Windsurfingisasportthatcombinessailingandsurfing．In1948，twenty-year-oldNewmanDarbyfirstthoughtofusingahandheldsailtocontro1asmallboat．Darbydidnotapplyforapatent(专利)forhisdesignatfirst．However

　　Windsurfingisasportthatcombinessailingandsurfing．In1948，twenty-year-oldNewmanDarbyfirstthoughtofusingahandheldsailtocontro1asmallboat．Darbydidnotapplyforapatent(专利)forhisdesignatfirst．However，heisrecognizedastheinventorofthefirstsailboard．

　　CaliforniansJimDrake，asailorandengineer，andHoyleSchweitzer，asurferandskierreceivedthepatentforasailboard．Theycalledtheirdesignawindsurfer．Theearlywindsurferboardsmeasured3．5meterslongandweighed60pounds．Laterinthel980s，NewmanDarbydidapplyforandreceiveadesignpatentforaone—personsailboat．

　　Inthelatel940s，NewmanDarbyfoundhecouldcontrola3-meter-longsailboatandmaketurnsevenwithoutarudder(舵)．Inl964hedesignedthefirstuniversaljoint(万向接头)togoalongwithaflatbottomsailingboat．Thissailboardwasequippedwithauniversaljoint，aboardandakite—shapedfreesailandthuswindsurfingwasborn．

　　NaomiDarby，Newman’swife，wasthefirstwomanwindsurferandhelpedherhusbandbuildanddesignthefirstsailboard．Shesailedwhilestandingup，controllingtheboatwithouttheuseofarudder．Shetilted(倾斜)thesailtochangedirections．Thiswassomethingthathadneverbeendonebefore．

　　HoyleSchweitzerbeganproducingsailboardsintheearly1970s．ThesportbecameverypopularinEurope．Bythelate1970s，windsurfingfeverhadEuropefirmlyinitsgraspwithoneineverythreefamilieshavingasailboard．

　　Thefirstwindsurfingworldchampionshipwasheldin1973．WindsurfingfirstbecameanOlympicsportformeninl984andforwomeninl992．

　　【小题1】JimDrakeandHoyleSchweitzerreceivedthepatentforthedesignof ．

　　A．asailboardcalledwindsurferB．akite—shapedfreesailC．thefirstuniversaljointD．aone—personsailboat【小题2】Whatcanwelearnfromthetext? A．HoyleSchweitzerwasasailorandJimDrakewasasurfer．B．NewmanDarby’swifesupportedhiminhisinvention．C．NewmanDarbywasthefirsttotiltthesailtochangedirections．D．Thefirstworldwindsurfingcompetitionwasheldinthelatel970s．