首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times. For many suffers it is much more than a hobby—they
Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times. For many suffers it is much more than a hobby—they
admin
2019-03-27
59
问题
Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times. For many suffers it is much more than a hobby—they would probably agree with the American professional suffer Kelly Slater when he said, “Once you ’re in, you’ re in. There * s no getting out. "
“Surfing”, of course, refers to riding on ocean waves using a surfboard. Many suffers stand up on their boards, which requires good balance and is therefore difficult for most beginners to learn, but some lie down and "bodyboard".
The history of surfing probably began with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands. One of the first white people to see anyone surfing was the British explorer Captain Cook, when his ship arrived in Hawaii in 1778. He watched many Hawaiians riding waves on large pieces of wood, and reported that, "Surfing seems to give them a feeling of great pleasure. "
When surfing started to become very popular in the United States in the 1950s and 60s, suffers used large wooden boards (often more than three metres long) that were quite heavy. Boards today are shorter and also much lighter, because they are made of artificial materials instead of wood.
For anyone who wants to try surfing, the only essentials are waves and a board. There are a few other things, however, that most surfers find important: a cord to attach one of their ankles to the board and therefore stop it from being carried a long way away when they fall off; wax, which they put on the surface of the board to help their feet stick to it; and a wetsuit to help them keep warm in cold water. The south-west of England is an example of a place where surfers usually need wetsuits, even in summer.
Surfing has been a professional sport for many years and the very best surfers are able to make a living from it. Most of the best professional surfers in the last 30 years, both men and women, have been American or Australian, but surfers from Brazil, Peru and South Africa have also won important competitions.
What do surfers use wax for?
选项
答案
To help their feet stick to the board
解析
(倒数第二段倒数第二句提到“在冲浪板的表面涂蜡是为了将双脚固定住。”)
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/GqNK777K
本试题收录于:
C类竞赛(非英语专业本科)题库大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)分类
0
C类竞赛(非英语专业本科)
大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)
相关试题推荐
Afewyearsago,peopleinEnglandvotedforthegreatestpersonofalltimefromtheircountry.Theywerenotjustvotingfort
Afewyearsago,peopleinEnglandvotedforthegreatestpersonofalltimefromtheircountry.Theywerenotjustvotingfort
WaterforLifeWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfaceawater【C1】______(short).Man
WaterforLifeWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfaceawater【C1】______(short).Man
WaterforLifeWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfaceawater【C1】______(short).Man
WaterforLifeWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfaceawater【C1】______(short).Man
WaterforLifeWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfaceawater【C1】______(short).Man
Bicyclesharinghasbeenahotlydebatedtopicoverthepasttwoyears.BicyclesarenothingexotictoChinesepeople.Inthe19
随机试题
可与两性霉素B合用的药物是
[2014年,第106题]一个典型的计算机网络系统主要是由()。
根据《地图审核管理规定》,下列地图中,由国务院测绘地理信息主管部门负责下列地图的审核的有()。
关于城市供热管网敷设,说法正确的是()。
工业安装工程的特征有()。
按照惯例,北华工商管理学院:每年一度的特等奖学金获得者的名额仅3名,奖金数额高达10000元。1998年,该校董事会关于评定本年度特等奖学金确定了如下的原则:只有连续3年获得过二等奖以上的奖学金并且本年度各门学科终考成绩平均得分在90分以上的,方可获该项特
《唐律疏议.杂律》:“诸许嫁女,已报婚书及有私约,而辄悔者,杖六十;诸为婚而女家妄冒者,徒一年。男家妄冒,加一等;诸有妻更娶妻者,徒一年;诸以妻为妾,以婢为妻者,徒二年;以妾及客女为妻,以婢为妾者,徒一年半,各还正之。诸同姓为婚者,各徒二年。缌麻以上,以奸
设矩阵B满足A2一AB=2B+4E,则B=_____.
下列关系运算中,能使经运算后得到的新关系中属性个数多于原来关系中属性个数的是()。
A、Sorry,Idon’tknow.B、Thanks.C、Ofcoursenot,makeyourselfathome.C
最新回复
(
0
)