四、阅读理解
Last year,hundreds of people spent good money on an experience that they knew would include discomfort and danger. Many would become sick because of the extreme cold and low air pressure(气压),and a few would even lose their lives. However,by the end of the trip,many were already planning a return to Qomolangma. For these people,climbing Qomolangma is an experience like no other,making some feel weak and others,▲.
Mallory wrote of climbing Qomolangma,"What we get from this adventure(冒险)is pure joy... We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That is what life means." Sadly,Mallory died on the mountain in 1924,and his body was not found until many years later. It is still not known if he successfully reached the top of Qomolangma before it took his life.
In 2011,words similar to those of Mallory were spoken by American mountain climber Alan Arnette,who climbed Qomolangma that year and was going to climb other high mountains around the world. "It brings into focus what's important to you." He added,"There are a thousand reasons to turn around and only one to keep going. You really have to focus on the one reason that's most important to you. It forces you to look deep inside yourself and find out if you really have the physical,as well as mental(精神的),toughness(坚韧不拔)to push when you want to stop."
With most attempts(尝试)to climb Qomolangma resulting either in total success or failure,is there also a scientific reason behind this risk-taking? Recent studies show that risk-taking may be part of human nature,with some of us more likely to take risks than others. Psychologist Frank Farley has spent years studying people who jump out of planes and drive fast cars,as well as those who climb Qomolangma. He refers to the personalities of these people as "Type T",with the "T" standing for "thrill(激动)". Speaking to the LA Times about the "Type T" personalities,Farley said,"They'll say,'I'm not taking risks. I'm an expert.' They don't want to die and they don't expect to die."
With this in mind,is climbing Qomolangma worth the risks? It's totally up to you.
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C
)1. What can be filled in the "▲" in Paragraph 1?
A. useless B. helpful C. powerful D. interested
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D
)2. What can be inferred(推断)from the mountain climbers' words in Paragraphs 2-3?
A. People care much about eating and making money. B. It's hard to find a reason for climbing Qomolangma.
C. Nothing but joy can be felt in climbing Qomolangma. D. Climbing Qomolangma is a journey of gaining life pleasure.
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B
)3. According to Frank Farley,"Type T" people ______.
A. love doing sports B. are crazy about thrills C. seldom take risks D. have mental problems
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B
)4. What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To encourage(鼓励)people to climb Qomolangma. B. To explain why so many people take risks to climb Qomolangma.
C. To advise people not to risk climbing Qomolangma. D. To introduce two brave mountain climbers.
Unit 1 Exercise 4 Grammar
