Are you nervous about climbing because you think it's too dangerous? Do you feel you're not fit enough to climb? Do you know how to start climbing?
Let's consider the idea that climbing is dangerous．Being afraid is natural, but if you use suitable ropes and other climbing equipments you will feel completely safe．Climbers are usually very careful because they know what they are doing is dangerous．Accidents happen, but when they do, they tend to attract a lot of publicity．As a result, people think there are many more accidents than there are in reality．
You cannot expect to start climbing straight away．Climbing is a challenge and challenges take time．It is necessary first of all that you achieve a good level of fitness．Begin as soon as you become interested in climbing? go to the gym, go swimming, take up jogging and continue to do so throughout your training period．
Discover as much as you can about climbing．Visit the library and find book, especially for beginners or buy climbing magazines and look for articles which describe your situation．Look up information on the Internet．Find out about equipment, methods and places to go．
Next, take a course on a climbing wall．There are plenty of climbing walls all over the country which have trained and qualified people as instructors．Call your local leisure centre to find out if there is one in your area. These training sessions are a quick way to get experience and you are likely to meet other beginners. After this, you can do an outside course of joining a club where you can meet climbers of all abilities and eventually join in group-climbing events.
At first you may not understand the importance of a good training period, but after you have completed your first climb and you are standing safely at the top of a rock feeling thrilled, then you will know it was the right thing to do.
1.The article is written by .
A. a doctor B. an experienced climber C. a beginner D. a fitness instructor
2.The writer thinks a new climber should .
A. begin by becoming fit B. have the courage to meet the challenges
C. be aware of the causes of the accidents D. do enough sports to get interested in climbing
3.By climbing walls you can .
A. join a club you like B. gain controlled experience
C. become qualified instructors D. take part in group-climbing events
4.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably means .
A. the climb B. the training C. the equipment D. the achievement
“My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy,” says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. “Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills and more.
The children don’t just plan any city. They map and analyze (分析) the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and foretell its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect (建筑师) who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations. “Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom,’’ says the teacher who developed this program. “They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected ‘official’ and ‘planning group’ make all the design decisions for the model city and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser.
CBEP is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the children’s own standards.
1.The program is designed to_________.
A. direct kids to build solar collectors
B. train young scientists for city planning
C. develop children’s problem-solving abilities
D. help young architects know more about designing.
2.An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom to ________.
A. find out kids’ creative ideas B. help kids with their program
C. discuss with the teacher D. give children a lecture
3.Who is the designer of the program?
A. An official. B. An architect. C. A teacher. D. A scientist
4.The children feel free
in the program because __________.
A. they can design future buildings themselves
B. they have new ideas and rich imagination
C. they are given enough time to design models
D. they need not worry about making mistakes
A popular saying goes, “Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, that’s not really true. Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn’t matter if the words come from someone else or ourselves – the positive and negative effects are just as lasting.
We all talk to ourselves sometimes. We’re usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. But we really shouldn’t be, because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit.
This “self-talk” helps us motivate ourselves, remember things, solves problems, and calm ourselves down. Beware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative. So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of
encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying, “Good job!”
Words possess power because of their lasting effects. Many of us regret something we once said. And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: Is it true? Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesn’t pass this test, then it’s better left unsaid.
Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem(自尊) and motive others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.
1.The author argues in the first paragraph that ________.
A. words will never hurt us at all
B. words have lasting effects on us
C. positive effects last longer than negative effects
D. negative words last longer than positive effects
2.Why should we not feel embarrassed when talking to ourselves?
A. Almost everybody has the habit of talking to oneself.
B. It does harm to have “self-talk” when we are alone.
C. Talking to ourselves helps us to solve all the problems.
D. Talking to ourselves is believed to be good for our health.
3.The underlined phrase “give ourselves a pat on the back” in Paragraph 3 means _________.
A. blame ourselves B. punish ourselves
C. praise ourselves D. talk to ourselves
4.Which of the following statements would the author agree to?
A. It is better to think twice before talking to others.
B. It is impossible for unkind words to be forgotten.
C. Words always possess long positive effects.
D. Kind words are sometimes not needed at all.
1.Whoever breaks the law won’t escape punish.
2.Don’t imagine that you’re the only person in the trouble.
3.Boys and girls, don’t lose hearts. Do better next time.
4.Only then I realize that I was wrong
5.The thief sentenced to five months in prison
6.It was the second time that Obama come to power.
7.He has been in the prison for five years.
8.I don’t like the way which you speak to your parents.
9.He has many good quality, but his best quality is his kindness.
10.I visited a place where is surrounded by mountains.
1.A great person is someone________ devotes his or her life to __________ (help) others.
2.The last thirty years have ________ (see)the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage _________we have almost no right at all.
3.Mohandas Gandhi fought _______ his country to be free ______ the UK in a peaceful
4.He was generous _______ his time, _______ which I was grateful.
5.Please_____ _____ the police for help when you are in trouble.
1.Even though she is old, she is still a________ in physical training.
2.More money should be spent on _______(educate).
3.The Nobel Prize was ______ (found) by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.
4.He is very m________ with his money.
5.Snakes will only a________ if you disturb them.
6.He will get some _______(报酬） after working so hard.
7.He was angered by the _________ (selfish) of her.
8.I’m sure Tom is quite________（胜任） to the task.
9.I feel ____(hope) that we shall succeed.
10.Elias was ______(乐意的） to blow up government buildings.
