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 a 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 leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no manmade 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, 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 team work. 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 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 a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the 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.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
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A．Differences between Golf and Mountaineering. |
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B．Sports and Games. |
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C．Mountaineering. |
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D．Why are so many people crazy about mountaineering? |
2. The biggest difference between golf and mountaineering lies in ____.
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A．team game |
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B．enjoyment |
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C．age |
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D．rules |
3.The mountaineering can also be called a team sport because ____.
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A．mountain climbers usually compete in groups |
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B．mountaineers depend on each other while climbing |
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C．mountaineering climbers are free to use their won rules to climb |
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D．mountaineering is a sport not a game |
4. In the author’s opinion, one of the most important reason why so many people enjoy
mountaineering is that ____.
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A．there are no man-made rules for mountaineers |
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B．mountaineering is a sport and not a game |
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C．it is one of the most dangerous sports |
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D．mountaineering brings us more enjoyment than other sports |
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Shangri-La Hotel Singapore
22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore, 258350 Singapore General
● Air-condition public areas; ● Ballroom(s);
● Ballroom(s); ● Bar;
● Elevator/lift; ● Gift shops or newsstand(报纸，杂货摊)；
● Restaurant(s) in hotel; ● Number of rooms:110;
● Swimming pool—outdoor; ● Tennis on site;
● Wired(high-speed) Internet access--free
Check-in time is 2PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed
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Swissotel Merchant Court---Singapore
20 Merchant Road, Singapore, 058281 Singapore General
● Air-conditioned public areas; ● Ballroom(s);
● Bar; ● Coffee shop or café;
● Elevator/lift; ● Number of floors:5;
● Number of rooms: 120; ● Restaurant(s)in hotel;
● Swimming pool-outdoor; ● Television in entrance hall
Check-in time is 3PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed
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Royal Plaza On Scotts-Singapore
25 Scotts Road, Singapore, 228220 Singapore General
● Air-conditioned public areas; ●Ballroom(s);
● Bar/lounge; ● Elevator/lift;
● Gift shops or newsstand; ● Number of floors: 6;
● Number of rooms: 160; ● Restaurant(s) in hotel；
● Smoke-free property(特性)； ● Swimming pool—outdoor;
Check-in time is 2PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed
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Rendezvous Singapore—Singapore
9 Bras Basah Road, Marina Bay, 189559 Singapore General
● Air-conditioned public areas; ● Ballroom(s);
● Bar/lounge; ● Coffee shop or café;
● Elevator/lift; ● Number of floors: 6;
● Number of rooms: 150; ● Restaurant(s) in hotel；
● Swimming pool—children’s; ● Swimming pool—outdoor;
Check-in time is 2PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed
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Landmark Village Hotel – Singapore
390 Victoria Street, Singapore, 188061 Singapore General
Air-conditioned public areas;
● Ballroom(s); ● Bar;
● Coffee shop or café; ● Elevator/lift;
● Number of floors: 6; ● Number of rooms: 156;
● Restaurant(s) in hotel； ● Swimming pool—outdoor;
Check-in time is 2PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed
1.If you have a child who loves swimming, you should stay in____.
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A．Landmark Village Hotel |
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B．Royal Plaza On Scotts |
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C．Rendezvous Singapore |
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D．Swissotel Merchant Court |
2.The similarity between the hotels is that_____.
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A．You can check in the same time. |
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B．You can bring your pet with you. |
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C．They all have air-conditioned public areas. |
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D．They are in the same area in Singapore. |
3.Which hotel has the most rooms?
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A．Royal Plaza On Scotts |
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B．Swissotel Merchant Court |
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C．Shangri-La Hotel Singapore |
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D．Landmark Village Hotel |
4.The passage in written to_____.
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A．Persuade you to travel to Singapore. |
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B．Introduce hotel in Singapore attract. |
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C．Attract businessmen from around the world. |
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D．Make you enjoy your trip. |
I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane____26____at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was_____27____
excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.
______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.
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As time _______, you’ll learn more.
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A．goes by |
B．goes away |
C．goes about |
D．goes off |
We should do what we can to save those_________ species, for example, the tiger, an animal which was considered_______ to humans.
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A．dangerous; endangered |
B．dangerous; in danger |
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C．endangered; in danger |
D．endangered; dangerous |
The woman said her lost handbag_______ more than 2,000 dollars, which turned out to be a lie later.
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A．included |
B．contained |
C．kept |
D．owned |
