高考攻略 黄冈第二轮复习新思维(三)

高考攻略黄冈第二轮复习新思维（三）英语第二轮阅读理解命题人；董德松易赏Ex.1AI'llbethefirsttoadmitthatIamatechnophobe(对技术有恐惧感的人）.Whowouldhaveguessedthatawebsitewouldhelprepaya20-year-oldloan?I'1lalwaysremembermylastdayatschool.Mybestfriend,Jenny,hadorganizedapartyintheSixthFormCommonRoom;Jennyaskedmetogotothesupermarketwithhertobuyallthesnacks."I'mreallylookingforwardtothisparty,Stingy,"shesaid.EveryonecalledmeStingyinsteadofDebbiebecausetheythoughtIdidn'tliketospendmoney.Actually,itwastrue."There'slotsofmoneyinthekitty(零星凑起的一笔钱）.Let'sgocrazy!"Goingcrazymeantbuyingehoughsnackstofeedanarmy.Itcameto￡19.90,whichwasalotofmoneyin1982.Jennygavemeaguilty(内疚的)look."I'veleft-thekittymoneyinthecommonroom.CanyoupayandI'llgiveyoubackthemoney?""Sure,"Ireplied,tryingtolookrelaxed.'Neitheralenderoraborrowerbe'wasmymottobutIdidn'twanttolookstingy(小气).Igave￡20totheimpatientshopassistant.Well,thePartywasagreatsuccess.SogreatthatIcompletelyforgotaboutmyloanuntilIwasflyingtoAmericathenextday.Iwasgoingtolivewithmyuncle'sfamilyuntilIstarteduniversity.ItriedtogetintouchwithJennybutherfamilyhadmoved.My￡20waslost.Until...I'dheardaboutawebsitecalledFriendsReunitedwhichhelpedpeoplecontactoldschoolfriends.Myhusbandhelpedmelogonandfindmyschool.Thereshewas,JennyFrost.I'mnowmarriedwithabeautifuldaughtercalledDebbie.DoesanyoneknowhowtogetintouchwithDebbie'Stingy'Jones?Istilloweher￡20!Wemettwomonthslaterandthe￡20wasreturned,plusinterest(利息)ofcourse.Afterall,I'mabankmanagernow,soloansaremybusiness.1.WhydidJennyspendalotofmon-"eyonthesnacks? ()A.Debbiehadmoney.B.Therewasmoney.shecoulduse.C.ShewantedDebbietostopbeingstingy.D.Shewantedtobecrazy.2.HowdidDebbiegethermoneyatlast? ()A.HerhusbandfoundJenny.B.JennyhadawebsiteontheInternet.C.DebbiemetJenny.D.DebbieputamessageontheFriendsReunitedwebsite.3.WhichsentencebestdescribesDebbieJones? ()A.Shedidn'tliketospendmoneyatschoolandoftenusescomputers. B.Shesometimeslendsmoneyanddoesn'tlikeusingcomputers. C.Shesometimeslendsmoneyanduses,thecomputerwhenevershecan. D.Sheonlylendsmoneytofriendsanddoesn'tlikeusingcomputers.4.WeknowfromthepassagethatJenny__. ()A.likedpartiesatschoolandfeltguiltyaboutborrowingmoneyB.hadfunatschoolbutsoonforgotaboutherschoolfriendsC.forgotherbestfriendatschooluntilshesawtheFriendsReunitedwebsiteD.wasforgetfulaboutthemoneyBSolomonShereshevskiwasamanwithanamazingmemory.Hewasoneoftheworld'smostfamousme-monists(记忆能手).BorninRussiainabout1900,hespentmuchofhislifeperformingmemoryskillsthatpeoplefounddifficulttobelieve.Hecouldmemorizelonglistsofnumbersafterreadingthemthroughonce,andhecouldthenrecite(背诵)themforwardsorback-wards.Hecouldalsorememberthesamenumbersmonthslater..Hecouldeasilyrememberlistsofnames,dozensofplayingcardsorhundredsofcities.Althoughhehadawonderfulmemory,hefoundsomenormalskillsverydifficult.Forexample,hefounditdifficulttolearntoread.Healsofounditdiffi-culttorecognizepatternsinwordsornumbers.Whenpresentedwithalonglistofnumberslikethis:123442315678876567899876hecouldnotseethattherewasapattern.Ifhecouldseeorhearacollectionofnumbers,hecouldrememberit.However,thisdidnotmeanthathecouldunderstandwhathewaslookingat.Hecouldrememberlongcomplexmathematicalformulas,butcouldnotunderstandwhatthenumbersmeant.SolomonsufferedfromaconditionknownasSyn-aesthesia.Thismeantthatallofhissenseswerecon-nectedinaspecialway.Inotherwords,whenheheardaparticularwordhealsoexperiencedauniquetaste,orsawauniquecolor.Eachwordthatheheardbroughtaparticulardescriptionintohismind.Eachwordforhimwasunique,becauseheremembereditasataste,asmell,acolororasound,orallofthemtogether.Hewasnotaclevermanexceptthisabilityandpeoplefoundhimratherstupid.Hefounditdifficultto,becomefriendswithotherpeoplebecausehismindwassodifferent.Inaway,hismemorywasacurse(祸根).Herememberedeverything,andthatmadeitdifficultforhimtounderstandanything.5.Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthat ()A.allofhislife,Solomonwaskeptbusydoingmem-orytricksB.ifSolomonreadalistofnumbershecouldimmedi-atelyrememberthemC.SolomoncouldmemorizelonglistofnumbersandfoundtheirpatternsD.peoplethoughtSolomoncouldrememberthemostthingsintheworld6.Solomonhadverypowerfulmemory,buthe. ()A.couldnotreadorwriteB.neverknewwhatpeoplemeantwhentheysaidtohimC.couldnotworkoutsomesimplemathproblemsD.foundeverythinghedidwasmeaningless7.Whenapersonsuffersfromsynaesthesia,he(orshe).()A.sensesthingsusuallyinawrongwayB.confusesfeelingswithc61orsortastesC.oftenconnectswordshe(orshe)hearswiththingshe(orshe)experiencedD.eachwordhe(orshe)hearschangesitsmeaningcompletely8.Theauthorwantstoexpressanideathat. ()A.onecannotbegoodatbothmemorizingandunderstandingthingsB.somepeopleareactuallyquitestupidthoughtheyseemcleverC.havingagoodmemorydoesnotmeanhavinggoodintelligenceD.themoreyoucanmemorize,themorestupidyouwillcertainlybeCLastyear,myboyfriendsuggestedthatIshouldruntheLondonmarathon(马拉松),andIlaughed.Helaughedtoo,buthelaughedtoolongandtooloud.Thatmademethink.Irealizedthathedidn'tbelievethatIcoulddoit.Thatmademeangry,anddetermined,NowheknowsthatIcan!Trainingwasn'teasy,butIkeptgoing.Ididn'tneedspecialtrainingbutIdidneedtobuyverygoodshoes.Eachday,Iwentalittlefurther.Bytheendofthreemonths,Iwasrunningfivedaysaweek.Some-timesintheeveningsIran10km；onSundaymornings,Isometimesranabout30kin.Iusedtocomehome,haveashowerandeatmybreakfast.Ifeltwonderful!OnthedayoftheraceinLondon,Ilinedupwithabout30,000otherrunners.Thefasterrunnerswereatthefront,whileslowerrunnerslikemewereplacedfurtherback.Inthatway,theprofessionalrunnersandclubrunnerswerenotsloweddownbytheamateurs(业余爱好者).Atfirst,thereweresomanyrunnersclosetogetherthatwewerealmostfallingovereachother.Wecouldonlyrunveryslowlybutthatwasagoodthingbecauseitmeantthatwedidn'trushofftooquickly.Graduallytherunnersspreadoutandtherewasmorespace.Therewerethousandsofpeoplewatchingusalongtherouteandtheycheeredandclappedeveryone,eventheslowestrunner.Itwaswonderful!Forthefirst10kmIfeltveryhappyandmylegsfeltverycomfortable.However,at15kmIgotapaininmysideandrunningbecamedifficult,butIkeptgoingandthepaindisappeared.Atthe30kmmark,Ifeltextremelytired,andwantedtostop,butIkeptongoing.Icoveredanother3kmandthenIbegantofeelbetteragain.BythetimeIreachedthe35kmmark,IknewIwasgoingtogettotheendofthecourse.Somehowthatconfidencemademefeellighterandfasteranditseemedasifmylegsflewoverthelastfewkilometers.Ipassedhundredsofslowerrunners,someofwhomhadpassedmeearlier,andIfeltwonderful!ASIcameroundthelastbend(弯道)andsawthefinishingline,Icouldseethreerunnersaheadofme.Iracedpastallofthemtofinishtheraceinjustunderfourhours.Thewinnerhadcompletedtheracein2hoursand10minutes,butIdidn'tcare!Ihadrun42kmandcom-pletedmyfirstmarathon!9.Thewriter'sboyfriendlaughedatherbecause . ()hethoughtshecouldrunthemarathon B.he.didn'tthinkshecouldrunthemarathon C.hewantedhertorunthemarathon D.shewantedtorunthemarathon10.Whentheracebegan . ()A.all,thefasterrunnerswereaskedtostandbeforethosesloweronesB.manyrunnersfellovereachotherC.alltherunnerswereaskedtorunslowlyD.theprofessionalrunnersandclubrunnersranveryfast11.Thehardesttimeforthewriterwaswhenshe . （）A.hadrunfor15kilometersB.gotapaininhersideC.reachedthe30kilometermarkD.wasabouttoreachthefinishline12.Thepassagesuggeststhatitisbettertostartalongraceslowly. ()A.thantorunatthesamespeedallthetimeB.thantoruntoofastatthebeginningC.thantorunslowlyattheendD.thantorunveryfastallthetimeDWhat'sonTV?6:00 ③Let'sTalk!Guest:AnimalexpertJimPorter⑤Cartoons⑧News⑨News7:00 ③CookingwithCathy Tonight:Chickenwithmushrooms.⑤MovieALaughaMinute(1955)JamesRayburn.⑧SpinforDollars!⑨FarmReport7:30 ③DoubleTrouble(comedy)Thetwinsdisruptthehighschooldance.⑨WallStreetToday..StockMarketReport8：00 ③NBABasketball.Teamstobeannounced⑧MovieAtDay'sEnd(1981)MichaelCollier,JulieRomer.DramasetinWorldWar11.⑨NewsSpecial"SavingOurWaterways:PollutionintheMississippi".13.Therightorderofthenumberofprogramsis. ()A.News＞art＞animals＞economicB.News＞economic＞art＞animalsC.Art＞animals＞news＞economicD.Art＞news＞economic＞animals14.Whichprogramwouldprobablyinterestsahousewifemost?()A.Let'sTalk! B.WallStreetToday.C.CookingwithCathy. D.FarmReport.15.Ifyou'dliketowatchagameshow,youcouldturnontheTVto. （）A.Channel5at6:00 B.Channel8at7:00C.Channel3at7:30 D.Channel3at8:0016.WhichismostprobablytheNewsChannel? ()A.3. B.5.C.8. D.9.EAllaroundusbuildingsshook.Wedecidedtoleavethetown...Westoppedoncewehadleftthebuildingsbehindus...Thecarts(马车)weremovingonoppositedirections,thoughthegroundwasperfectlyflat,andtheywouldn'tstayinplaceevenwiththeirwheelsblockedbystones.Inaddition,itseemedasthoughtheseawasbeingsucked(吸)backwards,asifitwerebeingpushedbackbytheshakingoftheland.Certainlytheshorelinemovedout'wards,andmanyseaanimalswereleftondrysand.Behinduswerefrighteningdarkcloudsthatopeneduptoshowfire--likelightening,butbigger...Notlongafterthatthecloudreacheddowntothegroundandcoveredthesea.Nowcamethedust,thoughstillthin.Ilookedback.Adensecloudappearedbehindus,fol-lowinguslikeafloodpouringacrosstheland.Thenadarknesscamethatwasnotlikeamoonlessorcloudynight,butmorelikebeinginaclosedandunlightedroom.Youcouldhearwomenandchildrencrying,menshouting.Somewerecallingforparents,othersforchildren；theycouldonlyrecognizethembytheirvoices.Darknessandashescameagain,agreatweightofthem.Westoodupandshooktheashoffagainandagain,otherwisewewouldhavebeencoveredwithitandcrushed(压垮)bytheweight.Atlastthecloudbecamethinnerandthinneruntilitwasnomorethansmokeorfog.Soontherewasrealdaylight.Thesightthatmetourstillterrifiedeyeswasachangedworld,buriedinashlikesnow.—fromPliny'slettertoafriend17.Plinyleftthetownafter__. ()A,theeruptionB.theskybecamedarkC.thebuildingsbeganshakingD.theseawentback18.Thecartswouldn'tstaystillbecause__. ()A.theearthwasshakingB.theseasuckedthembackwardsC.thewheelshadstonesunderthemD.thelighteningfrightenedthehorses19.Itwasdarkbecause__. ()A.itwasverylateatnightB.cloudsofashcoveredthesunC.therewasaverybadstormD.therewasnomoonthatnight20.Peopletriedtofindtheirrelationsbycallingouttheirnamesand.()A.listeningtotheirvoicesB.runningaboutlookingforthemC.shakingtheashoffpeopleD.watchingpeopleastheyranpastEx.2APeoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings—e.g.alcohol,drug,certainfoods,oreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanaddictionarecompulsive(强迫的):theyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeeltheymustsatisfy.Accordingtopsychologists,manypeoplearecompulsivespenders.Theyfeelthattheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsion,likemostothers,isimpossibletoexplainreasonably.Forcom-pulsivespenderswhobuyoncredit,chargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthanmoney.Inotherwords,compulsivespendersfeelthatwithcredit,theycandoanything.Theirpleasureinspendinglargeamountsisactuallygreaterthanthepleasurethattheygetfromthethingstheybuy.Thereisevenaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoney,ofcourse,mostpeoplelookforsales,lowprices,anddiscounts.Compulsivebar-gainhunters,however,oftenbuythingsthattheydon'tneedjust.becausetheyarecheap.Theywanttobelievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgets,buttheyarereally!'playinganexcit!nggame.Whentheycanbuysome-thing"forlessthanotherpeople,theyfeelthattheyarewinners.Mostpeople,expertsclaim,havetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:agoodreasonforthethingsthattheydoandtherealone.Itisnotonlyscientists,ofcourse,whounderstandthepsychologyofspendinghabits,butalsobusinesspeople.Stores,companies,andadvertisersusepsy-chologytoincreasehusiness.Theyconsiderpeople'sneedsforlove,power,orinfluence,theirbasicvalues,theirbeliefsandopinions,andsoonintheiradvertist-ingandsalesmethods.Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalled"behaviortherapy(疗法)"tohelpindividualssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesameway,theycanhelppeoplewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney.Accordingtothepassage,thegreatestpleasureofcrazyshoppingforacompulsivespenderis. ()A.togetthingstheywantB.tomeettheirstrongpsychologicalneedC.tospendalotofmoneyD.tomeettheirbasicneedsAccordingtothepassage,compulsivebargainhuntersconstantlysearchforthelowestpossiblepices. ()A.becausetheyfeelsatisfiediftheyspendlessmoneyhanothersB.becausetheyhavemoneyproblemC.becausetheyliketoshowofftheirsuccessingetingthingsforlessmoneyD.becausetheywanttosavemoneytohelpheirbudget3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?()A.Theuseofthepsychologyofspendingmoneyinusiness.B.Aspecialpsychologyofbargaining.C.Amethodtohelpcompulsivespenderstosolvetheroblemofmoney.D.Thepsychologyofmoneyspendinghabits.BInthepast,youngpeopleinJapanwereexpectedtotakeonresponsibilitiestosupporttheirparentsandgrandparents.Nowtheyexpecttobesupportedwellintoyoungadulthood.The"newbreed",bornsincethe1960s,haveneverknownanythingbutrichness.Youthareseenasresistanttoenteringsocietyasmaturea-dults,tobecomingsocialcitizens.OncethegreatobjectiveofreconstructionaftertheSecondWorldWarwasaccomplished,anewgenerationlostthemotivatingpowerthathadunitedthenationtogether.Japan'sbirthratehasbeenfailingrapidly,partlybecauseofeconomicdecline,andthejobandfinancialinsecuritythatithascaused.In1999,thefigurewas1.38childrenperwoman,thelowesteverrecorded.Atthesametime,youthcrime,althoughstillespeciallylowbywesternstandards,rosetoitshighestlevelsincerecord-keepingbegan32yearsago.Likewise,theproportionofstudentsdroppingoutbeforegraduating,at2.5％alsoVerylowbywesternstandards,hasnever-thelessbeenrising.Entrepreneurial(企业家的)rolemodelsarefewandfarbetween.BillGatesisoftenmentioned,butaforeignmodelcanonlyhavesomuchinfluence.TheproblemisthatJapaneseculturediscouragespeoplefromrevealingdetailsofpersonallife,includingsuchdifficultorpainfulexperienceasstartingacompany.Inthepast,successfulcompaniessuchasHondaorHita-chiprovidedrolemodelsofasort.Buttodaytheyhavebeenfadedbythedownturn,andfewothershaverisentotaketheirplace.Bythesamereason,youngpeopleoftenfeelisolatedfromtheirfathers,whoworkedtoohardattheirjobstoestablishmuchofarelationshipwiththeirchildren."Theonethingthey'resureofisthattheydon'twanttobeliketheirfathers.Andthegirlsdon'twanttobewithboyswhoareliketheirfathers,sotheboysaresurenottobe,"saysProfessorMorishima.4.Accordingtothepassage,formeryoungpeoplewereexpectedto. ()A.enterthesocietybeforeadulthoodB.holdtogetherC.workhardandsupporttheirfamilyD.studyhardandfindagoodjob5.Theunderlinedword“it”(Para.2)mostprobablyrefersto.()A..economicdeclineB.jobinsecurityC.birthrateD.financialunsafety6.Theauthortakesthetwoexamplesoftheyouthcrimeandstudents'dropping-outbeforegraduating toshow. ()A.theyouthareoverburdenedB.theeducationalsysteminJapanisnotsatisfyingC.publicsecurityandorderinJapanarebadD.theethnicallevelofyouthinJapanisdropping7.Today,entrepreneurialmodelsarerarelyfoundinJapanbecause. ()A.thediscouragementofJapanesecultureB.theworshippingofwesternmodelsC.thelackofexperienceofstartingacompanyD.the"newbreed"don'twanttoworkhard8.Thepassagemainlydiscusses. ()A.thedeclineoftheJapaneseeconomyB.thegreatchangeoftheethnicalandvalueconceptofyouthinJapanC.theexistenceofgenerationgapbetweenyouthandtheirparentsD.theincreaseofbirthrateCForthefirstninemonthsofSamBerns'life,everythingseemednormal.Helearnedtowalk,butthenhisparentsnoticedsomethingdifferent.Afterayear,doctorsintheenddiagnosed(诊断)himwithageneticdiseasesorarethatitaffectsjustonein8millionchildren.Only40childrenintheworldareknowntohavethedisease.Thedisease,progeria,ageschildrenatupto10timesthenormalrate.Theystopgrowingprematurely,thenlosetheirhairandgetarthritis.Somechildrensufferstrokesbythetimetheyare4or5.Thereisnoknowntreatmentorcure,andmostpatientsdieofheartdiseasebytheageof13.Progeriaisagenemutation(突变).Butscientistshadnotidentifiedwhichgeneorgeneswereresponsibleforthedisease,sotheyhadnoideaevenhowtostarthuntingforacure.Withmostgeneticdisease,re-searchersareabletoexaminefamilytreestoseehowdiseasesrecur(happenagain),crossreferencingtheinformationtonarrowthehunt.Butwithprogeriasufferersseldomlivingintotheirteens,therewerenofamilytreestostudy.Butnotlongago,NIH(NationalInstitutesotHealth)calledSam'sparentswithgoodnews.,bycomparingthegeneticsamplesofprogeriasuffererswithanormalhumangenestructure,theyhadfoundacommonchromosome(染色体)faultthatalmostalloftheprogeria-sufferedChildrenshared.Thediscoverycouldpotentiallybethefirststeptowardfindingacurefortherarediseaseandpossiblyevenawaytofightthediseaseofaginginthegeneralpopulation.Now7,Samactsjustlikeanychildofhisage.However,Samhasthebodyofa70-year-old,andisstartingtofeelsomeoftheeffectsofprematureaging,includingpooreyesightandstiffnessinhisjoints.9.Progeriacannotbecureduptonowbecause. ()A.scientistspaynomuchattentiontoitduetothesmallnumberofpatientsB.theylackofadvancedmedicalfacilitiesintreatinggeneticdiseaseC.scientistshavenotdiscoveredthetypeofgeneswhicharouseprogeriaD.nofamilytreesareavailableduetotheshortlifeofprogeriasufferers10.Whatcanresearchersknowthroughstudyingfamilytrees? ()A.Thecircumstancesoftherecurrenceofthedisease.B.Thegeneticsamplesofprogeriasufferers.C.Chromosomefaultsofprogeriasuffers.D.Themethodofovercomingprogeria.ll.WhatdoweknowfromthenewsthatNIHbroughttoSam'sparents? ()A.Thisincurablediseasefinallywasovercome.B.Differentchildrenhavedifferentchromosomefaults.C.Itispossibletofindthecureoftheraredisease.D.Allthepeoplehavethesamechromosomes.DAbout2percentofAmericanstudentsarenowtaughtathome.Educatorsareconfusedabouthowthisgrowingpracticeshouldberegulated,andalsowonderwhetherchildrenwhoarenotfullyregisteredinschoolshouldgetsomepublicservices.Theissueshowshowdimthelinebetweenpublicandprivateeducationcanbecome,evenwhenthatprivateeducationisdeliveredathome.Probablyabouthalftheparentswhoteachathomearereligiouslymotivatedanduselessonsbymail(orInternet)fromchurchschools.Perhapsanadditionalfourthhavesomedoubtsaboutpubliceducation,thinkschoolsareunsafeofthefactthattheirchildrenhavespecialneedthatregularschoolsdon'tmeet,Insomecases,parentshome-schooltoescapecompulsory(义务的)education;theydoleastteachingwhilehavingolderchildrencareforyoungersistersorbrothersorworkinhomebusinesses.Although.childrenoftenlearnwellathomeweakregulationsinmoststatesmeanthatofficialsrarelychallengeormonitorparentswhosaytheyarehome-schooling.Withglowingfrequency,however,publicschoolsofferservicestothehome-schooled.Districtsmaypermitthemtoenrollparttimeforinstance;educatorsfearthatotherwisethesechildrencouldlaterreturnfulltimewithseriousacademicweaknesses,andinanycasesomedistrictswantingtoqualifyforstateaidcanbenefitfrompart-timersfillingemptyseats.HereinHelena,MaryBrownhastaughther12childrenathomewhilemanufacturingclothingthereinhernon-teachinghours.MrsBrownsayshermotiveistogivemoretraininginbasics,likephonics(发音学)thanpublicschoolsoffer.Mostofhercurriculumisfromachurchschool,withtestsreturnedbymail.Twoyearsagoherseventhchild,Andrea,wantingtojoinregularathleticprograms,enrolledatCapitalHighSchool.Andreasoonchangedhermindandcontinuedhomestudy.Butshehadlikedgymandchorus,soMrsBrownaskedthatshebeallowedtocontinuein12.Theeducationexpertsworryabout. ()A.whetherhome-schoolingaffectsthegenerallevelofeducationB.whetherthechildrenstudyingathomeneedhelpC.whetherthefamilyeducationshould'beaban-donedD.whetherparentsusetherightmethodstoteachchildren13.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat. ()A.halftheparentsfeeldoubtfulaboutpubliceducationB.mostparentshavereligiousconsiderationC.someparentswanttoescapethecompulsoryeducationD.publicschoolsshouldnotinterfereinprivateeducation14.Theimportantproblemofhome-schooleducationis. ()A.lackofsocialactivitiesB.lackofstrictmanageme.ntC.inefficiencyinstudyD.lowteachingquality15.AccordingtoMrsBrown,thepurposeofteachingherchildrenathomeis. ()A.lookingafterthembyherselfB.teachingthemwhattheylikeC.helpinghertodohouseworkD.teachingthemmorebasics16.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat. ()A.nomeasurescanbetakentoregulatethehome:schooleducationB.mostparentsarenotsatisfiedwithpubliceducationC.itiswiserforschoolstoacceptenrollmentparttimeD.thehome-schooledhavenodifferencewiththoseinpublicschoolsEMost,youngpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cycling,orswimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomeform—footballl,basketball,hockey,golfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering,Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksinhighmountains?Thisastonishmentitcaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asothers,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolf.andfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota"teamgame".Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no"matches"between"teams"ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.Themountainclimberknowsthathemay