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   36  : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people   37  . Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and fell in love with the sport on the  38   first day. Riding that first   39   was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to   40   surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my   41  , there’s nothing like it. It involves body,   42  , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all   43   us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that   44 , becoming one with the   45  , is like I’m weightless.

The one thing I can   46   from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean   47   an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and lowing; others are very aggressive (活躍有力的) and   48  . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it   49   from any other sport.

I’ve   50   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   51  , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start   52   the limits of things boys and men used to dominate (主宰)?

There’re women   53   side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys   54   the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to   55   , and they will.

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

37. A.Believe         B. understand              C. reply                        D. wonder

38. A. very           B. just                          C. rightly                   D. only

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

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

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

42. A.effort                   B. mind                     C. health                       D. time

43. A. along                  B. around                            C. above                    D. by

44. A. water               B. beach                       C. board                       D. lake

45. A. sky                     B. ocean             C. earth                        D. world

46. A. take                    B. make                     C. get                           D. keep

47. A. offers                 B. includes                    C. catches                    D. collects

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

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

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

51. A. points                 B. levels                       C. steps                        D. parts

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

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

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

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

 36-55  CDABD    DBBAB     CABDC    BCCCD

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Jim Lehrer hosts The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS ( Public Broadcasting Service) and has written 18 novels, two memoirs (回憶錄), and three plays. And in his spare time…
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"I'm always amazed when people say they have 3,000 songs on their iPod, 1 like music, but it’s not a part of my life. 1 am always listening to books on tape, I'm about to begin American Lion, Jon Meacham’s biography (傳記) of Andrew Jackson. "
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SYDNEY 2005-01-01 08:33—Mother of two, Jillian Searle, had to choose between her children when she made a life-or-death decision.

Swept up by mountainous tsunami (海嘯) waves at a Thai resort ( 旅游勝地), she could not hold on to both her young sons and survive . Fighting to stay above the waters , she had to choose which one would have to take his chances in the swirling torrent (漩流).

“I knew I had to let go of one of them and I just thought I’d better let go of the one that’s the older,” she told Sky News television in a report broadcast on Thursday. She said she was accompanied by the two boys, Lachie, 5, and two-year-old Blake, and their father, Brad, who had watched the drama helplessly from their first-floor hotel room, when the waves struck. “And I was screaming, trying to find him, and we thought he was dead,” she told reporters on arrival back in Australia. Lachie was found alive about 2 hours later clinging to a door and, looked uninjured as his mother spoke to reporters.

British surfer (沖浪運(yùn)動(dòng)員) Martin Markwell is also a lucky man. He had always dreamed of catching that perfect wave –but when it finally came along, it was a nightmare. He was on his surfboard when he was swept up by a tsunami wave.

“It was really terrible because I was surfing, I was really surfing on a wave I wasn’t supposed to be on,” he said. “As an experienced surfer, when I saw the wave come I realized something was wrong, but I couldn’t escape because my surfboard was tied to my ankle.”

His wife Vicki and son Jake looked on in horror from a hotel balcony as he crashed towards the shore. Luckily , he stayed on top of his board until he reached the hotel , jumped off and got to safety as the ocean rolled back to feed a much larger tsunami wave on its way . The family regrouped and ran to safety just minutes before a giant tsunami wave 10 meters high.

1.When the waves struck, the father Brad        .

A. reported the disaster to Sky News television

B. was watching a drama play on TV in the hotel

C. tried to find his son lost in the waters

D. watched things going on , unable to do anything

2.The underlined word “him” refers to        .

A. an old man    B. Lachie   C. Brad     D. Blake

3.Which of the following is wrong ?

A. Lachie and Martin were both with their family members when the disaster happened.

B. Lachie and Martin both survived from the high waves when tsunami struck.

C. Lachie and Martin were both travelers from Europe on holiday in Thailand.

D. Lachie and Martin were both alive owing to their good luck.

4.The best title of this news story would be         .

A. Narrow Escape     B. Disaster Caused by Tsunami

C. Exciting Surfing Experience   D. Struggle Against Tsunami

 

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SYDNEY 2005-01-01 08:33—Mother of two, Jillian Searle, had to choose between her children when she made a life-or-death decision.
Swept up by mountainous tsunami (海嘯) waves at a Thai resort ( 旅游勝地), she could not hold on to both her young sons and survive . Fighting to stay above the waters , she had to choose which one would have to take his chances in the swirling torrent (漩流).
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British surfer (沖浪運(yùn)動(dòng)員) Martin Markwell is also a lucky man. He had always dreamed of catching that perfect wave –but when it finally came along, it was a nightmare. He was on his surfboard when he was swept up by a tsunami wave.
“It was really terrible because I was surfing, I was really surfing on a wave I wasn’t supposed to be on,” he said. “As an experienced surfer, when I saw the wave come I realized something was wrong, but I couldn’t escape because my surfboard was tied to my ankle.”
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    1. A.
      reported the disaster to Sky News television
    2. B.
      was watching a drama play on TV in the hotel
    3. C.
      tried to find his son lost in the waters
    4. D.
      watched things going on , unable to do anything
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    1. A.
      an old man
    2. B.
      Lachie
    3. C.
      Brad
    4. D.
      Blake
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    Which of the following is wrong ?

    1. A.
      Lachie and Martin were both with their family members when the disaster happened
    2. B.
      Lachie and Martin both survived from the high waves when tsunami struck
    3. C.
      Lachie and Martin were both travelers from Europe on holiday in Thailand
    4. D.
      Lachie and Martin were both alive owing to their good luck
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    1. A.
      Narrow Escape
    2. B.
      Disaster Caused by Tsunami
    3. C.
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       Oh, Johnny (Random House, $25), his novel about a young Marine in 1944. “On his way to war, Johnny met the most beautiful and wonderful girl he’d ever seen. It changed his life.”

Where He’s Surfing

       “I’m on the computer all day long for my job, checking the telegraphs, reading the news, and doing research, on Google mostly. I’m a big fan of eBay because I collect bus memorabilia（值得紀(jì)念的事物）: toy buses, bus stop signs, and bus driver caps. I’ve bought quite a bit.”   

What He’s Watching

       “I love all the Mystery! series on PBS, including Poirot. My wife and I just love those people. I’m a huge fan of The Sopranos. These are serious stories about high school football in small-town Texas and the challenges these kids have. It’s very exciting.”

What He’s Listening To

       “I’m always amazed when people say they have 3,000 songs on their iPod. I like music, but it’s not a big part of my life. I am always listening to books on tape. I’m about to begin American Lion, Jon Meacham’s new biography（傳記）of Andrew Jackson.”

What He’s Reading

       “At present, I am reading Home, which is set in small-town Iowa. Marilynne Robinson writes about the simple things that are the most complicated of all within the human spirit. Her characters are so alive and real. Not long ago, I just finished The Spies of Warsaw, Alan Furst’s terrific novel set in pre-World War II.”

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61. Why does Jim Lehrer spend much time on Google?

A. To collect information for his novel.              B. To collect bus memorabilia.

C. To do his job better.                               D. To read his favorite novels.

62. In his spare time, Jim Lehrer does all the following things EXCEPT ________.

A. surf eBay for his hobby                                B. watch exciting TV series

C. listen to music on his iPod                            D. work on his own novel

63. Which of the following books is based on a real person?

A. Oh, Johnny.              B. American Lion.              C. Home.        D. The Spies of Warsaw.

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A. reported the disaster to Sky News television

B. was watching a drama play on TV in the hotel

C. tried to find his son lost in the waters

D. watched things going on , unable to do anything

58. The underlined word “him” refers to        .

A. an old man

B. Lachie

C. Brad

D. Blake

59. Which of the following is wrong ?

A. Lachie and Martin were both with their family members when the disaster happened.

B. Lachie and Martin both survived from the high waves when tsunami struck.

C. Lachie and Martin were both travelers from Europe on holiday in Thailand.

D. Lachie and Martin were both alive owing to their good luck.

60. The best title of this news story would be         .

A. Narrow Escape

B. Disaster Caused by Tsunami

C. Exciting Surfing Experience

D. Struggle Against Tsunami

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