高三英語(yǔ)二輪專項(xiàng)練習(xí)-閱讀理解

A

rilbethefirsttoadmitthatIamatechnophobe（對(duì)技術(shù)有恐懼感的人）.Who

wouldhaveguessedthatawebsitewouldhelprepaya20-year-oldloan?

rilalwaysremembermylastdayatschool.Mybestfriend,Jenny,hadorganized

apartyintheSixthFormCommonRoom;Jennyaskedmetogotothesupermarket

withhertobuyallthesnacks.'Tmreallylookingforwardtothisparty,Stingy,nshe

said.EveryonecalledmeStingyinsteadofDebbiebecausetheythoughtIdidn*tlike

tospendmoney.Actually,itwastrue.

"There'slotsofmoneyinthekitty（零星湊起的一筆錢）.Let'sgocrazy!"Going

crazymeantbuyingenoughsnackstofeedanarmy.Itcameto￡19.90,whichwasa

lotofmoneyin1982.

Jennygavemeaguilty（內(nèi)疚的）look."Pveleft-thekittymoneyinthecommon

room.Canyoupayand1*11giveyoubackthemoney?'1

"Sure,"Ireplied,tryingtolookrelaxed.1Neitheralenderoraborrowerbe*was

mymottobutIdidn'twanttolookstingy（小氣）.Igave￡20totheimpatientshop

assistant.

Well,thePartywasagreatsuccess.SogreatthatIcompletelyforgotaboutmy

loanuntilIwasflyingtoAmericathenextday.Iwasgoingtolivewithmyuncle's

familyuntilIstarteduniversity.

ItriedtogetintouchwithJennybutherfamilyhadmoved.My￡20waslost.

Until.FdheardaboutawebsitecalledFriendsReunitedwhichhelpedpeoplecontact

oldschoolfriends.Myhusbandhelpedmelogonandfindmyschool.Thereshe

was,JennyFrost.

FmnowmarriedwithabeautifuldaughtercalledDebbie.Doesanyoneknow

howtogetintouchwithDebbie'Stingy*Jones?Istilloweher￡20!

Wemettwomonthslaterandthe￡20wasreturned,plusinterest（利息）of

course.Afterall,I'mabankmanagernow,soloansaremybusiness.

1.WhydidJennyspendalotofmoneyonthesnacks?

A.Debbiehadmoney.B.Therewasmoneyshecoulduse.

C.ShewantedDebbietostopbeingstingy.D.Shewantedtobecrazy.

2.HowdidDebbiegethermoneyatlast?

A.HerhusbandfoundJenny.B.JennyhadawebsiteontheInternet.

C.DebbiemetJenny.D.DebbieputamessageontheFriendsReunited

website.

3.WhichsentencebestdescribesDebbieJones?

A.Shedidn'tliketospendmoneyatschoolandoftenusescomputers.

B.Shesometimeslendsmoneyanddoesn'tlikeusingcomputers.

C.Shesometimeslendsmoneyanduses,thecomputerwhenevershecan.

D.Sheonlylendsmoneytofriendsanddoesn*tlikeusingcomputers.

4.WeknowfromthepassagethatJenny.

A.likedpartiesatschoolandfeltguiltyaboutborrowingmoney

B.hadfunatschoolbutsoonforgotaboutherschoolfriends

C.forgotherbestfriendatschooluntilshesawtheFriendsReunitedwebsite

D.wasforgetfulaboutthemoney

B

SolomonShereshevskiwasamanwithanamazingmemory.Hewasoneofthe

worldsmostfamousme-monists（記T乙能手）.BorninRussiainabout1900,hespent

muchofhislifeperformingmemoryskillsthatpeoplefounddifficulttobelieve.He

couldmemorizelonglistsofnumbersafterreadingthemthroughonce,andhecould

thenrecite（背誦）themforwardsorback-wards.Hecouldalsorememberthesame

numbersmonthslater..Hecouldeasilyrememberlistsofnames,dozensofplaying

cardsorhundredsofcities.

Althoughhehadawonderfulmemory,hefoundsomenormalskillsverydifficult.

Forexample,hefounditdifficulttolearntoread.Healsofounditdifficultto

recognizepatternsinwordsornumbers.Whenpresentedwithalonglistofnumbers

likethis:123442315678876567899876hecouldnotseethattherewasapattern.

Ifhecouldseeorhearacollectionofnumbers,hecouldrememberit.However,this

didnotmeanthathecouldunderstandwhathewaslookingat.Hecouldremember

longcomplexmathematicalformulas,butcouldnotunderstandwhatthenumbers

meant.

SolomonsufferedfromaconditionknownasSynaesthesia.Thismeantthatallof

hissenseswereconnectedinaspecialway.Inotherwords,whenheheardaparticular

wordhealsoexperiencedauniquetaste,orsawauniquecolor.Eachwordthathe

heardbroughtaparticulardescriptionintohismind.Eachwordforhimwasunique,

becauseheremembereditasataste,asmell,acolororasound,orallofthem

together.

Hewasnotaclevermanexceptthisabilityandpeoplefoundhimratherstupid.

Hefounditdifficultto,becomefriendswithotherpeoplebecausehismindwasso

different.Inaway,hismemorywasacurse(禍根).Herememberedeverything,and

thatmadeitdifficultforhimtounderstandanything.

5.Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthat

A.allofhislife,Solomonwaskeptbusydoingmemorytricks

B.ifSolomonreadalistofnumbershecouldimmediatelyrememberthem

C.Solomoncouldmemorizelonglistofnumbersandfoundtheirpatterns

D.peoplethoughtSolomoncouldrememberthemostthingsintheworld

6.Solomonhadverypowerfulmemory,buthe.

A.couldnotreadorwrite

B.neverknewwhatpeoplemeantwhentheysaidtohim

C.couldnotworkoutsomesimplemathproblems

D.foundeverythinghedidwasmeaningless

7.Whenapersonsuffersfromsynaesthesia,he(orshe).

A.sensesthingsusuallyinawrongway

B.confusesfeelingswithc61orsortastes

C.oftenconnectswordshe(orshe)hearswiththingshe(orshe)experienced

D.eachwordhe(orshe)hearschangesitsmeaningcompletely

8.Theauthorwantstoexpressanideathat.

A.onecannotbegoodatbothmemorizingandunderstandingthings

B.somepeopleareactuallyquitestupidthoughtheyseemclever

C.havingagoodmemorydoesnotmeanhavinggoodintelligence

D.themoreyoucanmemorize,themorestupidyouwillcertainlybe

C

Lastyear,myboyfriendsuggestedthatIshouldruntheLondonmarathon（馬拉

松），andIlaughed.Helaughedtoo,buthelaughedtoolongandtooloud.Thatmade

methink.Irealizedthathedidn'tbelievethatIcoulddoit.Thatmademeangry,and

determined,NowheknowsthatIcan!

Trainingwasn*teasy,butIkeptgoing.Ididn'tneedspecialtrainingbutIdid

needtobuyverygood

shoes.Eachday,Iwentalittlefurther.Bytheendofthreemonths,Iwasrunning

fivedaysaweek.Some-timesintheeveningsIran10km；onSundaymornings,I

sometimesranabout30kin.Iusedtocome

home,haveashowerandeatmybreakfast.Ifeltwonderful!

OnthedayoftheraceinLondon,Ilinedupwithabout30,000otherrunners.

Thefasterrunnerswereatthefront,whileslowerrunnerslikemewereplacedfurther

back.Inthatway,theprofessionalrunnersandclubrunnerswerenotsloweddownby

theamateurs（業(yè)余愛好者）.

Atfirst,thereweresomanyrunnersclosetogetherthatwewerealmostfalling

overeachother.Wecouldonlyrunveryslowlybutthatwasagoodthingbecauseit

meantthatwedidn'trushofftooquickly.Graduallytherunnersspreadoutandthere

wasmorespace.Therewerethousandsofpeoplewatchingusalongtherouteandthey

cheeredandclappedeveryone,eventheslowestrunner.Itwaswonderful!

Forthefirst10kmIfeltveryhappyandmylegsfeltverycomfortable.However,

at15kmIgotapaininmysideandrunningbecamedifficult,butIkeptgoingandthe

paindisappeared.Atthe30kmmark,Ifeltextremelytired,andwantedtostop,butI

keptongoing.Icoveredanother3kmandthenIbegantofeelbetteragain.

BythetimeIreachedthe35kmmark,IknewIwasgoingtogettotheendofthe

course.Somehowthatconfidencemademefeellighterandfasteranditseemedasif

mylegsflewoverthelastfewkilometers.Ipassedhundredsofslowerrunners,some

ofwhomhadpassedmeearlier,andIfeltwonderful!ASIcameroundthelast

bend（彎道）andsawthefinishingline,Icouldseethreerunnersaheadofme.Iraced

pastallofthemtofinishtheraceinjustunderfourhours.Thewinnerhadcompleted

theracein2hoursand10minutes,butIdidn'tcare!Ihadrun42kmandcom-pleted

myfirstmarathon!

9.Thewriter'sboyfriendlaughedatherbecause.

A.hethoughtshecouldrunthemarathon

B.hedidn'tthinkshecouldrunthemarathon

C.hewantedhertorunthemarathonD.shewantedtorunthemarathon

10.Whentheracebegan.

A.allthefasterrunnerswereaskedtostandbeforethoseslowerones

B.manyrunnersfellovereachotherC.alltherunnerswereaskedtorun

slowly

D.theprofessionalrunnersandclubrunnersranveryfast

11.Thehardesttimeforthewriterwaswhenshe

A.hadrunfor15kilometersB.gotapaininherside

C.reachedthe30kilometermarkD.wasabouttoreachthefinishline

12.Thepassagesuggeststhatitisbettertostartalongrace

slowly.

A.thantorunatthesamespeedallthetimeB.thantomntoofastatthe

beginning

C.thantorunslowlyattheendD.thantorunveryfastallthetime

D

WhafsonTV?

6:00③Let'sTalk!Guest:AnimalexpertJimPorter

⑤Cartoons

⑧News

⑨News

7:00③CookingwithCathy

Tonight:Chickenwithmushrooms.

⑤MovieALaughaMinute(1955)

JamesRayburn.

⑧SpinforDollars!

⑨FarmReport

7:30?DoubleTrouble(comedy)

Thetwinsdisruptthehighschooldance.

⑨WallStreetToday..StockMarketReport

8：00(3)NBABasketball.Teamstobeannounced

⑧MovieAtDay'sEnd(1981)

MichaelCollier,JulieRomer.

DramasetinWorldWar11.

⑨NewsSpecial

"SavingOurWaterways:PollutionintheMississippi".

13.Therightorderofthenumberofprogramsis.

A.News>art>animals>economicB.News>economic>art>

animals

C.Art>animals>news>economicD.Art>news>economic>

animals

14.Whichprogramwouldprobablyinterestsahousewifemost?

A.Let'sTalk!B.WallStreetToday.

C.CookingwithCathy.D.FarmReport.

15.Ifyou'dliketowatchagameshow,youcouldturnontheTVto.

A.Channel5at6:00B.Channel8at7:00

C.Channel3at7:30D.Channel3at8:00

16.WhichismostprobablytheNewsChannel?

A.3.B.5.C.8.D.9.

Allaroundusbuildingsshook.Wedecidedtoleavethetown...Westopped

oncewehadleftthe

buildingsbehindus...Thecarts（馬車）weremovingonoppositedirections,

thoughthegroundwasperfectlyflat,andtheywouldn'tstayinplaceevenwiththeir

wheelsblockedbystones.

Inaddition,itseemedasthoughtheseawasbeingsucked（吸）backwards,asifit

werebeingpushedbackbytheshakingoftheland.Certainlytheshorelinemoved

outwards,andmanyseaanimalswereleftondrysand.

Behinduswerefrighteningdarkcloudsthatopeneduptoshowfire—like

lightening,butbigger...Notlongafterthatthecloudreacheddowntothegroundand

coveredthesea.Nowcamethedust,thoughstillthin.Ilookedback.Adensecloud

appearedbehindus,followinguslikeafloodpouringacrosstheland.Thenadarkness

camethatwasnotlikeamoonlessorcloudynight,butmorelikebeinginaclosedand

unlightedroom.Youcouldhearwomenandchildrencrying,menshouting.Some

werecallingforparents,othersforchildren；theycouldonlyrecognizethembytheir

voices.

Darknessandashescameagain,agreatweightofthem.Westoodupandshook

theashoffagainandagain,otherwisewewouldhavebeencoveredwithitand

crushed（壓垮）bytheweight.

Atlastthecloudbecamethinnerandthinneruntilitwasnomorethansmokeor

fog.Soontherewasrealdaylight.Thesightthatmetourstillterrifiedeyeswasa

changedworld,buriedinashlikesnow.

一fromPliny*slettertoa

friend

17.Plinyleftthetownafter.

A,theeruptionB.theskybecamedark

C.thebuildingsbeganshakingD.theseawentback

18.Thecartswouldn*tstaystillbecause.

A.theearthwasshaking

B.theseasuckedthembackwards

C.thewheelshadstonesunderthem

D.thelighteningfrightenedthehorses

19.Itwasdarkbecause.

A.itwasverylateatnightB.cloudsofashcoveredthesun

C.therewasaverybadstormD.therewasnomoonthatnight

20.Peopletriedtofindtheirrelationsbycallingouttheirnames

and.

A.listeningtotheirvoicesB.runningaboutlookingforthem

C.shakingtheashoffpeopleD.watchingpeopleastheyranpast

A

Peoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings一e.g.alcohol,drug,certainfoods,or

eventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanaddictionarecompulsive（強(qiáng)迫的）:theyhavea

verypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeeltheymustsatisfy.Accordingto

psychologists,manypeoplearecompulsivespenders.Theyfeelthattheymustspend

money.Thiscompulsion,likemostothers,isimpossibletoexplainreasonably.For

compulsivespenderswhobuyoncredit,chargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthan

money.Inotherwords,compulsivespendersfeelthatwithcredit,theycandoanything.

Theirpleasureinspendinglargeamountsisactuallygreaterthanthepleasurethattheyget

fromthethingstheybuy.

Thereisevenaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoney,ofcourse,

mostpeoplelookforsales,lowprices,anddiscounts.Compulsivebar-gainhunters,

however,oftenbuythingsthattheydon'tneedjust.becausetheyarecheap.Theywant

tobelievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgets,buttheyarereally!!playinganexciting

game.Whentheycanbuysome-thing"forlessthanotherpeople,theyfeelthatthey

arewinners.Mostpeople,expertsclaim,havetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:agood

reasonforthethingsthattheydoandtherealone.

Itisnotonlyscientists,ofcourse,whounderstandthepsychologyofspending

habits,butalsobusinesspeople.Stores,companies,andadvertisersusepsychologyto

increasebusiness.Theyconsiderpeople'sneedsforlove,power,orinfluence,their

basicvalues,theirbeliefsandopinions,andsoonintheiradvertisingandsales

methods.

Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalled"behaviortherapy（療法）"tohelp

individualssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesameway,theycanhelppeople

whofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney.

Accordingtothepassage,thegreatestpleasureofcrazyshoppingfora

compulsivespenderis.

A.togetthingstheywantB.tomeettheirstrongpsychologicalneed

C.tospendalotofmoneyD.tomeettheirbasicneeds

Accordingtothepassage,compulsivebargainhuntersconstantlysearchforthe

lowestpossibleprices.

A.becausetheyfeelsatisfiediftheyspendlessmoneythanothers

B.becausetheyhavemoneyproblem

C.becausetheyliketoshowofftheirsuccessingettingthingsforlessmoney

D.becausetheywanttosavemoneytohelpheirbudget

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Theuseofthepsychologyofspendingmoneyinbusiness.

B.Aspecialpsychologyofbargaining.

C.Amethodtohelpcompulsivespenderstosolvetheproblemofmoney.

D.Thepsychologyofmoneyspendinghabits.

B

Inthepast,youngpeopleinJapanwereexpectedtotakeonresponsibilitiestosupport

theirparentsandgrandparents.Nowtheyexpecttobesupportedwellintoyoungadulthood.

The"newbreed",bomsincethe1960s,haveneverknownanythingbutrichness.Youthare

seenasresistanttoenteringsocietyasmatureadults,tobecomingsocialcitizens.Oncethe

greatobjectiveofreconstructionaftertheSecondWorldWarwasaccomplished,anew

generationlostthemotivatingpowerthathadunitedthenationtogether.

Japan*sbirthratehasbeenfailingrapidly,partlybecauseofeconomicdecline,and

thejobandfinancialinsecuritythatithascaused.In1999,thefigurewas1.38childrenper

woman,thelowesteverrecorded.Atthesametime,youthcrime,althoughstillespecially

lowbywesternstandards,rosetoitshighestlevelsincerecord-keepingbegan32years

ago.Likewise,theproportionofstudentsdroppingoutbeforegraduating,at2.5%also

Verylowbywesternstandards,hasnever-the-lessbeenrising.

Entrepreneurial(企業(yè)家的)rolemodelsarefewandfarbetween.BillGatesisoften

mentioned,butaforeignmodelcanonlyhavesomuchinfluence.Theproblemisthat

Japaneseculturediscouragespeoplefromrevealingdetailsofpersonallife,including

suchdifficultorpainfulexperienceasstartingacompany.Inthepast,successful

companiessuchasHondaorHitachiprovidedrolemodelsofasort.Buttodaytheyhave

beenfadedbythedownturn,andfewothershaverisentotaketheirplace.

Bythesamereason,youngpeopleoftenfeelisolatedfromtheirfathers,who

workedtoohardattheirjobstoestablishmuchofarelationshipwiththeirchildren.

“Theonethingthey*resureofisthattheydon'twanttobeliketheirfathers.Andthe

girlsdon*twanttobewithboyswhoareliketheirfathers,sotheboysaresurenotto

beJsaysProfessorMorishima.

4.Accordingtothepassage,formeryoungpeoplewereexpected

to.

A.enterthesocietybeforeadulthoodB.holdtogether

C.workhardandsupporttheirfamilyD.studyhardandfindagoodjob

5.Theunderlinedworduit,9(Para.2)mostprobablyrefersto.

A.,economicdeclineB.jobinsecurity

C.birthrateD.financialun-safety

6.Theauthortakesthetwoexamplesoftheyouthcrimeandstudents*

dropping-outbeforegraduatingtoshow.

A.theyouthareoverburdened

B.theeducationalsysteminJapanisnotsatisfying

C.publicsecurityandorderinJapanarebad

D.theethnicallevelofyouthinJapanisdropping

7.Today,entrepreneurialmodelsarerarelyfoundinJapanbecause.

A.thediscouragementofJapaneseculture

B.theworshippingofwesternmodels

C.thelackofexperienceofstartingacompany

D.the"newbreed"don'twanttoworkhard

8.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

A.thedeclineoftheJapaneseeconomy

B.thegreatchangeoftheethnicalandvalueconceptofyouthinJapan

C.theexistenceofgenerationgapbetweenyouthandtheirparents

D.theincreaseofbirthrate

C

ForthefirstninemonthsofSamBerns*life,everythingseemednormal.He

learnedtowalk,butthenhisparentsnoticedsomethingdifferent.Afterayear,doctors

intheenddiagnosed（診斷）himwithageneticdiseasesorarethatitaffectsjustone

in8millionchildren.Only40childrenintheworldareknowntohavethedisease.

Thedisease,progeria,ageschildrenatupto10timesthenormalrate.Theystop

growingprematurely,thenlosetheirhairandgetarthritis.Somechildrensuffer

strokesbythetimetheyare4or5.Thereisnoknowntreatmentorcure,andmost

patientsdieofheartdiseasebytheageof13.

Progeriaisagenemutation（突變）.Butscientistshadnotidentifiedwhichgene

orgeneswereresponsibleforthedisease,sotheyhadnoideaevenhowtostart

huntingforacure.Withmostgeneticdisease,re-searchersareabletoexamine

familytreestoseehowdiseasesrecur（happenagain）,crossreferencingthe

informationtonarrowthehunt.Butwithprogeriasufferersseldomlivingintotheir

teens,therewerenofamilytreestostudy.

Butnotlongago,NIH（NationalInstitutesofHealth）calledSam'sparentswith

goodnews.,bycomparingthegeneticsamplesofprogeriasuffererswithanormal

humangenestructure,theyhadfoundacommonchromosome（染色體）faultthat

almostalloftheprogeria-sufferedChildrenshared.Thediscoverycouldpotentially

bethefirststeptowardfindingacurefortherarediseaseandpossiblyevenawayto

fightthediseaseofaginginthegeneralpopulation.

Now7,Samactsjustlikeanychildofhisage.However,Samhasthebodyofa

70-year-old,andisstartingtofeelsomeoftheeffectsofprematureaging,including

pooreyesightandstiffnessinhisjoints.

9.Progeriacannotbecureduptonowbecause.

A.scientistspaynomuchattentiontoitduetothesmallnumberofpatients

B.theylackofadvancedmedicalfacilitiesintreatinggeneticdisease

C.scientistshavenotdiscoveredthetypeofgeneswhicharouseprogeria

D.nofamilytreesareavailableduetotheshortlifeofprogeriasufferers

10.Whatcanresearchersknowthroughstudyingfamilytrees?

A.Thecircumstancesoftherecurrenceofthedisease.

B.Thegeneticsamplesofprogeriasufferers.

C.Chromosomefaultsofprogeriasuffers.

D.Themethodofovercomingprogeria.

11.WhatdoweknowfromthenewsthatNIHbroughttoSam'sparents?

A.Thisincurablediseasefinallywasovercome.

B.Differentchildrenhavedifferentchromosomefaults.

C.Itispossibletofindthecureoftheraredisease.

D.Allthepeoplehavethesamechromosomes.

D

About2percentofAmericanstudentsarenowtaughtathome.Educatorsare

confusedabouthowthisgrowingpracticeshouldberegulated,andalsowonder

whetherchildrenwhoarenotfullyregisteredinschoolshouldgetsomepublic

services.Theissueshowshowdimthelinebetweenpublicandprivateeducationcan

become,evenwhenthatprivateeducationisdeliveredathome.

Probablyabouthalftheparentswhoteachathomearereligiouslymotivatedanduse

lessonsbymail(orInternet)fromchurchschools.Perhapsanadditionalfourthhavesome

doubtsaboutpubliceducation,thinkschoolsareunsafeofthefactthattheirchildrenhave

specialneedthatregularschoolsdon'tmeet,Insomecases,parentshome-schooltoescape

compulsory(義務(wù)的)education;theydoleastteachingwhilehavingolderchildrencarefbr

youngersistersorbrothersorworkinhomebusinesses.Although.childrenoftenlearnwell

athomeweakregulationsinmoststatesmeanthatofficialsrarelychallengeormonitor

parentswhosaytheyarehome-schooling.Withglowingfrequency,however,public

schoolsofferservicestothehome-schooled.Districtsmaypermitthemtoenrollparttime

forinstance;educatorsfearthatotherwisethesechildrencouldlaterreturnfulltimewith

seriousacademicweaknesses,andinanycasesomedistrictswantingtoqualifyforstateaid

canbenefitfrompart-timersfillingemptyseats.

HereinHelena,MaryBrownhastaughther12childrenathomewhile

manufacturingclothingthereinhernon-teachinghours.MrsBrownsayshermotive

istogivemoretraininginbasics,likephonics（發(fā)音學(xué)）thanpublicschoolsoffer.

Mostofhercurriculumisfromachurchschool,withtestsreturnedbymail.

Twoyearsagoherseventhchild,Andrea,wantingtojoinregularathletic

programs,enrolledatCapitalHighSchool.Andreasoonchangedhermindand

continuedhomestudy.Butshehadlikedgymandchorus,soMrsBrownaskedthat

shebeallowedtocontinueinthemwhiletakingothercoursesathome.

12.Theeducationexpertsworryabout.

A.whetherhome-schoolingaffectsthegenerallevelofeducation

B.whetherthechildrenstudyingathomeneedhelp

C.whetherthefamilyeducationshould'beabandoned

D.whetherparentsusetherightmethodstoteachchildren

13.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.

A.halftheparentsfeeldoubtfulaboutpubliceducation

B.mostparentshavereligiousconsideration

C.someparentswanttoescapethecompulsoryeducation

D.publicschoolsshouldnotinterfereinprivateeducation

14.Theimportantproblemofhome-schooleducationis.

A.lackofsocialactivitiesB.lackofstrictmanagement

C.inefficiencyinstudyD.lowteachingquality

15.AccordingtoMrsBrown,thepurposeofteachingherchildrenathome

is.

A.lookingafterthembyherselfB.teachingthemwhattheylike

C.helpinghertodohouseworkD.teachingthemmorebasics

16.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.nomeasurescanbetakentoregulatethehome:schooleducation

B.mostparentsarenotsatisfiedwithpubliceducation

C.itiswiserforschoolstoacceptenrollmentparttime

D.thehome-schooledhavenodifferencewiththoseinpublicschools

E

Most,youngpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,

cycling,orswimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsome

form-football,basketball,hockey,golfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering,

Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoften

lookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldand

hardship,andtotakerisksinhighmountains?Thisastonishmentitcaused,probably,

bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmen

givetheirleisure.

Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,as

others,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolf,andfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesof

differentkindwhichitwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfrom

man-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewho

climbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.

Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthink

thatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota"teamgame**.Weshouldbe

mistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no"matches”between"teams”ofclimbers,but

whenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,

thereisobviouslyteamwork.

Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestronger

andmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequires

highmentalandphysicalqualities.

Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.Askieris

probablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty.Butitisnotunusualformenoffiftyor

sixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethan

youngermen,buttheyperhapsclimbwithmoreskillandlesswasteofeffort,and

theycertainlye