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
_____: surfing. 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 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. 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 lowing; 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 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.
| 【小题1】 | | A．tell | B．answer | C．give | D．realize |
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| 【小题2】 | | A．wonder | B．understand | C．reply | D．believe |
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| 【小题3】 | | A．stayed | B．came | C．dropped | D．fell |
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| 【小题4】 | | A．wave | B．storm | C．sail | D．boat |
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| 【小题5】 | | A．bring | B．connect | C．compare | D．tie |
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| 【小题6】 | | A．work | B．study | C．holiday | D．life |
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| 【小题7】 | | A．mind | B．effort | C．health | D．time |
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| 【小题8】 | | A．along | B．above | C．around | D．by |
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| 【小题9】 | | A．beach | B．water | C．board | D．lake |
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| 【小题10】 | | A．sky | B．world | C．earth | D．ocean |
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| 【小题12】 | | A．catches | B．includes | C．offers | D．collects |
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| 【小题13】 | | A．sharp | B．great | C．hard | D．calm |
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| 【小题14】 | | A．known | B．right | C．far | D．different |
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| 【小题15】 | | A．chosen | B．tried | C．learned | D．promised |
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| 【小题16】 | | A．levels | B．points | C．steps | D．parts |
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| 【小题17】 | | A．reaching | B．accepting | C．pushing | D．setting |
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| 【小题18】 | | A．sitting | B．walking | C．fighting | D．working |
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| 【小题20】 | | A．think | B．succeed | C．perform | D．feel |
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