上海市桃浦中学2023学年高二上学期期中英语试卷

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（完卷时间：120分钟满分：150分）
第I卷（共105分）
I. Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
A. On an air-cnditined bus. B. In a bicycle shp.
C. In an examinatin rm. D. In a swimming pl.
2.A. By car.B. By taxi.C. By undergrund.D. On ft.
3.A. Make a plan fr the new year.B. Say a few wrds f celebratin.
C. Have a trip during the Spring Festival.D. G back hme fr the Spring Festival.
4.A. His dream university.B. His interest.
C. His memry.D. His past experience.
5. A. He is unwilling t face her.B. He has n time t talk with her nw.
C. He is hurrying t a discussin. D. He prefers a quick discussin.
6.A. Ask fr a helper.B. Prvide her with assistance.
C. Think twice abut his wrk.D. G n wrking.
7.A. Difficult.B. Memrable.C. Uninteresting.D. Wrthwhile.
8.A. He relies much n his family.B. He will cme t their hme by himself.
C. He enjys sitting in the kitchen.D. He will walk t the statin.
9.A. He has n interest in medical curse.
B. He regrets majring in cmputer science.
C. He gt t knw the wman fur years ag.
D. He asked himself the same questin fur years ag.
10.A. Peter has simplified the criteria.
B. Whether t fllw the criteria depends.
C. The wman is suffering frm a terrible headache.
D. The criteria are beynd the wman’s understanding.
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and ne lnger cnversatin. After each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins. The passages and thecnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne wuld be the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 14 are based n the fllwing passage.
11.A. D a rle-play t relieve yur nervusness.
B. Give cnstructive feedback t yur friends.
C. Search fr infrmatin nline abut the interviewers.
D. Practise answering pssible questins in the interview.
12.A. The histry and prspect f the cmpany.
B. The latest initiative t develp the cmpany.
C. Current emplyers’ cmments n the cmpany.
D. Recent advances in the business area f the cmpany.
13.A. Avid lking the interviewers in the eye. B. Dress fashinably.
C. Express yurselves clearly.D. Give the interviewers sme time t think.
14.A. It reveals yu are smart and prfessinal.
B. It indicates yu have a clear career planning.
C. It shws the interviewers impress yu deeply.
D. It implies the cmpany is yur cnscius chice.
Questins 15 thrugh 17 are based n the fllwing passage.
15.A. 30 Australian dllars.B. 80 Australian dllars.
C. 250 Australian dllars.D. 300 Australian dllars.
16.A. T rent a car.B. T travel by bus.
C. T take a budget airline.D. T get a lift.
17.A. Cleaning the kitchen in time.B. Cking by yurself.
C. Drinking as little as pssible.D. Wrking in a bar.
Questins 18thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
18.A. It prvides expert advice n business.B. It has ver 50 business partners.
C. It serves lcal largest cmpanies.D. It has 75 ffices arund the wrld.
19.A. Shrtage f emplyees.B. India’s lack f interest in stne prductin.
C. Decrease in stne exprt t India. D. Outdated prduct design.
20.A. Prviding different ways t increase its exprts.
B. Inviting a stne-cut expert t train its emplyees.
C. Making an analysis f its finance and cmpetitrs.
D. Talking t the majr cmpetitrs in India in persn.
II. Grammar and Vcabulary
Sectin A
Directins: Chse the best answers.
21. There was an il painting ________ in the crner. It ________ there fr several days.
A．laying; bad laidB．laid; had laid
C．lying; had lainD．lying; had been lain
22. The minister___________ a lecture n current affairs frm 9 t 10 tmrrw mrning.
A．will have givenB．has been givenC．will giveD．will be giving
23. —Yu lk great!
—I _______ ut. Check ut my muscles!
A．wrkB．was wrking
C．have been wrkingD．had been wrking
24. By the time he realized he__________int a trap, it was already t late fr him t d anything abut it.
A．walksB．walkedC．has walkedD．had walked
25. A study n btanical archaelgy revealed that there________ little change in the cmpsitin f plants grwing in this part f the rainfrest fr 5,000 years befre Eurpeans arrived in the Amazn.
A．isB．has beenC．had beenD．was
26. I want t buy that kind f clth because I _______ the clth ______ well.
A. have tld; washes B. have been tld; washes
C. was tld; washed D. have been tld; is washed
27. ---Why didn’t yu bring yur cmputer back yesterday?
---Oh, it________ by my neighbr then.
A. is checked B. was checked C. was being checked D. had been checked
28. At the awarding ceremny held in Tky, the scientists were surprised by ___________ is science and technlgy.
A. what has discvered B. which has been discvered
C. which had discvered D. what had been discvered
29. If we _________ such effective measures much earlier, the river wuld nt be plluted s seriusly nw.
A. had been takenB.had taken
C. was taking D. has taken
30. --- Did he decide t take part in the cmpetitin?
---Yes. f curse. He_________ t.
has been encuraging B. had been encuraged
C．has encuraged D had encuraged
31.---Why is yur freign teacher’s Chinese s gd？
--- Because he ________ China fr eight years.
has gne t B. has been t C. has cme t D. has been in
32.The teacher said that the earth _______ rund the sun.
A. ges B. g C. went D. will g
33. I dn’t knw _________ Mr. Green will cme t help us with ur English. It’s already afternn.
A. why B. where C. hw D. when
34. I ften dubt__________ he says.
A. whether t believe what B. whether shuld I believe what
C. if t believe that D. whether t believe that
35.He believes she is right, _______?
A. desn’t he B. des he C. is he D. isn’t she
Sectin B
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in the blanks t make the passage cherent and grammatically crrect. Fr the blanks with a given wrd, fill in each blank with the prper frm f the given wrd; fr the ther blanks, use ne wrd that best fits each blank.
Swimmers enjy cld swims
Many peple enjy swimming in icy cld water. An pen-air swimming pl, (36)______ (knw) as a lid, in Bedfrdshire, England, prved very ppular this winter. The Wburn Lid is usually pen frm May t September, but this year it stayed pen t swimmers thrughut the autumn and winter mnths t.
(37)______ the lckdwn fr England was annunced n 4 January, utdr pls were allwed t remain pen. “Demand has taken us by surprise,” said Murray Heining, a vlunteer at the Wburn Lid. Over Christmas and New Year, the lid had t ffer extra penings t keep up with the demand frm swimmers.
Cld-water swimming (38)______ (grw) in ppularity in the UK ver the past few years. A survey fund that 7.5 millin peple in England had swum in utdr pls, as well as lakes, rivers and the sea, in 2018. In sme areas, such as the river Wharfe in Yrkshire, this new trend has made envirnmental grups think mre abut (39)______ the water is cleared f pllutin and clean enugh fr bathers.
Sme peple make it a regular practice; (40)______ just enjy a refreshing dip n Christmas Day, Bxing Day r New Year’s Day. Every year arund the UK, peple (41)______ (phtgraph) plunging int icy water, ften in fancy dress, and the recent festive perid was n exceptin, (42)______ freezing temperatures.
The Outdr Swimming Sciety classifies temperatures belw 6°C as “Baltic” and frm 6-11°C as “freezing”. They advise peple t get in the water gradually, s as (43)______ (nt shck) the bdy. Likewise, they recmmend warming up gradually, and nt (44)______ (rush) the prcess by leaping int a ht bath when yu get ut. Instead, they suggest layering up and drinking smething warm.
It wasn’t just the water that was cld—many peple experienced a white Christmas; snw fell in several cunties including Yrkshire and Sufflk. Paul Davies, the UK Met Office’s chief meterlgist, a scientist (45)______ jb is t study the weather, said the frecast indicates “the likelihd f the cld cnditins experienced recently cntinuing thrugh January”.
Sectin C
Directins: Cmplete the fllwing passage by using the wrds in the bx. Each wrd can be used nly nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
Celebrity (名人) has becme ne f the mst imprtant representatives f ppular culture. Fans used t be crazy abut a specific film, but nw the public tends t base its cnsumptin n the interest f celebrity 46 t any given prduct. Besides, fashin magazines have almstabandned the 47 f putting mdels n the cver because they dn’t sell nearly as well as famus faces. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably pwerful market 48 , mving frm advertising fr thers’ prducts t develping their wn.
Celebrity clthing lines aren’t a cmpletely new phenmenn, but in the past, they were typically aimed at the rdinary cnsumers, and limited t a few TV actresses. Tday they’re started by first-class stars whse prducts enjy 49 fame with sme wrld tp brands. The mst successful start-ups have been thse by celebrities with specific persnal style. As celebrities becme mre and mre experienced at the market, they try t 50their prductin scale rapidly, cvering almst all the prducts f daily life.
Hwever, fr every success stry, there’s a related warning tale f a celebrity wh vervalued his cnsumer51 . N matter hw famus the prduct’s rigin is, if it fails t impress cnsumers with its wn qualities, it begins t resemble an exercise in self-prmtinal marketing. And nce the 52 attentin dies dwn, cnsumer interest might fade, lyalty returning t tried-and-true labels.
Tday, celebrities face even mre severe embarrassment. The pp-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate f turnver has speeded up as well. Each misstep is likely t53 t reduce a celebrity’s shelf life, and the same newspaper r magazine that nce brught him fame has n prblem picking him t pieces when the pprtunity appears. Still, the eg’s (自我的) ptential fr expansin is 54 . Having already achieved great wealth and public 55 , many celebrities see fashin as the next frntier t be cnquered. As the saying ges, success and failure always g hand in hand. Their success as designers might last nly a shrt time, but fashin—like celebrity—has always been temprary.
III. Reading Cmprehensin
Sectin A
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passage there are fur wrds r phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the wrd r phrase that best fits the cntext.
Why d sngs get stuck in the head?
Have yu ever had a sng stuck in yur head and, n matter hw hard yu tried, yu culd nt get rid f it? The sng played n and n, whether yu were lading the dishwasher, weaving in and ut f traffic, r attempting t ___(56)___ yur mind at the start f yga class.
Having a sng stuck in ne’s head, knwn as an earwrm, is an experience that ver 90% f us have n a ___(57)___ basis. We’re mre likely t catch an earwrm after we stp fcusing, in mments when the wrking memry is ___(58)___, when we’re relaxed, when wrk is finished r when we’re a bit sleepy.
Certain sngs are ___(59)___ than thers, and s mre likely t “aut repeat” in yur head. There are certain musical characteristics that make sngs mre likely t becme earwrms, such as if the piece is repetitive, if there is a lnger duratin f certain ntes, if ___(60)___between the ntes are smaller. ___(61)___, we knw that md can have an impact, with sme peple reprting that they always get the same earwrm when they feel gd, r peple experiencing a fast-temp earwrm when they are ___(62)___. And f curse familiarity with a sng is a key ___(63)___ . Sngs that yu dn’t knw very well are less likely t pp up as earwrms.
If yu’ve had enugh f yur earwrm and need t stp it in its tracks, yu wuld be well warned nt t try t blck the sng ut, but rather t ___(64)___ accept it. A determined effrt t blck the sng ut may result in the very ___(65)___ f what yu want. Accrding t psychlgist Daniel Wegner, ___(66)___ the sng may make yur brain keep playing it ver and ver again. T get rid f an earwrm, yu may be best served by simply ___(67)___ it, accepting it, and leaving it alne t let this phenmenn ends up weakening itself little by little.
Sme peple try t ___(68)___ themselves frm the sng, and it wrks. Yu can try reading a bk, listening t a different sng r even playing an instrument. Others ___(69)___ the tune in questin, because it is cmmnly believed that earwrms ccur when yu remember nly part f a sng; hearing the entire sng may stp it. Neurlgists (神经学家) pint ut that it’s recmmendable t chew gum t reduce the ___(70)___ f an earwrm because jaw mvement interferes with musical memry. Hwever, it’s imprtant t nte that this phenmenn usually lasts less than 24 hurs.
A. burdenB. clearC. alterD. explit
A. trialB. slidC. vluntaryD. regular
A. inactiveB. cmplicatedC. dynamicD. uncertain
A. catchierB. slwerC. harsherD. luder
A. phasesB. intervalsC. rhythmsD. sessins
A. Instead B. Therefre C. Otherwise D. Additinally
A. alert B. pleasedC. remteD. rigid
A. criterin B. cnsequenceC. cnceptD. cntributr
A. readilyB. cnstantlyC. passively D. critically
A. ppsite B. fantasyC. emphasisD. equivalent
A. integratingB. cnvertingC. resistingD. tlerating
A. interruptingB. acknwledgingC. stimulating D. facilitating
A. perceiveB. islateC. distractD. identify
A. seek utB. act utC. cast utD. knck ut
A. prprtinB. intensityC. integrityD. preference
Sectin B
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
Jacb hated finishing things almst as much as he lved starting them. As a result, he had gtten int a millin hbbies and activities, but he never stuck with any f them lng enugh t get any gd.
He begged his mther fr mnths fr a guitar s that he culd play Black Eyed Peas sngs t Angie, a girl he liked, but after he finally gt ne fr Christmas, he fund ut that guitars dn’t play themselves. He tk a few lessns, but the strings hurt his fingers and he didn’t like hlding the pick, s nw the five-hundred dllar guitar lives under his bed.
After reading an ad in the back f ne f his cmic bks, Jacb decided that he wanted a Wnder-Sweeper 5000 metal detectr, s that he culd find buried treasure. S he mwed lawns all summer and shveled driveways all winter. He didn’t spend his mney n ice-cream like his yunger brther, Alex. By the time spring came he had saved $200, and he purchased the Wnder-Sweeper 5000 metal detectr. He beeped it arund the park fr a while, be he sn fund ut that n ne had ever left any treasure in his neighbrhd. He buried the metal detectr in his clsest.
Given Jacb’s histry with hbbies, it was n surprise that Jacb’s father was reluctant t buy him a magician’s kit fr his birthday. Jacb was insistent. “Dad, this time I’ll stick with it fr real. I prmise!” Jacb begged. Jacb’s father sighed. But he was reminded f his wn yuth lng ag, when he quit ftball and started bxing practice befre hardly getting his equipment dirty. S when Jacb’s birthday came arund, Jacb was bth surprised and pleased t find the magician’s kit that he had desired s badly. Jacb pened up the bx and unwrapped the many parts in the kit. He tk the many fake cins, trick cards, and rpe pieces f varying length n the kitchen table and imagined pulling rabbits ut f his hat and turning them int pigens with a mysterius puff f smke.
As Jacb cntinued pulling plastic thumbs, fam balls, and giant playing cards ut f the magic kit, a cmmercial n the TV caught his attentin.
“Hey kids! Have yu ever wanted t g t space? Experience what it’s like t be an astrnaut? D yu want t explre the universe? Well, nw yu can.” As the cmmercial cntinued playing, Jacb walked away frm the magic kit n the kitchen table and stared at the TV screen lngingly. “Fr nly $195 yu can g t space camp and live life like an astrnaut fr a whle weekend. Enrll nw fr a nce in a life time experience.” Jacb’s cry rang thrughut the huse as he yelled, “MOM!” He nw knew what his true purpse in life was.
71.Why did Jacb stp playing the guitar?
A. It hurt his fingers. B. He’d rather play drums.
C. It was t expensive. D. He became interested in cmic bks.
72.Jacb’s father decided t buy him the magician’s kit because ____________.
A. Jacb was insistent n having it B. Jacb’s birthday was cming
C. Jacb quit many expensive activitiesD. Jacb reminded his father f himself
73.which f the fllwing is Jacb mst likely t d next based n the end f the stry?
A. Becme a great magician.B. Learn t play guitar well.
C. Detect an incredible hidden treasure.D. Raise mney t g t space camp.
74.What can be learned abut Jacb accrding t the passage?
A. He was persistent in pursuing his dreams. B. He never stuck with anything fr lng.
C. He has always wanted t be a magician.D. He finally fund his true purpse in life.
(B)
75. Which f the fllwing can be learned frm the passage?
A. Munt Yasur is a light twer n the Pacific Ocean.
B. The histry f vlcan surfing dates back centuries.
C. Bungee jumping grew ut f land diving.
D. Land diving came t Vanuatu frm anther cuntry.
76. The underlined wrd captivating is clsest in meaning t ____________.
A. distressing B. charmingC. disappintingD. relieving
77. Which f the fllwing culd be the best title f this passage?
A. Untuched Beauty：VANUATUB. Vlcan Adventure: VANUATU
C. Extreme Destinatin: VANUATUD. Preserved Culture：VANUATU
(C)
Each day, 10-year-ld Seth asked his mm fr mre and mre lunch mney. Yet he seemed skinnier than ever and came hme frm schl hungry. It turned ut that Seth was handing his lunch mney t fifth grader, wh was threatening t beat him up if he didn’t pay.
Mst kids have been made fun f by a brther r a friend at sme pint. And it’s nt usually harmful when dne in a playful and friendly way, and bth kids find it funny. But when teasing becmes hurtful, unkind, and cnstant, it crsses the line int bullying and needs t be stpped.
Bullying is intentinal trment (折磨) in physical r psychlgical ways. It can range frm hitting, name-calling and threats t blackmailing (勒索) mney and pssessins. Sme kids bully thers by deliberately separating them and spreading rumurs abut them. Others use scial media r electrnic messaging t make fun f thers r hurt their feelings.
It’s imprtant t take bullying seriusly and nt just brush it ff as smething that kids have t tlerate. The effects can be serius and affect kids’ sense f safety and self-wrth. In severe cases, bullying has cntributed t tragedies, such as suicides and schl shtings.
Kids bully fr a variety f reasns. Smetimes they pick n kids because they need a victim—smene wh seems emtinally r physically weaker, r just acts r appears different in sme way—t feel mre imprtant, ppular, r in cntrl. Althugh sme bullies are bigger r strnger than their victims, that’s nt always the case.
Smetimes kids bully thers because that’s the way they’ve been treated. They may think their behavir is nrmal because they cme frm families r ther settings where everyne regularly gets angry and shuts r calls each ther names.
Unless yur child tells yu abut bullying—r has visible injuries—it can be difficult t figure ut if it’s happening.
78.What is the authr’s purpse f telling Seth’s stry?
A. T intrduce the tpic f bullying.B. T seek help fr the victims f bullying.
C. T analyze the cause f bullying.D. T display the effects f bullying n kids.
79.What des the phrase “brush it ff” (in paragraph 4) prbably mean?
A. Remve bullying. B. Ignre bullying.
C. Avid bullying. D. Punish bullying.
80. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing abut bullying is NOT true?
A. Bullying is accidental behavirs.
B. Thse wh bully get emtinal satisfactin.
C. The weak are easy t be bullied.
D. The experience f being bullied can lead t bullying.
81. What will the fllwing paragraph mst prbably talk abut?
A. Prblems f bullying.B. Cause and effect f bullying.
C. Signs f bullying. D. Psychlgical reasns f bullying.
Sectin C
Directins: Cmplete the fllwing passage by using the sentences in the bx. Each sentence can nly be used nce. Nte that there are tw sentences mre than yu need.
Many peple drink prteinshakes（高蛋白饮品）regularly t lse weight, build muscle r bth. Others, hwever, questin the belief that prtein shakes are better than nrmal, high-prtein fds. S what is the truth?
What is in a prtein shake?
Prtein shakes are dietary supplements (膳食补充品) designed t help peple cnsume mre prtein than they therwise wuld. 82 Or peple can mix their wn shakes using prtein pwder and ther ingredients. Prtein pwder can be made frm plants r animals. Plant-based prtein shakes can include sy, pea r rice prtein. Animal-based prtein pwders are usually made frm cw's milk. Thse wh want t stay away frm milk can als get prtein pwder made frm egg whites.
Advantages f prtein shakes
Studies indicate that cnsuming prtein shakes is helpful if yu want t build yur muscle. They can als help t imprve yur perfrmance while exercising and help yu t recver frm exercise. 83
Cnsuming prtein shakes can als help yu lse weight. Eating a high-prtein diet helps yu feel full, s it's easier t resist eating t much. High-prtein diets can als increase hw quickly yur bdy burns energy. When yu use mre energy than yu take in thrugh fd, yu lse weight. 84
Disadvantages f prtein shakes
Hwever, yu dn't have t drink prtein shakes t have a high-prtein diet. Many whlefds are rich in prtein. As a matter f fact, the peple in many high-prtein diet studies didn't drink prtein shakes. The studies prved the benefits f eating prtein-rich fds.
85 In cntrast, many prtein shakes cntain sugar r artificial sweeteners, which are nt healthy.
T sum up
S yes, prtein shakes are cnvenient, and they wrk. Hwever, they are nt yur nly chice fr eating a high-prtein diet.
第II卷（共45分）
VI. Translatin
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
86.这个志愿小组由两名医生和三名护士组成。(cnsist)
87.为了保持教室干净卫生，他们轮流值日。(turns)
88.那栋刚落成的大楼是为了纪念一位毕生致力于医学事业的科学家。（dnate）
89.面对日益严重的环境污染问题，人们逐渐意识到了保护环境的重要性并开始采取行动。(aware)
90.直到我看到员工们认真负责的态度和独具匠心的制作工艺，我才明白这家老字号店铺为什么会经营几个世纪而经久不衰。（It）
V. Guided Writing
Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in 120-150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw.
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I. Listening Cmprehensin 25’
1-5BCDBB6-10 ADBBD
11-14DDCD15-17BCB18-20ACC
II. Grammar and Vcabulary 35’
21-25 CDBDC 26-30 BCDBB 31-35 DADAA
36. knwn37. Until/Till/Befre 38. has been grwing/grwn 39. whether40. thers/sme
41. are phtgraphed 42. despite 43. nt t shck44. rushing45. whse
46-50 CKAHG 51-55 FDJBI
III. Reading Cmprehensin 45’
56- 60BDAAB61-65 DADCA 66-70 CBCAB
71-74 ADDB 75-77 CBC 78-81 ABAC82-85 EAFC
V. Translatin 20’ 3+3+4+5+5
86. This vlunteer grup cnsists f tw dctrs and three nurses.
87. In rder t keep the classrm clean, they take turns n duty/t clean it.
88. The newly-built building is in memry f a scientist wh (has) devted his life t medicine.
89. Faced with the increasingly serius envirnmental pllutin prblem, peple are gradually aware f the imprtance f prtecting the envirnment and begin t take actin.
90. It wasn’t until I saw/nticed/bserved the serius and respnsible attitude and unique techniques/craftsmanship f the wrkers/staff frm this time-hnred/ld stre with a lng histry that I realized why it has been perating and enduring fr centuries.
A.ptential B. limitless C.attached D.initial E. prmtin F. appeal G. expand
H. equal I. recgnitin J threaten K. practice
Vanuatu is an island natin in the Suth Pacific. It is als ne f the smallest cuntries in the wrld. But fr thse interested in adventure and sprt, there is a lt t d. Sme f the best snrkeling (浮潜) can be fund here. Vanuatu’s islands als ffer visitrs tw f the mst exciting and dangerusactivities in the wrld: vlcan surfing and land diving.
Vlcan Surfing
On Tanna Island, Munt Yasur rises 300 meters (1,000 feet) int the sky. It is knwn as the Lighthuse f the Pacific because f its regular eruptins fr hundreds f years. Fr centuries, bth island lcals and visitrs have climbed this muntain t visit the tp. Sme visitrs find Yasur terrifying; thers captivating. Phtgraphers are beside themselves at the pprtunity t make stunning artwrk frm such a special pint. Recently, peple have als started climbing Yasur t surf the vlcan.
In sme ways, vlcan surfing, als cmmnly knwn as ash barding, is like surfing in the sea, but in ther ways it’s very different. It was invented by an adventurer jurnalist named Zltan Istvan, while n a trip t Vanuatu Islands in 2002. Vlcan surfing is cnsidered as an extreme sprt and there are nt many practicing it. A vlcan surfer’s gal is t escape the erupting vlcan — withut getting hit by flying rcks! Riders hike up the vlcan and slide dwn, sitting r standing, n a thin plywd r metal bard. It’s fast, fun, and dangerus — the perfect extreme sprt.
Land Diving
Mst peple are familiar with bungee jumping, but did yu knw bungee jumping started n Pentecst Island in Vanuatu and is almst fifteen centuries ld? The riginal activity, called land diving, is part f a religius ceremny. A man ties tree vines (藤) t his legs. He then jumps head-first frm a high twer. It riginated as a rite (仪式) f passage fr yung men trying t prve their manhd. The idea is t jump frm as high as pssible, and t land as clse t the grund as pssible. It is als a harvest ritual. The islanders believe the higher the jumpers dive, the higher the crps will grw. Every spring, island natives (men nly) still perfrm this amazing test f strength.
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