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A. a website B. a counselor C. a magazine D. an advertisement 61. Which of the following might be a reason for parents to choose homeschooling? A. Restoring the child’s faith. B. Getting social in the home-school C. Challenging the road less traveled. D. Tailoring the courses to kids’ needs. 62. 123Homeschool4Me is likely to be quite appealing to the readers due to _________. A. simplified lesson plans and fun activities B. interesting games and affordable worksheets C. free teaching resources and practical suggestions D. detailed curriculum plans and free homeschooling

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Changing the Game

On a warm September evening in London, The Arch climbing wall, just south of the River

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Thames, is packed. Scores of people wander around on the thick crash pads, chatting, waiting their turn and offering the odd shout of encouragement to those clinging on to the colourful climbing walls.

Rock climbing was once classified as an “extreme sport”. But indoor centres like The Arch, which offer climbing without the need for rocks, are bringing it into the mainstream. The British Mountaineering Council estimates there are at least 248 public climbing walls in Britain, a number that has risen by 30% since 2010. In 2020 the sport’s governing bodies are hoping to see an even bigger increase in interest. Along with skateboarding, surfing and karate（空手道）, rock climbing will be making its first appearance as an Olympic sport at the summer games in Tokyo.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is frank about the ambition to appeal to a younger crowd who may be less familiar with longer-standing sports such as athletics and weightlifting. The crowd at the Arch is exactly what the IOC has in mind: mostly young professional letting off steam after work, who see climbing as a more engaging ans sociable alternative to jogging on running machines or pumping iron in a gym. Between them, the new sports will mean another 18 events and 474 athletes at the Tokyo games.

Officially, all four sports are delighted with their new status. But with the exception of karate, all of them have counter-cultural, anti-establishment roots. Some stars have wondered whether accepting the Olympic torch means going against their beliefs. Owen Wright, a famous surfer, has said that surfing is more art form than sport, and therefore not suitable for the games - though he has since gone back on his word, and hopes to represent Australia in Tokyo.

Adam Ondra, a Czech who is one of the world’s climbers, said he might steer clear of the games because of the format. The eventual Olympic champion will have to master all the three disciplines including bouldering (climbing without a rope, low to the ground, with a focus on hard, gymnastic moves), lead climbing (roped climbing up a tall wall of increasing difficulty) and speed climbing. Bouldering and lead climbing feature new routes in each stage of a competition, in an effort to imitate the variety of real rock. But speed climbing takes place on a standard, unvarying course. Because of this, said Mr. Ondra, “speed is a kind of artificial discipline ... and this is against

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the soul of climbing.”

Skateboarders, also notably rebellious, can be strikingly young. Sky Brown is set to become Britain’s youngest Olympian and has settled down to training. By the time of the Tokyo games, she will have turned 12.

63. Which of the following statements is true about rock climbing？ A. It originated in The Arch, a sports centre on the River Thames. B. It has evolved from a mainstream sport into an extreme sport. C. Spectator’s encouragement contributes to its rapid expansion. D. The increase in climbing walls reflects a growing interest in it. 64. IOC introduced rock climbing into the Olympics in order to _________ A. familiarize the global population with the new sport B. attract young people who lack interest in traditional sports C. enable the young to let off their energy after work D. challenge the dominant status of traditional sports

65. What can you infer from the star athletes’ responses according to the passage? A. Surfers are expected to strike a balance between art and sport in the Olympics. B. Rock climbers must be self-disciplined if they are to win the championship. C. Adam believes that the soul of climbing consists in its harmony with nature. D. Strikingly young skateboarders have an advantage over other opponents. 66. What is the passage mainly about?

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A. With the addition of new Olympics sports, stars are divided on whether to participate. B. Rock climbing, skateboard, surfing and karate are accepted as Olympics sports. C. Extreme sports athletes rebel against traditions while training for the Olympics. D. The appeal of a new sport event consists is changing for format of this game.

Section C

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

A. It all goes back to each country’s distinct cultural heritage. B. American stories are rooted in realism; even our fantasies are rooted in realism. C. Both boys are characterized by their unique roles, thus breathing life into the fancy stories. D. Meanwhile, the United States, also a major player in children’s classics, deals much less in magic. E. Britain’s time-honored countryside, with ancient castles and restful farms, lends itself to fairy-tale invention. F. Both orphans took over the world of children’s literature, but their stories unfold in noticeable different ways. How the British and American Tell Children’s Stories

If Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn were each to represent British versus American children’s literature, a curious situation would emerge : In a literary competition for the hearts and minds of children, one is a wizard（巫师）- in - training at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands, while the other is a barefoot boy drifting down the Mississippi, bothered by cheats, slave hunters, and thieves. One defeats evil with a magic stick, the other takes to a raft（筏）to right a social wrong.

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