WheneverthesundroppedandtheblueskycameupmyfatherandIusedtoclimbthemountainnearmyhouse.WalkingtogethermyfatherandIusedtohavealotofconversationsthroughwhichIlearnedlessonsfromhisexperiences.Healwayst

WheneverthesundroppedandtheblueskycameupmyfatherandIusedtoclimbthemountainnearmyhouse.WalkingtogethermyfatherandIusedtohavealotofconversationsthroughwhichIlearnedlessonsfromhisexperiences.Healwaystoldme“Youshouldhavegoalslikeclimbingthemountain.”Withoutthemountain-climbingthatwebothenjoyedwecouldn’thaveenoughtimetospendtogetherbecausemyfatherwasverybusy.Ireallygotalotfromthemountain-climbing.Itgavemetimetotalkwithmyfatherandtobeindeepthoughtaswellasdevelopmypatience.

Onceweclimbedaveryhighmountain.ItwassochallengingformebecauseIwasonlytenyearsold.DuringthefirstfewhoursofclimbingIenjoyedtheflowersandtreesandthebirds’singing.ButastimepassedIgotapaininbothofmylegs.Iwantedtoquitclimbingbutmyfathersaidtome“Youcanalwaysseeabeautifulskyatthetopofthemountainbutyoucan’tseeitbeforeyoureachthetop.Onlytherecanyouseeallofthenicethingswhichisjustlikeyourlife.”

AtthattimeIwastooyoungtounderstandhiswords.ButlaterafterthatIgottoknowthemeaningofhopeinlife.Ifoundmyselfstandingatthetopofthemountainandtheskywasasclearascrystal.

1.Thepassagetellsusthatmountain-climbingwas______forthefatherandtheson.

  A.hard            B.enjoyable           C.painful           D.comfortable

2.Theunderlinedword“crystal”inthepassagemeans_______.

A.岩石           B.火焰              C.水晶             D.寒冰

3.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtothefather’swordsinthesecondparagraph?

A.Youwillgetallyouneedatthetopofthemountain.

B.Theskyisalwaysasclearascrystal.

C.Youcanfindlifeisfullofnicethings.

D.Nevergiveuphalf-way.

4.Wecaninfer(推断)fromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.thewriterwasverysuccessfulinhislife

B.thewriterreachedthetopofthemountain

C.thoughthewriterwasyounghecouldunderstandhisfather

D.thewriterusedtostophalf-waywhenheclimbedthemountain

5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.

A.ReachingtheTopoftheMountain           

B.StandingattheT