题目内容
Come prepared: When you arrive at a race, your bike should be in race-ready condition.
Chain Management: Chain damage is still the number one problem with mountain bikes. Keeping your chain clean and well-oiled will help, as will frequent chain replacement. Periodic inspection of your chain for wear, stretch and damage may save you a long walk home.
Packing Tape: This can be used for rims trips, boots for fractured tires and a dozen more makeshift repairs. If you've flown to the race, it also saves you from having to borrow tape to close up your bike box for the flight home. Other musts: safety pins and plastic zip ties.
Pre-race: Visual inspections before any serious off-road ride, carefully examine the area where the tire hooks onto the rim and remove any foreign objects which could cause premature(比预期早的)tire wear.
Tire Pressure: Check tire pressure before race start. The recommended pressure is noted on the tire sidewall, usually 40 lbs., many racers run 50 lbs., or more for less rolling resistance.
Be Self-Contained: Make sure you are self-contained. Bring your own drinking water, food and first aid kit. Also have tools, spare parts, tubes, quick fills and a chain tool. Never suppose you can just borrow these items from a friend.
Post-race Visual Inspections: Inspect your bike after completing each event, especially before competing in a downhill event. Re-inspect before packing your bike for the trip home.
Have Fun!
73. This passage is written for those who _______.
A. go in for outdoor activities B. love cycling in other places
C. will join in mountain bike races D. are preparing for a marathon
74. The writer seems to advise the racers ________.
A. not to replace chain frequently B. not to take an extra chain
C. to bring less while racing D. to have higher tire pressure
75 The passage is organized in order of _______.
A. importance B. time C. readers' interest D. place
76. From the passage we can safely say that _______.
A. a foreign tire is a guarantee for the cyclist to win the race
B. the biggest trouble for the race is that nobody will help you
C. a downhill event causes more damage to the bike than an uphill one
D. regular inspection is a must before, during, and even after the race
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
解析
I used to be the messiest person alive. Over the years, through watching others and by trial and error, I have finally found ways to come up with plans, organize them and follow through with them.
Make an outline of everything you need to have and do to make your plan happen. Make a list of all of the steps that need to be accomplished and think about what needs to be done.
Detail everything thoroughly and read over it so you can start coming up with some mental solutions of how to carry out your plans.
You should ensure that if for some reason way one doesn’t work, you have way two and way three to lean back on. Therefore, different ways are needed at hand. It’s just a matter of being organized. Chances are that there is always more than one way of doing things, and chances are that if one of the other ones will.
Committing yourself to finishing at least at least part if not all of your plan at once is also necessary. It will show that you not only have initiative to get things rolling, but that you are interested in the results obtained with making the move to get everything done.
If you make a commitment to finish before a specific time, make sure that you carry that out, and be sure to do everything in the way you said you would, within the time-frame you set for your self.
Don’t try to tackle more things all at a time. All that does is to delay your progress, distract you and make you lose your interest, motivation and energy.
Carrying out an effective plan requires being as organized as possible. You will only achieve this by sticking to the order of the plan and not turn away from it or trying to do more at a time.
Last but not least, you should never abandon things mid-project. It will only annoy everyone around you including yourself. Unfinished plans are a waste of time, energy and, in some cases, even money.
So, don’t be afraid of organization. The older we get, the more necessary it becomes to have the skills necessary to follow through with confidence and to be able to carry through plans in an organized and manageable way. It pays to be organized, after all.
.Title: Tips on how to be (1) __________ in your life | ||
Tips | Details | (2) _________ |
(3) _______ down your plan. | ◆List everything you need. ◆List (4) _______ you will follow. | To make your plan happen. |
Prepare three (5) _______ ways to carry out your plan. | | To (6) _______ that you can have some other choices when one way doesn’t work. |
(7) _______ to finish at least part of your plan if not all. | Do everything (8) _______ your own time-frame. | To show yourself you are determined to get things started and caring about the results. |
Do one thing at once. | Stick to the order of your plan. | To save your interest, motivation and energy. |
Finish what you have started. | | To get your plan (9) ________ out thoroughly. |
(10) ___________ | ||
You shouldn’t be afraid of organization because it’s really worthwhile. |
How do you enter a room full of strangers? Do you walk right in full of confidence? Or do you try to slip in without being noticed? ___【小题1】___
In life, we admire those who do their tasks confidently. We prefer people who appear to know what they are doing. But where does that confidence begin?
Developing self-confidence starts very early. It’s parents’ role to get kids on the right track toward becoming confident people. ___【小题2】___ That can be done by focusing on the child’s strengths. Parents should encourage their children to try new things and take risks. When children make mistakes, their parents should still let them know that they are loved. Children whose parents do these things will likely develop into confident adults. ___【小题3】___ So what’s the solution?
◎ With most things in life, practice makes perfect, and that is true of confidence skills. ___【小题4】___
◎ Always hold your head high and look people in the eye. Answer questions clearly and confidently.
◎ Focus on the things that you do well, and look for opportunities to use those abilities.
◎ Prepare thoroughly for every project. You’ll approach the task more confidently knowing that you are ready.
◎ ___【小题5】___ It could be a good test score or a prize from a contest. Remind yourself that one success often leads to the next.
However, all humans fail at times, and you will too. Even with efforts to try all the above, you will never be perfect. But you can learn to love and accept yourself and live your life with confidence.
A. Keep in mind an item that reminds you of a recent success. B. The more you practice them, the easier they will become. C. The way you go into new situations show your level of self-confidence. D. Our goal is to prepare students to go into the world with confidence. E. To help that process, parents should always offer more praise than criticism. F. Learning from mistakes helps you face the same situation later without fear. G. But self-confidence still doesn’t come easily. |