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 can’t bring people joy or leisure    

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

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

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹登山這項運動的吸引人之處和在登山運動中對登山者的要求。

1.推理題：閱讀全文可知作者主要談論的是登山運動。故選B。

2.推理題：劃線部分句意是那些對攀登又高又難的山有激情的人經常被大家仰視，令大家很吃驚。此處劃線詞意思是激情、熱情，只有A項“強烈的情緒”符合語境。故選A。

3.細節題：根據第三段中“ it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes”登山者自由選擇自己的方式。故選D。

4.細節題：根據第一段中“Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment.” 那些對攀登又高又難的山有激情的人經常被大家仰視，令大家很吃驚，可知登山運動也是很吸引人的，因此A項錯誤；根據倒數第二段中“ His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.”運動要求精神和身體的高素質，因此B項錯誤；根據最后一段中“A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty.”一個滑雪運動員可能在三十歲時就已經渡過了他的黃金年齡，而不是登山者，因此C項錯誤；根據最后一段中“But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps”但是五六十歲的男人爬上阿爾卑斯山的最高峰也不是不常見，因此D項正確。故選D。

5.推理題：閱讀全文可知一直在講登山運動的內容。故選C。

考點：考查日常生活類閱讀