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大学英语（A）模拟试卷 InformationfortheExaminees: ThisexaminationconsistsofFOURparts.Theyare: SectionI:ReadingComprehension(30points,25minutes) SectionII:VocabularyandGrammar(30points,25minutes) SectionIII:Translation(20points,10minutes) SectionIV:Writing(20points,30minutes) Thetotalscoreforthisexaminationis100.Thetimeallowedforthisexaminationis90minutes. SectionI:ReadingComprehension[30points] Instructions: Thissectionwilltakeapproximately25minutes. ThereareTWOsectionsinthispart. Part1:Questions1-5arebasedonthispart.(15points) ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD. Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformof physical activity. Itmaybe walking, cycling or swi mming,or in winter, skatingor skiing.It maybe game ofsome kind, football, hockey, golf, ortennis. It may be mountaineering. Those whohave apassion forclimbing high anddifficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Whyare men and women willing to suffercold and hardship, and totakerisksonhighmountains This astonishment iscaused probably bythe difference bet ween mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men givetheir leisure. Mountaineering isa sport andnota game.Therearenoman-made rules, asthere ar efor such gamesas golf andfootball. Thereare, of course,rulesof a different kind which itwouldbedangeroustoignore,butit is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive tomany people. Those whoclimbmountains arefree to use their own methods. Ifwecomparemountaineering andother more familiar sports, wemight think that one bi gdifference is that mountaineering isnot a team game. We should be mistaken in this. T hereare, it is true, no matchesbetween teamsofclimbers,butwhen climbers are on a rock face linked byaropeonwhichtheir livesmaydepend, there isobviously teamwork. The mountain climber knows that he mayhave to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forcesofnature.Hissportrequires highmental a nd physical qualities. A mountain cli