Surfingisthenameforridingoceanwavesonspecialboards.Didyouknowthatsurfinghasbeenaroundformorethan200years?Atfirstthesportwasrougher(粗野的)andharderthanitistoday.

　　Foronethingtheearlysurfboardswereheavy.Theyweighedasmuchas150pounds.Asurferneededgreatstrength(力量)justtogettheboardfromthebeachtothewater!Alsothe

　　earlysurfersdidn'tridestandingup.Theyrodejustlyingontheirstomachs.Thatwastheonlywaytocontrolthelargeboards..

　　ThosesurferslivedintheislandsofPolynesia,intheSouthPacific.In1778thesurferstookthesporttoHawaii.Theresurfingquicklybecamepopular.ThebeachesandwavesofHawaiiareperfectforsurfing.

　　In1907GeorgeFreethwasthefirstpersontorideawaveintheUnitedStates.HesurfedinRedondoBeachinCalifornia.

　　Foryearsthesportofsurfingspreadslowly.Inthe1950ssurfingwasknownasayoungpeople'ssportbecausemostlyyoungpeopleseemedtoenjoyit.In1961rulesforsurferswerewritten.Thesurfersthemselves,alongwithsomesurfboardcompanies,madeuptherules.

　　Todaysurfersarelookeduponassportsmen.SouthernCaliforniaisstillthesurfingcenteroftheUnitedStates.Thousandsofpeoplesurfthere.Thousandsmorearefansoffamoussurfers.Surfingisheretostay.

　　Surfersmuststillbestrong.Tosurf,apersonshouldbeabletoswimwell,bothontopofandunderthewater.Asurfermustalsobeabletofloat(漂浮)foralongtime.Agoodsurfermustkeephisorhereyesopenatalltimes,evenunderwater.

　　回答问题.

　　76.Surfingwasaneasysportatfirst.

　　77.Howdidtheearlysurferscontrolthesurfboard?

　　78.WhydidthesportofsurfingquicklybecomepopularinHawaii?

　　79.Whomadeuptherulesforsurfers?

　　80.PuttheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese?76,Wrong,surfingwasaroughandhardsportatfirst.答案：

　　76,Wrong,surfingwasaroughandhardsportatfirst.

　　77,Theywerelyingontheirstomachstocontrolthesurfboard.

　　78,ThebeachesandwavesofHawaiiareperfectforsurfing.

　　79,Thesurfersthemselves,alongwithsomesurfboardcompanies,madeuptherules