【河北成考】专升本复习资料英语--精讲讲义28
四、真题讲解 2008年成人高等学校专升本招生全国统考试题 Ⅲ. Cloze (30 points) Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C D. Choose the one that is most suitable mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. The first snowboards were made in the 1960s. However, it was in the late 70s that they became more 21 throughout the 80s, more more people began taking up the sport, even though snowboards were not allowed on most ski hills. 22 its earlier problems, snowboarding is now the world's 23 growing winter sport most resorts (度假地) welcome snowboards. In 1963, a Grade 8 student named Tom Sims 24 a ski-board for a school project in New Jersey. Then, in 1966, a man named Sherman Poppen 25 two skis together for his kids on Christmas day. He called his invention "the Snurfer," which 26 the words "snow" "surf.” In 1969, Jake Burton Carpenter received a 27 for Christmas. He soon began designing boards, today "Burton" is a popular 28 of snowboard. By the 1980s, snowboarding had become very popular. 29 , most ski resorts did not allow snowboarding because they thought it was too 30 . Since many snowboarders were young, many older skiers did not want them on the ski hills. The snowboarders had to go to the backcountry, 31 patrolled(有巡逻的)resorts. Rejection at the resorts did not 32 snowboarding from growing in popularity. Eventually, the owners of ski resorts changed their views. They 33 that they could make more money by allowing snowboarding. One by one, the resorts 34 to welcome snowboards. Today, many resorts even set 35 special areas where snowboarders can practice their creative tricks. 21. A. spreading B. popular C. ordinary D. interesting