英语完形填空Thosewhohaveastrongloveforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomen16tosuffercoldandhardship,andto17onhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,by
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Thosewhohaveastrongloveforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomen16tosuffercoldandhardship,andto17onhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivity18mengivetheirleisure.
Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Therearerulesofadifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangerousto19,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderules20makesmountaineeringinterestingtomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.
Ifwecomparemountaineeringwithothermore21sports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota“teamgame”.Weshouldnotbe22inthis.Thereare,23,no“matches”between“teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareona24linkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmay25,thereisobviouslyteamwork.
Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesof26.Thissportrequireshighphysicalandmental27.
Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobably28hisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.Butitisnot29formenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountains.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermenbuttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandless30ofeffort.Theycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.
16.A.forbiddenB.willingC.reluctantD.forced
17.A.takerisksB.takeshelterC.makefortunesD.makepeace
18.A.inthatB.sothatC.forwhichD.towhich
19.A.breakB.followC.dealwithD.setup
20.A.whatB.itC.thatD.which
21.A.ignoredB.examinedC.practicedD.discussed
22.A.misunderstoodB.mistakenC.disappointedD.disturbed
23.A.inshortB.uptonowC.ofcourseD.ononehand
24.A.tripB.cliffC.stageD.step
25.A.dependB.decideC.buildD.base
26.A.natureB.universeC.worldD.environment
27.A.certaintyB.safetyC.quantitiesD.qualities
28.A.offB
