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People believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you are wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(体育馆). Here, people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and small holding places for hands and feet.

　　　 How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and a harness(保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the next piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult part is to control your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.

　　　 Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb your mind and your body can become stronger.

　 1. What can we infer from the passage?

A. People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.

B. It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.

C. People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.

D. It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.

2. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _________.

A. to tie ropes to your harness　　　　　　　 B. to control your fear

C. to move away from the wall　　　　　　 D. to climb straight up

3. The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _______.

　A. settlement　 　　　 B. exercise　　 　　 C. excitement　　 　 D. tiredness

4. Why does the author write this passage?

A. To tell people where to find gyms.　　　　 B. To prove the basic need for climbing.

C. To encourage people to climb mountains.　 D. To introduce the sport of wall climbing.

Mr. Barret doesn’t think that all bad language should be allowed，In his opinion，there are _________that should be kept up．

　　 A．degrees　　　 B．1evels　　　 C limits　　　　　　　 D．standards

The elderly clerk showed us several beautiful dresses in my size and price range，hut　　　　　 were right for me．and we were ready to leave．

A. nothing　 B．anything　 C．none　　 D．they

The Internet is an important channel of learning more information, but many people use it for ______ purpose than to send and receive emails.

A. another 　 B. other　　 C. the other 　 D. no other

If the weather had been better，we could have had a picnic.But it　　　　 all day.?

A.rained　　　　　　　　 B.rains　　　　　　　　 C.has rained　　　　 D.is raining

I order not to be disturbed, I spent three hours ___ in my study.

 A. locking        B. locked       C. to lock      D. being locked

Elise remembers many things exactly as if it ______ yesterday.

A．was happening B．happens　 C．has happened D．happened

There was a terrible noise_____________ the sudden burst of light.

A. followed　　　

B. following

C. to be followed　

D. being followed