Question

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 game of some kind 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 relaxation.

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 it would be dangerous to ignore (忽略), 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, 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 (滑雪者) 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 man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in 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. The main difference between a sport and a game lies in ______.

A. activity B. uniform C. rules D. skills

2. Mountaineering can be called a team sport because ______.

A. mountaineers depend on each other while climbing

B. teams compete against each other

C. it is an Olympic event

D. there are five climbers on each team

3. Mountaineers compete against ______.

A. each other B. nature

C. other teams D. international standards

4. Which of the following might be the best title?

A. How to Climb High Mountains B. Mountain Climbers

C. Challenging Sports Activities D. Mountaineering

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章写出了登山的意义，登山的困难，登山者的年龄和他们的团队合作精神等。

1. is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football.可知登山是一项运动而不是比赛，因为它没有高尔夫或者足球一样的规则，所以它们的不同之处在于rules所以选C。

2. when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.可知但是登山者们拴在一个绳子上的时候他们知道他们的生命或许被决定，这有很明显的团队合作，所以选A。

3. has to fight the forces of nature可知他不得不和自然中的困难做斗争，所以选B。

4.

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