1 . 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 _______: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people _______. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and_______in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first _______ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to _______ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my _______, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, _______, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all _______ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that _______, becoming one with the________, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can ________ from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean ________ 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 ________. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it ________ from any other sport.
I’ve ________ 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 ________, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start ________ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women ________ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys ________ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to ________, 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

2 . It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries (食品杂货), saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity (人性) as a whole. And it has influenced (影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

1. Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A．The man’s job was bike racing.

B．It was their only possession.

C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

D．They used it for work and daily life.

2. We can infer from the text that ____________.

A．the couple worked 60 hours a week.

B．people were busy before Christmas

C．the stranger brought over the bike

D．life was hard for the young family.

3. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A．From radio broadcasts.

B．From a newspaper.

C．From TV news.

D．From a stranger.

3 . When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in sports, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.

About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, “John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn’t you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since you’re so good at it.” John answered, “Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason.”

From then on, I often remember my student’s reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of them-selves, I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!” can go a long way!

1. According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John’s ________

A．PE marks	B．self-confidence
C．interest in sports	D．state of health

2. Why did John take part in the track team?

A．He had been an excellent runner.

B．He was encouraged by his teacher.

C．He liked running more than tennis.

D．He had no tennis coach to train him.

3. The purpose of this passage is probably _____.

A．to build a close teacher-student relationship

B．to introduce a new way of sports training

C．to explain the value of sports and games

D．to show the importance of encouragement

4. The passage is mainly written for _____.

A．teachers	B．parents
C．students	D．players