Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What do we know about the Climbing Center?

A.It was started in 1952 by a mountaineer.

B.It runs courses from March to November.

C.It doesn’t provide accommodation in winter.

2.What does the speaker think of the price of the four-day course?

A.Low. B.Reasonable. C.High.

3.What did the speaker learn to do on the second day?

A.Predict the weather. B.Read a map. C.Set up a tent.

4.What can people enjoy in the evenings at the Center?

A.Seeing films. B.Reading books. C.Playing table tennis.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

【原文】

M: Today, I want to tell you about the Climbing Center in the heart of North Wales. It’s a good place to go, whether you’re a beginner or more advanced. The Center was started in 1952 by Peter Evans, the mountaineer. The Climbing Center shares the site with a management training college. This is open from March to November, but the Climbing Center itself only runs courses from March until September, although accommodation for climbers is available in the winter months. The Climbing Center has thirty twin-bedded rooms and ten single rooms providing accommodation for up to 70 people.

I tried a four-day course which I believe was good value at 280 pounds. The price includes all food and accommodation, equipment and instruction. However, you do need to take your own walking shoes. We spent most of our time on the mountainside learning different things. On the first day we learned how to read a map and went out to practise our skills. The next day we learned how to predict the weather. On the third day, we set off for two days’ climbing. We had to sleep in a tent so we needed to carry all our food and camping equipment with us.

There aren’t many things to do in the evenings at the Center, apart from playing table tennis. There are cinemas and bookstores in the nearest town, but it’s too far to go. People are usually too tired anyway after all the hard work during the day.