1培优练习7Oct7thAMostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cycling,swimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomeforms—football,basketball,hockey,golfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksinhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asothers,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindswhichwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.Ifwecomparemountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota“teamgame”.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no“matches”between“teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillsyearbyyear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty.ButitisnotunusualformenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermen,buttheyperhapsclimbwithmoreskillsandlesswasteofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.41.Whatsportsarepopularamongpeopleinwinterinthepassage?A.Soccerandgolf.B.Skiingandskating.C.Cyclingandhockey.D.Mountaineering.42.Theunderlinedword“passion”inParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby______.A.strongemotionB.goodwayC.betterfeelingD.enoughaffection43.Mountaineeringisasport,notagamebecause_______.A.ithasman-maderulesB.itistoodangerousforclimbersC.itcan’tbringpeoplejoyorleisureD.itisfreeforclimberstousetheirownmethods44.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.mountaineeringhasnoappealforpeopleB.physicalqualityismoreimportantthanmentaloneforclimbersC.amountainclimberpasseshisbestbytheageofthirtyD.itispossibleforanoldmanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbtheAlps45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SportsinwinterB.TeamworkinclimbingC.MountaineeringD.ThequalityformountaineeringBThedaywhenthejobswerehandedoutwasoneofthemostexcitingmomentsforallthe2childrenintheclass.Ittookplaceduringthefirstweekoftheterm.Everykidwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.Somejobsweremoreinterestingthanothers,andthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Whengivingthemout,theteachertookintoaccountwhichpupilshadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.DuringthepreviousyearRitahadcarriedouttheteacher’sinstructionsperfectly.AllthechildrenknewRitawouldbegiventhebestjob.Buttherewasabigsurprise.Eachchildreceivedanormaljob.ButRita’sjobwasverydifferent.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.Thoughtheteacherinsistedthatthisantwasveryspecial,Ritafeltdisappointed.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforher.EvenherfatherbecameveryangrywiththeteacherandheencouragedRitatopaynoattentiontothisinsignificantpet.However,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbydoingsomethingspecialwiththatjoboflittleinterest.Ritastartedinvestigatingallaboutherlittleantandga...
