Kite surfing as a water sport began in the l980s，but didn’t get popular until the end of last century．It is also known as kite boarding，and in some European countries as flysurfin9．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 l3 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 dub，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 kite surfing．
| 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．all people can learn and take part in it |
| C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer |
| D．more and more people are enjoying its excitement |
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 |
Mr. Smith works in a factory. There he drives a truck. He’s tired all the time. When he comes back, he’s always busy and doesn’t want to do any housework. His wife is a doctor and likes to keep all the things clean. So she has to do all at home. She usually goes to work from Monday to Friday and has to do all on weekends. All her friends know about it and sometimes they come to help her.
It’s Saturday today. Mrs Smith tells her husband to help her do some housework, but he says he has something to do and goes out early in the morning. He leaves a lot of dirty clothes at home. Mrs Smith doesn’t go to work but she doesn’t feel well. So she doesn’t want to do any housework. After breakfast, Jo, one of her friends, comes to see her when she’s sitting on a chair.
The girl finds the rooms are dirty and she asks, “Don’t you clean your rooms today, Mrs Smith?” “No, I don’t.”says the doctor. “Why don’t you wear your glasses?” “Then I will think the rooms are still clean.”What does Mrs Smith do ?
| A．A truck driver. | B．A nurse. | C．A doctor. | D．A teacher. |
Who usually does the housework at home, Mr Smith or Mrs Smith?
| A．Mr Smith. | B．Mrs Smith. | C．Both of them. | D．Neither of them. |
What’s Mr Smith doing when her friend Jo comes to see her ?
A. She is reading a book.
B. B. She is watching TV.
C. She is doing housework.
D. She is sitting on a chair. Why doesn’t Mrs Smith wear her glasses that day? Because_________.
| A．she stays at home |
| B．she’s sitting on the chair |
| C．the rooms are clean |
| D．she doesn’t want to see the dirty rooms |
After we read the story, we can know___________.
| A．Mr Smith is often ill |
| B．Mrs Smith is always lazy. |
| C．Mr Smith is always busy after work. |
| D．Sometimes Mr Smith helps Mrs Smith. |
| We know that the famous master of ceremonies﹡, He Jiong, has studied Arabic language. He is also teaching Arabic language in Beijing Foreign Studies University﹡. He can even write some of his songs in Arabic. |
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| Super girl, Shang Wenjie, is good at French. Do you get surprised when you are listening to her French songs? How could she speak and sing in French? Well, it was her major in university. |
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| Environment is very important when you study a foreign language. If you speak the foreign language every day, you’ll make great progress﹡ in a short time. Yao Ming began to play basketball in NBA in 2002. Now, he speaks English very well. |
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| In 2002, Han Geng, one of members of Super Junior, went to Korea. Han’s Korean﹡ is excellent now. |
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Who can write Arabic songs?
| A．He Jiong. | B．Shang Wenjie. | C．Yao Ming. | D．Han Geng. |
What is Shang Wenjie good at?
| A．She is good at singing Arabic songs. |
| B．She is good at speaking French. |
| C．She is good at speaking Korean. |
| D．She is good at playing basketball. |
Can Yao Ming speak English well ?
| A．No, he can’t . | B．Yes, he can. | C．No, he doesn’t. | D．Yes, he does. |
What language can Han Geng speak well?
| A．English. | B．Japanese. | C．German. | D．Korean. |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Shang Wenjie is a famous master of ceremonies. |
| B．Yao Ming began to play basketball in NBA in 2002. |
| C．Han Geng can sing French songs well. |
| D．He Jiong’s major was French in university. |
It was the last day of the final examination(考试)in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence(自信).
They knew the exam would be easy. The professor(教授) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.
Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.
Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked. “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent(沉默). The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected(期盼). I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”
The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?
| A．Because it was their last exam in the college. |
| B．Because they knew there were only five questions. |
| C．Because they thought they were clever and talented. |
| D．Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test. |
How many students have finished all the five questions?
| A．All of them. | B．Some of them. | C．None of them . | D．Only one of them. |
What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?
| A．模糊 | B．回忆 | C．提醒 | D．改变 |
What could the students learn from the last exam?
| A．He laughs best who laughs last. |
| B．A good beginning is half done. |
| C．One is never too old to learn. |
| D．The early bird catches the worm. |
What’s the best title for the article?
| A．Some Confident Students. |
| B．An Engineering Professor. |
| C．An interesting Professor. |
| D．An Unforgettable Lesson. |
Every day，it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us．Look at your own bags and clothes，and at the bags and clothes of your classmates．How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?
Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form．A special picture or symbol called a logo(标识语)is sometimes used．Logos appear on many different products(产品)．They are popular because when you see a logo，it is hard to forget that product or company．
It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio．Most advertisements are very short．Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to say and remember． Nike，for example，has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world：“Just do it．”Advertisements often use funny situations as well．It is simple to remember it．
All advertisements are designed(设计)to make people buy a product．An advertisement for a soft drink，for example，might show a group of young people who are having fun．The young people are al1 drinking the soft drink．Advertisers are saying to you，“Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”
You might think that advertisements are not after you，but the next time you buy a soft drink，ask yourself this question：Why am I buying this particular(特别的)product?From the passage，we know that ．
| A．all the advertisements around us are written in English |
| B．many bags have the name of the company that made them |
| C．having soft drinks makes a person young and modern |
| D．advertisements are only after young people |
A good logo is ．
| A．easy to remember | B．a useful product |
| C．difficult to understand | D．easy to buy |
People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is ．
| A．in English | B．long | C．funny | D．famous |
All advertisements are designed to．
| A．sell you something you don’t want |
| B．make you young and modern |
| C．make you buy the product |
| D．show you what you need to buy |
The best title（题目） of this passage may be ．
| A．Advertisements for Bags and Clothes |
| B．Advertisements on TV and Radio |
| C．Advertisements About Sports |
| D．Advertisements Around Us |
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车).
A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons, but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.
Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seats are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats, the van can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
| A．a motor car | B．a motor home | C．a motorbike | D．a big truck |
Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.
| A．sold their old house |
| B．moved to their grandparents’ house |
| C．built a new place for a van |
| D．sold their second car |
A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.
| A．a baby | B．much money |
| C．more than two children | D．interest in vans |
Americans usually use motor homes____________.
| A．to travel with all the family members of holiday |
| B．to do some shopping with all the family members |
| C．to visit their grandparents at weekends |
| D．to drive their children to school every day |
Motor homes have become popular because___________.
| A．they can take people to another city when people are free |
| B．they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays |
| C．some people think motor homes are cheap |
| D．big families can put more things in motor homes |