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

单词拼写（10分）

1.Beijing is an a_______ (古老的)city, but Dalian is young.

2.It is a _______(社会的)problem.

3.Sun Haiping is Liu Xiang’s _______(教练).

4.I bought a _______(数码)camera last week.

5.My mother often look _______(浏览)magazines before going to bed.

6.We must_______(遵守)the rulers of school.

7.Reading in sun does_______(有害的)to our eyes.

8.There are many kinds of_______(鲨鱼).

9.Australia is famous for_______(绵羊).

10.Tom is enjoying the _______(阳光)on the beach.

Lifelong Learning （终身学习）

In the past, when students graduated from college and got jobs, only some of them went on with their study. But today, lifelong learning is becoming more and more common.

Lucy, who is forty, teaches physics at a college in Boston. “Next term, I’ll teach some of my classes by using the Internet. This is the way of teaching that I’ve never used before,” says Lucy, “These days, I am taking a class to learn how to teach in this way. If not, I will lose my jobs.” At the same time, Lucy’s seventy-year-old parents, who live in New York, are taking an art history class online. “We love this subject,” says her father, “and we learn it to enjoy ourselves. You see we can study with people all over the world. What fun it is to learn like this!”

人们对于学生网上交友持不同意见。请你用英语写一篇关于学生网上交友的短文，介绍人们的不同观点，并表达自己的看法。

注：90字左右。（书写不整洁者，酌情扣分。）

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－Are you going to Beijing by ______ train?

－No. I’m taking ______ car.

A．/;A              B．A; the            C．/; /              D．the; a

－Tina, you didn’t come to school yesterday. ______?   

－I had a high fever.

A．How about you                         B．What was the matter

C．Where did you go                       D．What do you do

－Tomorrow is Sunday. Are you going swimming?

－I’m not sure. It ______ the weather.

A．looks like          B．waits for          C．looks after         D．depends on

 — _____do they surf on the internet ?

—Twice a week.

A．How soon         B．How much         C．How many         D．How often

 -All of us _______ sometimes.

-You had better have a good rest when you are free.

A．gets tired         B．get tired          C．getting tired       D．is tired

Thanks a lot for ______ me to join you.

A．invite            B．invited            C．inviting           D．invites