Question

 

School is over and it’s time for the family to get your children moving and have fun. Choose a suitable one from the following family activities.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics helps to improve flexibility, strength, and teaches self-discipline. Although Olympic-level gymnastics take years of practice to master, more simple moves are easy to learn in a day and can be practiced at home.

Suitable for: 4+

Cost: £6 an hour

Contact: British Gymnastics; 084 512 97129; www.british-gymnastics.org

Surfing

What is required to learn the art of surfing is to combine balance, coordination and patience, which means that it’s not easy to learning that, but the excitement of jumping to your feet on the board for the first time and riding a wave into the shore is an excellent experience.

Suitable for: 8+

Cost: £30 an hour

Contact: www.nationalsurfingcentre.com, 016 378 50737

Sailing

Sailing is beneficial for developing confidence and provides a pure mental and physical challenge from the beginning. It can be done alone, and picking up the basics is not difficult.

Suitable for: 8+

Cost: Free

Contact: Royal Yachting Association; 084 534 50400; www.rya.org.uk

Diving

This is a great way to make swimming even more fun. High board diving needs muscle control. Lessons begin at the poolside, where you will learn some basic skills before moving on to the boards, Try a saltwater pool, on warmer days, and enjoy the fresh air, high boards and water games.

Suitable for: 13+

Cost: The first lesson, which lasts one hour, is usually free if you decide to carry on. £10/£20 an hour.

Contact: Find your local swimming pool at www. britishswimming.org; 015 096 18700

1.If you have a child of seven, you would like to choose ______ for him/her.

A．Diving            B．Sailing            C．Surfing           D．Gymnastics

2.Taking a 10-hour course in diving needs at least       .

A．£200             B．£100             C．£90              D．£30

3.In order to build up your children’s confidence, you can call        .

A．015 096 18700

B．084 534 50400

C．016 378 50737

D．084 512 97129

4.According to the passage, we know that       .

A．it is very difficult to learn basic sailing skills.

B．it is impossible to practice gymnastics at home

C．self-discipline is needed to do high board diving

D．surfing needs qualities of patience and balance

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了多個適合孩子的活動和培訓的體育項目的具體信息。

1.D 細節題。根據Suitable for: 4+可知體操適合7歲的孩子。其余幾項的年齡要求都高于7歲。故D項正確。

2.C 細節題。根據Cost: The first lesson, which lasts one hour, is usually free if you decide to carry on. £10/£20 an hour.說明第一個小時免費，剩下的9個小時最少一個小時10美元，故90美元是最少的，故C正確。

3.B 細節題。根據Sailing is beneficial for developing confidence and provides a pure mental and physical challenge from the beginning. It can be done alone, and picking up the basics is not difficult.說明這一活動能夠增強孩子的信心，故B項正確。

4.D 細節題。根據What is required to learn the art of surfing is to combine balance, coordination and patience說明D項正確。

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