三、任务型阅读(本题有5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
阅读以下内容,补全第31—34小题,并回答第35小题。
Mountains are usually not nice places for people to live in. This is mainly because the weather in mountains is not as good as that in low areas. 31. Few people live in the mountains that are over 2,500 meters high, because it's difficult for people to breathe. If a mountain is more than 8,000 meters high, for example, Qomolangma, there's not enough air for people. This is known as one of the most dangerous areas.
However, mountains are important to people. Most water in the rivers is from the snow and rain water of the mountains. Lots of people in the world depend on mountains to get drinking water. Mountains are also rich in minerals (矿产). 32. Many people also go to mountains to spend their holidays during the hot summer, because it's much cooler there.
33. The sport first became popular in England. However, only a few people reached the tops of the highest mountains at that time. 34. Mountain climbing has become a popular sport in the world.

35. Do you like climb mountains? Why or why not? (No more than 15 words)

31.B 32.C 33.A 34.D
35. Yes, I do. Because it's interesting.(言之有理，不超过15词即可)

【分析】这是任务型阅读的句子还原题，解题思路是先通读全文把握每段主旨，再分析空缺处前后的语境逻辑（如因果关系、话题衔接等）匹配对应选项；第35题是开放问答，结合自身实际作答，符合字数要求即可。
【解析】31题：空前提到山区天气不佳，空后说明2500米以上少有人居住是因为呼吸困难，B选项“山越高，空气越少”正好解释了呼吸困难的原因，衔接上下文，故选B。32题：空前阐述山对人类的重要性（提供水源、矿产），C选项“山里的人靠山谋生”承接前文，进一步说明山的重要作用，故选C。33题：空后提到“这项运动（登山）在英国流行”，A选项“登山有150多年历史”引出登山这项运动，符合语境，故选A。34题：空后说明登山成为全球流行运动，D选项“现在越来越多人尝试爬最高的山”是登山流行的原因，衔接自然，故选D。35题：为开放题，结合自身实际，不超过15词即可，如Yes, I do. Because it's interesting.
【答案】31.B 32.C 33.A 34.D；35. Yes, I do. Because it's interesting.
【知识点】任务型阅读、句子还原、开放型问答
【点评】本题考查任务型阅读的语境衔接能力，句子还原需结合上下文逻辑，开放问答难度低，整体题型常见，注重基础理解。
【难度系数】0.6