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.Kitesurfing has a history of about _ _ years.
| A． 30 | B． 50 | C． 100 | D． 130 |
__ is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.
| A．Water | B．Wind | C．The sun | D．The kite |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Tree Climbing Course
The students in the USA started to take tree climbing courses in the 1980s． Now over 1，000schools offer tree climbing courses to students in the USA．
Xiamen University was the first school in China to teach students to climb trees in 2012．
Suzhou No． 1Junior High School also offers a tree climbing course to students．
Swimming Course
Starting from 2017， the new students in Tsinghua University need to take a swimming test at the beginning of their university life．
All primary and middle schools in Hainan will set up swimming courses in 2019． This year the government is busy building swimming pools for schools﹣at least one for each town，
hoping that every student will be able to swim before they leave school from 2020on．
（1）There are kinds of courses mentioned in the passage．
| A． |
2 |
| B． |
4 |
| C． |
6 |
（2） started the tree climbing course first in China．
| A． |
Xiamen University |
| B． |
Tsinghua University |
| C． |
Suzhou No． 1Junior High School |
（3）All primary and middle schools in Hainan will start swimming courses in ．
| A． |
2018 |
| B． |
2019 |
| C． |
2020 |
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is True？ ．
| A． |
China started tree climbing courses earlier than the USA． |
| B． |
Hainan will build at least one swimming pool for each town． |
| C． |
Students in Suzhou need to take a swimming test． |
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
| A． |
climbing trees |
| B． |
building swimming pools |
| C． |
setting up new courses |
It was Saturday again．Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays．That was another thing the twins had in common．They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner．In fact，it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes．
Unlike their classmates，they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons．Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson．"How I wish I could do something different today，"said the twins with one voice．All at once，an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time．"How would you like to be me for a day？"they asked each other．It seemed like a wonderful plan to them．After giving each other a description of their own friends，Grace put on Karen's ballet dress while Karen put Grace's brushes and paints into her bag．Then they left for their classes．
When the art lesson started，Karen was lost．Unlike Grace，Karen was poor at drawing．When the art lesson finally ended，Karen didn't dare to hand in her work．
Meanwhile，Grace was struggling in the ballet class as well．As she had no idea about the dance steps，she had to follow her classmates blindly．As a result，she kept knocking into them．Their ballet teacher became impatient with her，"Karen，you should remember the basic steps．You can't rely on copying what others are doing．"
When Karen and Grace got home，they were tired out．They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not．It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side．
88．Did Grace and Karen like Saturdays？
89．When did the twins get up on Saturdays？
90．What was the twins'plan when they decided to do something different？
91．How did Karen feel at the beginning of the art lesson？
92．Why did the ballet teacher become impatient？
93．What does the underlined part" the grass was not always greener on the other side"at the end of the story try to tell us？ ．
69．April is the birthday month of ．
| A． |
Nobel Book Store |
| B． |
Fanta Centre |
| C． |
Retro Mall |
| D． |
Winkle Mall |
70．You can get the biggest discount on ．
| A． |
adults'story books |
| B． |
all magazines |
| C． |
children's picture books |
| D． |
all textbooks |
71． will help you know more about the most popular books this year．
A．Claire Tay B．Michael Hawes C．David Koh D．Kate White
72．The underlined word" renowned"means ．
A．new B．young C．humourous D．famous
73．If you spend 65，you will get a chance to win ．
| A． |
an e﹣dictionary |
| B． |
a 10 gift card |
| C． |
Nobel membership |
| D． |
a concert ticket |
74．The main purpose of the advertisement is to ．
| A． |
find excellent writers |
| B． |
attract more book buyers |
| C． |
celebrate Children's Day |
| D． |
introduce new reading courses． |
One day，a baby snail（蜗牛）found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time．He was confused（困惑的），so he went up to his mother and asked，"Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy？"His mother said，"Because we don't have bones to hold us up．We can only move slowly，so we need a shell to protect us．"
The baby snail asked again，"The caterpillar（毛毛虫）has no bones，either，and she can't move quickly．Why can she live without a shell？"The mother snail answered，"That's because a caterpillar will become a butterfly（蝴蝶）．She can fly high into the sky．The sky can protect her．
The baby snail had one more question，"But the earthworm（蚯蚓）moves like us．He has no bones and he won't turn into a butterfly．Why doesn't he carry a hard and heavy shell？"His mother said，"He can dig a hole and hide in the ground，and then the earth can protect him．"
The baby snail then cried，"We are so poor!We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!"His mother smiled at him，"That's why we have a shell．My dear，imagine that if we don't have the shells，what will happen to us？Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we'll have nowhere to sleep．What's more，we'll die in the heavy rain．How terrible it is!We don't depend on the sky or the ground for protection．We should depend on ourselves．"
根据短文内容，回答下列问题．
81．Whom did the baby snail ask for help，his mother or father？
82．What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up？
83．Where can an earthworm hide？
84．How many questions did the baby snail ask？
85．Who should the snails depend on according to the story？
Have we ever thought what we read for，information or skills？How do we feel when we read，excited or upset？We read word by word aloud and think about them．Is that enough？I think reading is more than pronouncing or thinking about words．
Recently The Reader，a very popular TV program，is staged in the form of reading．It's a national reading program．Dong Qing works as both a hostess and a producer．The reader hopes to tell us what the world is and it takes us to see the beautiful world by reading．The show has invited some influential（有影响力的）guests who have rich experiences and touching stories，like Ni Ping，Wang Yuan from TFboys and Yao Chen．
"Reading touches people's hearts"is the slogan（口号）The Reader．What it wants to present isn't reading skills but real feelings．They are what touches the audience（观众）most．"I have long thought about working on a program related to the human spirit．So The Reader has become a turning point in my career in hosting and the program has brought me quite a huge challenge，"said Dong．
The Reader is of great importance to the audience and Chinese culture．It also tells us if we keep our mind on what we are reading，we'll know what reading really is and we'll become better readers．
根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）．
66．Dong Qing works as not only a hostess but also a producer in The Reader．
67．The slogan of The Reader is"Listening touches people's hearts．"
68．What The Reader wants to present is only reading skills．
69．The program has brought Dong Qing quite a huge challenge．
70．The Reader is very important to the audience and Chinese culture．
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