C
Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms—football, basketball, 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 in 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 rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which 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 with 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 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. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skills year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. 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 younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
66. What sports are popular among people in winter in the passage?
A. Soccer and golf. B. Skiing and skating.
C. Cycling and hockey. D. Mountaineering.
67. The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______.
A. strong emotion B. good way C. better feeling D. enough affection
68. Mountaineering is a sport, not a game because_______.
A. it has man-made rules B. it is too dangerous for climbers
C. it can’t bring people joy or leisure D. it is free for climbers to use their own methods
69. We know from the passage that _______.
A. mountaineering has no appeal for people
B. physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers
C. a mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty
D. it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps
70. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Sports in winter B. Team work in climbing
C. Mountaineering D. The quality for mountaineering
D
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia(百科全书).This name is a combination of“wiki" and “encyclopedia". Wiki is the Hawaiian word for quick. Wiki websites are designed to enable users to make addition or edit any page Of the site.
Wikipedia has been accused of exhibiting systemic prejudice and mistakes.Critics argue that Wikipedia's open nature and a lack of proper sources for much of the information makes it unreliable,
Mention Wikipedia within the walls of academy and you'll find no shortage of opinions.That-s no surprise.Can an online encyclopedia that is edited by anyone be trusted as a credible information source? Should students be encouraged to use this tool? And is it even possible to discourage its users?
To find out, we performed a simple experiment.We selected 100 terms from the U.S.history textbooks, We chose a mix of items that students might be asked to research for a test or paper and we entered each item into Google to find out which websites the search engine suggests as the most useful links. The results are shocking. Google listed Wikipedia as the number one: 87 times out of 100.
Several conclusions can be drawn from this finding. First, people searching for information about these historical terms are finding the entries from Wikipedia helpful.Second, 6'banning" the use of Wikipedia appears hopelessly simple-minded.Jimmy Wales, one of Wikipedia's founders, told the New York Times, "They might as well suggest not listening to rock & roll either".
To our untrained eyes, the information from Wikipedia appeared just as reliable.The reason why the content is mostly reliable is probably that these terms are rather mainstream.The high-school level content is less likely to be wrong than the subjects studied in graduate schools. So when primary and secondary students are researching history, Wikipedia is still a proper place to start.
71.Which of the following can best describe Wikipedia?
A.Wikipedia is from the Hawaiian language with the meaning of prejudice and mistakes.
B.Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia edited freely.
C.Wikipedia is an encyclopedia under public attack.
D.Wikipedia is a tool for enjoying rock & roll.
72.What does "it" in the second paragraph refer to?
A.Wikipedia's open nature. B.Wikipedia's lack of proper sources.
C.Wikipedia D.Information on the Internet.
73.From the underlined sentence we can conclude that .
A.Wikipedia serves only primary and secondary students
B.People are always ready to find faults with others
C.Wikipedia has a range of topics and is rich in knowledge
D.People hold different opinions about Wikipedia
74. What does the writer imply in the last paragraph?
` A.Wikipedia can be useful in certain aspects.
B.Students should be discouraged from using Wikipedia.
C.The information from Wikipedia is totally reliable.
D.Wikipedia cannot be trusted at all.
75.What could be the best title for the passage?
A.Wikipedia-a perfect encyclopedia B.Wikipedia-a misleading encyclopedia
C.Wikipedia-a paper encyclopedia D.Wikipedia-a helpful online encyclopedia
