It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Captain, a huge rock almost 1.2 kilometers high. Mark had long dreamed to climb El Captain when he was a child. At the age of twenty—one, he had fallen while climbing a mountain, losing his legs. But he never lost his love for life.

　　Mark knew he couldn’t finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter would be there to lend a helping hand. They thought it would take them seven days to reach the top. Now Peter climbed about 30 meters up and hit a piton(岩钉）into the rock. Tying one end of a 50—meter rope to the piton, he let the other end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and tied it to his belt(腰带). He next readied above his bead and tied a T—bar(丁字铁）to the rope. Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first pull-up. High above，Peter let out a cheer, “You’re on your way.”

　　For the first four days the two men progressed upward without accident. But on the fifth day，a very strong wind began to blow, making it hard for Mark to hold on to his rope. But Mark kept on pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up.

　　It took them one more day than they had expected. But as the two heads appeared, the group of people waiting on the top went wild with joy.

　　根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

46.The underlined word “readied” in the second paragraph means______.

       A.抵达      B.够到    C.完成    D.伸出

47.While climbing, Mark       _____.

　　       A.carried the T-bar on his back and stepped upward

　　   B.pushed up the T-bar and pulled himself up

　　   C.sat in his wheelchair and pushed himself up

　　   D.held on to the rope drawn up by his friend

48.The correct order of the steps before Mark’s climbing is______.

　　　a. push up the T-bar   b. tie the rope to his belt

　　　c. hit the piton into the rock      d. tie the T-bar to the rope

　　　e. tie the rope to the piton

  A. c-e-b-d-a       B. e-c-a-b-d C. e-b-d-c-a D. b-d-e-c-a

49.Which of the following is TRUE of Mark Wellman?

　　A.He realized his dream without anyone helping him.

　　B.He was badly injured when he climbed El Captain.

　　C.He climbed up the rock about 170 meters in height each day.

　　D.He had dreamed to climb up El Captain for a long time.

50.This passage mainly shows us that______.

　　A.a good beginning is half done     B. it is never too old to learn

　　C.doing is better than saying  D. where there is a will, there is a way

Do you love having your own room? Do you hate to clean it?

Sometimes your room becomes so messy(杂乱), and you can’t find what you want. You can’t even see the floor!

    It isn’t because you are lazy. It is because you are not arranged(有安排的).

    But don’t worry. American writer Julie is here to help. She has written “Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens” to help make your life more organized.

    In the book, the writer points out（指出）that your room is the only space in the world just for you. If you keep it clean and tidy, you will find things easier and have success in life!

    But, to have more success, you must arrange all parts of your life. Not just your room! The book gives many tips to help you do this:

（1）       Always put things back where you find them.

（2）       Keep anything important in one easy-to-reach(伸手够到) drawer.

（3）       When you buy a new textbook, put your old ones in a drawer.

（4）       Put labels (标签) on your drawers saying what is in them.

（5）       Make a plan for each day. Then you will know what you should be doing at all times.

（6）       Keep to your plan.

If you follow these tips, you will learn to arrange your space and time. And your future will be full of success!

46. The writer thinks your room is messy because you are          .

          A. busy                  B. lazy                C. not patient         D. not arranged

47. The underlined word “tips” means           in Chinese.

          A. 意见           B. 建议          C. 测试            D. 段落

48. The book Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens tells us to          .

          A. throw(扔) old things away

          B. make labels for textbooks

          C. put used things everywhere

          D. put important things in a drawer easy to reach

49. In order to know what we should be doing at all times, we should          .

          A. make a plan for each day         B. find things easily

          C. get up early                    D. buy a new textbook

50. The writer of the passage wants to tell us to         .

          A. read books often                   B. organize our life well

          C. have our own rooms             D. clean our rooms only