Kite surfing as a water sport began in the l980s,but didn’t get popular until the end of last century.It is also known as kite boarding,and in some European countries as flysurfin9.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 l3 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 dub,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 kite surfing.

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

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

A.在…范围内变动 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.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 way of operating kitesurfing

B.the progress of kitesurfing equipment

C.the history of kitesurfing in China

D.the development of kitesurfing

任务型阅读(共20分 , 每小题2分)(A) 阅读短文,根据其内容回答问题。(10分)

In a classroom in any countries , the teachers teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches something behind---the culture of the country.

In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and the pay much attention to personal ideas. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information , instead, they work and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom..

At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought.

The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not only to get the correct answer.

In most Asian countries , people have the same language , history and culture. Perhaps for this reason , the education there pays more attention to group goals than person ideas. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional. The teachers says , and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead , the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in minD.

In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas. In western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn. They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves. In some Asian countries , however , teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students.

1.What does the education in the United States encourage ?

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2.Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal ideas?

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B: 将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

3.___________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________

5. 请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。

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