Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:
There is perhaps, no other sport in the world quite so exciting as skiing. For viewers, it is a spectacle of unsurpassed beauty（无与伦比的奇观）. For skiers, it is a vivid personal experience, a thrilling test of mind, muscle, and nerves. And more and more, Americans are discovering this thrill for themselves. Not too long ago, skiing had virtually no part in the American sports scene. If it was thought of at all, it was purely as a European sport. Then came the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. Americans got their first good look at skiing and made for the hills. Today ski trains make regular runs from our cities to the great, white outdoors. Lodges dot the mountain sides offering skiers the warmth of their firesides.
In addition to joy and excitement, skiing offers other attractions. It is a comparatively inexpensive sport, and，for the young, the art of skiing is often mastered in a very short time.
The special thrill of skiing is well described by Buddy Werner. "It is all up to you," he says. " No teammates can help. You're alone. It's you against the snow, the mountains, yourself. You're a warrior（勇士）."
11． What is the author's main point?
A) Skiing, the most exciting sport in the world.
B) Skiing, the most inexpensive sport in Lake Placid, New York.
C) Skiing, the most popular sport in America.
D) Skiing, the most thrilling sport in Europe.
12． By the expression "made for the hills," the author means that _________ .
A) Americans took up skiing
B) Americans all went skiing
C) skiing became popular only in the mountain areas
D) the only place Americans could ski was in the Rocky Mountains
13． Skiing ________.
A) has always been popular in America
B) has only recently become a popular American sport
C) can never become popular in America
D) has only recently become popular in Europe
14． In 1932, when the Winter Olympics were held at Lake Placid, _________.
A) Americans became enthusiastic about the sport
B) Americans saw skiing for the very first time
C) Americans did not enter into competition
D) America finished in last place
15． One of the attractions for young people taking up skiing is that _________.
A) they can enjoy the warmth of firesides in the lodges
B) they have teammates while skiing
C) the skill of skiing can be mastered in a short time
D) they can later well describe the special thrill of skiing like Buddy Werner
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