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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 bay 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.

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　　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 vatiety 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.

　　Give girls a chance to succeed 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

 

On my first day of teaching，I found that I spent 85 percent of my energy disciplining and 15 percent teaching knowledge.Of course I had some wonderful，serious students who would do well wherever they were in life，but others worked hard to push themselves to the limit (限度)．At night I went home exhausted，often near tears.What gave me the idea I wanted to teach?

And then there was Matthew.

After school Matthew would come into my classroom to dust erasers or empty the wastepaper basket.

“Why do you come in to visit me？” I asked him one night.

“Because at home no one listens to me，” was his reply.Later I found out that there were eleven children in his family，with Matthew near the middle.

One time when he came to see me，he said，“Miss Ausmus，the kids are saying that you and Mr D．like each other.”

“Matthew，Mr D．is a nice man and we both teach some of the same students.He is not my boyfriend，and it’s not something the children should be talking about anyway.”

Another time，he said，“Will you wait for me so I can marry you when I grow up？”

“Sorry，Matthew，but that won’t work，” I answered in a gentle way.

When my birthday arrived，his mother made me a cake.She delivered (递送) it after school，and as Matthew was carrying it up the school steps，he tripped (绊倒)，dropping the cake.I found him in tears.I told him that bringing me a cake was very，very special，whether I was able to eat it or not.

After my second year of teaching，I said “goodbye” to Matthew and his family.

Years passed and in 1992，I went back to the little town to visit.Matthew’s parents still lived in the same house.His mother greeted me warmly.“Janet，”she said，“Thanks for all the time you spent encouraging Matthew.You taught him to believe in himself.You are the reason he went to college.”

I had made a difference in the life of a young boy.But I wonder...did Matthew ever know the difference he made in mine?

56．By saying “others worked hard to push themselves to the limit”，the author meant other students________.

A．were forced to challenge themselves

B．made efforts to challenge their classmates

C．needed to be encouraged to learn

D．did everything they could to do well

57．Why did Matthew visit the author after school?

A．Because he had less communication at home.

B．Because he wondered if she liked Mr D.

C．Because he decided to marry her when he grew up.

D．Because he was going to celebrate her birthday.

58．Under the influence of the author，Matthew became________.

A．honest                                                B．sincere 

C．confident                                            D．hard­working

59．What difference did Matthew make to the author?

A．He encouraged her to win Mr D．’s love.

B．He made her become enthusiastic about disciplining.

C．He gave her the courage to continue teaching.

D．He got her to understand what was true love.

On my first day of teaching，I found that I spent 85 per cent of my energy disciplining and 15 per cent teaching knowledge.Of course I had some wonderful，serious students who would do well wherever they were in life，but others worked hard to push themselves to the limit (限度)．At night I went home exhausted，often near tears.What gave me the idea I wanted to teach?

And then there was Matthew.

After school Matthew would come into my classroom to dust erasers or empty the wastepaper basket.

“Why do you come in to visit me？” I asked him one night.

“Because at home no one listens to me，” was his reply.Later I found out that there were eleven children in his family，with Matthew near the middle.

One time when he came to see me，he said，“Miss Ausmus，the kids are saying that you and Mr D．like each other.”

“Matthew，Mr D．is a nice man and we both teach some of the same students.He is not my boyfriend，and it’s not something the children should be talking about anyway.”

Another time，he said，“Will you wait for me so I can marry you when I grow up？”

“Sorry，Matthew，but that won’t work，” I answered in a gentle way.

When my birthday arrived，his mother made me a cake.She delivered (递送) it after school，and as Matthew was carrying it up the school steps，he tripped (绊倒)，dropping the cake.I found him in tears.I told him that bringing me a cake was very，very special，whether I was able to eat it or not.

After my second year of teaching，I said “goodbye” to Matthew and his family.

Years passed and in 1992，I went back to the little town to visit.Matthew’s parents still lived in the same house.His mother greeted me warmly.“Janet，”she said，“Thanks for all the time you spent encouraging Matthew.You taught him to believe in himself.You are the reason he went to college.”

I had made a difference in the life of a young boy.But I wonder...did Matthew ever know the difference he made in mine?

46．By saying “others worked hard to push themselves to the limit”，the author meant other students________.

A．were forced to challenge themselves

B．made efforts to challenge their classmates

C．needed to be encouraged to learn

D．did everything they could to do well

47．Why did Matthew visit the author after school?

A．Because he had less communication at home.

B．Because he wondered if she liked Mr D.

C．Because he decided to marry her when he grew up.

D．Because he was going to celebrate her birthday.

48．Under the influence of the author，Matthew became________.

A．honest                                                B．sincere

C．confident                                            D．hard­working

49．What difference did Matthew make to the author?

A．He encouraged her to win Mr D．’s love.

B．He made her become enthusiastic about disciplining.

C．He gave her the courage to continue teaching.

D．He got her to understand what was true love.

 

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 __11from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best suffer” because the ocean __12__ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some suffers 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(极限) 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