【正文】 her village of Hochgurgl. The climate is snowsure, so this is one of the first major tourist attractions to open for the winter,normally in midNovember. should people who just start skiing go? A. Val Thorens B. Val d’Isere C. Obergural D. Hochgurgl is unique about the place remended to advanced skiers? restaurants ski run C. Its snowy climate snowmaking system do we know about Obergurgl? is located in Australia B. It’s a young tourist spot. has the longest ski season of the three. D. It is intended for independent skiers do the three destinations have in mon? A. They are all economical B. They are all highaltitude C. They center around families are snowsure. B Football is a popular sport. More than a million kids play on high school teams, but football can be a hazard. The National Football League(NFL) has acknowledged that almost 30 percent of its players will eventually suffer from brainrelated diseases. That’s a lot. A recent study involving 40 former NFL players showed that those who started playing football before age 12 did worse on thinking tests than players who started after age 12. By the way, all the tested players scored below average for their age and education. Concerns about the effects of constant hits to the head have caused some medical experts on brain injuries, such as Robert Cantu of Boston University, to remend that kids not play football before age 14. I don’t think football is all bad. It helps kids learn teamwork, discipline and how to get into better physical condition. But now that we know that the sport might be dangerous, it’s time to make some changes in the youth and high school football. First, seasons should be shorter. The high school regular season should not be more than nine games. Second, kids should not play tackle(擒抱 )football too soon. As Cantu points out, “By age fourteen, our necks are strong and our overall body strength is sufficient to keep the head steady when we slam at the line of scrimmage(爭球 ).” Personally speaking, I don’t think kids should sit on the couch until they are 14. But they can play flag football and other gentler sports. If you think age 14 is too late to bee a good football player, remember that fourtime Super Bowl winner Tom Brady started playing football at that age. does the underline word “hazard” mean?. A. difficulty B. danger C. punishment D, pain 26. Why did the former NFL players perform badly in tests? A. Their heads were hit frequently B. They had some mental disorders C. They didn’t take the tests seriously D. They received little school education does the author advise for kids under 14? A. They watch football games B. They play safer games C .Football be forbidden for them D. They play 10 games a season is the purpose of the text? A. To entertain B. To advertise C. To instruct D. To warn C As the only child of my parents, the newest fashions were always in reach for me. I liked having the latest clothes and a particular look. I felt I wouldn’ t fit in with a certain crowd if I didn’ t create the right image with my clothes and shoes. As time went by, however, my mother’ s answer was no longer always “ yes” to everything. One day I asked my mother for a little extra money to go shopping. After giving me a long speech about not spending too much on clothes, she decided to give me a credit card with the intention that I could learn to handle money like an adult. Though she warned me that $150 is the absolute maximum I could spend every month, I thought I’ d be free. During the first two months, I only used the card to buy small things. But one day, I bought a pair of boots that cost $250. My mother asked me to give her back the credit card. Once she took my card away,things changed a lot. All the things I wanted seemed out of reach. I knew she wasn’ t going to give me the credit card or buy me the expensive things I wanted, and consequently I was in desperate need o