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Climbing Without Ropes

The popular image of the mountain climber is of a person carefully climbing a steep cliff with a network of safety ropes, but it is not the only kind. Many climbers now enjoy bouldering. It's more accessible and better for the environment.

What is bouldering? Bouldering is a sport that involves climbing on, over, and around boulders up to approximately twenty feet above the ground. Participants employ no safety ropes.
Why boulder? ●  improve your climbing skills by focusing on basics ●  places to climb, such as climbing walls at gyms and parks, easy to find ●  less time commitment to bouldering than to mountain climbing ●  intellectual and physical enjoyment as one solves problems		Bouldering Terms crimp: a very small handhold foothold: a place where one may place a foot to aid in climbing boulder jug: a very large handhold that is easy to use problem: The path up a boulder is referred to as the "problem" that one must solve. The "solution" is the sequence of moves one makes up and over a boulder.

Here is an example of a climber addressing a bouldering problem.

Figure 1: The climber has two routes she could take, one to the left and one to the right. The left one appears easier because it has a jug within easy reach, but look what happens if she chooses that direction. She gets stuck on the rock and has to go back down. Sometimes that is even more difficult than going up.

Figure 2: The climber takes the one to the right this time. Using a foothold and placing her right hand in a crimp, she is able to lift herself up and locate other handholds. After only a few moves, she is able to throw her leg over the top of the boulder and pull herself up.

1.According to the passage, bouldering __________.

A. is an indoor sport    B. needs maps and equipment

C. has no safety protection    D. is a steep cliff climbing

2.Bouldering becomes popular because __________.

A. it challenges the limits    B. it costs less

C. it builds minds and bodies    D. it is a team game

3.According to the example, the right route is _________.

A. tough but to the top    B. a dead end

C. a shortcut    D. lined with jugs

4.The passage is likely to appear in _________.

A. a book review    B. a science report

C. a newspaper advertisement    D. a sports magazine

Answer

1. C

2. C

3. A

4. D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一项极限运动：攀岩。同时说明了攀岩的好处以及运动规则。

1.细节理解题。根据表格第二句“Participants employ no safety ropes.”可知参加攀岩运动的人是不系安全绳的，也就是说是没有安全保护的。故C项正确。

2.判断推理题。根据Why boulder?部分第四点intellectual and physical enjoyment as one solves problems可知攀岩运动可以锻炼人们的智力和体力，故C项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据文章最后两句“Using a foothold and placing her right hand in a crimp, she is able to lift herself up and locate other handholds. After only a few moves, she is able to throw her leg over the top of the boulder and pull herself up.”可知在走右边一条路线的时候虽然也很难，但可以使用立足点，并用手抓住石头上的把手，到达顶部是比较容易的。故A项正确。

4.推理判断题。本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一项极限运动：攀岩。说明了攀岩的好处以及运动规则，最可能是从一本运动杂志上摘录而来的，与书评、科学报告及报纸广告无关。故D项正确。