根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Trampolining

What’s more fun than standing still? Jumping up and down on a springy piece of fabric (织物)! This activity is known as trampolining and it’s sweeping the nation.

The idea of trampolining is ancient. Eskimos have been throwing each other in the air for thousands of years. Firemen began using a life net to catch people jumping from buildings in 1887. __1._

A gymnast named George Nissan and his coach Larry Griswold made the first modern trampoline in 1936. __2.__ They named their equipment after the Spanish word trampolín, which means diving board. The men wanted to share their idea with the whole world. In 1942 they began making trampolines to sell to the public.

Trampolines may be fun, but they can also be dangerous. __3.__ Clubs and gyms use large safety nets or other equipment to make it safer. Most trampoline injuries happen at home. Since trampolines are more affordable than ever, injuries are even more common.

These injuries happen for many reasons. People may bounce too high and land out of the trampoline or onto the springs. _4._ Perhaps the worst injuries happen when untrained people try to do flips (快速翻转). Landing on your neck or head can cause injuries or even kill you.

_5.__ There are many things that you can do to practice safe trampolining. Trampolines have been around for a while now. They have brought a lot of joy to many people. They can be a good source of exercise and activity. They can help people improve their balance and moves. But they can also be deadly. It is important to follow some professional guidance. Be sure that you are practicing safety while having a good time. Happy bouncing!

A. They found a winner when they performed a piece of spring across a steel frame.

B. And in the early 1900s, circus performers began bouncing off a net to amuse audiences.

C. Injuries also happen when many people are jumping at the same time.

D. Experts find that more than 100,000 people hurt themselves while using one each year.

E. You can surround your trampoline with a net so that people don’t fall off it.

F. They got the idea by watching swing artists bouncing off a tight net at the circus.

G. But don’t let all that bad news keep you down.

认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime. We ________ from the city to the suburbs, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job ________, from the home where we ________ our children to the home where we plan to live in ________. With each move we are ________ making new friends, who become part of our new life.

For many of us the ________ is a special time for forming new friendships. Today, millions of Americans go on vocation ________, and they go not only to see new sights but also — in those places where they do not feel too ________— with the hope of meeting new people. No one really ________ a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible. Surely in every country people ________ friendship.

The word “friend” to American people can be ________ to a wide range of relationships — to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a close business companion, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a ________ colleague. There are real ________ among these relations for Americans — a friendship may be ________, casual, situational or deep and lasting. But to a European, who sees only our surface behavior, the differences are not clear.

As Europeans see it, all kinds of “friends” flow ________ of Americans' homes with little ceremony. They may be parents of the children's friends, house guests of neighbors, members of a committee, business associates from another town or even another country. ________ as a guest into an American home, the European visitor finds no ________ differences. The atmosphere is ________. Most people, old and young, are called ________ first names. Americans’ characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel ________.

1.A. driveB. commuteC. moveD. settle

2.A. abroadB. elsewhereC. somewhereD. nowhere

3.A. deliverB. protectC. educateD. raise

4.A. retirementB. deathC. illnessD. sadness

5.A. mostlyB. mainlyC. rarelyD. forever

6.A. winterB. summerC. springD. autumn

7.A. alongB. freelyC. togetherD. abroad

8.A. aloneB. strangeC. scaredD. remote

9.A. allowsB. desiresC. expectsD. imagines

10.A. formB. developC. ignoreD. value

11.A. usedB. appliedC. stuckD. dedicated

12.A. kindB. generousC. trustedD. helpful

13.A. differencesB. varieties

C. distinctionsD. diversities

14.A. informalB. reliableC. shallowD. fragile

15.A. in and outB. on and onC. by and byD. up and down

16.A. MovingB. FlowingC. GoingD. Coming

17.A. obviousB. heavyC. explicitD. strong

18.A. weirdB. stressedC. relaxedD. strange

19.A. withB. onC. forD. by

20.A. at bestB. at homeC. at heartD. at hand

They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories(配饰). Yet these are girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies. A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favoring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.

Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert , said ,“Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s .In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter . It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years — now you can pick one up at the supermarket whosever you wish to .Fashion is a lot cheaper and people felt tired of things more quickly . ”

Fashion designer Angela Barnard ,who runs own fashion business in London ,said older women were much more affected celebrity(名流) style than in previous years .

She said, “When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties ,they want to follow them . Older women are much more aware of celebrities .There’s also the boom in TV programs showing people how they can change their look, and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties . When I started my business a fen years ago .my older customers wended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago.”

1. Professor Twigg found that ,compared with the 1960s,_______.

A. the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%

B. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%

C. people spend 30% less than they did on clothes

D. the amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%

2. What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion?

A. They are often ignored by fashion designers .

B. They are now more easily influenced by stars .

C. They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion .

D. They are more interested in clothes because of their old age .

3.It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because.

A. they get tired of things more quickly

B.TV shows teach them how to change look

C. they are in much better shape now

D. clothes are much cheaper than before

4.Which is the best possible title of the passage ?

A. Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans

B. The More Fashionable ,the Less Expensive

C. Unexpected Changes in Fashion

D. Boom of the British Fashion Industry

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