【小阅读^大脑袋】0323 NO.341

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’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms. Here, people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has 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 point 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, both your mind and your body can become stronger.
A B B

 

答案详解：
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.
选A。我们能从文中得出什么？
A：现如今，人们对攀登都挺感兴趣的。可以从第三段的第一句话得出。
B：靠攀登来健身是不可能的。错误，文章最后一段说，攀登可以运动全身，使身心变得更强
C：只能在户外学习攀登技巧。错误，第一段说在体育馆里就能练习。
D：找到攀登的岩石锥通常很简单。错误，第二段中间说，有时候简单，有时候难。

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
选B.在攀岩的时候最困难的是什么？
见原文第二段中间：The most difficult point is to control your fear.所以答案选B。

3. The word "workout" underlined in the last paragraph most probably means
A. settlement
B. exercise
C. excitement
D. tiredness
选B。最后一段中划线词"workout"最有可能是什么意思？
这道这个词意思的大脑袋们一定一下就选出来了，但是要是不知道，就需要从文中上下文意思猜了。This sport gives your body a complete workout. 这项运动给你的身体一个完全的……是什么呢？上文说到你会用到全身，尤其是手臂和腿，后文又说身心变强壮。可见我们可以猜测是全身进行锻炼。A：解决，和解。C：兴奋。D：疲劳，倦怠。都不符意思，所以答案选B。

全文翻译：
人们相信攀登有益身体健康。那么要在哪里学习攀登的技巧呢？如果你觉得必须到山上去学习，那么你就错了。许多美国人都在城里的体育馆里学习攀登。在这里，人们利用特殊的攀登墙学习。这墙陡峭直上，上面有一些小东西（专业术语叫岩石锥）来固定手脚。

如何攀登上这堵墙呢？你需要特殊的鞋和保护带，它会包住你的胸膛，并用绳索连着，这样就把你固定在安全的地方来确保你不会摔落。初学者的墙通常15英尺高，你笔直攀上。上面有凸起的小金属块（岩石锥），你可以站在上面，也可以抓住它。有时候找下一块金属很简单，有时候却很难。最难的就是控制你的恐惧。正常人都会害怕摔落，所以控制恐惧很难。但是当你离开墙面（快要摔落）的时候，保护带和绳索会抓住你，这样你就安全了。你慢慢移动，直到登顶。

攀登对几乎所有人来说都是一项很好的运动，因此它十分吸引人。攀登时你会用到全身，尤其是手臂和腿。这项运动让你的全身都得到锻炼。当你在攀登的时候，你的身心都会变得强壮！

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词汇短语：
Gym 体育馆，健身房
stick out 伸出来，凸起，竖起