Skateboarding has become one of several non-traditional activities that PE teachers around America are introducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line（滚轮） skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities “the new PE”.
Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becoming overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity (肥胖) can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life.
"Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese," says Johnson. "Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing physical movement and gives them new skills and interest."
Some schools don't allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Tim, however, argues that regular practice eliminates a great deal of the danger. "We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely," he says.
Some people say skateboarding teaches life lessons. “Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed. ”says education expert Richard Savor from College in Portland.
Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. "It's natural for kids to want to learn and get better at things," adds Tim. "When it comes to skateboarding, they'll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed." That same effort could be made in schoolwork.
Eric Brown agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them. "A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful," says Eric, "We tell students that they shouldn't say 'I can't do it' unless they've tried 600 to 900 times.
72. Skateboarding is introduced into American schools to ______________.
A. encourage students to compete bravely in competition  
B. teach students how to deal with risk.
C. prevent students suffering from heart disease later in life.
D. help students form the habit of doing sports
73. The underlined word "eliminates" in Paragraph 4 probably means ______________.
A. reduces.         B. increases         C. adds        D. brings
74. What life lesson do kids learn from skateboarding?
A. To succeed in life you have to learn skateboarding.
B. You will succeed in life if you don't give up.
C. Only after failing 600 to 900 times can you succeed.
D. There is no hard work after learning skateboarding well.
75. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The dangerous PE            B. Skills of skateboarding.  C. The new PE.      D. The change of PE.

CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) April 24, 2006—Three explosions shook the Egyptian Sinai resort of Dahab on Monday, killing 23 people and wounding dozens of others, rescue and security officials said.

Witnesses said smoke billowed^① up from the town’s tourist bazaar, and residents said they saw body parts and debris^② on the street after an explosion at a restaurant.

People in the small beach and diving resort, which is popular with backpackers, described scenes of carnage^③ and chaos^④.

A cafe worker who was about 200 meters (yards) from the scene said: “We saw many dead people. People were screaming. People were being taken to hospital. Egyptians went to give blood. There were body parts. There’s police everywhere.”

“There are ambulances and cars taking people to hospital,” said another resident, who also did not want to be named.

The explosions took place at the Nelson Restaurant, the Aladdin Cafeteria and the Ghazala Supermarket, the Interior Ministry said.

The explosions took place in quick succession at about 7.15 p.m. (1715 GMT). “There is smoke coming from the area and there are people running everywhere,” said one witness, who heard the blasts.

An official with the local ambulance service said many of the dead appeared to be foreigners.

Israeli divers often stay in the resort but with the Passover holiday over it is unlikely many were there. The Israeli ambassador in Cairo and Israeli authorities said they did not know of any Israeli casualties^⑤.

One visitor said police were stopping cars and buses leaving the resort and had imposed restrictions on movements in and out of backpacker camps in the area.

It was the third set of three explosions on the eastern coast of the Sinai peninsula since October 2004, when a group attacked the Hilton hotel in the border resort of Taba and two other resorts on the northeast coast, killing 34 people.

Notes:

① billow  v.  翻腾

② debris  n.  残骸

③ carnage  n.  残杀，流血

④ chaos  n.  混乱

⑤ casualty  n. （人员）伤亡

What’s the result of the explosions in Dahab?

        A. 34 people were killed.

        B. There were many Israeli casualties.

        C. 23 people were killed and dozens of others were injured.

        D. Many houses were burned to the ground.

How many places did the explosions take place in?

        A. Two      B. Three      C. Six      D. Eight

What does the underlined word “resort” mean?

        A. popular holiday centre      B. hotel or guest-house for holidaymakers

        C. visiting some place         D. Making use of something for help

Which of the following statements is right?

        A. Many of the dead appeared to be residents.

        B. The first set of three explosions took place in October 2004.

        C. Police couldn’t know what to do.

        D. Israeli divers stayed in the resort with the Passover holiday over.

Skateboarding has become one of several non - traditional activities that PE teachers around America are introducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line (滚轮) skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities “the new PE”.
Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becoming overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity (肥胖) can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life.
“Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese,” says Lindsey Johnson. “Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing physical movement and gives them new skills and interest.”
Some schools don’t allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Cendali, however, argues that regular practice eliminates a great deal of the danger. “We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely,” he says.
Some people say skateboarding teaches life lessons. “Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed,” says education expert Richard Sagor of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. “It’s natural for kids to want to learn and get better at things,” adds Sagor. “When it comes to skateboarding, they’ll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed.” That same effort could be made in schoolwork.
Eric Klassen agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them. “A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful,” says Klassen. “We tell students that they shouldn’t say ‘I can’t do it’ unless they’ve tried 600 to 900 times.”
【小题1】Skateboarding is introduced into American schools to ______.

The Sinai Peninsula,which was returned to Egypt in 1982,is_______.

　 A. as three times large as Israel　　　　　 B. three times large than Israel

　 C. three times Israel's size　　　　　　　 D. the size of Israel's three times

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案．

　　Henry Kissinger may be the most successful Secretary of State (国务卿) to hold that office in modern times. When he was appointed in the late 1960s, there were no American ties with Communist China．Vietnam and Berlin seemed ready to draw the United States into a third world war, and Russia was seen as the “enemy”.

　　But all this has changed, and Henry Kissinger caused much of the change. In1971, he made his first trip to China, a trip that was the beginning of the present ties between the United States and China．He brought the United States and Russia closer together on major subjects by the policy he called “detente” literally meaning a relaxation. His philosophy was always to talk and to bring together. With these two policies, Kissinger did much to draw attention away from any possible Russian-American friction (摩擦). In 1973 he made his first visit to Egypt. Here he was able to begin U. S. relation with Egypt. He used this contact later to begin the sort of talks the American press called “shuttle diplomacy (穿梭外交)”. For ninety-nine days, he “shuttled” back and forth on flights between Cairo and Jerusalem to work out a step by step withdrawal (撤离) of Israeli troops from the Sinai desert. His wisdom, his careful approach to detail, and his presence made “shuttle diplomacy” work. It was the only successful approach to Mid-East peace in the thirty years since the state of Israel was founded.

　　 Another major work was the Strategies (战略的) Arms Limitation Talk. Though his term in office passed with the treaty unsigned, Kissinger left a draft (草案) of the treaty to which the Russians had already agreed．The SALT treaty spelled out a one-tenth reduction in nuclear arms, a great success by any standard, even if one does not consider all the other conditions and limitations included in the treaty.

    Even though he successfully helped bring an end to the Vietnam War, Kissinger's final days in office were affected, as was the entire government's branch in one way or another, by the scandals (丑闻) of the Nixon White House. Kissinger's critics (批评者们) point to his role in placing wiretaps on the phones of reporters and officials and to what they consider his “high-handed” approach to setting foreign policy. But Kissinger, during the last few months of the Nixon presidency, limited the effects of the American domestic (国内的) problems on its foreign policy. He continued talks in the Middle East. He continued close contact with the Soviet Union. History will decide in the final view, as Kissinger (and many presidents) often said, on the value of his service. Whatever they decide, whether his actions are finally to be considered wise of foolish, he had a personal vision that will be difficult to march.

(1)The main idea of the above passage is that ________.

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A．Kissinger helped smooth away the troubles of Watergate

B．Kissinger has great effect on American foreign policy

C．peace in the Middle-East would have been impossible without Kissinger

D．Kissinger helped end the cold war with Russia

(2)Kissinger's effort on the SALT treaty was most important because ________.

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A．it spelled out a one-tenth reduction in nuclear arms

B．the Russians had already agreed to it

C．it set a standard for nuclear missile (导弹) development

D．it helped stop the third world war

(3)We can conclude from the passage that ________.

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A．“shuttle diplomacy” greatly affected the SALT treaty

B．Watergate made Kissinger ineffective

C．some of the things that Kissinger began are still being worked out

D．Kissinger was not a humanitarian (人道主义者)

(4)Which of the following words best shows the author's tone in this passage?

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(5)The passage suggests that ________.

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A．Kissinger was driven by his own idea

B．Kissinger was unsuccessful in bringing about peace in the Middle East

C．Kissinger significantly changed the direction of international relationships

D．Kissinger was more important than the president during the Nixon Times