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.

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。

One month ago, my daughter started kindergarten. As usual, I wished her success. I was telling a lie. What I actually wish for her is _____. I believe in the power of failure.

Success is _____ in a sense. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time, which can ______ be a problematic victory. First-time success is usually a fluke (侥幸). First-time failure, _____, is expected; it is the natural order of things.

Failure is how we learn. I have been told of an African phrase _____ a good cook as “she who has broken many pots”. If you have spent enough time in the _____ to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about ______. I once had a late dinner with a group of chefs, and they spent time ____ knife wounds and burn scars. They knew how much credibility (可信度) their ______ gave them.

I earn my _____ by writing a daily newspaper column. Each week I am _____ that one column is going to be the worst column of the week. I don’t just set out to write it; I try my best every day. _____, every week, one column is inferior (较差的) to the others, sometimes extremely so.

I have learned to ______ that column. A successful column usually means that I am treading (踏) on _____ ground, going with tricks that work, or dressing up popular ideas in fancy words. Often in my inferior columns, I am trying to ______ something I’ve never done before, something that I’m not even sure can be done.

My daughter is a perfectionist. She will feel her failures, and I will want to _______ her. But I will also, I hope, ______ her of what she learned, and how she can do _______ next time. I probably won’t tell her that failure is a good thing, because that’s not a(n) ______ you can learn when you’re five. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. Indeed, with luck, it is the ______.

1.A. successB. failure C. victory D. sacrifice

2.A. demandingB. worthwhile C. correct D. boring

3.A. oftenB. rarely C. always D. hardly

4.A. in additionB. on purposeC. by contrast D. in demand

5.A. denyingB. describing C. pointingD. predicting

6.A. dormitoryB. yardC. kitchenD. field

7.A. gardeningB. trainingC. displayingD. cooking

8.A. comparingB. makingC. learningD. curing

9.A. woundsB. failuresC. scars D. strengths

10.A. livingB. supportC. skill D. similarity

11.A. ambitiousB. grateful C. confident D. aware

12.A. MoreoverB. StillC. OtherwiseD. Therefore

13.A. adapt B. update C. cherishD. review

14.A. accessibleB. similar C. sensitiveD. familiar

15.A. get through B. figure outC. comment on D. take in

16.A. amuseB. comfortC. scold D. reward

17.A. warn B. cheat C. remind D. suspect

18.A. better B. luckier C. worse D. less

19.A. experience B. trick C. lesson D. truth

20.A. processB. destinationC. ending D. beginning

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