People believes that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(体育馆). Here, people are learning on climbing. The climbing wall goes straight up and small holding places for hands and feet.
How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and (保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes(绳索)tied to your. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult is an your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.
Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a plete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can bee stronger.
【小题1】What can we infer from the passage?A．People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.B．It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.C．People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.D．It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.【小题2】The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is .A．to tie ropes to yourB．to control your fearC．to move away from the wallD．to climb straight up【小题3】The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means .A．settlementB．exerciseC．excitementD．tiredness【小题4】Why does the author write this passage?A．To tell people where to find gyms.B．To prove the basic need for climbingC．To encourage people to climb mountains.D．introduce the sport of wall climbingA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】判断推理题。短文的第一段和最后一段分别有两句话：People believe that climbing can do good to health. Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. 这也分别是每段的主题句。
【小题2】细节查找题。第二段倒数第三行：The most difficult is to control you fear.
【小题3】词义推断题。第三段第一句Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercsie for almost everyone.这是本段的主题句。下文进一步谈到在进行攀岩时身体的这个部位得到全面锻炼。
【小题4】判断推理题。全文谈到攀岩的地点、攀岩的注意事项、攀岩的好处等，总之，写作目的是向人们介绍攀岩这项运动。