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闲暇时，你是否还会去打篮球或看电视？如果是这样，那么你已经有些落伍了。如今，“extreme sports”－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－——————————————————————“极限运动”已经成为时尚一族的最爱。
Rick Stevenson, 16 years old, spends every minute on the mountain．He and his friends go snowboarding(踏板滑雪)every weekend．“It’s great,”he says．“The winds are so strong; the boards go 50 miles an hour．”His friend Laura Fields agrees,“No one goes skiing any more．”She says,“That’s for the old folks．”
Rick and Laura are part of new trends(趋势)in sports．Its philosophy is to get as close to the edge as possible．And more and more young athletes are taking part in these risky(冒险的)activities called“extreme sports”or“X-sports”．
In the past, young athletes would play baseball．Today, they want risk and excitement－the closer to the edge, the better．They snowboard over cliffs(悬崖)and mountainbike down steep mountains．
Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports such as golf．A city kid who couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment could get a skateboard and have fun．But now it has become a whole new area of sports, with specialized equipment and high levels(水平)of skill．There’s even a special Olympics for extreme sports, called the Winter X-Games, which includes snow mountain biking and ice climbing．
What makes extreme sports so popular?“People love the risk,”says Murray Nussbaum, who sells sports equipment．“City people want to be outdoors on the weekend and do something challenging．The new equipment is so much better that people can take more risks without getting hurt．”An athlete adds,“Sure there’s a risk．Once you go mountain biking or snowboarding, it’s impossible to go back to bike riding or skiing．It’s just too boring．”
Now even the older crowd is starting to join in．Every weekend, groups of friends in their early 30s get together．On weekdays they work as computer programmers in the same office．On weekends they rent mountain bikes that cost ＄2, 000 each and ride down steep mountains together．
Extreme sports are certainly not for everyone．Most people still prefer to play basketball or watch sports on TV．But it has been a fact that extreme sports are gaining in popularity．“These sports are fresh and exciting．It’s the wave of the future,”says Nussbaum．
Help：
steep adj．rising or falling sharply, not gradually
alternative n．something that you can choose to do or use instead of doing something else
specialized adj．adapted or designed for a particular purpose
问题：
What kind of extreme sports would you prefer if you were given a chance to choose?Why?
Had I known the party was so boring, I wouldn’t have come. I ________ anything.
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A．hadn’t done |
B．haven’t done |
C．didn’t do |
D．wouldn’t do |
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- The movie is______ boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and interesting.
- A.anything but
- B.nothing but
- C.no more'
- D.all but
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。
Jane: Oh, that’s Mr Taylor. He is so boring.
Mother :What do you mean?
Jane: 6 And he’s so tempered, Mum.
Mother : 7 Are you sure, daring?
Jane: Yes, he gets angry very quickly.
Mother: 8
Jane: And do you know , he spends all his time looking at his reflection in the window , admiring himself?
Mother : Really? 9
Jane: Because he is in vain, that’s why ! And conceited (自负的).He thinks he knows everything.
Mother: Oh, Jane. Be reasonable. I’m sure you are exaggerating
(夸张). Mr Taylor seems such a nice and kind man.
Jane: 10 He’s mean and cruel.
Mother: Cruel? Now how can a history teacher be cruel?
Jane: Because he only gave me two out of ten marks in my history test .
Mother: Oh , now I understand, Jane. I think you’d better get on with your homework.
A. Well, he isn’t.
B. And why does he do it?
C. His lessons send me to sleep.
D. That doesn’t sound like Mr Taylor at all.
E. Quick tempered? Mr Taylor?
F. Yes, he does.
G .He doesn’t like me.
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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
It was my first day of high school, and I was late．My next class, German, scared me．I just could not speak that _21__．As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom．
At the door, a hand reached out and _22_ mine firmly．I looked up．A man with large glasses smiled．He _23__himself as Tony, which means teacher in German．_24_, his warm smile and __25_ words eased my fears．That year, I __26_ his classes a great deal because I learned __27__just German．
I admit I only speak a little German．__28_ I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Tony．
Every day Tony stood _29_ his classroom before and after class to give his “hand hug”．After school his room was always filled with students and he would _30_ to and chat with them—_31_ those not in his class．He taught me that every person is _32_ your time．
One time, I was rejected by my friends．Tony told me, “Linda, life gives you _33．But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels．” Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles _34_ and not to fear any difficulty．
In my senior year, I _35_ president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very__36_．Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch．He served me by giving me his food as well as advice．He __37__ out what he taught us to do: __38_ others．
The author William Arthur Ward _39_: “The mediocre（平庸的） teacher tells．The good teacher explains．The superior teacher demonstrates．The great teacher _40_．” Thank you Tony, for inspiring me．
21．A．country B．language C．nation D．word
22．A．hit B．beat C．shook D．patted
23．A．introduced B．regarded C．treated D．considered
24．A．Once again B．In addition C．For once D．Right away
25．A．exciting B．welcoming C．disappointing D．boring
26．A．escaped B．heard C．enjoyed D．preferred
27．A．more than B．other than C．less than D．rather than
28．A．And B．So C．But D．Therefore
29．A．within B．outside C．beyond D．ahead
30．A．say B．listen C．talk D．speak
31．A．ever B．yet C．still D．even
32．A．worth B．worthy C．full of D．filled with
33．A．troubles B．lessons C．ashes D．jewels
34．A．frequently B．similarly C．hopefully D．differently
35．A．made B．became C．took D．held
36．A．proud B．capable C．busy D．free
37．A．proved B．picked C．put D．lived
38 A．serve B．offer C．give D．teach
39．A．read B．put C．told D．wrote
40．A．inspires B．encourages C．praises D．excuses
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