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    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 first day. Riding that first    4    was the best feeling 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 advance to new    16   , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start    17    the limits of things boys and 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.

    1．

A. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. answer

C. give　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. realize

    2．

A. wonder　　　　　　　　　　   B. understand

C. reply　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. 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. health　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

    8．

A. along　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. above

C. around　　　　　　　　　　    D. by

    9．

A. beach　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. water

C. board　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lake

    10．

A. sky　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. world

C. earth　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. ocean

    11．

A. take　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. get

C. make　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. keep

    12．

A. catches　　　　　　　　　　   B. includes

C. offers　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 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. steps　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. 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

    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 first day. Riding that first    4    was the best feeling 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 advance to new    16   , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start    17    the limits of things boys and 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.

    1．

A. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. answer

C. give　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. realize

    2．

A. wonder　　　　　　　　　　   B. understand

C. reply　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. 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. health　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

    8．

A. along　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. above

C. around　　　　　　　　　　    D. by

    9．

A. beach　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. water

C. board　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lake

    10．

A. sky　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. world

C. earth　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. ocean

    11．

A. take　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. get

C. make　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. keep

    12．

A. catches　　　　　　　　　　   B. includes

C. offers　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 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. steps　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. 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

The following people are expressing their thoughts (1--5) to show their concern for food, environment and so on．After that are pieces of related information (A--F). Now decide which piece of information would be most suitable for the thought and idea mentioned in questions61---5 and mark your answer letter (A---F) on your answer sheet．There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
______56. How I was struck by the clear water and fresh air in my childhood! But everything has changed, that is, the clear water and fresh air are nowhere to be found again as they were． Above all, a great deal of waste hardly rots away.
______57. More and more people are beginning to have a good knowledge of the importance of a safer and cleaner environment, which in turn forces the business to be cleaned up.
______58. Organic products are getting more and more popular among people, but we should know the fact that organic products might also have something to do with pesticides.
______59. I’m very much fond of growing some vegetables of my own in my small garden, for many vegetables on sale in markets are actually becoming more and more dangerous as a result of widespread pesticides.
______60. Nowadays it is very convenient for consumers to find and buy green food in supermarkets as they are clearly marked.
       A. “Organic produce is always better,” Gold said. “The food is free of pesticides(农药), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And more often than not it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty.” Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.
       B. Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences - but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete．For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products．And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand．"The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market, "said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.
       C. Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted．Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment-friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem．One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.
       D. However, today, more and more consumers are choosing "green" and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment．Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: "Will this shampoo damage the environment?"  "Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?"
       E. Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds．Some supermarket products carry labels(标签) to show that the product is green．Some companies have made the manufacturing(制造) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising.
       F. The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business．No longer will the public accept the old attitude of "Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it." The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.

The following people are expressing their thoughts (1--5) to show their concern for food, environment and so on．After that are pieces of related information (A--F) ．Now decide which piece of information would be most suitable for the thought and idea mentioned in questions61---5 and mark your answer letter (A---F) on your answer sheet．There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.

______1．How I was struck by the clear water and fresh air in my childhood! But everything has changed, that is, the clear water and fresh air are nowhere to be found again as they were． Above all, a great deal of waste hardly rots away.

______2．More and more people are beginning to have a good knowledge of the importance of a safer and cleaner environment, which in turn forces the business to be cleaned up.

______3．Organic products are getting more and more popular among people, but we should know the fact that organic products might also have something to do with pesticides.

______4．I`m very much fond of growing some vegetables of my own in my small garden, for many vegetables on sale in markets are actually becoming more and more dangerous as a result of widespread pesticides.

______5．Nowadays it is very convenient for consumers to find and buy green food in supermarkets as they are clearly marked.

       A．"Organic produce is always better, "Gold said．"The food is free of pesticides(农药) ,and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms．And more often than not it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty." Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.

       B．Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences - but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete．For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products．And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand．"The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market, "said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.

       C．Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted．Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment-friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem．One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

       D．However, today, more and more consumers are choosing "green" and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment．Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: "Will this shampoo damage the environment?"  "Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?"

       E．Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds．Some supermarket products carry labels(标签) to show that the product is green．Some companies have made the manufacturing(制造) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising.

       F．The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business．No longer will the public accept the old attitude of "Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it." The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.