Surfing: It's Not Just for Boys Anymore
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would : surfing. But isn't that a boy thing? Some people . Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my , there's nothing like it. It involves body, , and soul. There's sand between my toes and cool, salt water all us. The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that , being one with the , is like I'm weightless.
The one thing I can from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the best surfer because the ocean an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it from any other sport.
I've to tell every girl I know to do something that people don't think girls can do. It's part of being human to advance to new , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start the limits of things boys and men used to dominate（主宰）？
There're women side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to , and they will.
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(答案→)B
解析：冲浪--一项不再是男生专属的运动项目。作者从小就喜欢上了冲浪，她喜欢冲在浪尖的感觉。她是一个少有的喜欢冲浪的女生。在人们固有的观念里，有些运动，像冲浪、足球等都是男生的运动。而作者却不这样认为，男生能做到的，女生也能够做到，她们缺少的只是机会而已。
【小题1】考查动词辨析。A告诉；B回答；C给予；D意识到。感觉If you asked high school girls可知，作者是仅有的几个回答“冲浪”的女生，故选B。
【小题2】考查动词辨析。A怀疑，想知道；B理解；C答复；D相信，认为。感觉But isn't that a boy thing?可知，有人怀疑“冲浪”是男生的运动，故选A。
【小题3】考查动词辨析。A待在，保持；B来到；C丢下，使降低；D降低，摔倒。Fall in love with sth爱上某物/事，故选D。
【小题4】考查名词辨析。A波浪；B暴风雨；C帆船；D船。Riding that first was the best feeling I had ever experienced.冲锋在浪尖的感觉是最棒的，只有A项与冲浪有关，故选A。
【小题5】考查动词辨析。A带来；B联系；C比较；D系，捆。When I try to surfing with other things当我试着把冲浪与其它运动作比较时，故选C。
【小题6】考查名词辨析。A工作；B学习，书房；C假期；D生活。in my , there's nothing like it在我的生活里，没有像冲浪那样（能带动全身心一起运动）的事情，故选D。
【小题7】考查名词辨析。A心思；B努力；C健康；D时间。It involves body, , and soul.冲浪涉及身心和灵魂，故选A。
【小题8】考查介词辨析。A沿着；B在......上面；C围绕，在......周围；D通过。cool, salt water all us凉爽的海水围绕在我们周围，故选C。
【小题9】考查名词辨析。A海滩；B水；C木板；D湖泊。The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that ,当冲过一个又一个海浪时的感觉，作者谈论的是冲浪的感受，与海水有关，故选B。
【小题10】考查名词辨析。A天空；B世界；C地球；D海洋。being one with the ,一层层的海浪与海洋相融，变成海洋的一部分，故选D。
【小题11】考查动词辨析。A带走；B得到；C制作；D保持。The one thing I can from surfing...is endless challenge我能从冲浪中得到的是无尽的挑战，故选B。
【小题12】考查动词辨析。A捉住，赶上；B包括；C提供；D收集。because the ocean an uncountable variety of waves海洋提供给你各种各样的海浪，故选C。
【小题13】考查形容词辨析。A锋利的，急转的，敏锐的；B伟大的，巨大的，重要的；C困难的，坚硬的；D冷静的。Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and .有的冲浪者的风格是自由顺从的，有的则是非常具有挑衅性和急转直下的，故选A。
【小题14】考查形容词辨析。A著名的；B正确的；C遥远的；D不同的。make it from any other sport使冲浪与众不同，故选D。
【小题15】考查动词辨析。A选择；B尝试；C学会；D承诺。I've to tell every girl I know to do something that people don't think girls can do.我已经在尝试着告诉我认识的女生，让她们做一些看似不适合女生做的事情，故选B。
【小题16】考查名词辨析。A水平，等级；B分数，观点，意义；C脚步，台阶，步骤；D部分。It's part of being human to advance to new ,不断地寻求进步，这正是人类的组成部分，故选A。
【小题17】考查动词辨析。A到达；B接受；C推，推动，发展，逼迫；D设置，摆放。so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start the limits of things boys and men used to dominate难道不应该期待着女生促进并不断提高那些由男性主宰的事情的极限吗？故选C。
【小题18】考查动词辨析。A坐下；B散步；C打斗；D工作，起作用。There're women side by side with the President of our country,有女性肩并肩地在我们总统身边工作，故选D。
【小题19】考查介词辨析。A......的；B来自......；C在......上；D和。so why not side by side with the boys the football team or out in the water surfing?因此，为什么不与男生肩并肩踢球或冲浪呢？On a football team在一支球队里，故选C。
【小题20】考查动词辨析。A认为；B成功；C表演，表现；D感觉。Give girls a chance to , and they will.给女性一次获得成功的机会，她们会成功的。故选B。