Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivities.Itmaybewalkingcyclingorswimmingorinwinterskatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomekindfootballhockeygolfortennisitmaybemountaineering.Thosewhohaveapassionfo

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Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activities. It may be walking cycling or swimming or in winter skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind football hockey golf or tennis it may be mountaineering.

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 mountaineering? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.

Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no manmade rules as there are for such game as golf and football. There are of course rules of a different kind which would be dangerous to ignore but it is this freedom from manmade rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.

If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “game”. We would be mistaken in this assumption. There are it is true no “matches” between “teams” of climbers but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend there is obviously teamwork.

The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical capacities.

A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his prime by the age of thirty and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men but they probably climb with more skill and less wasted effort and they certainly experience enjoyment.

1.Mountaineering is a sport which involves all the following things EXCEPT ______.

A．hardship B. comfort

C．physical risk D．cold

2.The main difference between a sport and a game lies in origin of the ________.

A．uniform B．activity

C．skills D． rules

3.Mountaineering is also a team sport because ________.

A．it involves rules as well

B．it involves matches between teams

C．mountaineers depend on each other while climbing

D．it requires mental and physical qualifications

4.Which of the following is TRUE?