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

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：登山運(yùn)動(dòng)為什么會(huì)這么吸引人呢？它有什么特點(diǎn)呢？本文會(huì)一一告訴你。

1.Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing.”可知，在冬天很流行的運(yùn)動(dòng)有滑冰和滑雪。故該題正確答案為B.

2.Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? ”所表達(dá)出的人們的疑問(wèn)——為什么男人和女人都愿意遭受寒冷和困難去到高山上冒險(xiǎn)呢？可知，該句句意應(yīng)為“人們總是很驚訝于那些對(duì)攀爬高山、險(xiǎn)山‘充滿(mǎn)熱情的’人。”A. strong emotion“強(qiáng)烈的情感”；B. good way“好辦法”；C. better feeling“更好的感覺(jué)”；D. enough affection“足夠的情感；足夠的愛(ài)”，故該題正確答案為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.”登山運(yùn)動(dòng)中不存在認(rèn)為的規(guī)則，登山者可以自由地使用自己的方法。故該題正確答案為C.

4.But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps.”可知，五六十歲攀上阿爾卑斯山脈的最高峰是很尋常的。故該題正確答案為D.

5.C. Mountaineering.

考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)生活類(lèi)說(shuō)明文的閱讀