It was only in the eighteenth century that people Europe began to think mountains were beautiful . 36 that time, mountains were 37 by the people living on the plains, 38 by the city people, to whom they were wild and 39 places in which one was easily 40 or killed by terrible animals.
Slowly ,however , many of the people who were living 41 in the towns began to grow tired of 42 . They began to feel interested in looking for things that could not be explained , for sights and sounds which produce a feeling of fear and excitement . 43 in the 44 century, people began to turn away from the man-made 45 to the untouched country, and particulary 46 a place where it was dangerous and wild. High mountains began to be 47 for a holiday.
Then , mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport. To some people ,there is something greatly 48 about getting to the _49 of a hight mountain . Struggling against nature is finer than a battle 50 other human beings. And then, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult 51 , what a _52 reward it is to be able to look _53 on everything within 54 ! At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down 55 .
【小题1】A．AfterB．InC．AtD．Before【小题2】A．hatedB．likedC．fearedD．observed【小题3】A．howeverB．furtherC．sometimesD．especially【小题4】A．excitingB．interestingC．dangerousD．alone【小题5】A．fallen downB．lostC．discoveredD．caught【小题6】A．unhappilyB．lonelyC．fortableD．easily【小题7】A．themB．itC．themselvesD．that【小题8】A．YetB．SoC．HoweverD．But【小题9】A．lastB．recentC．eighteenthD．early【小题10】A．countryB．housesC．townD．planet【小题11】A．toB．atC．inD．for【小题12】A．importantB．rightC．necessaryD．popular【小题13】A．pleasantB．interestedC．dangerousD．terrible【小题14】A．footB．spotC．topD．tip【小题15】A．withB．toC．againstD．between【小题16】A．fightB．climbC．walkD．running【小题17】A．surprisingB．satisfactoryC．disappointingD．worrying【小题18】A．behindB．upC．downD．around【小题19】A．milesB．minutesC．seeingD．sight【小题20】A．aboveB．belowC．underD．awayD
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解析：文章介绍人们对山的看法的改变和登山运动的流行和好处。
【小题1】考查介词：A.After在…后面B．In在…里面，C．At在…点，D．Before在…前面，在 18 世纪之前，人们对山的看法可不像那时那样。答案：D
【小题2】考查动词：A.hated憎恨B．liked喜欢C．feared害怕D．observed观察， 根据 to whom they were wild and...可推知，山对平原和城市里的人来说是令人“害怕的”。 答案：C
【小题3】考查副词：A.however然而B．further还有C．sometimes有时D．especially特殊，城里人更是“特别”害怕，因为他们相对于乡村中的人来说，所经历过的恶劣环境更少。答案：D
【小题4】考查形容词：A.exciting兴奋的B．interesting有趣的C．dangerous危险的D．alone孤单的，根据后面的定语从句可知，这些地方是很“危险的”。另在第 11 个空格后的从句中也重现了该词。答案：C
【小题5】考查词组：A.fallen down落下B．lost失去C．discovered发现D．caught抓住， be lost 意为“迷路”。由连词 or 可知，前面动作的执行者不是可怕的动物，故可排除 C、D，另据常识可排除 A。答案：B
【小题6】考查形容词副词：A.unhappily不高兴地B．lonely孤单的C．fortable 舒服的D．easily容易地，从 grow tired of对……变得厌倦以及下文可推知。答案：A
【小题7】考查代词：A.them 他们B．it它 C．themselves他们自己D．that那个，这里的代词只能指代指前面的 towns。答案：A
【小题8】考查副词：A.Yet然而B．So那么，因此，C．However然而D．But但是，由于前面的原因，导致后面的结果。答案：B
【小题9】考查形容词：A.last最后的B．recent最近的C．eighteenth第18，D．early早，根据文章首句可知。答案：C
【小题10】考查名词：A.country国家B．houses房子C．town城镇D．planet星球，离开人工建成的“市镇”到原始的地方去探险。答案：C
【小题11】考查介词：与 to the untouched country 在结构上对等。答案：A
【小题12】考查形容词：A.important重要的B．right对的C．necessary必要的D．popular受欢迎的， popular 意为“受人欢迎的”，从下句的 grow popular 中可得到暗示。答案：D
【小题13】考查形容词：A.pleasant令人愉快的B．interested感兴趣的C．dangerous危险的D．terrible可怕的从 a struggle against nature is finer than...这段评注性短语中可推知，爬到山顶是一件“令人惬意”的事。答案：A
【小题14】考查名词：A.foot脚B．spot地点C．top顶部D．tip尖头， A、B 不合语境。另外表示山顶时一般用 top，而不用 tip。答案：C
【小题15】考查介词：A.with和…一起B．to去，C．against反对D．between在…之间， 与 a struggle against nature 在结构上对等。答案：C
【小题16】考查动词：A.fight争吵B．climb攀爬C．walk走D．running跑， 到达山顶必须经过漫长的、艰难的“攀登”。 答案：B
【小题17】考查形容词：A.surprising惊人的B．satisfactory令人满意的C．disappointing失望的D．astonishing惊人的，一切尽收眼底，该是多么“令人满意的”回报啊！余者明显与语境不符。答案：B
【小题18】考查副词：A.behind 后面B．up向上 C．down向下D．around周围， 站在山顶上“向下”看，可以看见一切。答案：C
【小题19】考查名词：A.miles英里B．minutes分钟C．seeing看见D．sight视野，一切都在“视域之内”。余者不合句意。答案：D
【小题20】考查介词：A.above在…上面B．below在…下面，C．under在…下面D．away离开，此刻，你一定会觉得比在山“下面”更快乐、更自豪。under 偶尔也可作副词，但其含义是在正下方，在此不合语境。答案：B