Most young people enjoy physical activities, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering.
　　These who have a passion________26climbing high and difficult mountains are often________27with astonishment. Why are men and women ________ 28to suffer cold and hardship, and to ________ 29on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities ________ 30which men give their leisure.
　　There are no man-made rules, as there are for________31games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to ________32,but it is this freedom from man-made rules________33makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own ________ 34
　　If we ________35mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is ________ 36mountaineering is not a "team work". However, it is only our misunderstanding. There are, in fact, no" matches"________________37"teams" of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may________38, obviously, there is teamwork.
　　A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural ________39that are stronger and more powerful than man. His sport requires high mental and ________ 40qualities.
　　A mountain climber________41to improve on skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions________42in their early twenties. But it is not ________ 43for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more________44than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less ________ 45of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
　　26. A．for
　　B．in
　　C．to
　　D．of
　　27.A．looked up to
　　B．looked forward
　　C．looked into
　　D．looked upon
　　28.A．willing
　　B．reluctant
　　C．unwilling
　　D．probable
　　29. A．take pains
　　B．run risk
　　C．take a risk
　　D．make efforts
　　30. A．to
　　B．with
　　C．for
　　D．towards
　　31. A．so
　　B．various
　　C．different
　　D．such
　　32. A．a(chǎn)pply
　　B．worry
　　C．ignore
　　D．notice
　　33. A．which
　　B．that
　　C．how
　　D．why
　　34.A ．methods
　　B．forms
　　C．rules
　　D．a(chǎn)ctivities
　　35.A ．correlate
　　B．relate
　　C．compare
　　D．contrast
　　36.A．for
　　B．what
　　C．which
　　D．that
　　37. A．within
　　B．from
　　C．beyond
　　D．between
　　38. A．exist
　　B．go
　　C．depend
　　D．confide
　　39.A．strength
　　B．storms
　　C．powers
　　D．forces
　　40. A．physician
　　B．physical
　　C．physiological
　　D．psychological
　　41. A．tries
　　B．continues
　　C．wants
　　D．decides
　　42. A．will be
　　B．a(chǎn)ppear
　　C．a(chǎn)re
　　D．is
　　43. A．unusual
　　B．normal
　　C．common
　　D．strange
　　44.A．strength
　　B．efforts
　　C．energy
　　D．time
　　45.A．shortage
　　B．lack
　　C．rubbish
　　D．waste
　　參考譯文
　　大多數(shù)年輕人都喜歡體育運動，散步、騎自行車、足球或是登山。
　　這些熱愛攀登既高又費力的山峰的登山者們經(jīng)常令人感到驚奇。為什么人們愿意經(jīng)受嚴(yán)寒和困難去高高的山上冒險呢?這種驚奇很可能是由登山與人們從事的其他休閑運動之間的差別引起的。
　　不同于高爾夫球和足球這樣的游戲活動，沒有人為登山制定規(guī)則。當(dāng)然，登山有不同種類的規(guī)定。不遵守這些規(guī)定，登山就會很危險。正是由于不受人為制定規(guī)則的制約，登山吸引了很多人。登山者可以自由地使用自己的方法。
　　如果把登山和其他我們熟悉的體育運動做比較，我們可能會認(rèn)為它們之間一個很大的不同就是登山不是一項“集體運動”。要是這樣想那我們就錯了。確實，登山隊伍之間沒有競爭比賽，但是當(dāng)?shù)巧秸邆兲幱趲r石表面，他們的生命系于這根繩索之上時，很明顯這就是團隊合作。
　　登山者清楚他必須同比人類更強大更有力的自然力量做斗爭。他從事的體育項目要求他具備很高的心理和身體素質(zhì)。
　　登山者可以年復(fù)一年地不斷提高技能。一個滑雪者可能在30歲時就過了競技的黃金年齡，大多數(shù)國際網(wǎng)球冠軍是剛剛20出頭。然而五六十歲的人登上阿爾卑斯山脈中的最高峰卻一點也不稀奇。他們也許比年輕人要付出更多的時閥，但他們技巧更加嫻熟，省了不少體力。當(dāng)然，他們會享受到同樣多的樂趣。