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Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cyclingorswimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.itmaybeagameofsomekindfootball,hockey（曲棍球）,golf,oftennis,itmaybemountaineering.

Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksonhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.

Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,astherereforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofadifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota'teamgame'.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no'matches'between'teams'ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.

Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.

Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.ButitisnounusualforamanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandlesswasteofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.

66.Mountaineeringisasportwhichinvolves.

A）hardship

C）physicalrisk

B）cold

D）alloftheabove

67.Themaindifferencebetweenasportandagameliesin.

A）uniform

C）rules

B）activity

D）skills

68.Mountaineeringisalsoateamsportbecause.

A）itinvolvesrules

B）itinvolvesmatchesbetweenteams

C）itrequiresmentalandphysicalqualities

D）mountaineersdependoneachotherwhileclimbing

69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A）Mountaineerscompeteagainsteachother.

B）Mountaineerscompeteagainstotherteams.

C）Mountaineerscompeteagainstnature.

D）Mountaineerscompeteagainstinternationalstandard.

70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A）Mountaineering

B）MountainClimbers

C）MountaineeringisDifferentfromGolfandFootball

D）MountaineeringIsMoreDangerousThanOtherSports