Luckily it did. They phoned the mountain service (服務站). “Don’t move!” shouted the man on the phone. “Stay where you are, we’re sending a team there.”

　　They were not far from the path, so the team found them easily. They were lucky! People often get into trouble when they climb the mountains. You must always tell someone where you are going and take a mobile phone with you. Mountain is a dangerous place to be if things go wrong!

　　根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。

　　1. What was the weather like?

　　A. Sunny and warm.　B. Snowy and windy. 　C. Rainy and windy.　D. Windy but warm.

　　2. What were Judy and Paul doing?

　　A. Falling　B. Stopping.　C. Climbing.　D. Phoning.

　　3. Who fell down and got hurt?

　　A. Paul.　B. Judy.　C. The man in the service.　D. A team.

　　4. Where was the path?

　　A. By a river.　B. Downhill.　C. At the foot of the hill.　D. Near the climbers.

　　5. Which is the most useful when you are in mountains?

　　A. Stopping now and then.　B. Getting in touch with the outside world. 　C. Using a walking stick.　D. Going back when there is no path.

　　【答案與解析】

　　1. 選B。從第1段的句子The snow went on falling.就可以知道這是一個snowy的天氣，再從第5段的句子The wind was strong.可以知道這也是一個windy的天氣，所以答案選B。

　　2. 選C。由句子Just keep going downhill.可知他們是在山上，而從最后一段作者給的建議(People often get into trouble when they climb the mountain)中也可以知道他們應該是在爬山。所以答案選C。

　　3. 選A。根據句子Then Paul fell on some rocks.可知，Paul跌落到石頭上，His leg hurt too much. 因此答案選A。

　　4. 選D。從句子They are not far from the path. 我們可知，他們離下山的小路不遠，因此答案選擇D。

　　5. 選B。作者在最后一段告誡人們爬山時的注意事項：必須告訴別人你的去向，必須隨身攜帶移動電話。這些都是方便你在出現危險的情況下能夠Getting in touch with the outside world(與外界聯系)，所以答案選擇B。