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Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or, in winter, skating or skiing
Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or, in winter, skating or skiing
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2010-03-26
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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 man-made roles, 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 roles 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 not 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 teamwork.
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. This 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 axe in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than young men, but they probably climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
Why are mountain climbers often looked upon with astonishment?
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答案
Because mountaineering is quite different from other leisure activities.
解析
本题考查寻找关键信息的能力。在文章第二段有一句话:This astonishment is caused,probably,by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.首先它没有人为制定的规则。登山要克服寒冷和艰苦,还要冒很大的风险。它也需要小组协作。登山者要和大自然作斗争,需要有顽强的毅力和健康的体魄(“This sport requires high mental and physical qualities”)。总之,这种惊讶是由于登山和其他运动之间的区别引起的。
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大学英语四级
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