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I am afraid of heights but two summers ago I climbed to a high place. Most of our high school had come along on a day trip to a beautiful beach village in Peru. After eating our lunches, many of us wanted to make the climb to an area around the village.
Do I turn back？“Yes！” Will I regret (后悔) it late? I really want to get to the top, but ... At last, I decided at least to have a try.
My friend Tom was in front of me. Then, suddenly, he slipped (滑倒) and was about 10 feet back! My heart was beating faster until he stopped himself. Knowing that my friend Seth would be right behind me, I began the climb. I was soon past the first challenge safely, but not feeling much better about the rest of the climb. Looking down, I saw rocks everywhere. My breathing sped up, and my heart beat even faster, growing loud in my ears.
My friends kept climbing. But they did not forget me. Someone was always behind me to help hold my feet when necessary, and someone else was always in front to offer a hand up. With friends helping me by words and actions, I slowly gained ground.
Then we came to the worst part. The climb looked very close to vertical (垂直的). To me, the wise choice was to go back down. Melody encouraged me to go on and she made it safely first. I stopped, unsure of my footing.“You can do it, Jean! I'm right here，” Melody called. She waited patiently, not asking me to hurry. I took a few deep breaths and kept climbing.
With no more mistakes, we came to the top finally. I was dirty and tired. But it didn't matter. I was at the top! I had never felt so alive.
语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者的一次爬山经历。
1．According to the text, the climb________.
A．was done by all of the high school students
B．happened on a morning two summers ago
C．was near a beautiful beach village
D．lasted for about two days
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“a day trip to a beautiful beach village in Peru”和“make the climb to an area around the village”可知，作者他们是在村庄附近爬的山。
2．When her friends decided to go climbing, Jean________.
A．felt excited about it
B．turned back to the village
C．regretted going out with them
D．wasn't sure whether to join them
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Do I turn back? ‘Yes！’ Will I regret (后悔) it later? I really want to get to the top, but... At last, I decided at least to have a try.”可知，Jean一开始对于要是否爬山很犹豫。
3．What do we know about the worst part of the climb?
A．Melody gave Jean words of encouragement.
B．Jean waited patiently for Seth to catch up.
C．It was dirty and dangerous.
D．Jean had the first try.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“Melody encouraged me to go on”和“‘You can do it, Jean! I'm right here，’Melody called”可知。
