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       Are you nervous about climbing because you think it's too dangerous? Do you feel you're not fit enough to climb? Do you know how to start climbing?

       Let's consider the idea that climbing is dangerous.Being afraid is natural, but if you use suitable ropes and other climbing equipments you will feel completely safe.Climbers are usually very careful because they know what they are doing is dangerous.Accidents happen, but when they do, they tend to attract a lot of publicity.As a result, people think there are many more accidents than there are in reality.

       You cannot expect to start climbing straight away.Climbing is a challenge and challenges take time.It is necessary first of all that you achieve a good level of fitness.Begin as soon as you become interested in climbing ?go to the gym, go swimming, take up jogging and continue to do so throughout your training period.

       Discover as much as you can about climbing.Visit the library and find book, especially for beginners or buy climbing magazines and look for articles which describe your situation.Look up information on the Internet.Find out about equipment, methods and places to go.

       Next, take a course on a climbing wall.There are plenty of climbing walls all over the country which have trained and qualified people as instructors.Call your local leisure centre to find out if there is one in your area. These training sessions are a quick way to get experience and you are likely to meet other beginners. After this, you can do an outside course of join a club where you can meet climbers of all abilities and eventually join in group-climbing events.

       At first you may not understand the importance of a good training period, but after you have completed your first climb and you are standing safely at the top of a rock feeling thrilled, then you will know it was the right thing to do.

62.The article is written by            .

       A.a doctor           B.an experienced climber

       C.a beginner        D.a fitne3ss instruetor

63.The writer thinks a new climber should           .

       A.begin by becoming fit

       B.have the courage to meet the challenges

       C.be aware of the causes of the accidents

       D.do enough sports to get interested in climbing

64.By climbing walls you can         .

       A.join a club y ou like

       B.gain contorlled experience

       C.become qualified instructors

       D.take part in group-climbing events

65.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably means      .

       A.the climb  B.the training      C.the equipment  D.the achievenment

第二节 :完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项.

I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law.

Let us take a  36 , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a(an)  37  were accepted; families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction of TV, they might   38  together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our  39  —everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of  40  illness —are caused at least in part by  41  to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to  42  our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better.

On evenings when such talk is  43 , families could discover more active pastimes(消遣,娱乐. Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a   44  together to watch the sunset  45  they might take a walk together.  46  free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in  47  than in a TV program.  48  report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence,  49  at the college level.  50  is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour.

A different  51  of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the  52  ends, the TV net works might be forced to  53  with better shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities.

At first glance, this idea seems radical(激进的. How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years  54  television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can  55  childhoods without television. It wasn’t that difficult.

36.A.valuable   B.pleasant    C.quick D.serious

37.A.advice      B.suggestion C.opinion     D.Offer

38.A.get around       B.stand still  C.meet  D.sit around

39.A.problems  B.trouble     C.affairs      D.Misfortune

40.A.physical    B.common   C.mental      D.familiar

41.A.attempt     B.failure      C.ability      D.permission

42.A.discuss     B.talk   C.make sure D.see to

43.A.impossible       B.unnecessary      C.funny       D.unpleasant

44.A.walk B.look  C.ride   D.rest

45.A.and   B.or     C.but    D.While

46.A.At    B.In     C.For   D.With

47.A.a fine poem     B.a good book     C.a quiet hour     D.a composition

48.A.Professors B.Scientists  C.Parents     D.Educators

49.A.yet    B.still   C.even  D.just

50.A.Writing    B.Skill  C.Speaking  D.Listening

51.A.form B.kind  C.method     D.step

52.A.reading     B.quiet hour C.activity     D.programme

53.A.come across     B.come about      C.come up   D.broadcast

54.A.before      B.since C.until  D.after

55.A.remind     B.remember C.recognize  D.Know

                                   B

   Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the longest and most costly presidential campaign in American history. The election results were widely seen as a strong statement by voters on economy. A public opinion study reported by the Wall Street Journal found that about sixty percent of voters considered the economy as the top issue.

   Mr. Obama faces the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of leading stocks has lost nearly thirty of its value. The government seized the nation’s two largest home financing companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It also took control of the huge insurance company, A. I. G.  The government is now a share holder in nine of the country’s largest banks. That will expand to small banks , too. The amount spent on these rescue plans has been close to one trillion dollars. That amount could increase.

    Another problem the new administration faces is the budget deficit(赤字). Some experts predict the deficit for next year’s budget could be close to one trillion dollars. Some observers predict that the deficit will limit speeding in economic programs.

   Barack Obama has promised a tax cut for middle income Americans. He is seeking fifty billion dollars in aid for states and job creation programs. Mr. Obama has put forward a health care reform plan that costs fifty to sixty-five billion dollars. Obama is also seeking to spend one hundred and fifty billion dollars on new energy technologies over the next ten years.

   In addition, Mr. Obama has been discussing a program worth one hundred billion dollars. It includes spending in public works projects and aid to American states, cities and citizens.

41. According to the passage, the election results suggested ___________________.

   A. how fierce the presidential campaign was

   B. the significance of the election in American history

   C. Obama promised to devote himself to economic development

   D. how much money was spent during the presidential campaign

42. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is mentioned to show _________________.

   A. how serious the economic crisis is

   B. the value of all America’s stocks

   C. the economy was considered as the top issue

   D. what percentage of shares Obama has in leading stocks

43. We know from the passage that _______________________.

   A. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are insurance companies

   B. the government will become a share holder in small banks

   C. money spent on the government’s rescue plan will be decreased

   D. the budget deficit will not affect the economic programs

44. Which of the following statements does NOT belong to Obama’s rescue plans?

   A. Cutting taxes for middle income Americans.

   B. Seeking money for job creation programs.

   C. Putting forward a health care reform plan.

   D. Stopping spending on new energy technologies.

45. The passage mainly tells us ____________________________.

   A. the deepest economic crisis in the 1930’s

   B. the result of the presidential election

   C. America tries to save the country’s economy

   D. how Americans think of the newly-elected president

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