第一部分:阅读理解(共20小题;第一节15小题,第二节5小题,每小题2分;满分40分)
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or, skating or skiing in winter. It may be a game of some kind—football, hockey, golf, or tennis. It may be mountaineering(登山).
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure(闲暇).