Come prepared: When you arrive at a race, your bike should be in race-ready condition.
Chain Management: Chain damage is still the number one problem with mountain bikes. Keeping your chain clean and well-oiled will help, as will frequent chain replacement. Periodic inspection of your chain for wear, stretch and damage may save you a long walk home.
Packing Tape: This can be used for rims trips, boots for fractured tires and a dozen more makeshift repairs. If you've flown to the race, it also saves you from having to borrow tape to close up your bike box for the flight home. Other musts: safety pins and plastic zip ties.
Pre-race: Visual inspections before any serious off-road ride, carefully examine the area where the tire hooks onto the rim and remove any foreign objects which could cause premature（比预期早的）tire wear.
Tire Pressure: Check tire pressure before race start. The recommended pressure is noted on the tire sidewall, usually 40 lbs., many racers run 50 lbs., or more for less rolling resistance.
Be Self-Contained: Make sure you are self-contained. Bring your own drinking water, food and first aid kit. Also have tools, spare parts, tubes, quick fills and a chain tool. Never suppose you can just borrow these items from a friend.
Post-race Visual Inspections: Inspect your bike after completing each event, especially before competing in a downhill event. Re-inspect before packing your bike for the trip home.
Have Fun!
73. This passage is written for those who _______.
A. go in for outdoor activities                        B. love cycling in other places
C. will join in mountain bike races                 D. are preparing for a marathon
74. The writer seems to advise the racers ________.
A. not to replace chain frequently                   B. not to take an extra chain
C. to bring less while racing                          D. to have higher tire pressure
75 The passage is organized in order of _______.
A. importance             B. time                      C. readers' interest       D. place
76. From the passage we can safely say that _______.
A. a foreign tire is a guarantee for the cyclist to win the race
B. the biggest trouble for the race is that nobody will help you
C. a downhill event causes more damage to the bike than an uphill one
D. regular inspection is a must before, during, and even after the race

Come October and everybody is busy making Christmas plans. The most important thing other than making decisions on buying gifts is decorating your Christmas tree. 

Decorating Christmas trees involves every member in the family to contribute and do whatever they can to help with the decorations.  Decorating Christmas trees is a fun activity that everyone in the family enjoys doing. Therefore, for innovative (创新的) ideas, it is best to get the whole family together after dinner and have a brain storming

session for new ideas. Children are really innovative and can come up with great suggestions. Well here are some additional ideas that can be beneficial and help you create that new look for your Christmas tree this year.

For decorative purposes it is better that you get an artificial tree. Select a unique theme and look for ideas to create your own decorations. The Internet is a good source for unique ideas and themes. Go in for light decorations that are truly different. Start your shopping early to look for those special lights especially at your local stores. You can even have a personalized Christmas tree theme where you have all your family members' photos hung

from various branches. Hang out of the world decorative pieces that truly stand out. Search for these at your local store or even your attic where you are sure to find some of those long forgotten decorative pieces that have been handed down to you by your grandmother. You can even use dried flowers or make some of your own artificial flowers as decorations.

If you feel you cannot come up with any great ideas, there is no reason to worry. The Internet is full of them. Make a thorough search and you are sure to find a good idea. You can then try innovating on that idea by making your own unique decorations. Enjoy yourself!

44．What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A．Process to celebrate Christmas.

B．Ways to decorate Christmas trees.

C．Places to buy Christmas gifts.

D．Get－together for family members.

45．Why does the author suggest getting children involved in the decoration?

A．Because they like Christmas very much.

B．Because they wish to get more gifts.

C．Because they can come up with new ideas.

D．Because they are more innovative.

46．In order to make Christmas tree theme personalized, you can ________.

A．hang photos of your family members on the branches

B．get an artificial tree from the local shop

C．hang some colored lights on it from home

D．use long forgotten decorative pieces in the attic

47．From the passage we can infer that ________.

A．nothing is more important than decorating the Christmas tree

B．fresh flowers is the best choice to decorate the Christmas tree

C．most of the people shop their Christmas tree on the Internet

D．people begin making preparations for Christmas long before it begins

Come prepared: When you arrive at a race, your bike should be in race-ready condition.

Chain Management: Chain damage is still the number one problem with mountain bikes. Keeping your chain clean and well-oiled will help, as will frequent chain replacement. Periodic inspection of your chain for wear, stretch and damage may save you a long walk home.

Packing Tape: This can be used for rims trips, boots for fractured tires and a dozen more makeshift repairs. If you've flown to the race, it also saves you from having to borrow tape to close up your bike box for the flight home. Other musts: safety pins and plastic zip ties.

Pre-race: Visual inspections before any serious off-road ride, carefully examine the area where the tire hooks onto the rim and remove any foreign objects which could cause premature（比预期早的）tire wear.

Tire Pressure: Check tire pressure before race start. The recommended pressure is noted on the tire sidewall, usually 40 lbs., many racers run 50 lbs., or more for less rolling resistance.

Be Self-Contained: Make sure you are self-contained. Bring your own drinking water, food and first aid kit. Also have tools, spare parts, tubes, quick fills and a chain tool. Never suppose you can just borrow these items from a friend.

Post-race Visual Inspections: Inspect your bike after completing each event, especially before competing in a downhill event. Re-inspect before packing your bike for the trip home.

Have Fun!

73. This passage is written for those who _______.

    A. go in for outdoor activities                                  B. love cycling in other places

    C. will join in mountain bike races                          D. are preparing for a marathon

74. The writer seems to advise the racers ________.

    A. not to replace chain frequently                          B. not to take an extra chain

    C. to bring less while racing                                   D. to have higher tire pressure

75 The passage is organized in order of _______.

    A. importance                  B. time                              C. readers' interest        D. place

76. From the passage we can safely say that _______.

    A. a foreign tire is a guarantee for the cyclist to win the race

    B. the biggest trouble for the race is that nobody will help you

    C. a downhill event causes more damage to the bike than an uphill one

    D. regular inspection is a must before, during, and even after the race

Come prepared: When you arrive at a race, your bike should be in race-ready condition.

Chain Management: Chain damage is still the number one problem with mountain bikes. Keeping your chain clean and well-oiled will help, as will frequent chain replacement. Periodic inspection of your chain for wear, stretch and damage may save you a long walk home.

Packing Tape: This can be used for rims trips, boots for fractured tires and a dozen more makeshift repairs. If you've flown to the race, it also saves you from having to borrow tape to close up your bike box for the flight home. Other musts: safety pins and plastic zip ties.

Pre-race: Visual inspections before any serious off-road ride, carefully examine the area where the tire hooks onto the rim and remove any foreign objects which could cause premature（比预期早的）tire wear.

Tire Pressure: Check tire pressure before race start. The recommended pressure is noted on the tire sidewall, usually 40 lbs., many racers run 50 lbs., or more for less rolling resistance.

Be Self-Contained: Make sure you are self-contained. Bring your own drinking water, food and first aid kit. Also have tools, spare parts, tubes, quick fills and a chain tool. Never suppose you can just borrow these items from a friend.

Post-race Visual Inspections: Inspect your bike after completing each event, especially before competing in a downhill event. Re-inspect before packing your bike for the trip home.

Have Fun!

73. This passage is written for those who _______.

      A. go in for outdoor activities       B. love cycling in other places

      C. will join in mountain bike races       D. are preparing for a marathon

74. The writer seems to advise the racers ________.

      A. not to replace chain frequently B. not to take an extra chain

      C. to bring less while racing        D. to have higher tire pressure

75 The passage is organized in order of _______.

      A. importance B. time    C. readers' interest  D. place

76. From the passage we can safely say that _______.

      A. a foreign tire is a guarantee for the cyclist to win the race

      B. the biggest trouble for the race is that nobody will help you

      C. a downhill event causes more damage to the bike than an uphill one

      D. regular inspection is a must before, during, and even after the race

Come prepared: When you arrive at a race, your bike should be in race-ready condition.

Chain Management: Chain damage is still the number one problem with mountain bikes. Keeping your chain clean and well-oiled will help, as will frequent chain replacement. Periodic inspection of your chain for wear, stretch and damage may save you a long walk home.

Packing Tape: This can be used for rims trips, boots for fractured tyres and a dozen more makeshift repairs. If you’ve flown to the race, it also saves you from having to borrow tape to close up your bike box for the flight home. Other musts: safety pins and plastic zip ties.

Pre-race: Visual inspections before any serious off-road ride, carefully examine the area where the tyre hooks onto the rim and remove any foreign objects which could cause premature（比预期早的）tire wear.

Tire Pressure: Check tyre pressure before race start. The recommended pressure is noted on the tyre sidewall, usually 40 lbs（磅）, but many racers run 50 lbs, or more for less rolling resistance.

Be Self-Contained: Make sure you are self-contained. Bring your own drinking water, food and first aid kit. Also have tools, spare parts, tubes, quick fills and a chain tool. Never suppose you can just borrow these items from a friend.

Post-race Visual Inspections: Inspect your bike after completing each event, especially before competing in a downhill event. Re-inspect before packing your bike for the trip home.

Have Fun!

1．This passage is written for those who _______.

       A．go in for outdoor activities                    B．love cycling in other places

       C．join in mountain bike races                    D．are preparing for a marathon

2．The writer tends to advise the racers ________.

       A．not to replace chains frequently             B．not to take an extra chain

       C．to bring less for their race                   D．to have higher tyre pressure than noted

3 The passage is organized in order of _______.

       A．importance          B．time                    C．readers’ interest   D．place

4．From the passage we can safely say that _______.

       A．a foreign tyre is a guarantee for the cyclist to win the race

       B．the biggest trouble for the race is that nobody will help you

       C．a downhill event causes more damage to the bike than an uphill one

       D．regular inspection is a must before, during, and even after the race