Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn’t get popular until the end of lastcentury. 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. 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 kite | D．The sun |
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. |
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. |
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 |
On the first day of class, Roni’s foreign students fill out form and give information about themselves.
| Name: Claude Ansari Country: France Native Language: Arabic Time in U.S.: 10 months Please tell me a little about yourself. Family: I live with my wife and 2-year-old daughter. Work: I was an art school student in France. But now, I’m working as a cook. Interests: I love to cook (and eat). I also like to go mountain climbing. |
| Name: Su Chen Wang Country: Taiwan, China Native Language: Chinese Time in U.S.: 4 years Please tell me a little about yourself. Family: I have 3 boys and 2 girls. They’re all attending school here. My husband is a businessman and lives in Taiwan. Work: I was a maths teacher but now I’m a housewife. Interests: I like indoor activities: reading, drawing, listening to music. |
| Name: Rorma Ruiz Country: Guatemala Native Language: Spanish Time in U.S.: 2 years Please tell me a little about yourself. Family: My family—my mother and 4 brothers—lives in Guatemala. I’m here by myself. Work: I worked as a nurse in my country. Here I’m a tailor. Interests: I like to go to movies and buy videos. I love to study. |
Who has lived in America for the shortest time?
A. Claude Ansari B. Norma’s mother. C. Su Chen Wang__________worked in a hospital a few years ago.
A. Claude Ansari B. Su Chen Wang C. Norma RuizSu Chen Wang’s children are attending school in ___________.
A. France B. the U.S. C. Taiwan These three people will ___________ together.
A. go mountain climbing B.listen to music C. study in the same classWhich of the following is Not True?
A. They all had jobs before they came to America?
B. They all have children.
C. They are foreign students of a school in America now.
Word travelled quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when McCarty wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs. 2,800 people − a third of the town − rolled up their sleeves(衣袖)and helped her.
"A lot of learning comes through play," said McCarty, 52, a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She'd seen the traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of the project, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s took part in the job. Children came and gave a helpful hand. Many were volunteers. They all worked very hard.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children can play shoulder to shoulder. There is special equipment(装置) in different parts. Here, you see all the kids on the same playground having fun.
"People used to ask. 'Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?' " McCarty said. "They didn't get it. It's only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children."What's McCarty?
| A．A special doctor. | B．A special education teacher. |
| C．A special singer | D．A special designer. |
How many people are there in the town?
| A．About 4,200 people. | B．About 700 people. |
| C．About 8,400 people. | D．About 2,800 people. |
What does the underlined word mean?
| A．目的地 | B．出发地 | C．游乐场 | D．体育场 |
Photography is about taking photographs. In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photograph.
The next important date in the history of photograph was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, the process was improved. The photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of films and processing equipment(设备). But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States.
Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality. Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and destroyed cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible.
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photograph. Photographers could buy films readymade in rolls(卷). So they did not have to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process(冲洗) the film at once. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later. They did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small hand-held camera made photography less expensive.
Photography is also a form of art. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
Title: The 1 of Photography
| Photography doesn’t only mean taking photographs; it is also a form of art. Photographs showed not only the real world, but also the ideas and feelings. |
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| In 1826 |
A Frenchman named Niepce invented a very simple camera and the first photograph was 2 by him. |
| In 1837 |
Another Frenchman Daguerre invented a kind of photograph called daguerreotype. People could see 3 things in the pictures. |
| In 1840 |
The photographers could take pictures of people and moving things with lots of films and processing equipment. |
| In 1862 |
An American photographer Brady took many pictures of real and 4 things in the war. He was the first person to take war pictures. |
| In the 1880s |
There were films readymade in rolls(卷). Photographers did not have to carry lots of equipment any more. The invention of the small hand-held camera made photography 5 . |
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Qian Xuesen was a rocket scientist. He was famous all over the world as the father of China’s space technology. He was born in 1911. On October 31, 2009, he passed away peacefully at the age of 98.
When Qian Xuesen was three years old, his father got a job in the Ministry of Education in Beijing, so he and his family came to Beijing. Qian Xuesen graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934. In 1935, he went to the United States for further study. In 1950, he heard that the new China had been founded, he began to try his best to go back to his motherland. Although the American government tried to stop him from his journey, he succeeded in going back in 1955.
Since 1958, Dr. Qian had devoted all his life to China’s aerospace science and technology (航天技术) and made great achievements. He set up China’s first missile-and-rocket-research institute (导弹、火箭研究机构), which later helped start China’s space program. He retired in 1991,the year before China’s manned space program (载人航天计划) was started. His research formed the basis (基础) of the Long March CZ-2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.
Qian Xuesen--- the _____1____of China’s space technology
| Personal details |
Qian Xuesen was ____2____as a rocket scientist. |
| Career |
Qian Xuesen came to Beijing at 3 years old when his father got a job there. In 1934, he graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In 1935, he went to America for _____3______ study. In 1955, he succeeded in going back to China, although the American government tried to ___4_____ him from his journey. Since 1958, Dr. Qian had devoted all his life to our country and made great achievements. |
| Achievements |
He set up China’s first missile-and-rocket-research institute and helped start China’s space ___5_____ . His research formed the basis (基础) of the Long March CZ-2F rocket. |
My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up（哽咽）and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son, but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was silence on the other and of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent –– teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”Which of the following has the similar meaning as the underlined word “withdrawn” in the first paragraph?
| A．preferred to stay alone at home |
| B．refused to go to school |
| C．refused to talk to others |
| D．began to dislike his mother |
There was silence on the other end of the line because _ _________.
| A．the caller was too moved to say anything to the mother |
| B．the caller waited for the mother to finish speaking |
| C．the caller didn’t want the mother to continue her talk |
| D．the caller was unable to help the mother |
Who was it that telephoned Karl’s mother that day?
| A．The headmaster. | B．The school adviser. |
| C．Karl himself. | D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
From the passage we can learn that _____________.
| A．children in single – parent families always have mental problems |
| B．mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life |
| C．parents should give their children as much help as possible |
| D．school education still works well without support from parents |
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