Surfing—the art of riding a wave on a pointed board—is the wildest, fastest natural water sport known to man. In recent years, it has developed into a major sport around the world, from Australia to South Africa. Hawaiian experts risk(冒…之险) their lives on huge, thirty foot swells(浪涛) against the wind of Oahu; Californians of all ages go out the year-round.
In the winter, surf-riders put on life-suits to ride grave waves so cold that their flesh turns blue.Surfing is no sport for weak persons. Swimming a quarter of a mile or more and pushing a surfboard out to where the swells are just right for riding can be real work. Then, at exactly the right moment, you climb up the wave and go fast across the face of a powerful swell with the white water jumping at your feet. The huge wave bites at your shoulder, threatening(威胁) at any moment to smash your flat. In the next several seconds, a cool head and lightning—quick action back to the pressure of the attacking wave will bring your board under control for that great ride down the back of the great, green mountain of water. Once on the beach, you know why surfing is growing in popularity as an international sport, and you’re glad to be a member of this new water world.
1.The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.
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A．people around the world go surfing all the year round |
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B．the definition(定义) of the sport |
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C．how to surf in the sea |
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D．where to surf around the world |
2.The author believes that surfing _______.
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A．is not an easy sport |
B．can be done by anyone |
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C．should be done by everyone |
D．does not require courage |
3.In order to experience what real surfing is, _______.
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A．you must first swim a quarter of a mile to warm your body |
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B．you will first ride on a board to reach the swells |
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C．you must first put on your life-suits before doing surfing |
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D．you must first swim to the swells with your board |
Hilton English Language Center
Information for New Students
CLASS TIME: 9:00a.m.---10:30a.m., 11:00a.m.---12:30p.m., 1:30p.m.---3:00p.m.. The Language Center is open from Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.
SELF-ACCESS: The language laboratory (Room 1110) is open Monday to Friday from 3:15p.m. to 5:00p.m. for all full-time students.
You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing（文字处理）. There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinations, there are dictation（听写）and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are cloze exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.
ATTENDANCE（出勤）：All students are expected to attend classes regularly. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates（证书）when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.
BOOKS: If students are given course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it.
If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books (Room 3520).
1. When do classes begin and end on a full day?
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A．9:00a.m. ---1:30p.m. |
B．9:00a.m. ---3:00p.m. |
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C．9:00a.m. ---3:15p.m. |
D．3:15p.m. ---5:00p.m. |
2. How many afternoons does a class meet each week?
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A．Two. |
B． Three. |
C．Four. |
D．Five. |
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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A．No teachers are in the language lab. |
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B．90% attendance is required for the students. |
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C．Books can’t be taken out of the center. |
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D．Students can prepare for exams by listening to tapes. |
4. Timetable can be seen in _____.
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A．the lecture hall |
B．Room 3520 |
C．the classroom |
D．Room 1110 |
Have you ever stayed up late? If so, you know that not getting enough sleep can leave you tired and grumpy . Not sleeping enough can also make it harder to think clearly the next day.
Sleep experts have long known that getting a good night’s sleep is important.
It helps kids perform their best during the day. A recent study shows that sleep helps improve problem--- solving skills and creative thinking.
For the study, two groups of volunteers answered a math problem. The group that slept for eight hours solved the problem correctly more often than the group that did not get enough sleep.
While you sleep, your brain is busy doing its “homework”. It sorts out information from your day. Getting enough sleep each night can boost your brainpower. That will help you do your best in school. Experts say that, in return, can lead to better grades.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
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A．Too Much Sleep |
B．It’s Homework Time |
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C．Sleep to Succeed |
D．Math Problems |
2.The underlined word “boost” in paragraph 5 means ________.
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A．reduce |
B．improve |
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C．disturb |
D．worsen |
3.Why is sleep important?
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A．It can improve problem-solving skills and creative thinking |
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B．It will help you do your best in school |
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C．It helps your brain sort out information from your day. |
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D．All of the above |
4. What did the results of a recent sleep study show?
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A．People who sleep enough are good at math |
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B．Sleep is important for learning |
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C．If you get enough sleep, you don’t have to do your homework |
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D．Adults need more sleep than kids |
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项 。
Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 36 the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 37 drinking water. The United Nations 38 to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 39 challenge. But everyone, 40 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 41 of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 42 discarded(废弃的) batteries（电池）which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 43 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that 44 the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 45 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 46 awareness in her area.
She 47 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 48 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 49 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 50 video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 51 progress.
When asked 52 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite ____53 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize 54 young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 55 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
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— Where is my passport? I remember __________there.
—You shouldn’t have left it here. Remember __________it with you all the time.
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A．to put；to take |
B．putting；taking |
C．putting；to take |
D．to put；taking |
________ the right decisions _________ the future is probably the most important thing we’ll ever do in our lives.
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A．Making; concerned |
B．Make; concerning |
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C．To make; concerned |
D．Making; concerning |
