Want to enjoy some extreme sports (极限运动)? Here are some extreme sport clubs across universities(大学) in the UK.

Octopush (水中曲棍球)

Oxford, York, Aberdeen and Warwick are only some of the universities that offer this unusual sport. Anyone who is able to swim can play. Two teams of six players play together. Everyone wears a mask and carries a small wood stick.

Skiing and snowboarding

Nearly every university in the UK has a skiing and snowboarding club. For example, Brumski & Board Club of Birmingham University has run for 30 years and has about 500 members. They hold Christmas and Easter ski trips every year and take part in competitions.

Skateboarding

Warwick University is home to the Longboarding Club. A Longboard is two or three feet longer than a usual skateboard and has a wider wheel base. Without offering club T-shirts, the Longboarding Chub lets members have their personal socks.

BASE jumping

The University of Lincoln offers BASE jumping. In BASE jumping, players jump from fixed objects and use a parachute (降落伞) to break their fall. They go on weekly trips to Skydive Hibaldstow.

1.If a student wants to take part in Octopush, he or she should be able to _______.

A. ski B. swim C. skate D. skydive

2.How many members are there in Brumski & Board Club?

A. About 30. B. About 300. C. About 50. D. About 500.

3.A usual skateboard is __________ than a longboard.

A. shorter B. longer C. wider D. bigger

4.Which university offers BASE jumping?

A. Oxford. B. York. C. Lincoln. D. Warwick.

5.According to the passage, which of the following is the most common sport in UK universities?

A. Octopush. B. Snowboarding. C. Skateboarding. D. BASE jumping.

A)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A 、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(每小题1分,共15 分)

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could____this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous then I told my___ I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “_____,You are going to college(大学).” I was very ____when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later,_____ took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends ___ together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I ____ I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we ____ the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门户) and one minute later we were ____.I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was _____.I ran back to my father and said,” I want to go home.”

He asked me,“What do you think of the _____?”

“Too bad,” I answered. “And marriage is even ______!”he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard _____I could get into a good college. I ____ studying English ,so I decided to major in (主修)languages at college. Thanks to my father and our ____ to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say B. do C. receive D. find

2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband

3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?

4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised

5.A. he B. she C. it D. they

6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming

7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope

8.A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for

9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away

10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special

11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory

12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier

13.A. but B. if C. so that D. or

14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded

15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. trip

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