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

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　 Surrmg: 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 　1　 :surfing(冲浪运动). But isn't that a boy thing? Some people 　2　 . Most certainly not.

　　 I started surfing about five years ago and　 3　 in love with the sport on the very fist day. Riding that first　 4 　was the best felling I had ever experienced.

　　 When I try to　 5　 surfing with other things,I find it very difficult because,in my 　6 　,there's nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到)body,　 7 　, and soul. There's sand between my toes and cool, salt water all　 8　 us. The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that 　9　 ,becoming one with the 　10 　,is like I'm weightless.

　　　 The one thing I can　 　11　 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge (挑战). You can never be the "best surfer" because the ocean　　 12　 　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 (活跃有力的) and 　13　 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 　14 　from any other sport.

　　　 I've 　15 　to tell every girl I know to do something that people don't think girls can do. It's part of being human to adil vance to new 　16　 , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start　 17 　the limits of things boys ant men used to dominate (主宰)?

There're women　 　18　 side by side with the President of our country,so why not side by side with the boys 　19　 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to 20 　,and they will.

20. A. at most　　 B. at least　　 C. in fact　　　 D. at last

答案：B　 指导：此处用“至少”表示作者的观点：即使失败了，至少我知道自己已经尽力了。at　most"至多"in fact"事实上” atlast"最终”都不合逻辑。

19. A. coldness　　　　　　　　　 B. impoliteness

C. cruelty　　　　　　　　　 D. failure

答案：D　 指导：作者从第一次工作经历中获得了信心，因此意识到原来害怕的是“失败”，但现在知道真正的失败不是失败本身，而是你没有真正地去尝试。其他名词都偏离了作者要表达的思想。

18. A. worse　　　　　　　　　　 B. hopeless

C. harder　　　　　　　　　　 D. discouraging

答案：C　 指导：此处作者强调服务行业是非常不容易的行业，尤其当人们对你不友好的时候，就更为“艰难”。“更为糟糕的”“无望的”“令人灰心的”都不合语境。

17. A. looked down upon　　　　　 B. waited on

C. looked after　　　　　　　 D. helped out

答案：B　 指导：wait on sb．当“伺候某人”讲，相当于servesb.。此处作者表示的意思是当别人伺候自己的时候，作者总是尽可能地体贴。lookafter当“照料”讲，helpout当“帮助某人摆脱(困境等)”讲，在此都不合题意。

16. A. whatever　 B. whichever　 C. however　　 D. whenev

答案：A　 指导：表示作者答应客人的一切要求。故用whatever引导宾语从句。whichever表示某一范围中的“任何一个”；however一般引导让步状语从句，当“无论如何”讲；whenv er引导的也是让步状语从句，当“无论什么时候”讲。

15. A. As though　 B. Since　　　 C. Even thoughD. While

答案：C　 指导：“即使”作者想拒绝他们，但最终还是默默忍受了下来。even though／if 引导让步状语从句。as though“好像”，引导方式状语从句；since引导时间状语从句或原因状语从句；while可引导时间状语从句、并列句或让步状语从句。

14. A. begging　　 B. ordering　　 C. helping　　 D. paying

答案：B　 指导：本句紧接上句，指有些客人很不友好，总是“命令”作者做一些不该做的事情。由前面客人“不友好”这一点可排除其他。

13. A. favor　　　 B. nothing　　 C. duty　　　 D. everyth4"&

答案：D　 指导：此处指有些客人让作者为他们做“一切”事情。rum“依次”，pleasure"快乐”，honor“荣誉”都不合题意。