Islamabad, Pakistan, June 22nd---Two mountain climbers surprisingly survived (幸免于) a fall of over 500 feet on the 25,530-foot mountain in Pakistan, Saturday. The two climbers were climbing an ice-covered wall of the mountain when they suddenly lost their footing and fell about 560 feet to a narrow snow-covered ledge(悬崖突出部分) below. “We were lucky that ledge was there,” said the climbers, “Otherwise, we would have fallen over 2,000 feet.” If the ledge had not been there, the two climbers almost certainly have met their death. “It’s a wonder,” the climbers said, “that we landed on the ledge, and the snow was loose enough to cushion(缓冲) our fall. We’re thankful that we survived.”
When a reporter asked them if they planned to give up mountain climbing after their narrow escape(九死一生), the two climbers replied, “Not at all. We’ll be going back up there just as soon as we get out of the hospital.”
小题1:The mountain climbers survived because _____.A．they had fallen only 500 feet downB．of the ledge and the loose snow on itC．of their strong bodiesD．they were very good climbers小题2:If there had not been the snow-covered ledge, _____.A．they wouldn’t have fallen downB．they would have them woundedC．they would have lost their livesD．they would fall into the deep snow小题3: How high was the ledge from the foot of the mountain?A．2,560 feet highB．2,000 feet highC．25,530 feet highD．More than 1,400 feet high小题4:Choose the right order which shows what happened to the two climbers.
a. talked with a reporter b. lost their footing
c. was sent to a hospital d. fell to a ledge
e. started to climb an ice-covered wallA．b-d-c-e-aB．e-d-b-c-aC．e-b-d-c-aD．a-c-b-d-e小题5:What are the two climbers going to do when they get well again?A．To go ahead with the climbingB．To give up mountain climbingC．To write an article for the newspaperD．To return to the snow-covered ledge