1. (2019八上·浦东期中) Choose the best answer:

My father and I used to climb, the mountain near my house. Walking together, we always had a lot of conversations. He would tell me about his childhood and school years, and I would share my happy and sad moments with him. We were just like brother. Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy.

Once we decided to climb, a very high mountain far away from our house. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old then. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds' singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit (放弃) climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment. But my father said to me: "You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life."

At that time, I was too young to understand his words, But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope and confidence in my life, I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).

1. （1） The author and his father climbed the mountain near his house         .

   A . quite often B . once a week C . once a year D . every day
3. （2） The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was            for both the author and his father.

   A . hard B . enjoyable C . painful D . comfortable
5. （3） The author got a lot from mountain-climbing except that        .

   A . he had enough time to be together with his father. B . he learned his school subjects from his father. C . he learned about his father's experience. D . he enjoyed the beautiful view at the top of the mountain.
7. （4） The word "challenging" in the second paragraph means         .

   A . high B . difficult but interesting C . changeable D . easy and interesting
9. （5） Which of the following is similar in meaning to the underlined sentences in the second paragraph?

   A . You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. B . Don't make a decision before you reach the top. C . You can find life is full of nice things. D . Never give up half-way.
11. （6） We can infer (推断) from the passage that the writer            .

    A . was very successful in his life. B . didn't reach the top of the mountain. C . could never understand his father's words. D . used to quit climbing the mountain.