You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it．You do not need to be strong．But you need to be quick．And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.
First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat．The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.
Let's start with the wind blowing from behind．This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction．Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat．It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat．Then it will catch the wind best.
If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat．In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat．It should be at a 45° angle to the boat．It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn't flap (摆动)．It shouldn't look like a flag on a flagpole．If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.
Sailing against the wind is not possible．If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop．You may want to go in that direction．It is possible, but you can't go in a straight line．You must go first in one direction and then in another．This is called tacking．When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.
1.What should you consider first while sailing?
A．Sailors' strength. B．Wave levels.
C．Size of sails. D．Wind directions.
2.What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．The boat. B．The sail.
C．The wind. D．The angle.
3.What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?
A．Move in a straight line. B．Allow the sail to flap.
C．Lower the sail. D．Tack the boat.
4.Where can you probably find the text?
A．In a popular magazine. B．In a tourist guidebook.
C．In a physics textbook. D．In an official report.
In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使……放心)me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”
I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
1.The author(作者) had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because____________ .
A．the town was far away from Sydney
B．she was going home for her holidays
C．she missed the only train back home
D．her work delayed her trip to Sydney
2.Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A．He helped the girl find a ride.
B．He gave the girl a ride back home.
C．He bought sandwiches for the girl.
D．He watched the girl for three hours.
3.The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .
A．she realized he was Gordon
B．she had known him for decades
C．she was going to the nearby town
D．she wanted to pay back the help she once got
4.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A．People should offer free rides to others.
B．Those who give rides will be repaid.
C．Good manners bring about happiness.
D．Sometimes giving produces nice results.
There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the home from work in the evenings. A man will be the newspaper, but seconds later，with his head down, it as if he is trying to it . Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger next to him. place where unplanned short sleep is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so that the professor has to ask another student to the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation happens when a student starts falling into sleep and the of the head pushes the arm down off the , and the movement causes the of the body to move together and finally he falls down to the floor. The student wakes up on the floor with no of the reason for getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when . Police reports are full of that happen when people fall into sleep and go the road. If the drivers are , they are not seriously hurt. One woman’s car, , went into the river. She woke up in four feet of and thought it was raining. When people are really , nothing will stop them from falling asleep—no matter where they are.
1.A．trackB．wayC．pathD．road
2.A．buyingB．foldingC．reading D. delivering
3.A．actsB．showsC．looksD．sounds
4.A．eat B．open C．findD．finish
5.A．lyingB．waitingC．talkingD．sitting
6.A．NextB．EveryC．AnotherD．One
7.A．happensB．ends upC．lastsD．returns
8.A．bravelyB．loudlyC．happilyD．carelessly
9.A．leaveB．watchC．keepD．shake
10.A．sizeB．shapeC．strengthD．weight
11.A．bed B．deskC．shoulderD．book
12.A．rest B．positionC．actionD．side
13.A．memoryB．problemC．questionD．purpose
14.A．thinkingB．workingC．walkingD．driving
15.A．changesB．eventsC．ideasD．accidents
16.A．off B．up C．alongD．down
17.A．luckyB．happyC．calmD．strong
18.A．in time B．at firstC．as usualD．for example
19.A．dustB．grass C．water D．bush
20.A．lazyB．drunkC．lonelyD．tired
It’s reported that many policemen were sent to the forest ____________ the missing boy.
A．in need of B．in favor of C．in honor of D．in search of
You may not agree, but __________ I think she is a very good teacher.
A．generally B．totally C．personally D．commonly
Let’s ________ the radio and see what’s wrong with it.
A．take apart B．take off C．take down D．take up
