Dick was a college student．He was studying history．But at the end of the first school year he did not pass the exam．A month later he sat for the make-up exam，but he was down again．Dick was very afraid because he knew he might have to leave the college．

When Dick's father knew this，he went to see the professor（教授）．“Dick is a good boy，” said the father．“If you let him pass it this time，I'm sure he will study harder next year and pass all the exams with very good marks．”

“No，that's quite impossible，” answered the professor．“He almost knows nothing about history．Last month I asked him when Napoleon（拿破仑）died，and he said he didn't know．”

“Please，sir，give him another chance，” said the father．“Sometimes we were too busy to read the evening papers carefully，so we even don’t know Mr. Napoleon was ill．”

1．Dick had been in college for _________．

A．four years                                               B．about one year

C．more than three years                               D．more than two years

2．Napoleon was _________．

A．a famous professor                                  B．the name of a student

C．the name of a teacher                                 D．the name of a famous Frenchman

3．“Sat for the make-up exam” in the passage means “_________”．

A．参加补考            B．下决心                   C．期末考试            D．不及格

4．The father went to the college because _________．

A．he wanted to give the teacher some presents

B．he missed his son very much

C．the professor asked him to do so

D．he hoped the professor would let his son Pass the exam

5．From the passage，we get to know that _________．

A．the professor hated Dick very much

B．the father didn’t know Napoleon at all

C．Dick worked very hard in the college

D．the father often read the evening papers carefully

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.
【小题1】Kitesurfing has a history of about________years.

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.

1.Kitesurfing has a history of about________years.

A．30               B．50               C．100              D．130

2.________is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.

A．Water            B．Wind             C．The sun           D．The kite

3.The underlined word“range”in the passage means “________”in Chinese.

A．在……范围                           B．按……顺序排列

C．向……方向延伸                        D．根据……归类

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

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