True or false? Only old women knit（編織）?

Not anymore! Knitting has become a fashionable hobby with women in their 20s and 30s． Young women can be seen knitting in coffee shops, hairdressers, bookstores, and bus stops, and Hollywood stars like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Madonna, and Gwyneth Paltrow all knit． They are knitting collars, hats socks, and sweaters even wedding dresses!

Knitting is being called the “new yoga”． It is very relaxing and is the perfect hobby for our busy, stressful, 21st-century life． It slows down your heart and lowers your blood pressure． Lissay Blomster, a 25-year-old buyer from New York, says, “I come home from work, mad and stressed almost every day． But after 30 to 45 minutes of knitting, I’m totally relaxed．” Jenny Carter, a 32-year-old advertising firm worker from Seattle, always knits through her lunch break． “It helps me clear my head and start fresh,” she says． 

Even some men are taking up knitting． Dave White, a 33-year-old IT manager from San Francisco, started knitting six months ago, after a female friend introduced him to it． “I like knitting because I can go into my own little world and forget about my problems,” he says． But he has not told many of his male friends that he knits, and he never knits in public． Brian Duffey, however, a 26-year-old student from Chicago, says, “I knit anywhere, everywhere． I have never had a bad comment…, in fact, I find it attracts women!”

1．What has changed about knitting?

A．Most people are fond of knitting．

B．Old women have stopped knitting．

C．More women than men are knitting．

D．Young people are taking up knitting．

2．Why is knitting called the “new yoga”?

A．Because it comes from India．

B．Because it is fun like a game．

C．Because it is a rest during the break．

D．Because it relaxes your body and mind．

3．In what way is Dave different from Brian?

A．Dave’s male friends are not so good as Brian’s．

B．Brian’s knitting skill is better than Dave’s．

C．Brian is more popular among women．

D．Dave isn’t so open-minded as Brian．

4．Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A．It Cool to Knit．

B．Knitting Is Better Than Yoga．

C．Americans Are Crazy about Knitting．

D．Women Are Better at Knitting Than Men．

True or false ? Only old women knit（編織）?

       Not anymore! Knitting has now become a fashionable hobby with women in their 20s and 30s. Young women can be seen knitting in coffee shops ,hairdressers’ ,bookstores, and bus stops ,and Hollywood stars like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Madnonna, and Gwyneth Paltrow all knit. They are knitting collars ,hats ,socks ,and sweaters—even wedding dresses!

       Knitting is being called the “new yoga”. It is very relaxing and is the perfect hobby for our busy ,stressful ,21st “-century life. It slows down your heart and lowers your blood pressure. Lissay Blomster, a 25-year-old buyer from New York, says, “I come home from work ,mad and stressed almost every day. But after 30 to 45 minutes of knitting, I’m totally relaxed.” Jenny Carter ,a 32 –year-old advertising firm worker from Seattle ,always knits through her lunch break. “ It helps me clear my head and start fresh.” She says.

       Even some men are taking up knitting .Dave White ,a 33-year-old IT manager from San Francisco, started knitting six months ago , after a female friend introduced him to it. “I like knitting because I can go into my own little world and forget about my problems,” he says. But he has not told many of his male friends that he knits, and he never knits in public. Brian Duffey ,however, a 26-year-old student from Chicago , says, “I knit anywhere ,everywhere .I have never had a bad comment… in fact ,I find it attracts women!

1．What has changed about knitting?

       A．Most people are fond of knitting.

       B．Old women have stopped knitting.

       C．More women than men are knitting.

       D．Young people are taking up knitting.

2．Why is knitting called the “new yoga”?

       A．Because it comes from India.

       B．Because it is fun like a game.

       C．Because it is a rest during the break.

       D．Because it relaxes your body and mind.

3．In what way is Dave different from Brain?

       A．Dave’s male friends are not so good as Brian’s.

       B．Brian’s knitting skill is better than Dave’s .

       C．Brian is more popular among women.

       D．Dave isn’t so open-minded as Brian.

4．Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

       A．It Is Cool to Knit

       B．Knitting Is Better Than Yoga.

       C．Americans Are Crazy about Knitting

       D．Women Are Better at Knitting Than Men

It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Capitan, a huge mass of rock almost three-quarters of a mile high in California’s beautiful Yosemite Valley. It had been Mark’s dream to climb El Capitan for as long as he could remember. But how could a person without the use of his legs hope to try to climb it?
Mark knew he couldn’t finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter, an expert rock climber, would be there to lend a helping hand. He and Mark thought that it would take seven days to reach the top.
Peter climbed about 100 feet up and hammered a piton(巖釘) into the rock. Fastening one end of a 165-foot rope to the piton, he let one end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt with a special instrument. This instrument would allow Mark to move upward, but would prevent him from falling even as much as a single inch. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-shaped bar to the rope, using the same kind of instrument.
Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first of the 7, 000 pull-ups needed to reach the top. High above, Peter let out a cheer. “You’re on your way.”
Seven years before, at the age of twenty-one, Mark had fallen while mountain climbing, injuring his backbone. The fall cost him the use of his legs, but he never lost his love of adventure or his joyful spirit.
For the first four days the two men progressed steadily upward without incident. But on the fifth day an unbearably hot wind began to blow, and as time went by, it became stronger and stronger, causing Mark to sway(搖擺) violently on his rope. But Mark kept on determinedly pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up. In spite of that, he had to admit that he felt a lot better when the wind finally died down and his body touched solid rock again.
It took them one day more than they had expected, but on July 26 at 1:45 in the afternoon, the crowd of people waiting on the top went wild with joy as the two heads appeared. Mark Wellman had shown that if you set your heart and mind on a goal, no wall is too high, no dream impossible.
【小題1】What had Mark Wellman long desired to do?

A．To finish one of the most difficult rock climbs in the world.

B．To be the first to climb El Capitan.

C．To climb the highest mountain in California.

D．To help his friend Peter climb El Capitan.

【小題2】How did Mark climb the mountain?

A．He fastened the rope to his wheelchair.

B．He hammered in pitons so that he had something to hold on to.

C．He held on to the T-bar and Peter pulled him up.

D．He pulled himself up using a T-bar and special equipment.

【小題3】 How did Mark lose the use of his legs?

A．He lost his footing and fell from the side of a mountain.

B．He fell during his first attempt on El Capitan.

C．His legs were broken by falling rocks.

D．While working out in the gym, he injured his backbone.

【小題4】What was the worst problem Mark had during the climb?

A．He struck against the rock and hurt his arms.

B．A strong wind blew him away from the rock.

C．He kept falling several inches.

D．While swaying in space, he became terrified.

【小題5】How did Mark react to difficulties during the climb?

A．He admitted that he was frightened.

B．He often worried about his friend’s condition.

C．He was able to remain clam and determined.

D．He was joking to cheer himself up.

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　　The skill in being a student consists in getting one's daily study as near the optimum(最佳的) point as possible. It differs with the 1 of work, it differs from person to person, and even in the 2 person it varies from week to week. You must 3 to find your own. Every day you study, 4 this principle (原理) of the optimum in mind. When you feel yourself getting tired, if you find yourself 5 reading over the same paragraph and not taking it 6 , that's a pretty good sign you've reached the top for the day and should stop. Most ordinary students find their optimum at about five hours a day. 7 may be a little more or a little less— but if you 8 five hours' good work a day, you'll be doing well .

　　 9 , what are you doing with yourself when you are not working? Before exams some students do 10 at all except sit in a chair and worry. Here is another misunderstanding. People too easily think of the mind 11 it worked like the 12 , it doesn't. If one want to keep physical energy to cut a large amount of firewood, one would 13 flat on a bed and rest when one wasn't cutting. But the 14 cannot rest. Even in sleep you dream, even if you forget your dreams. The mind is always turning. It gets its 15 only by variety. That is what makes mental 16 .

　　When you've finished your 17 hours, you must not sit in the chair thinking about the work —- that only 18 without any learning. You must get out and do something. It doesn't matter 19 — anything as long as you are 20 doing something else but work.

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