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that it is a sport where able and disabled persons, and people as young as 5 years and as old as 80
years of age can participate alongside each other. It is a sport that involves more than one person,
and is a wonderful family activity that gathers members together for a day of fun at a favorite waterway.
Anyone who has put on water skis can attest to its health benefits-it is a sport that demands and
develops strength, agility and endurance. The sport includes several disciplines(训练) including slalom,
tricks, cable, jump, ski racing, kneeboard, wakeboard, and barefoot, with each of these practiced
for either recreational or competitive enjoyment.
Safety Tips for Water-Skiers
Don"t take unnecessary risks while water-skiing. The following tips will help you safely enjoy this
thrilling sport:
ALWAYS have an observer in the boat. This is a legal requirement in many states. The boat
driver cannot watch the skier and operate the boat safely at the same time.
ALWAYS wear a Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device (PFD) designed for water
skiing. Ski belts are NOT recommended. Your approved PFD will help keep you afloat.
NEVER ski in rough water. High waves or a choppy sea will prevent the tow boat from maintaining
a steady course and speed.
NEVER ski after dark. It is dangerous AND illegal. Any boat traveling fast enough to tow a skier
is traveling too fast to navigate safely at night.
NEVER water-ski while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Such activity is extremely
dangerous because of the impairment to your judgment and ability to respond. A recent study
conducted with expert skiers who were purposely drunk indicated that even their ability to ski
was dramatically reduced.
Use hand signals between the skier and observer. Agree before you start what each signal means
so there is no confusion at a critical moment.
B. A person who is disabled.
C. A family member.
D. All above.
B. The disciplines mentioned are only for competitions.
C. Hand signals should be agreed on before skiing.
D. Rough water makes the tow boat less steady
B. A skier doesn"t fasten his safe belt.
C. Go skiing at midnight.
D. Go skiing after drinking wine.
B. tell how to enjoy water skiing properly and safely
C. tell people, both young and old, to learn to ski
D. tell people not to go skiing after drinking too much
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试题【阅读理解。 Water skiing is a sport with many social, economic and health benefits】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just
that-dreams.
The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of l,276 graduates in several
universities and colleges in the city showed 59.78 percent of respondents considered the possibility
of setting up a company or at least a small store.
"But they just stop at the "thinking" stage," it stated.
Respondents put the top reasons for not doing it alone down to a shortage of investment and a
lack of business opportunity.
They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need for advanced study
and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way.
More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating
and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road.
Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English,
decided he wanted to be his own boss last year
But he is looking for a job first. "If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company
in exhibition services," Guo said.
The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant.
With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures at a relatively low price. He is also
confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry.
"Social networking is an important factor leading to business success," Guo said.
Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students
to set up a business right after their graduation.
The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey
showed.
"Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle,"* Guo added.
B. Taking up Jobs or Being a Boss
C. Getting the Support of Your Family
D. A Survey of the Fresh Graduates" Jobs
B. his English language skill is one of his advantages
C. some relatives may help him in the future
D. he has some experience in establishing a company
B. they are likely to get some experience in finding a job
C. it is difficult for them to find a satisfying job
D. their parents expect them to do so
bookish, I lacked a point of view when I read. Rather, I read in order to get a point of view.
I searched looks for good expressions and sayings, pieces of information, ideas, themes-anything
to enrich my thought and make me feel educated. When one of my teachers suggested to his
sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a "complicated (复杂的) idea"
until he had read at least two thousand books, I heard the words without recognizing either its
irony (嘲讽) or its very complicated truth. I merely determined to make a list of all the books I
had ever read. Strict with myself, I included only once a title l might have read several times.
(How, after all, could one read a book more than once?) And I included only those books over
a hundred pages in length. (Could anything shorter be a book?)
There was yet another high school list I made. One day I came across a newspaper article
about an English professor at a nearby state college. The article had a list of the "hundred most
important books of Western Civilization. ""More than anything else in my life, "the professor told
the reporter with finality, "These books have made me all that I am. " That was the kind of words
I couldn"t ignore (忽视). I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles.
Most books, of course, I hardly understood. While reading Plato"s The Republic , for example,
I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about.
However, with the special patience and superstition (迷信) of a schoolboy, I looked at every word
of the text. And by the time I reached the last word, pleased, I persuaded myself that I had read The
Republic , and seriously crossed Plato off my list.
B. a student should not have a complicated idea
C. it was impossible for one to read two thousand books
D. students ought to make a list of the books they had read
A. had plans for reading
B. learned to educate himself
C. only read books over 100 pages
D. read only one book several times
B. clearly
C. proudly
D. pleasantly
B. describe why he seriously crossed it off the list
C. show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand
D. prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word
B. tell his reading experience at high school
C. introduce the two persons" reading methods
D. explain that he read many books at high school
ball ten small metal objects: jacks. The rules for this game are very simple. To begin, you put the ten jacks on the floor or ground in front of you. Throw the ball up, pick up one jack and then catch the ball. Keep
the jack in your hand and then continue to pick up the other jacks one at a time. You lose your turn if
you do not catch the ball, or if you do not pick up a jack or you drop any jacks from your hands.
When you finish all ten jacks, you now try to do the same thing again but with two jacks at a time. This
is more difficult, of course. You will lose your turn if you do not pick up exactly two jacks or if you make
any of the other mistakes.
B. throw the first jack you"ve caught
C. throw the rubber ball into the air first
D. catch the falling ball first
without making any mistakes to win the game?
B 3
C. 4
D. 6
B .The children like the game only for its simple rules.
C. You always do the same thing when you finish all ten jacks.
D. You have to pick up one jack as fast as possible before you catch the ball
the houses or search for a swapping (交换) partner in the case of a home similar to yours. It just requires
identifying a home where you and your family can stay comfortably in the place you wish to visit. You
need to search for a person or a family with whom you would be comfortable exchanging your home
with, for a short period of time. In home exchange, you would be taking care of other people"s home,as
well as enjoying the country while they would be doing the same from your home.
People who have traveled a lot would know that the most expensive part of traveling is paying hotel
bills. In many cases, vacations cannot last for long mainly because of the high accommodation (住房)
expenses. Holiday home exchange is one of the most simple and intelligent ways to cut down an
accommodation expenses. It is an equal trade for both the families and enables both to enjoy the
advantages of a home while traveling to another country.
Home exchanges have become very popular in major cities in the United Kingdom as it allows you to
benefit from time-share. Mostly, people participating in home exchanges prefer to involve their friends or
neighbors to entertain their visitors, by providing the home exchange visitors with information regarding
the local sightseeing attractions. Many families with children try to swap houses with families who have
children of the similar age group. It saves time and energy that are often wasted in carrying around a
number of toys and equipment. The individual (单个的) traveler often finds house swapping a great way
of relaxing in the comforts of a home after a tiring day of sightseeing and can spend more time to get to
know the area better.
B. How to Find the Best House
C. Everyone Loves Exchanging Homes
D. Tips for Your Trip
B. should compare your partner"s home to yours
C. should take care of other people"s home
D. should prepare food for other families
B. To get to know new neighbors and make new friends.
C. To avoid paying expensive hotel bills while traveling
D. To get more information from locals.
B. families with kids are more likely to exchange homes with families with kids
C. it is difficult for individual travelers to find partners to exchange their homes
D. the individual travelers love to introduce their friends and neighbors to the visitors
help people to be aware of the proper way to prepare for such an event. Your level of preparation can
directly affect your chance of survival.
If you are outdoors, find an open area free of trees and tall buildings. If you are driving when an
earthquake hits, slow down and stop in a clear place and stay in your car. Do not park near buildings
or under bridges.
If you are indoors, you must protect yourself from falling objects by finding a safe place in your
home and protecting your body as much as possible. If you are in bed when the shaking starts, cover
your head with a pillow. Also, you should fasten all possible objects to a wall, paying special attention
to tall furniture. This will reduce the chance of the objects falling on top of someone and causing injury.
A good way to protect yourself from possible falling debris(碎片)during an earthquake is to hide under
something. This most often means a heavy table or desk which is large enough. It is important for you
to know these areas before an earthquake. Make sure that all the family members know the best place
to hide themselves in each area of the house.
If you live in the place where earthquakes are possible, make sure you have ways to tell your family
members your condition. All family members and friends should know how to get in touch with you after
an earthquake. This will stop many people worrying about you and trying to get through to you after such
a disaster. It is especially important for families with young children to practice what to do in an earthquake. Make sure your family has a plan of action, and decide a meeting place to go to after the earthquake.
In an earthquake which causes great damage, it is important to have items on hand, water, food, medicine, a flashlight and so on. It is also wise to be prepared by taking a first-aid class to learn something useful
for a possible disaster.