《2025年学霸题中题八年级英语上册译林版》

Ⅳ. 阅读与回答问题(每小题 2 分,共 10 分)
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
Rock climbing has been a popular sport for a long time. It's still popular today, but now a lot of rock climbers are trying something new—ice climbing.
Ice climbing is a lot like rock climbing. When you go rock climbing, you climb a mountain. When you go ice climbing, you climb ice. Some ice climbers climb frozen waterfalls. Others climb glaciers (冰川). Still others climb mountains that are covered with ice. Sometimes, they climb a mountain that is covered with ice only in some places.
As people made better equipment (装备), ice climbing started to become easier and more popular. In 1908, a climber made special boots called “crampons”. These boots made ice climbing easier and safer. After that, more people were willing to try ice climbing. In the 1960s, another climber invented special axes. Climbers can use the axes to hit the ice. The axes go into the ice. Then the climber can pull himself or herself up.
These days, a lot of people are taking ice climbing classes. In order to go ice climbing, you have to be strong and healthy. In fact, some teachers say that you should do special exercises before you start to climb.
Here's one good thing about ice climbing. You can do it in easy places or difficult places. People who want to try something simple can climb glaciers or small mountains. Those are usually pretty easy. People who want to try something more challenging can find a more difficult place. The hardest places are usually steep mountains and frozen waterfalls. However, you should never go ice climbing alone.
A lot of people love ice climbing because it's hard. These people like to challenge themselves. Some say that when you get to the top of a glacier or a frozen waterfall, you'll have the best feeling.
1. Where can people go ice climbing?
2. When was a kind of special axe invented?
3. What's the good thing about ice climbing?
4. Why should people do special exercises before they begin to go ice climbing?
5. 新考法 开放性试题 Do you prefer easy places or difficult places to try ice climbing? Why?

答案： 1. On frozen waterfalls, glaciers or mountains that are covered with ice.
2. In the 1960s.
3. People can go ice climbing in easy places or difficult places.
4. Because they have to make themselves strong and healthy.
5. I prefer easy places, because I can stay experiencing the excitement of the sport./I prefer difficult places, because I can challenge myself.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）