Dangerous as they are, extreme sports remain appealing among many Australian young people! Camp Xtreme is the perfect test of your heart.
Kite Surfing
It’s the exciting mixture of kite, board and waves. The idea of using a kite to accelerate speed seems like a new challenge, yet the art of kite flying dates back to the 13th-century Chinese whenitwas used as a simple means of transport.
Catch a wind and you’re moving — up, down and across the surf. “It’s always exciting. You’d jump 5 feet or 35 feet. You never know if you’re going to go up in the air, and your heart is just going boom, boom, boom.”
Coasteering
It is by far the best activity and the event that everyone is still talking about. This is exploring the coastline without worrying about a coastal path or finding a rocky bay blocking your route. You climb, dive and swim from one place to another. With Coasteering, you don’t have to be able to swim as the wet suit and buoyancy(浮力) aid will keep you floating when you are in the water.
Sky Diving
Traditional parachuting(跳伞) doesn’t sound risky enough. So now sky diving is the name for jumping from a plane and listening to your heart beating heavily as you move fast towards earth before you open your parachute at the last moment.
Mountain Biking
It’s been around so long that bikers are no longer satisfied with just going up and down a mountain. Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough land, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but include features designed to improve strength and performance in rough areas.
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1.All the four extreme sports are mainly intended to test one’s _____.
A.heart beat B.physical health
C.potential strength D.courage
2.The underlined word in the second paragraph “it” refers to _____.
A.the kite B.kite surfing
C.kite flying D.the art of kites
3.Which of the following sports can be the most risky?
A.Kite surfing. B.Coasteering.
C.Sky diving. D.Mountain biking.
4.We can infer from the passage that _______.
A.kites were the main means of transport in China
B.swimming skills play a key role in Coasteering
C.parachuting is the least popular sports at present
D.mountain biking requires more than riding common bikes
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My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back—the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill.And it was a cold April day.The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back toward the forest, before returning for another attack.The first time I felt panic. Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I’m proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
1.The whole text is mainly arranged in_________.
A.result and inference B.cause and effect
C.space order D.time order
2.The bear finally went away after it _________ .
A.felt safe B.got injured
C.found some food D.took away the camera
3.The writer and his family survived mainly due to their _________ .
A.calmness B.patience
C.pride D.cautiousness
4.When the bear moved back towards the forest, the family felt ________ .
A.excited B.threatened
C.relieved D.puzzled
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Who's in control of your life? Who's pulling your strings? For the majority of us, it's other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young,of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it," Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. "
So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug-we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(成瘾物)we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.
But, just as with any drug. there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom-the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted (tired) and probably pleasing no one in the process.
So how can we take back control? I think there's only one way-make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values- not values imposed from the outside by others. but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others. we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life.
1.What Oscar Wilde says implies that .
A.most people have a variety of thoughts
B.we have thoughts similar to those of others
C.other people's thoughts are more important
D.most people's thoughts are affected by others
2.What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph?
A.The price of taking the drug is freedom.
B.We may lose ourselves to win the approval of others.
C.We need to pay for what we want to get.
D.Changing opinions may cost us our freedom.
3.It can be concluded from the passage that .
A.it's better to follow others' opinions
B.it's important to accept others' comments
C.we shouldn't change our own decision
D.we shouldn't care too much what others think
4.The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by .
A.discussing questions B.making suggestions
C.analyzing causes and effects D.providing examples and facts
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If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.
Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.
They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make a difference in the lives of others.
We’re not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. Your lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself. Find an issue you are interested in and learn more. Volunteer or, if you can, contribute a little money to a cause. Whatever you do, don’t be a bystander. Get involved. You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when you’re older. But why not start now?
Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives. It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.
1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Your life style. B.Your life value.
C.Your trouble in life. D.Your life experience.
2.Why does the author say they are inspired every day?
A.They possess different kinds of superpowers.
B.They have got the power to change the world.
C.Some people around them are making the world better.
D.There are many powerful people in their life and work.
3.What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?
A.Learning more and contributing more to a cause.
B.Rising above self and acting to help others.
C.Working hard to get a bigger opportunity.
D.Trying your best to help the poor.
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Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say—problem, I don’t want you in my life.
1. Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children—the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2. Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems.3. When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system.You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems.By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope.Even if you lose all your money, family...you should still have faith.4.
Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.5. Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
A．But the truth is that when you talk about it，you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.
B．When we have a problem，a pressing，critical，urgent，life－threatening problem，how do we try and solve it?
C．Tell yourself：when they can deal with them，why can’t I?
D．Of course，we’ve been fighting problems ever since we were born.
E．We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F．Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G．With faith and hope，you can rebuild everything that you lose.
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I was 14 years old. I was angry and rebellious, with______regard for anything my parents had to say,_______if it had nothing to do with me. Like so many_______, I struggled to escape from anything that didn't______my picture of the world. A "brilliant without need of guidance" kid, I rejected any obvious_______of love. In fact, I got angry at the_______of the word "love".
One ______, after an extremely difficult day, I______into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily. As I lay down in the privacy of my_______, my hands placed under my pillow. There was an envelope. I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, "To_______when you're alone."
____ I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not. So I opened it. It said, "Mike, I know life is_______ right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don't do everything right. I also know that I love you________and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk. If you don't, that's also______. Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be________that you are my son. I'm here for you and I love you—that will never ____. love you , Mom."
Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my _______ and I remember the ______ I felt every time I got a letter. During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved _______my anger and rudeness. Just before I fell ______ I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed.
1.A.all B.little C.full D.high
2.A.seldom B.sometimes C.particularly D.currently
3.A.families B.adults C.people D.teenagers
4.A.hang up B.agree with C.lift up D.deal with
5.A.offer B.attempt C.require D.advice
6.A.risk B.proposal C.mention D.point
7.A.night B.day C.morning D.afternoon
8.A.slipped B.stormed C.sank D.slid
9.A.chair B.floor C.closet D.bed
10.A.answer B.seal C.read D.tear
11.A.Since B.When C.Though D.If
12.A.serious B.awful C.amazing D.exciting
13.A.heavily B.gently C.entirely D.personally
14.A.impossible B.terrible C.right D.okay
15.A.nervous B.sorry C.proud D.sure
16.A.last B.change C.happen D.start
17.A.pillow B.book C.desk D.door
18.A.relaxation B.sadness C.thrill D.relief
19.A.ahead of B.instead of C.in spite of D.in need of
20.A.asleep B.down C.silent D.ill
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式
A man got lost while driving through a country. As he tried to read a map, he drove off the road into a ditch(沟渠) 1.(lucky). Though he was not injured, his car was stuck deep2. the mud. So the man had got to walk to 3.nearby farm to ask for help.
“Warwick can get your car out of that ditch,” said the farmer , 4. (point) to an old mule(骡子). The man looked at the weak mule and the farmer 5.just stood there repeating, “Yep, old Warwick can do the job.” The man thought 6.had nothing to lose. Therefore, he took the old man and Warwick to the ditch.
The farmer hitched(套住) the mule to the car and shouted, “Pull, Fred ! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted ! Pull, Warwick!” And the mule pulled the car from the ditch 7.very little effort.
The man was8.(amaze). He thanked the farmer and asked, “Why did you call out all of those9.names before you call Warwick?”
The farmer smiled and said, “Old Warwick is just about blind. Once he10. (believe) he is part of a team, he won’t mind pulling.”
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短文改错。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Most students go to Internet bars play video games, that takes much of their precious time. Some students even stayed in Internet bars day and night, forgot their studies. No doubt these students will finally end up with their bright future destroy. Furthermore, some student log onto unhealthy websites accidental. And they are finally absorbed to the excitement of reading unhealthy stories or watching dirty videos. All these are harmful to the teenagers and if only this is not controlled or the use of the Internet is not properly guided, some of us will go the wrong way.
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中国人不善于向家人表达“爱”，但你认为告诉家人你爱他们很重要。请以“Ways to express love to my family”为题，写出如何向家人表达“爱”。
提示：1．如果父母生日，当面向他们说“我爱你们”‘
2．经常帮助家人做家务；
3．经常拥抱父母；
4．你自己的看法。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Ways to express love to my family
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