题目内容
A beginner in learning electricity should not touch television__________.
A. for you would be shocked if you have done
B. for he would be shocked if he did
C. for he will be shocked if he did
D.for he would be shocked if he had done
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.
【小题1】 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. |
A.to tie ropes to your harness | B.to control your fear |
C.to move away from the wall | D.to climb straight up |
A.settlement | B.exercise | C.excitement | D.tiredness |
A.To tell people where to find gyms. |
B.To prove the basic need for climbing. |
C.To encourage people to climb mountains. |
D.To introduce the sport of wall climbing. |
When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.
“Storm chasing” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.
Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.
Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement . “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”
However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.”
1.For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to .
A.head straight for the center of the storm |
B.get into the car for safety |
C.wait patiently for the storm to develop |
D.collect information about a coming storm |
2.Beginners of storm chasing are advised .
A.not to drive in a heavy rain |
B.to do it in an organized way |
C.not to get too close to a storm |
D.to spend more time on it in summer |
3.By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that .
A.storm chasing costs a lot of money |
B.storm chasing is worth hours of waiting |
C.efforts in storm chasing are well paid |
D.a storm presents the greatest show on Earth |
4.What can we learn from the text?
A.Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment |
B.Many storm chasers get killed in the storms. |
C.Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world. |
D.Storm chasing is only fit for young people. |