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(体育馆). 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(绳索)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 new piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult part 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.
小题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.小题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小题3: The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means .
A．settlement
B．exercise
C．excitement
D．tiredness小题4: Why does the author write this passage?
A．To tell people where to find gyms.
B．To prove the basic need for climbing.
C．To encourage people to climb mountains.
D．To introduce the sport of wall climbing.
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
题目分析：本文介绍了攀爬运动是一种很好的运动项目，很多美国人在城市体育馆学爬山，初学者最困难的是控制的恐惧感，通常人们都担心坠落下来，所以很难不感到恐惧。这项运动不仅让人的整个身体得到了锻炼，而且人的意志也会变得坚强。
小题1:推理判断题。根据Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone.可以推出应选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据The most difficult part is to control your fear. 故选B。
小题3:词义猜测题。根据When you climb，both your mind and your body can become stronger.
可以猜出应是“锻炼”，故选B。
小题4:写作意图题。根据整篇文章的内容来看是介绍攀爬运动，故选D。
点评：写作意图题指作者在文中表达的意思，也就是写作目的。只有掌握作者的写作意图， 我们才能了解文章的深层含义， 从而全面正确，深刻把握思想。作者的写作意图通常隐藏在字里行间， 所以需要从以下几个方面来看：熟悉文体；寻找 key word, topic sentence；善于把握讽刺，反语等常见修辞方法；把握作者的语气，严肃或轻松，幽默或讽刺，平和或激动，乐观或悲观。