I started surfing about five years ago and 18 in love with the sport on the very first day。 Riding that first 19 was the best feeling I had ever experienced。
When I try to 20 surfing with other things； I find it very difficult because； in my 21； there’s nothing like it。 It involves（牵涉到）body； 22； and soul。 There’s sand between my toes and cool； salt water all 23 us。 The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 24； becoming one with the 25； is like I’m weightless。
The one thing I can 26 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge（挑战）。 You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 27 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（活跃有力的）and 28。 All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 29 from any other sport。
I’ve30 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 31； so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 32 the limits of things boys and men used to dominate（主宰）？
There’re women 33 side by side with the President of our country； so why not side by side with the boys 34 the football team or out in the water surfing？ Give girls a chance to35； and they will。
（2004春季高考北京、安徽卷）
16。A。 tell B。 answer C。 give D。 realize
17。A。 wonder B。 understand C。 reply D。 believe
18。A。 stayed B。 came C。 dropped D。 fell
19。A。 wave B。 storm C。 sail D。 boat
20。A。 bring B。 connect C。 compare D。 tie
21。A。 work B。 study C。 holiday D。 life
22。A。 mind B。 effort C。 health D。 time
23。A。 along B。 above C。 around D。 by
24。A。 beach B。 water C。 board D。 lake
25。A。 sky B。 world C。 earth D。 ocean
26。A。 take B。 get C。 make D。 keep
27。A。 catches B。 includes C。 offers D。 collects
28。A。 sharp B。 great C。 hard D。 calm
29。A。 known B。 right C。 far D。 different
30。A。 chosen B。 tried C。 learned D。 promised
31。A。 levels B。 points C。 steps D。 parts
32。A。 reaching B。 accepting C。 pushing D。 setting
33。A。 sitting B。 walking C。 fighting D。 working
34。A。 of B。 from C。 on D。 with
35。A。 think B。 succeed C。 perform D。 feel
三、阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
From email to online shopping； you may think you’ve heard everything there to know about the electronic frontier（新领域）。 But with hundreds of thousands of Web pages being added weekly； there are plenty of surprises out there。 Here are some of the most intriguing （有迷惑力的）。
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Put your kid on a greeting card。 Here is how： simply take some pictures with a regular camera； and then ask the photo service to develop them digitally （数字化）。 For a small fee； you’ll receive your photos on a desk。 Put that into your computer and； with a few clicks of the mouse； you can view your photos on the screen。 With a few more keystrokes； you can attach the photos to email and send them to friends and relatives worldwide。
Sign on to one or several greeting card’s Websites （cardcentral is an index of more than 1200 electronic card sites） and create an electronic birthday or holiday card。 Using your digital photos； you can paste your grandchildren onto the cover。
If you don’t want to use your own photos； go to cards。amazon to browse （浏览） hundreds of images in over 30 categories…all of which you can attach to an electronic greeting card for free。 For a nominal fee you can choose from a library of 75；000 images as photodisc。 com。
Call Australia for free。 To have a telephone conversation over the Internet； the person you want to talk to no longer needs a computer。 Now all you need to talk to someone in Sydney is one computer with speakers； a microphone； a sound card and some software（available at vocaltec。 com or Microsoft。 com）。 Typically； you’ll pay a monthly fee （usually under ＄20） to a service provider； but after that； the calls themselves are local。 Sound quality is the same as that of a cell phone。
Even if you don’t have a computer； you can still use the Web to reduce your long distance phone costs。 Some companies offer a service that lets you use an ordinary phone to call another ordinary phone； but charge only a few cents per minute for US calls； because they send them through the Internet。
Today 48 percent of American homes have computers…a figure that is expected to climb to 60 percent by 2005。 And by the end of the next decade； Americans will likely be spending more time shopping； banking； investing and learning on the Internet than in the real world。 If you can’t do or find something on the net today； you probably can tomorrow。
36。Over the Internet； you 。
A。 can hear everything there
B。 will meet with plenty of surprises which come out every week
C。 will hear the things about the electronic frontier
D。 can find some things very interesting
37。From the passage we can infer that 。
A。 fewer people will use the Internet in the following ten years
B。 more people will study in the regular school by the end of the next decade
C。 fewer people will go to the regular school in the following ten years
D。 more money will be needed for a longdistance call by the end of the next decade
38。What does the underlined word “decade”（in the last paragraph）probably mean？
A。 10 years B。 century C。 50 years D。 month
39。If you want to attach a photo to your email； you have to it。
A。 digitalize B。 take C。 picture D。 send
40。Which of the following is NOT true？
A。 A telephone conversation over the Internet can be carried out without computers。
B。 Over the Internet； the receiver of the phone conversation doesnt need a computer。
C。 The phone conversations over the Internet are much cheaper。
D。 The longdistance calls are local themselves。
B
Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room？ In 2040 it will not matter。 They will turn themselves off； and on again when you return。You will choose the temperature for each room； the lighting and the humidity。 A sensor will detect the presence of a human （and； with luck； ignore the dog！） and turn the systems on； and when the humans leave it will turn them off again。
The sensors will work through the central home computer； and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you。 They will detect faulty electrical appliances； plugs or switches； isolate（隔断） them so that they cannot harm anyone； and then warn you that they need repair。 They will detect fire and if you are out of the house； the computer will call the fire brigade（消防队）。 It will also call the police if the sensors detect an intruder（不速之客）。 This will not be too difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic。 You will open them using your personal card—the one you use for shopping—maybe using a number known only to you。
It will be impossible to lose the key； and a housebreaker will have to tamper（拨弄） with the lock