Question

More than 4000 years ago, a primitive artist carved a portrait on the side of a rock in Northern Norway. The carving portrayed a man on a pair of skis. Today, more than a million Americans have something in common with that Stone Age character—they have joined in a fast-growing sport called “ski touring”.

    Ski touring is healthy, cheap, unpretentious fun—and an ideal winter family activity. It Is a more demanding sport and requires first-class physical condition and a good deal of stamina（精力）. To a ski tourer, the joy of this sport lies in its simplicity. It can be enjoyed wherever there is snow on an open field or road.

As ski touring grows more popular, facilities for the sport are expanding, too. There are now chains of commercial ski touring centres renting and selling equipment and providing instructions. While some members of the family may be chicken about schussing（作直线下滑）down mountainsides, today everybody can go on a touring trip.

1. Ski touring probably began in ________.

    A. Northern American

    B. Southern American

    C. Northern Europe

D. African

2. Which of the following statements about ski touring is NOT mentioned?

    A. It is a fast-growing sport in the US.

    B. It is a healthy activity that can be enjoyed by a family.

    C. It is in need of energy and heath.

D. It is very difficult to learn.

3. The word “demanding” probably means ________.

    A. requiring more energy

    B. easy to learn

    C. enjoyable

D. dangerous

4. Although the sport is very popular, some people are still ________.

    A. expanding its facilities

    B. asking for instructions

    C. afraid of dashing down the mountainsides

    D. curious about the sport

 

Answer 1

答案：C;D;A;C
解析：

1. C  文章第一段提到早在4000年前就在挪威北部有关于ski touring的壁画，就此推出ski touring应起源于北欧（挪威属于北欧国家），而不是其他地方。 2. D  文章第一段末提到 “Americans…a fast-growing sport called ‘ski touring’” 因此可排除选项A。第二段首句提到ski touting is a “cheap”, “healthy”, “family activity”，因此可排除选项B。随后又提到这项运动是一个demanding sport，要有一流的身体条件和能量 (first-class physical condition and a great deal of stamina) ，因此可排除选项C。 3. A  根据上下文可知demanding并非是危险的 (dangerous) ，令人愉悦的 (enjoyable) ，易学的 (easy to learn) ，而是要求高的。 4. C  最后一段指出：虽然这项运动风靡一时，但仍有许多人惧怕从山腰上冲下来。选项A不与运动的普遍性构成让步关系，故可排除；文中没提到asking for instructions和curious about the sport, 故排除B、D两项；C项与文中be chicken about（害怕）相一致。

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