Most young people enjoy physical activities, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering.
These who have a passion 26 climbing high and difficult mountains are often 27 with astonishment. Why are men and women 28 to suffer cold and hardship, and to 29 on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities 30 which men give their leisure.
There are no man-made rules, as there are for 31 games 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 33 makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own 34 .
If we 35 mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is 36 mountaineering 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 39 that are stronger and more powerful than man. His sport requires high mental and 40 qualities.
A mountain climber 41 to improve on skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions 42 in their early twenties. But it is not 43 for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more 44 than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less 45 of 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．apply B．worry C．ignore D．notice
33. A．which B．that C．how D．why
34.A ．methods B．forms C．rules D．activities
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．appear C．are 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常令人感到驚奇。為什么人們愿意經受嚴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則。當然，登山有不同種類的規定。不遵守這些規定，登山就會很危險。正是由于不受人為制定規則的制約，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，但是當登山者們處于巖石表面，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。
登山者可以年復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，大多數國際網球冠軍是剛剛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。當然，他們會享受到同樣多的樂趣。
