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?
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I'd like to prefer snowboarding. One reason is that I like the feeling of being surrounded by the world of white snow, which means peace and harmony for my deepest heart. Moreover, I think snowboarding is a kind of sport to test and develop my courage and will, being faced with different kinds of maps and land forms. Well, welcome to join me ! |
期末1卷素质教育评估卷系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are getting more and more stressed and we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But learning to live with a certain amount of stress is of great significance while relaxation is completely necessary for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand（经受住）depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact, we make a choice between “fight ” and “flight” and in more primitive days, the choice made the difference between life and death. The crises（危机）we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have formed links with stress.
Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it to keep our mind and body healthy.
83．What does the author mainly want to tell us in this passage?
A．Relaxation is necessary for our health.
B．We should get rid of stress in a proper way.
C．Long lasting stress usually leads to serious diseases.
D．We should learn to live with a certain amount of stress.
84．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably means that .
A．even a little stress causes us to make a choice between life and death
B．we react both chemically and physically though we are under slight pressure
C．we must answer whether we should remove the stress no matter how small it is
D．the stress is not big but it can lead to serious heart disease or high blood pressure
85．Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?
CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point（次要点） C: Conclusion
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are getting more and more stressed and we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But learning to live with a certain amount of stress is of great significance while relaxation is completely necessary for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand（经受住）depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties.
When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact, we make a choice between “fight ” and “flight” and in more primitive days, the choice made the difference between life and death. The crises（危机）we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have formed links with stress.
Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it to keep our mind and body healthy.
64. What does the author mainly want to tell us in this passage?
A. Relaxation is necessary for our health.
B. We should get rid of stress in a proper way.
C. We should learn to live with a certain amount of stress.
D. Long lasting stress usually leads to serious diseases.
65. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably means that .
A. even a little stress causes us to make a choice between life and death
B. we must answer whether we should remove the stress no matter how small it is
C. we react both chemically and physically though we are under slight pressure
D. the stress is not big but it can lead to serious heart disease or high blood pressure
66. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?
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CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point（次要点） C: Conclusion
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