Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn't get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as flysurfing. Kitesurfing works through wind power(动力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.
At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.
Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5--10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to 82,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you
can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.
With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments.Kitesurfing has a history of about _ _ years.
| A． 30 | B． 50 | C． 100 | D． 130 |
__ is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.
| A．Water | B．Wind | C．The sun | D．The kite |
The underlined word "range" in the passage means "_ _" in Chinese.
| A．在……范围内变动 | B．按……顺序排列 | C．向……方向延伸 | D．根据……归类 |
The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that _ _.
| A．its price is getting lower and lower |
| B．more and more people are enjoying its excitement |
| C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer |
| D．all people can learn and take part in it |
The main idea of this passage is about _.
| A．the way of operating kitesurfing | B．the progress of kitesurfing equipment |
| C．the history of kitesurfing in China | D．the development of kitesurfing |
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It is Saturday tomorrow, but I am going to school. I am not going for lessons, but to play football. I am in our school team and we are going to play against another school next week. The practice starts at 10 am. We all arrive as early as we can so that we have time to warm up. We are training harder than usual because the other team beat us last year. This year we want to do better.
It is more difficult to practise in winter because the days are short and the weather is cold too. It gets dark earlier, so it is important not to be late for after-school practice.
Our coach is pleased because we are playing better as a team now. Last year we were sometimes careless when we passed the ball and we lost to the other team in the final match. What a pity! This year we are training more carefully. That means we have a better chance of winning.
The fan club has fewer people this year. We hope to play well so that we have more fans to watch the matches. It is good to have our fans around. They cheer us on loudly and we feel more confident to win the game.Is the writer going to school to have lessons tomorrow?
____________________________________________________________________ What was the result of the match last year?
_____________________________________________________________________ How are they training now?
_____________________________________________________________________ Why is their coach pleased now?
_____________________________________________________________________What can we learn from the passage?
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Reading newspapers has become an important part of our life. Many people begin their day by reading the papers. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they do not have time to read the news carefully, so they just take a quick look at the front page; at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to look at the headlines.
There are newspapers to meet the needs of （满足…的需求）every reader. In big cities there are many kinds of papers. In small towns there are fewer newspapers. In some places the paper comes out once a week.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers enjoy the largest number of readers. With the development（发展）of the world, some new newspapers will come out in the years to come.
Many people ______ as the first thing every morning.
| A．read newspapers |
| B．listen to the radio |
| C．watch the TV news |
| D．listen to the news on the radio |
When people are busy, they .
| A．they don’t read newspapers |
| B．still read newspapers carefully |
| C．only look at the front page of the newspaper carefully |
| D．either take a quick look at the front page or only look at the headlines |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．The most important news is not on the front page. |
| B．In some places papers come out every two weeks. |
| C．There are more papers in small towns than in big cities. |
| D．There are different kinds of newspapers to meet people’s needs. |
enjoy the largest number of readers?
| A．Newspapers in Chinese |
| B．Newspapers in English |
| C．Newspapers in German |
| D．Newspapers in French |
“Some new newspapers will come out in the years to come.” means .
| A．more newspapers will come out next year |
| B．people will send some new newspapers in the future |
| C．people will read more new kinds of papers in the coming year |
| D．People will see a great number of new newspapers in the future |
Here are four of my friends. Get to know them and their interesting experiences.
| I’m Mark. I’m 12. I have learned a lot about cycling and cycled about two hundred miles (英里) with my friends. We all felt very excited. |
| My name is Sam. I’m one year older than Mark. I have entered a competition. At last, I won it and the prize was a seven---day holiday to my favourite country —America. |
| You can call me Linda. I’m the same age as Mark. I have been to Hong Kong Disneyland with my parents. I was excited to see so many cartoon characters(人物) because I often dreamed about them. |
| John is my name. I’m one year younger than Sam. I have learned to ride a horse because I thought it was exciting. Before I learned it, I fell off the horse many times. But that was very interesting for me. |
There are _____ children at the age of 12.
| A．five | B．two | C．three | D．four |
_____ has cycled a long way.
| A．Mark | B．Sam | C．Linda | D．John |
What did Sam win in the competition?
| A．A holiday to America. |
| B．A visit to London. |
| C．A travel to Hainan. |
| D．A trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. |
What did Linda often dream about?
| A．Hong Kong Disneyland. | B．Her friends. |
| C．Cartoon characters. | D．Her parents. |
What did John think of horse-riding?
| A．Boring. | B．Tiring. |
| C．Exciting. | D．Relaxing. |
We can see waste everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources（资源）, we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal（煤） or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need and so on. Little by little, we will change everything. We can stop waste one day, if we do our best.From the passage we know that some students often _______ in the school.
| A．eat too much | B．don't work hard |
| C．waste things | D．throw rubbish everywhere |
Which is not mentioned in this passage?
| A．Fresh water | B．Forest. | C．Oil. | D．Coal. |
What may happen in 100 years?
| A．We may still have enough oil. |
| B．We may still have enough coal. |
| C．We may have a little oil. |
| D．We may have no coal or oil to use. |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Waste brings problems. |
| B．Waste can bring no problem. |
| C．China is rich in fresh water. |
| D．Students never waste things. |
Which is the best title of this passage?
| A．Stop Wasting |
| B．School life |
| C．Waste in the School |
| D．Rich Resources in China |
Years ago, I went to a special English class because it was the only school subject that I wasn’t good at. I got excellent marks because of my fine memory (记忆力). I could read and translate any text that I heard once but I couldn’t make my own (自己的) sentences. My face usually turned red when my teacher wanted me to answer questions in English. A few months later, I had to pass an exam. I couldn’t retell the novel with my own words, so I decided to learn the book by heart. I told my teacher 10 pages of the book. When the teacher understood what was happening, she stopped me and said, “Gagik, you have a fine memory, but it’s much easier to speak English.”
That day on my way home, I met a foreigner. He couldn’t find the way to his hotel. To my surprise, I spoke to him in English and helped him find his hotel. I found speaking English was not so difficult if I didn’t think too much about making mistakes. I thought that was the secret of learning to speak English. How happy I was!Why did the writer go to the English class?
| A．He liked English very much. |
| B．He thought English was important. |
| C．He had no other school subjects. |
| D．He wanted to become good at English. |
What was the writer’s problem in learning English?
| A．He couldn’t read any text. |
| B．He couldn’t translate any text. |
| C．He couldn’t make his own sentences. |
| D．He couldn’t learn the book by heart. |
What does the underlined word, “retell” mean in Chinese?
| A．朗诵 | B．复述 |
| C．创作 | D．编写 |
The writer felt happy that day because ________.
| A．he told his teacher 10 pages of the book |
| B．he made friends with a foreigner |
| C．he found the secret of learning to speak English |
| D．he helped the foreigner find his hotel |
What is the passage about?
| A．One of the writer’s best English teachers. |
| B．One of the happiest days in the writer’s life. |
| C．How the writer helped a foreigner find his hotel. |
| D．How the writer learned to speak English. |