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
44
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
WaterforLifeWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfaceawater【C1】______(short).Man
WaterforLifeWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfaceawater【C1】______(short).Man
WaterforLifeWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfaceawater【C1】______(short).Man
WaterforLifeWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfaceawater【C1】______(short).Man
AresearchorganizationdidasurveytofindoutwhoarethehappiestpeopleinBritain.Theyinterviewedover5,000people.Her
Bicyclesharinghasbeenahotlydebatedtopicoverthepasttwoyears.BicyclesarenothingexotictoChinesepeople.Inthe19
随机试题
学会与人合作,包括()。
《礼记》是一部( )
女,29岁,月经于1月1日来潮,28天一个周期,于1月14日进行性生活后发现避孕套破损,非常着急,第二天急找医生咨询,正确的处理措施应是
A.孕母有菌血症B.阴道细菌上行C.脐部感染D.消化道入侵E.黏膜破损新生儿败血症的产前感染的途径是
依据合同法规定( )订立的合同,当事人可以请求法院或仲裁机构撤销该合同。
注册会计师甲选择了A公司2017年整个会计期间的会计分录和其他调整进行会计分录测试时,在确定总体完整性时执行的下列程序中不恰当的是()。
社会主义社会实行按劳分配的经济基础是()。
下列命题中的假命题是[].
证明:当0<x<1时,(1+x)ln2(1+x)<x2
若a=10,b=20,则表达式!(a<b)的值是【】。
最新回复
(
0
)