Question

Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms—football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.

Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.

Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.

If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.

The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.

A mountain climber continues to improve in skills year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.

1.What sports are popular among people in winter in the passage?

A. Soccer and golf.             B. Skiing and skating.

C. Cycling and hockey.           D. Mountaineering.

2.The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _ _____.

A. strong emotion               B. good way

C. better feeling                D. enough affection

3.Mountaineering is a sport, not a game because_______.

A. it has man-made rules

B. it is too dangerous for climbers

C. it is free for climbers to use their own methods

D. it can’t bring people joy or leisure

4.We know from the passage that _______.

A. mountaineering has no appeal for people

B. physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers

C. a mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty

D. it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Sports in winter          B. Team work in climbing

C. Mountaineering            D. The quality for mountaineering

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：登山运动为什么会这么吸引人呢？它有什么特点呢？本文会一一告诉你。

1.Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing.”可知，在冬天很流行的运动有滑冰和滑雪。故该题正确答案为B.

2.Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? ”所表达出的人们的疑问——为什么男人和女人都愿意遭受寒冷和困难去到高山上冒险呢？可知，该句句意应为“人们总是很惊讶于那些对攀爬高山、险山‘充满热情的’人。”A. strong emotion“强烈的情感”；B. good way“好办法”；C. better feeling“更好的感觉”；D. enough affection“足够的情感；足够的爱”，故该题正确答案为A.

3.There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. ”“Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.”登山运动中不存在认为的规则，登山者可以自由地使用自己的方法。故该题正确答案为C.

4.But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps.”可知，五六十岁攀上阿尔卑斯山脉的最高峰是很寻常的。故该题正确答案为D.

5.C. Mountaineering.

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