1 . When it comes to the history of snow skiing, there is the early history and the modern history. The modern history is tied to the Scandinavian countries. Scandinavian farmers and hunters used skis regularly during the Middle Ages. By the 17th century, the Swedish Amy was competing (竞争) on skis and using them for battle purposes as well.

The history of skiing is complicated (复杂的), and there’s no telling no how many people had their hands in the development of skis over the years. Interestingly enough, skis were used in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the gold rush, and downhill races were organized by mining camps. By the late 1800s, people all over the world were experimenting with skis and using them for all kinds of purposes.

In 1888, for example, a Norwegian man named Frigidity Nansen crossed Greenland on skis. Nansen kept a journal of this trip, and when this journal was published in 1890, it brought great interest in skiing in both Europe and the United States. This is one of the most important moments in the history of snow skiing.

The history of skiing sees the activity, or sport if you prefer, really taking off around the tur of the 20th century. People started taking on all kinds of skiing challenges in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the technology continued to get better. The first package ski vacations were offered in and around 1903.

The Winter Olympics only helped the sport become popular. In 1932, both ski jumping and cross-country skiing were events that were featured in the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. After first featuring as a demonstration (演示) sport a the 1988 Calgary Games, freestyle skiing was introduced to the Winter Olympic programme in 1992. There were 13 events in freestyle skiing at Beijing 2022.

1. Why are the Scandinavian countries mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A．To give an example.	B．To explain the sports.
C．To introduce the topic.	D．To put forward an argument.

2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The development of skis.	B．The experiment with gold.
C．The history of Greenland.	D．The story of a mining camp.

3. What made Europeans and Americans interested in skiing?

A．A long battle.	B．A Norwegian’s wisdom.
C．The gold rush.	D．The publication of a journal.

4. When did the first package ski vacations appear?

A．In 1888.	B．In the 1600s
C．In and around 1903.	D．In the 1800s.

5. What event became part of the 1992 Winter Olympics?

A．Freestyle skiing	B．Ski jumping
C．Cross-county skiing	D．Downhill races.