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Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times. For many surfers it is much more than a hobby — they would probably agree with the American professional surfer Kelly Slater when he said, “Once you’re in, you’re in. There’s no getting out.”
Surfing, of course, means riding on waves in the ocean using a surfboard. Many surfers stand up on their boards, which requires good balance and is therefore difficult for most beginners to learn, but some lie down.
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 saw that “they seem to feel a great pleasure.”
When surfing started to become popular in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, surfers used large wooden boards (often more than 3 metres long) that were quite heavy. Boards today are almost always shorter and also much lighter because they are made of artificial materials instead of wood.
For anyone who wants to try surfing, the only essential things are waves and a board. There are a few other things, however, that most surfers find important: a rope to attach one of their ankles to the board and therefore stop the board going a long way 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 southwest of England is an example of a place where surfers usually need wetsuits, even in the summer, because the water is so cold.
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 thirty years, both men and women, have been American or Australian, but surfers from Brazil, Peru and South Africa have also won important competitions.
1. The underlined phrase “get hooked on” in the first paragraph is similar in meaning to ____________.
A. get used to B. be connected to
C. become crazy about D. be stuck in
2. What can we know about surfing from this passage?
A. It is riding on the waves without any equipment.
B. It requires good balance.
C. Surfers always stand on their boards.
D. It is quite easy to learn.
3. From Paragraph 5 we can know about ____________.
A. the important skills of surfing B. dangers surfers are faced with
C. different places to surf D. what surfers need to keep surfing safe
4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Men do better in surfing than women.
B. There are no surfers in Asia.
C. There are many competitions in surfing.
D. Most surfers can make a living by surfing.
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