Question

Surfing: It's Not Just for Boys Anymore

If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would : surfing. But isn't that a boy thing? Some people . Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my , there's nothing like it. It involves body, , and soul. There's sand between my toes and cool, salt water all us. The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that , becoming one with the , is like I'm weightless.

The one thing I can from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the "best surfer" because the ocean an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it from any other sport.

I've to tell every girl I know to do something that people don't think girls can do. It's part of being human to advance to new , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start the limits of things boys and men used to dominate（主宰）？

There're women side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to , and they will.

1.A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize

2.A. wonder B. understand C. replyD. believe

3.A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell

4.A. wave B. storm C. sail D. boat

5.A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie

6.A. work B. study C. holiday D. life

7.A. mind B. effort C. healthD. time

8.A. along B. above C. aroundD. by

9.A. beach B. water C. boardD. lake

10.A. sky B. world C. earthD. ocean

11.A. take B. get C. makeD. keep

12.A. catches B. includes C. offersD. collects

13.A. sharp B. great C. hard D. calm

14.A. known B. right C. far D. different

15.A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised

16.A. levels B. points C. stepsD. parts

17.A. reaching B. accepting C. pushing D. setting

18.A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working

19.A. of B. from C. on D. with

20.A. think B. succeed C. perform D. feel

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：沖浪--一項不再是男生專屬的運動項目。作者從小就喜歡上了沖浪，她喜歡沖在浪尖的感覺。她是一個少有的喜歡沖浪的女生。在人們固有的觀念里，有些運動，像沖浪、足球等都是男生的運動。而作者卻不這樣認為，男生能做到的，女生也能夠做到，她們缺少的只是機會而已。

1.動詞辨析。A告訴；B回答；C給予；D意識到。感覺If you asked high school girls可知，作者是僅有的幾個回答“沖浪”的女生，故選B。

2.But isn't that a boy thing?可知，有人懷疑“沖浪”是男生的運動，故選A。

3.

4.Riding that first was the best feeling I had ever experienced.沖鋒在浪尖的感覺是最棒的，只有A項與沖浪有關，故選A。

5.When I try to surfing with other things當我試著把沖浪與其它運動作比較時，故選C。

6.in my , there's nothing like it在我的生活里，沒有像沖浪那樣（能帶動全身心一起運動）的事情，故選D。

7.It involves body, , and soul.沖浪涉及身心和靈魂，故選A。

8.cool, salt water all us涼爽的海水圍繞在我們周圍，故選C。

9.The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that ,當沖過一個又一個海浪時的感覺，作者談論的是沖浪的感受，與海水有關，故選B。

10.becoming one with the ,一層層的海浪與海洋相融，變成海洋的一部分，故選D。

11.The one thing I can from surfing...is endless challenge我能從沖浪中得到的是無盡的挑戰(zhàn)，故選B。

12.because the ocean an uncountable variety of waves海洋提供給你各種各樣的海浪，故選C。

13.Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and .有的沖浪者的風格是自由順從的，有的則是非常具有挑釁性和急轉直下的，故選A。

14.make it from any other sport使沖浪與眾不同，故選D。

15.I've to tell every girl I know to do something that people don't think girls can do.我已經在嘗試著告訴我認識的女生，讓她們做一些看似不適合女生做的事情，故選B。

16.It's part of being human to advance to new ,不斷地尋求進步，這正是人類的組成部分，故選A。

17.so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start the limits of things boys and men used to dominate難道不應該期待著女生促進并不斷提高那些由男性主宰的事情的極限嗎？故選C。

18.There're women side by side with the President of our country,有女性肩并肩地在我們總統(tǒng)身邊工作，故選D。

19.so why not side by side with the boys the football team or out in the water surfing?因此，為什么不與男生肩并肩踢球或沖浪呢？On a football team在一支球隊里，故選C。

20.Give girls a chance to , and they will.給女性一次獲得成功的機會，她們會成功的。故選B。

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