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 $2,500. 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.
【小题1】Kitesurfing has a history of about      years.?
A.30 B.50 C.100 D.130?
【小题2】     is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.?
A.WaterB.Wind C.The sun D.The kite?
【小题3】The underlined word “range” in the third paragraph 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?
【小题4】 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?
【小题5】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

Canada, the second largest country in the world, lies in the north of America. The population of Canada is about 29 million and the capital is Ottawa. The country covers about 9,980,000 square kilometers and six of the world’s 24 time areas (时区) as well.
There are two official languages spoken in Canada: French and English. Many people can speak both English and French. More than 60% of Canadians speak English as their language. About 25% of the Canadians speak French. In one province of Canada where French is the common language, the programmes on TV and radios as well as the teaching in schools are all in French. Today, Chinese has become the first inofficial(非官方的) language in Canada.
Canada’s climate is not as cold all year around as some may believe. In winter, temperatures fall below freezing point throughout most of Canada. In summer, the southern provinces often experience high levels of temperatures that can reach over 30℃ regularly. The weather in Canada is just like the weather in China. It is rather cold in the north while it is fairly warm in the south. Winters in the north last long with snow for half a year. As the cold northern climate, only one-fifth of the land is suitable for farming.
As it is known to all, Canada has one-third of the world’s supply of fresh water. It has many great lakes. There are five great lakes in the south. And there are many others, especially in the north. It is also rich in natural resources, such as coal, oil, natural gas of which Canadians make use to produce energy.
People of northern Canada are called Inuit (因纽特人), who came from Asia and settled in Canada about 4,000 years ago. They used to travel around from place to place with teams of dogs which pulled their baggage. Now, they seldom move. There are about 2,500 Inuit in all. The government has started a new school project in which Inuit teach their own young children. So it is hoped that the way of Inuit life will be kept alive for more centuries.
【小题1】How many people are there living in Canada?

A.About 24 million.B.About 29 million.
C.About 25 million.D.About 9,980,000.
【小题2】Today, most Canadians speak _________ as their first language.
A.FrenchB.ChineseC.EnglishD.Japanese
【小题3】Only ________ of the land is fit for farming because of the cold northern climate.
A.15%B.20%C.30%D.50%
【小题4】Which statement about Inuit is NOT right?
A.They settled in Canada about 4,000 years ago.
B.Dogs could help them pull their baggage when they had to travel years ago.
C.They can teach their own young children according to the new school project.
D.They way of Inuit life may disappear in the future.
【小题5】From the passage we can know _________.
A.Canada lies in the south of America
B.Canada has many different kinds of natural resources.
C.the weather in Canada is so cold the whole year as some people think
D.the Canadians government pays little attention to Inuit’s education.

Clothes are very important in our life. Different people wear different clothes. Now let’s listen to some people in France talking about clothes.

Hello, I’m Betty. I started working this year, so I’m able to get new clothes more often than before. I think what I look like is really important to me, so I spent much money on clothes. I like to wear bright colors and always dress up when I go to parties. I often buy all kinds of clothes and try to follow the latest fashion.

Hi, I’m Jack. I don’t have much to say about clothes. They aren’t the thing I’m interested in. I know little about the way of dressing. In summer, I always wear a T-shirt or something else.

My name is Alice. I would like to say that clothes must be comfortable and feel easy to put on. Sometimes I buy clothes in some small street markets — they are cheap there. I change the look of my clothes quite often — put some flowers on them or use different buttons, just for a change. They’ll look good all the time. I go shopping for clothes about once a month. I see something comfortable and fashionable and it fits me well, I would go for it and then…

1.How many people are talking about clothes?

A. Three.B. Five.C. Four.D. Two.

2.What does the underlined word in the sentence “ They aren’t the thing I’m interested in.” refer to (指的是)?

A. Summers? B. Shopping? C. Colors? D. Clothes

3.Which is TRUE from the passage?

A. Betty only buys clothes in bright colors.

B. Alice likes comfortable clothes and changes her clothes often.

C. The boy, Jack shows the most interest in clothes.

D. Jack knows a lot about fashion and he always wears different clothes.

 

Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn: students can teach themselves. For example, if you can’t remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.

How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in. or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don’t understand, or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard, by reading the passage or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself. And you must do this all by yourself. If you keep doing like for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study.

1.Listening to the teacher is ______for students to learn something.

A.not a way         B.the best way       C.the only way       D.not the only way

2.Which of the following is right?________

A student can teach himself only in class.

B.It is a bad way to learn from the teacher.

C.A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to.

D.Students know very well how to teach themselves.

3.In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is_______.

A.writing           B.reading           C.asking            D.answering

4.A clever student usually likes _______.

A.asking questions                        B.answering questions

C.finding answers                         D.teaching others

5.If you want to succeed, you’d better learn _______.

A.how to teach others                     B.how to teach yourself

C.to read and write carefully                D.how to ask questions

 

In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In Western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century.

A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.

Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don’t, we will not give enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.

So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially then we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchief and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper, we can save it and reuse it later.

Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.

1. When he was in China, Marco Polo ________.

A.saw many wonderful things

B.read a lot of books

C.discovered Cai Lun invented paper

D.learned to make paper

2.About ________ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.

A.48,000           B.1,700             C.2,000            D.2,800

3.Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?

A.To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones.

B.To grow more trees.

C.To use both sides of very piece of paper.

D.To use the paper bags from shops more than once.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.About 48,000 trees can be used to make 2,800 tons of paper.

B.If we keep on wasting paper, we will have no paper to use.

C.The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries.

D.It is never too late to plant trees for paper.

5.Which is the best title of the passages?

A.Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again

B.Cai Lun, the Great Inventor

C.Saving Paper

D.The history of Paper

 

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