Passage 3
Questions 31 to 36 are based on the following passage.ª¥
Except for the Indians, the earliest backpackers in America were frontiersmen,who roamed the wilderness looking either for necessities such as food and water or for sources of wealth such as fur and gold.For them backpacking was a way of
survival or a means of achieving what one day would be called the ¡°American Dream¡±.
Today,however,many people enjoy backpacking as a recreational activity.Shouldering a pack and leaving behind the world of telephone,television and traffic promise an exciting experience.Testing one¡¯s stamina (ÄÍÁ¦) and skills are challenging a sense of one¡¯s place in the natural world can be rewarding .Moreover,backpacking is an activity that can last any length for time and can be enjoyed alone or with friends.Then too,a backpacking trip may be organized within a day or two.The backpacker and his friends have only to decide on their destination and then organize the all-important kit,whose contents they must depend on throughout their trip.A map,a compass,a flashlight,along with first equipment,food,and extra clothing can be rounded up without much difficulty.Once the backpackers have left word about where they go in a note on the refrigerator door or in a message on an answering machine,they can look forward to
an adventure that will lift the spirit and nourish the soul.Their outing will enable them to return in a short time to the age of technology with the courage and independence of Natty Bumppo,who did indeed belong to the age of the frontier.ª¤

31.The passage mainly discusses____ .ª¤
A)the early backpackers
B)backpacking as a perfect form of recreationª¤
C)how backpacking started
D)why people of today are interested in backpackingª¤

32.The earliest backpackers were ____.ª¤
A)frontiersmen B)Indians C)fur traders D)gold miners
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33.Early backpackers who roamed about in wilderness were interested in finding____ .ª¤
A)means to realize the American dream
B)recreation in lifeª¤
C)relief from the stress of everyday life
D)daily necessitiesª¤

34.One of the advantages of backpacking is that ____.ª¤
A)it can help people to establish a link with natureª¤
B)it is a group activity and can cure a person¡¯s lonelinessª¤
C)it is not so challenging as other activitiesª¤
D)it does not require people to decide on a destinationª¤

35.According to the passage,Natty Bumppo was____.ª¤
A)an American national hero
B)a character in a Hemingway novelª¤
C)a man of valor
D)an lndian warriorª¤