Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind of football, 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 on 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 there’re for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it 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 and 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 on, 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 skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.

1. Mountaineering is a sport, which involves　　　　 .

A. hardship

B. physical risk

C. cold

D. all of the above

2. The main difference between a sport and a game lies in 　　　　 .

A. uniform

B. rules

C. activity

D. skills

3. Mountaineering is also a team sport because 　　　　 .

A. it involves rules

B. it involves matches between teams

C. it requires mental and physical qualities

D. mountaineers depend on each other while climbing

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Mountaineers compete against each other.

B. Mountaineers compete against other teams.

C. Mountaineers compete against nature.

D. Mountaineers compete against international standards.

5. What is the BEST title for the passage?

A. Mountaineering.

B. Mountain Climbers.

C. Mountaineering Is Different from Golf and Football.

D. Mountaineering Is More Dangerous than Other Sports.

阅读理解

　　Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activities. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind, football, hockey （曲棍球）, golf, or tennis, it may be mountaineering.

　　Those who have a passion （热情，激情） for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment （惊讶，惊异） . Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on 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 there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind, 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 “game”. We would be mistaken in this assumption. 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 capacities.

　　A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his prime by the age of thirty , and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less wasted effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.

1．Mountaineering is a sport which involves ________.

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2．The main difference between a sport and a game lies in origin of the ________.

[　　]

3．Mountaineering is also a team sport because ________.

[　　]

A．it involves rules

B．it involves matches between teams

C．it requires mental and physical qualities

D．mountaineers depend on each other while climbing

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．Mountaineers compete against each other.

B．Mountaineers compete against other teams.

C．Mountaineers compete against nature.

D．Mountaineers compete against international standard.

5．What is the best title for the text?

[　　]

A．Mountaineering

B．Mountain Climbers

C．Mountaineering Is Different From Golf And Football

D．Mountaineering Is More Dangerous Than Other Sports

完形填空

　　I don't know what's your opinion about mountains.

　　It was only in the eighteenth century 1 people in Europe began to 2 that mountains were beautiful. 3 that time, mountains were feared by the people 4 on the plain, especially by the city people, 5 they were wild and 6 places 7 one was easily 8 or killed by terrible animals.

　　Slowly, however, 9 people 10 comfortably in the towns began to grow 11 them. They began to feel 12 looking for wild excitement, as their attention turned from the man-made town to the 13 country; and to places 14 dangerous and wild. So high mountains began to be 15 for a holiday.

　　Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular 16 . To some people, there is something 17 about getting to the 18 of a high mountain: a struggle against nature is finer than a bottle 19 other human beings. And after a difficult climb, what a 20 reward it is to look down on everything within sight.

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阅读理解

　　Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activities. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind, football, hockey (曲棍球) , golf, or tennis, it may be mountaineering.

　　Those who have a passion(热情、激情) for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment (惊讶、惊异). Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on 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 there are for such games as golf and football, There are, of course, rules of a different kind, 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“game”. We would be mistaken in this assumption 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 capacities.

　　A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his prime by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less wasted effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.

1．Mountaineering is a sport which involves ________ .

[　　]

2．The main difference between a sport and a game lies in origin of the ________ .

[　　]

3．Mountaineering is also a team sport because ________.

[　　]

A．it involves rules

B．it involves matches between teams

C．it requires mental and physical qualities

D．mountaineers depend on each other while climbing

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．Mountaineers compete against each other.

B．Mountaineers compete against other teams.

C．Mountaineers compete against nature

D．Mountaineers compete against international standard.

5．What is the best title for the text?

[　　]

A．Mountaineering

B．Mountain Climbers

C．Mountaineering is Different from Golf and Football

D．Mountaineering is more Dangerous than Other Sports

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