题目内容
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 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 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 (操控) the kite with 5---10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It’s not expensive to get the equipment (设备) for kitesurfing, which costs $2,500. The price of the training lessons is 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 (挑战) 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.
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. windC. The kiteD. The sun
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The safer kite design makes kitesurfing safer.
B. Most seaside cities in China have kitesurfing clubs.
C. Kitesurfing was still not popular at the end of last century.
D. It takes $2,500 to take kitesurfing courses for two or three hours.
4.The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that _________.
A . it’s 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.
5.The main idea of this passage is about _________.
A. the development of kitesurfing
B. the way of operating kitesurfing
C. the history of kitesurfing in China
D. the progress of kitesurfing equipment
1.A
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.A
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了冲浪风筝作为一个水上运动始于1980年代。不同的地方有不同的叫法。冲浪风筝是通过风能利用大型风筝以高速在水面上拉动选手。这种运动现在越来越流行。
1.Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s冲浪作为一个水上运动始于1980年代，故它有大约30年的历史，故选A
2.】细节理解题。根据第一段Kitesurfing works through wind power by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed. 冲浪风筝是通过风能利用大型风筝以高速在水面上拉动选手。故选B。
3.】是非判断题。根据第二段Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design描述，因为安全的风筝设计.现在这项运动变得更容易和更安全。故选A
4.二段For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be very fun, extremely exciting sport描述，可知冲浪运动是令人兴奋的运动。所以这项运动流行的主要原因是人们享受兴奋。故选D。
5.短文大意可知，主要介绍了冲浪运动的发展，故选A。
考点：体育运动类短文阅读
根据短文内容，完成表格。每空一词。
People have reported seeing a wild man-like creature in the Himalayas. They call it a Yeti. Each report produces similar descriptions of the creature. Yetis are said to be heavily built and hairy. People believe that it sometimes comes down from the mountains to attack villagers.
In 1998, an American mountain climber said that he saw a Yeti on the Chinese side of the Himalayas. ‘It walked like a human but it had thick black fur and was about six feet tall with huge shoulders, very long arms and large hands,’ he said.
Ten Chinese engineers also reported that they saw a Yeti in the Shennongjia National Forest Park in western Hubei Province. The engineers ran after the creature, which ran with amazing speed and strength.
In 1970, 1,089 footprints were discovered in the snow near Bossburg, Washington in the United States. Footprints are one of the few pieces of hard evidence supporting the existence (存在)of Yetis. These footprints are about 14 to 18 inches long, 5 to 9 inches wide and much larger than those of a human. Also, they are always deeper than footprints made right next to them by men.
Some scientists think that these footprints are not left by Yetis. They say that the footprints could have been made by bears or other animals. They have found that the sun often causes footprints in the snow to become larger. Some scientists even think that these footprints could have been made by people playing a joke.
Dr Krantz, a scientist from Washington State University, has studied reports of Yetis for many years. He believes that there are Yetis while studying the footprints. He says that this creature possibly lived in Asia some 3,000,000 years ago. It could have made its way to other parts of the world and lived on until today.
General descriptions of Yetis | Heavily built with much 1. Coming down from the mountain to 2. villagers |
Places where Yetis were seen | Himalayas ● They walked like a 3. ● They have thick black fur, huge shoulders, long arms and large hands |
Shennongjia National Forest Park ● The Yeti was so 4. and fast that the engineers couldn’t catch up with it. | |
Bossburg, Washington in the USA ● 5. footprints were discovered: 14 or 18 inches long, 5 to 9 inches wide. ● They are 6. than those men made right next to them. | |
Scientists’ 7. about whether there are Yetis | Yes ● Bears and other animals could have made them. ● The fingerprints became larger 8. of the sun. ● People could have made them for 9. a joke. |
No ● It’s 10. that Yetis lived in Asia some 3,000,000 years ago. ● They could have traveled to other parts of the world and lived on until now. |
