Before you want to read the following passage , look through its title first and you will imagine who the writer is and what the writer would like to say.
Surfing: It's Not Just for Boys AnymoreIf 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.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.
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科目:高中英语 来源:英语教研室 题型:054
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On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, ___1____my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it ___2___ over a fence. Chris was paralyzed(瘫痪)from the chest down,____3____to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of____4____with lots of unexpected challenges(挑战). We went from the “haves” to the “havenots” Or so we thought. ___5___ what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of____6____difficulties. We came to learn that something____7____could happen in a disaster. All over the world people____8____Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a____9____ center in Virginia, about 35000 pieces of____10____had been received and sorted.
As ___11____, we opened letter after letter. They gave us ____12____ and became a sourse of strength for us. We used them to ____13____ ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a ____14____,or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or___15___in bed living happily and____16____ These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so___17___we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your___18___accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this___19___challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes ever-y day and we are among those who are keeping you___20___.
Yours Sincerely,
Nancy Reagan
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(1)A.since |
B.before |
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C.when |
D.while |
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(2)A.walked |
B.climbed |
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C.pulled |
D.jumped |
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(3)A.able |
B.unable |
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C.suitable |
D.unsuitable |
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(4)A.disability |
B.possession |
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C.inconvenience |
D.experience |
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(5)A.So |
B.For |
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C.Or |
D.Yet |
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(6)A.sharing |
B.separating |
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C.fearing |
D.exploiting |
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(7)A.terrible |
B.similar |
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C.wonderful |
D.practical |
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(8)A.wrote for |
B.cared for |
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C.hoped for |
D.sent for |
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(9)A.medical |
B.postal |
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C.experimental |
D.mental |
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(10)A.news |
B.paper |
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C.equipment |
D.mail |
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(11)A.patients |
B.a family |
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C.nurses |
D.a group |
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(12)A.effect |
B.effort |
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C.comfort |
D.explanation |
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(13)A.encourage |
B.express |
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C.control |
D.treat |
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(14)A.cry |
B.laugh |
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C.chat |
D.sigh |
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(15)A.much |
B.never |
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C.even |
D.seldom |
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(16)A.bitterly |
B.fairly |
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C.weakly |
D.successfully |
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(17)A.here |
B.there |
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C.therefore |
D.forward |
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(18)A.driving |
B.flying |
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C.running |
D.riding |
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(19)A.technical |
B.different |
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C.difficult |
D.valuable |
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(20)A.nearby |
B.close |
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C.busy |
D.alive |
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Policeman:Now, Jimmy, did you get a good view of the accident?
Jimmy:Oh, yes, I was s 1 outside the bank building and I saw it all quite clearly.
Policeman:Do you know what time it was?
Jimmy:Yes.I checked my w 2 .It was 2∶45 exactly.
Policeman:Good.Now, how fast was the truck m 3 ?
Jimmy:Well, quite s 4 -about 10 miles an hour.It was coming up York Road.I suppose the truck driver knew the l 5 were going to change.But they were still red when he went over them.
Policeman:I see.What about the car? Was it also d 6 slowly?
Jimmy:It was coming a 7 Union Street about 80 miles per hour.It was a blue Toyota.The d 8 stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street.
Policeman:Did you see what c 9 the traffic lights were?
Jimmy:Yes, it changed to y 10 just before he crossed it.
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One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch(牧场)house in a large valley. 36 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder(雷声)was so loud that he buried his 40 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats(蹄声). He 41 . There before him stood a tall, white 42 . An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 43 . “Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 51 him. “We have been 52 about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53 .”
“Wait”, said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I…wait. I 54 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
36.A.Something B.Everything C.Anything D.Nothing
37.A.dropped B.fell C.rolled D.covered
38.A. Suddenly B.Strongly C.Quickly D.Hardly
39.A.beating B.blinding C.burning D.touching
40.A.nose B.hair C.neck D.head
41.A.looked up B.woke up C.lay down D.sat down
42.A.tiger B.horse C.lion D.elephant
43.A.lazily B.angrily C.coldly D.slowly
44.A.natural B.common C.strange D.bad
45.A.around B.beside C.through D.above
46.A.yet B.for C.so D.or
47.A.walking B.leading C.heading D.returning
48.A.them B.themselves C.him D.himself
49.A.shook B.waved C.held D.took
50.A.gone B.left C.followed D.lost
51.A.see B.meet C.beat D.ask
52.A.waited B.thought C.worried D.excited
53.A.yard B.wind C.grass D.rain
54.A.believe B.consider C.doubt D.forget
55.A.defeated B.caught C.damaged D.struck
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