42. The word “workout” underlined(被划线) in the last paragraph most probably means________.

A. settlement　　B. exercise　　　　 C. excitement　 　　D. tiredness

41. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is________.

A. to tie ropes to your harness　　　　 　B. to control your fear

C. to move away from the wall　　　　　 D. to climb straight up

40. What can we infer from the passage?

A. People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.

B. It is impossible to build up(强健) one’s body by climbing.

C. People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.

D. It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.

39. How is the passage mainly developed?

A. By inferring(推断).　 　　　　　 　　B. By comparing.(作对比)

C. By listing examples.　 　 　　　　　　D. By giving explanations.

B

People believe that climbing can do 　good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(体育馆). Here，people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.

How do people climb the wall? To climb，you need special shoes and a harness (保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes(绳索)tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the next piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult part is to control your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you，and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.

Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb，both your mind and your body can become stronger.

38. In the passage, the writer tries to________.

A. express his opinions about way of life

B. describe his life in the countryside

C. show an interest in the outside world

D. persuade the reader to live in the city

37. Which of the following is TRUE about the writer?

A. He is very old now.　 　　　 　　　　B. He is in good health.

C. He prefers driving a car.　 　　　 　　D. He lives in the city now.

36. What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?

A. Staying on the farm.　　　　　　 　B. Moving to the countryside.

C. Leaving home for the city.　　　 　　D. Running away from the school.

15. Everything is full of yellow dust because of the sandstorm(沙尘暴).　　　 ！

A. What terrible a weather　　　　 　　　B. What terrible weather　

C. How terrible a weather　　　　 　　　D. What a terrible weather

14. 　　　, but he still couldn’t understand what I meant.

A. Having been told many times　　 　　B. He had been told many times　　　　

C. Having told many times　　　　　 　　D. Although he had been told many times