阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。（10分）

My dear friends, what do you often do at the weekends or on holidays? Do you like going hiking? Most people enjoy hiking, especially in spring or autumn.

Hiking is a healthy activity. But do you know why many people like going hiking? The reason why people go hiking is different from each other. Here are some of the most important reasons for people to hike.

First, hiking is a kind of good _______, and it is good for your _______ and not hurt your body. You can relax(放松) yourself during the hiking. And you can get fresh air, too.

(1)Second, hiking is easy and cheap. All you need to do is to wear a pair of hiking shoes to start.

(2)At last, hiking is the best way to get away from your everyday life. You could hike alone or go with your family or your good friends. And you can have a picnic together during hiking.

So why not plan your hiking day right now? Let’s go hiking together!

1.在（1）句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。

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2.将（2）句译成中文。

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3.回答问题：How many reasons for hiking are there in the passage?

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4.在文中找出与You just need to wear a pair of trainers to start your hiking. 意思相近的句子。

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5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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Train-spotting

Many people around the world have seen Danny Boyle’s movie Train spotting starring Ewan McGregor, but how many of us really know what train-spotting is all about? Now this is not considered cool in town and the word “train-spotter” in Britain is related to “geek” or “nerd” (someone who seems very ridiculous). But is this reputation really deserved?

First of all, let’s see what train-spotting is. It is said that there are some 100,000 train spotters in the UK. Exactly as the title suggests, they spot trains, that is, they stand in train stations, look at the number of each train that leaves and arrives and write it down. The eventual aim is to have seen every train in the country.

    Being crazy about railways and trains is not modern and it dates back to 1804. As the number of trains grew and they got faster and faster, so did the interest in them grow? Is this any stranger than people who love cars?

    So, what do you need to be a train-spotter? Well, all you really need is a pen or pencil and a notebook to write down the train numbers. Other equipment(装备) includes hot tea in a thermos, a camera and some sandwiches for those long afternoons spent on train platforms when you don’t want to risk the delights of railway station food.

    It’s interesting to note that despite the “bad name” of train-spotting, there have been famous railway lovers in history, such as Alfred Hitchcock, who filmed them regularly, especially The 39 Steps. There is evidence, too, that being a train-spotter is not necessarily a strange phenomenon（现象）in Britain.

    One glance at the US train stations should be enough to convince you that train-spotters there are alive and well. In America, they try to call rail lovers “train-fans” and talk of “train-fanning”. Don’t let this fool you—these people are train spotters and there are a lot of them. Each month, two million pages are visited on the website TrainWeb.org.                      

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1.What is train-spotting according to the passage?

A. A kind of hobby.             B. A type of sport.

C. A strange phenomenon.        D. A special job.

2.Which of the following about train-spotters is true according to the passage?

A. They number each train they see.

B. They keep a careful path of every train.

C. They count the trains passing in front of them.

D. They produce films about trains with video cameras.

3.The writer writes the passage to        .

A. introduce some famous train-spotters

B. encourage readers to do more train-spotting

C. try to present a true picture of train-spotting

D. describe the necessary equipment in train-spotting

4. What do we learn from the passage?

A. Train-spotters in the UK want to fool people.

B. Train-spotting is more acceptable in America.

C. Train-spotters are much stranger than car lovers.

D. Train-spotting relates to（与…有关）a dangerous lifestyle.

1从b栏中找出与a栏中相对应的答语。

从b栏中找出与a栏中相对应的答语。