10－year－old John ran bare foot out of the door on a windy, cold day in February and he __1__ straight for the 125－foot electric tower behind their home. The tower carried 230,000 volts through its silver wires but John wasn't __2__ of the danger. He had suffered from a mental illness, a condition that separates him from reality，__3__ him to live within his own __4__. That day his thoughts were set on climbing to the top of that tower, touching the sky and feeling what it was like to __5__.

His seventeen－year－old brother, James, who had always been close by, watching him and making sure that no __6__ came to him，__7__ to realize that he was missing this time.

John had already __8__ the handrails(欄桿) and was making his __9__ to the sky by the time James __10__ him. James understood the __11__ of the electrical tower but he chose to follow his younger brother up each gray rail, trying not to look __12__，all the way to the top. James finally __13__ his brother and held him tightly with his right hand. With his left hand, he held on to a metal bar to help stabilize(固定) them __14__.

The minutes lengthened into hours __15__ they balanced on a three－inch rail. James sang songs to __16__ his own beating heart and to draw his brother's attention away from the rescue action taking place __17__.

Hundreds of people gathered at the base of the tower and they looked like ants to James. Helicopters(直升飛機) began to circle overhead and emergency trucks rushed to the __18__.When secured with a safety line, the brothers and their rescuers were carefully lowered to the ground, the crowd below burst out __19__. They witnessed the __20__ of a 17－year－old boy named James.

1. A. looked  B. headed  C. cared  D. sent

2. A. aware         B. proud         C. sure           D. afraid

3. A. teaching      B. allowing      C. coaching       D. forcing

4. A. words         B. opinions      C. thoughts       D. ideas

5. A. run           B. fly           C. rush           D. walk

6. A. harm          B. wound         C. fear           D. damage

7. A. refused       B. headed        C. pretended      D. failed

8. A. removed            B. cleared      

C. overcome           D. occupied

9. A. way           B. trip          C. tour           D. journey

10. A. caught       B. saved         C. found          D. recognized

11. A. usage        B. danger        C. effect         D. height

12. A. left         B. right         C. up             D. down

13. A. reached      B. touched       C. fetched        D. found

14. A. either       B. both          C. all            D. each

15. A. before       B. till          C. where          D. as

16. A. stop         B. rest          C. calm           D. resist

17. A. below        B. nearby        C. ahead          D. around

18. A. land         B. space         C. center         D. scene

19. A. cries        B. cheers        C. laughter       D. shouts

20. A. carefulness       B. friendliness 

C. braveness        D. unselfishness

. 1. 解析：選B。John徑直朝發(fā)電塔走去，此處head是動詞，意為“出發(fā)；動身”。

2. 解析：選A。根據(jù)下一句的前半句可知，他有精神病，沒有“意識到”高壓線的危險。

3. 解析：選D。本句前半句提到他患有精神病，所以很多行為都是無意識的，是迫不得已的做法。

4. 解析：選C。根據(jù)下一句中的his thoughts，可判斷C項正確。

5. 解析：選B。本段開頭部分提到發(fā)電塔有125英尺高，所以他想爬上塔頂，體驗“飛”的感覺。

6. 解析：選A。他哥哥時刻守護著他，確保他不會受到任何“傷害”。wound多指刀傷、槍傷等，不符合語境。

7. 解析：選D。他哥哥這一次沒有意識到弟弟不見了。

8. 解析：選B。clear此處表示 “清理”。remove表示“除掉；拿走”overcome表示“克服”；occupy表示“占據(jù)”，均不符合題意。

9. 解析：選A。make one's way是固定搭配，表示“朝前走”。他爬塔不是為了“旅游”。

10. 解析：選C。James “發(fā)現(xiàn)”John的時候John已經(jīng)爬到非常高的位置了。

11. 解析：選B。James知道發(fā)電塔的“危險”。

12. 解析：選D。他們兩人都在高空，所以James盡力不往“下”看，以減少內心的恐懼感，因為稍不留心就會從高空摔下來粉身碎骨。

13. 解析：選A。James終于“到達”了弟弟身邊，并用右手緊緊地抓住他。

14. 解析：選B。塔上只有兄弟二人，并且他讓兩人都固定，所以用both。

15. 解析：選D。此處as強調動作同時發(fā)生，即他們兩人在只有三英寸的圍欄熬過了數(shù)個小時。

16. 解析：選C。James唱歌“平靜”自己的恐懼，同時也吸引弟弟的注意。rest表示“使休息”；resist表示“抵制”，均不符合題意。

17. 解析：選A。他們兩人在高空中，因此援救行動在“下面”開始。

18. 解析：選D。直升飛機在頭頂盤旋，急救卡車飛奔“現(xiàn)場”。

19. 解析：選B。兄弟二人隨時都有生命危險，如今安然無恙地被送回地面，觀眾自然為之“歡呼”。

20. 解析：選C。他們見證了一個17歲男孩的“勇敢”。

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