北京市海淀区近三年（2021-2023）九年级上学期期末英语试卷分类汇编：阅读表达（含答案）.docxVIP

北京市海淀区 近三年（2021-2023）九年级上学期期末英语试卷分类汇编 阅读表达 北京市海淀区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷 七、阅读表达（第51至53题每题2分, 第54题4分, 共10分） 阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。 With just a boat, a paddle （桨） and a bit of water, you can experience fun and exercise in a kayak. Kayaking is a kind of paddling sport, and people often mistake it for canoeing（划独木舟）, but there are some differences. Kayakers sit on the floor of the boat while canoeists sit on a bench. Also, kayak paddles have a wide flat part on either end, but canoe paddles have them on only one end. Within kayaking, there are a few styles that need different levels of skill and fitness. Anyone can enjoy relaxing kayaking, most often paddling on a lake or perhaps a gentle river. Whitewater kayaking is much more exciting because boats travel down fast rivers and even over small waterfalls. Surf kayakers must be both strong-willed and talented as they ride waves on the open ocean. The difficulty involved with kayaking is transportation - a boat several meters long is not exactly easy to carry around. However, a man who had to leave his kayak behind when moving to a smaller apartment borrowed the idea of Japanese paper folding, and made a new type of special kayak-it can be folded into a very thin pack, allowing the kayak to easily fit in a car. In this way, the problem was perfectly solved. Kayaking can offer sightseeing opportunities and a good way to exercise certain parts of the body. Paddling is helpful for strengthening the upper body and it requires continuing turning of your main body, giving it some great exercise. Another advantage is that these movements are gentler on the body’s joints and tissues（关节和组织）than running. Kayaking doesn’t just improve the health of the body, though-it also has been shown to make you less stressed as well. With so many benefits, why not head to the closest water and give it a try? 51. Do kayakers sit on the floor or on a bench of the boat while kayaking? 52. Why is whitewater kayaking much more exciting? 53. What is