Module 3 课下能力提升(九)
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They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives.If one falls, the other is there to catch him.
They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident, and Corbett, an experienced rock climber.Together, they climbed up Half Dome, the famous 2，000-foot rock in the Yosemite National Park, through one of the most difficult routes (路线)．
During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes (尖状物) that guided the ropes and climbed up.Then, after Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again.This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days.
Wellman's job was not easy either.He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone.In all, Wellman figured that he had done 5，000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.
However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing.“He knew that was how I got injured，” Wellman said.Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started training.
Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth.At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly.Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet.His quick action probably saved his friend's life.
“Your partner can save your life — you can save your partner's life，” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends.“There are real close ties.”
1．Which of the following was a challenge for Corbett in climbing Half Dome? A．To climb up to remove the spikes. B．To climb it twice.
C．To do 5，000 pull-ups up the rope.
D．To lock the rope in place.
2．Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they first met? A．Corbett was poorly trained.
B．Wellman had lost interest in climbing. C．Corbett didn't want to hurt Wellman.
D．Wellman hadn't decided whether to climb again. 3．What do we know about Wellman? A．He climbed Half Dome by himself. B．He was disabled in a traffic accident. C．He stopped rock-climbing for some time. D．He was saved by Corbett during the climb. 4．The main idea of the text is that ________． A．two heads are better than one B．friendship is precious in life C．the disabled should never give up
D．a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated
B
Your friend might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks away. Life has changed for millions of children across the world who now make friends online. Whether you use chat-rooms (聊天室), QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are part of virtual community (虚拟社会)．
“I seldom talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ，” said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname used by a Senior 2 girl in China.“Eighty percent of my classmates use QQ after school.”
QQ is the biggest messaging service in China.Four million people used it one Saturday night in October, according to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.
And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them.“I log_in on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel bored.I usually spend about 10 hours chatting online every week，”she said, “But I hardly talk with strangers, especially boys or men.”
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with strangers online.“You don't know who you are talking to.You should always be careful about who you trust online.”
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to know someone very well.Fox's Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face.It was a girl who was a comic (喜剧) fan like herself and they went to a comic show together.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users.“I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking about useless things，” he said.Now he chats online in English, using MSN.“I only chat online because I've got friends in Japan, the USA and Singapore，” he said, “I want to learn more about foreign cultures.” But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a waste of time and money.
“If you are really addicted (沉迷) to it, sometimes you can't listen carefully in class，” he said, “And the friends in your real life are always more important than those so-called friends you meet online.”
5．How many messaging services have been mentioned in the passage? A．2. B．3. C．4 D．5
6．What's the meaning of the phrase “log in” in the fourth paragraph? A．Take off. B．Get online. C．Set out. D．Set up.
7．What is the BEST title of the passage? A．Chat Online B．Caught in the Web
C．Do You Know Messaging Service D．QQ, MSN and ICQ
8．According to this passage, which friends are more important? A．Friends you meet online. B．Foreign friends.
C．Friends in your real life. D．Friends we meet offline.
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