Surfing—the art of riding a wave on a pointed...

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 ______.

2.The author believes that surfing _______.

3.In order to experience what real surfing is, _______.

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Isn’t it cool to surf (冲浪) in summer? You catch a wave and enjoy the ride. Surfing is not only our favorite sport, though. A group of penguins (企鹅) enjoy the sport as much as we do. And they show their excitement and skills in the new animated film —Surf`s Up, which came out on June 6, in the US.

Cody loves the sport. Cody’s idol (偶像) is Big Z, a great penguin surfing king. Cody doesn’t like his brother and his mother who are not supportive. He really wants to get away. Cody believes that winning a surfing competition will bring him admiration and respect. When Mikey Abromowitz, a talent scout (侦察员), comes to Antarctica to look for talented penguins for a surfing competition, Cody’s really excited, but during his show there are no waves and he doesn’t make it. But he knows he can’t give up. He runs after Mikey’s whale and begs until Mikey agrees to take him.

There Cody meets Lani, the island’s beautiful lifeguard, as well as his main rival (对手), the surfing champion Evans. The cocky Evans shows no respect for Big Z, which makes Cody angry. For this, he challenges Evans to a surfing match, only to suffer a terrible defeat.

Lani takes Cody to the island doctor. As they spend time together, Cody realizes that this doctor is really Big Z himself. When he learns this, Cody begs him to train him and make him a better surfer.

Cody begins to find his own way. Cody improves his skills with the help of Big Z and discovers that a true winner isn’t always the one who comes in first.

1.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A. that winning can bring you good luck and respect

B. how a penguin can be a good surfer

C. about a new animated film —Surf`s Up

D. about the life of a teenage penguin called Cody

2.Which of the following statements about Big Z is NOT true?

A. He is a great penguin surfing king.

B. He doesn’t help Cody with surfing although Cody begs him.

C. He works as a doctor after he leaves surfing.

D. He is loved by the teenage penguin Cody.

3.The underlined part “doesn’t make it” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A. feels very sad                     B. can’t breathe freely

C. is not successful             D. can’t continue surfing

4.Which of the following statements about Cody is NOT true?

A. He likes surfing and lives in Antarctica.

B. He thinks winning will win him the respect of others at first.

C. He gets along well with his brother and his mother.

D. He is defeated by Evans in a surfing match.

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Persuasion is the art of convincing someone to agree with your point of view. According to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, there are three basic tools of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos.

Ethos is a speakerˈs way of convincing people that she is an honest source. For example, a speaker can develop ethos by explaining how much experience or education she has in the field. After all, you would be more likely to listen to advice about how to take care of your teeth from a dentist than a firefighter. A speaker can also create ethos by convincing people that she is a good person who has their best interests at heart.

Pathos is a speakerˈs way of connecting with a listenerˈs emotions. For example, a speaker trying to convince people to vote for him might say that he alone can save the country from a terrible war. These words are intended to fill them with fear, thus making them want to vote for him. Similarly, a charity organization that helps animals might show pictures of injured dogs and cats, intended to fill the viewers with pity. If they feel bad for the animals, they will be more likely to donate money.

Logos is the use of facts, statistics, or other information to make your argument more convincing. An audience will be more likely to believe you if you have data to support your claims. For example, a commercial for soap might tell you that lab tests have shown that their soap kills all 7,000,000 of the bacteria living on your hands right now. It is more convincing than simply saying “our soap is the best！”Use of logos can also increase a speaker’s ethos.

Although ethos, pathos, and logos all have their strengths, they are often most effective when they are used together. The next time you listen to a speech, watch a commercial, or listen to a friend trying to convince you to lend him some money, be on the lookout for these ancient Greek tools of persuasion.

1.When a speaker tries to move people to tears, the tool of persuasion used by him is ________.

A. ethos　　 B. logos

C. pathos　　 D. strengths

2.________ is used by the writer in developing the three tools of persuasion.

A. Argument-comparisons

B. Detail-example

C. General-detail

D. Argument-example

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. A speaker can use misleading information to convince you to trust his argument.

B. A listener is likely to trust a speaker who uses evidence to support his argument.

C. Logos is believed to be a better tool of persuasion compared with that of ethos.

D. A person is more easily persuaded by facts than simple moving words said.

4.Doing persuasion, the author probably favors the most effective tool of ________.

A. a good combination of ethos, pathos and logos

B. pathos because people are emotionally persuaded

C. logos because use of logos can also increase ethos

D. ethos because it is a speakerˈs way of convincing people

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You may love going to the beach, having fun in the waves，surfing and enjoying the sun and the sand. But what do you know about beaches?

1. (actual), a beach is made up of small loose rocks, 2. turn into sand and they all get together at the shore of a body of water. But how are they made? Well, they 3. (create) by waves or currents (洋流). A current is like a large river inside the ocean that often 4. (flow) from one place to the next. These currents are caused by changes in temperature as well as the wind.

The shape of the beach depends on how the waves move around. Some waves move things up the beach and others move things down the beach. On　 5. (sand) beaches, the waves move sand away from the beach, 6. (make) gentle slopes (斜坡). If a wave is not strong enough 7. (move) sand away, you will get a steeper beach.

Today, with the 8. (appear) of beach towns, more and more people prefer to spend their holidays on the beach. If you want to have 9. wonderful time at the beach, then look for a beach that has a Blue Flag status because it is usually safe and has a high standard 10. water quality.

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To me, the ocean is our greatest wilderness. I love swimming in it , surfing its waves, watching it from shore and thinking about all the life living unseen under the surface.

When I take my little kids to check out tide pools, we’re overjoyed when we find a sea star or some shellfish. Lately, though, I've noticed a change in my favorite pools: there are more sea grasses and fewer animals with shells.

I can't help feeling these small changes portend something more troubling about our oceans. It matches what scientists are telling us: our oceans are being troubled by carbon dioxide that threatens corals, colorful fish, salmon, sea otters, even whales. Our oceans are facing a major change.

Every hour, a million tons of carbon dioxide from cars, factories and power plants rain down on the world’s oceans. Carbon pollution brings about a chemical reaction that turns sea water more acidic (酸的) and takes away things important for sea animals .

Some of us are already feeling the effects of this growing crisis（危机）. Shellfish farmers in the Pacific Northwest have reported a decrease in natural and farmed oysters(牡蛎). Just this week, a new studyproved the link between the huge reduction in the numbers of oysters and ocean acidification. As polar waters become more acidic, Alaskan fishermen are troubled by the future of smaller fish.

Without action, ocean acidification will have a disastrous influence on the food chain, affecting not only sea life but the people who depend on it for food and their living. Already, our oceans have become 30 percent more acidic since preindustrial times, and it gets worse every day. We can stop this frightening dream, but only if we act now.

That's why the Center for Biological Diversity has started a petition (请愿书) requesting President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a plan to deal with ocean acidification. Decisive action can save sea life as we know it.

Now it isn’t too late to save our oceans and sea life. With immediate action to reduce carbon dioxide release we can start taking important steps today to deal with this disastrous situation. Join me in our petition calling for a national plan to save our oceans.

1.The author’s recent visits to the tide pool brought her ___ .

A．happiness         B．anger             C．concern          D．comfort

2.The underlined word “portend” in Paragraph 3 probably means ___ .

A．predict           B．prevent           C．replace           D．reduce

3.What the author worries about most is ____ .

A．the harm of sea grasses

B．carbon pollution in the sea

C．that the petition may be turned down

D．how fishermen can make a living in the future

4.What is the main purpose of the text ?

A．To inform.         B．To educate.        C．To persuade .       D．To instruct.

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Many of you may wonder what else to do besides watching TV or surfing the Internet on weekends．Why not have a picnic? Junior 2 students at Beijing No．4 Middle Schoo1 had a “King of cooking” competition·

Earlier this month，about 300 students at the schoo1 went to a suburb(郊区)of Beijing to have the contest．They were divided into 24  groups．Each group had buyers，slicers  (掌刀)，firemakers．washers and cooks．

Firemakers faced the most problems during the time．Some of them had no idea how to keep fire burning．  “The fire kept going out．we had to blow at the sparks(火星)and put on corn leaves and old newspapers，”said Wu Mofei，13．

“It took us an hour to make the fire．Our eyes had tears from all the smoke and our faces became dirty，”he added．

When the fires were finally made，the cooks became the busiest people．Huang Lanye made fried celery(芹菜)and ham pickled cabbage(泡菜)and tomato soup．

She was proud of her work．“It’s my first time making Chinese dishes．My group members ate them up in minutes and said they were as delicious as what their parents made!” said the 14-year-old girl．

Finally over ten students were titled “King of Cooking”．Wang Xiaoyue，14，was one of them．“My group got a mark of 98 at the competition，’’Wang said．“We have 1earned a lot while

having so much fun! We are the best!”

Beijing No．4 Middle School has been organizing similar(类似的)fun activities for six years．“we want to give students a chance to get real life experiences and 1earn how to work as a team，’’said Jia Dong，who works for the school’s student affairs office．

1.The text mainly tells us——．

A．a “King of Cooking”  competition organized by Senior 2 students at Beijing No．4 Middle School

B．a picnic organized by Junior 2 students at Beijing N0．4  Middle School

C．a “King of Cooking”  competition organized by Junior 2 students at Beijing No．4 Middle School

D．after-school activities of students at Beijing No.4 Middlle School

2.Which of the following was not the problem some firemakers met?

A．They didn’t know how to keep fire burning．

B．They spent a long time in making a fire．

C．The fire kept going out．

D．They didn’t have enough corn leaves and old newspapers．

3.We can infer that Huang Lanye was a ___in their group

A．buyer  B．firemaker  C．washer  D．cook

4.According to the passage，we can know____．

A．only ten students were titled “King of Cooking” in this competition

B．the “King of Cooking” competition has been held once every year in the past six years

C．Wang Xiaoyue  was  titled  a “King  of  Cooking”  in  this  competition

D．Beijing No．4 Middle School has been encouraging students to take part in all kinds of competitions

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“You can’t stop the waves from coming but you can learn to surf”

This is the title on a poster of the spiritual teacher, Swami Satchitdananda who is pictured wearing a loincloth（腰布）while staying down on a surfboard riding the ocean waves. It’s a far-reaching reminder that no matter how hard we try, sometimes we will make mistakes. Life brings us trouble at times, and we carelessly make trouble for ourselves. It can’t be helped. ‘Learning to surf’ is a metaphor（暗喻）for becoming good at handling life’s difficulties and successfully repairing errors or mistakes that we may have made.

Since we are all mistake-prone（易于犯错的）, to varying degrees, it’s necessary for us to master the art of making effective repairs and corrections. We should, of course, by all means make our best effort to do it “right” the first time, but being human, our best efforts won’t always prevent us from having moments or days when we wish that we could do that one over again. Since we can’t always do “do-overs,” the next best thing is to correct our mistakes, and the best way to start this process is with an apology.

Making an effective apology is both an art and a science. It requires the fulfillment（完成）of a number of conditions that must be met in order for both parties to feel satisfied with the outcome. The first thing to keep in mind is exactly that both parties must feel complete and satisfied with the outcome in order for things to get back on track after the breakdown.

There are a number of components that increase the possibility that an apology will be effective. These conditions and guidelines apply to all relationships. They include patience, responsibility, sincerity, etc. With them, the chance of a successful apology will be high.

When we have confidence that harm caused to the relationship through unskillful choices can be fully healed, we are motivated to use the methods that we know work to keep our relationship in the best possible condition. The belief that the trust, harmony, and love can be fully repaired, and perhaps even become more than it was prior to(在前面的) the breakdown, encourages us to hold a standard of excellence. And then we work hard to use every incident that occurs in the partnership to become stronger at the broken places. There is surely some work involved in the process at becoming good at repairs, but the rewards of a close, delightful, trusting relationship are well worth the effort!

1.What do you learn from “Learning to surf” in Para. 2?

A. Life needs good skills and strong mind.

B. It is the best method to avoid mistakes.

C. Ocean waves refer to life’s difficulties and people’s mistakes.

D. People good at surfing have no difficulty.

2.What can be inferred from Para. 3?

A. Our best efforts will pay off in the end.

B. It doesn’t matter whether your efforts work.

C. You may make your efforts over and over again.

D. Don’t expect to make effective repairs in one step.

3.What is the real goal of making an apology?

A. The other side is willing to forgive you.

B. Both parties like to accept the result.

C. You won’t make the same mistake again.

D. The other side is satisfied with the result.

4.What does the last paragraph mainly want to emphasize?

A. A good relationship is the most important for repairs.

B. It is easier to break your relationship than repair it.

C. Mistakes will seriously harm a close relationship.

D. Confidence contributes to our repairing the relationship.

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The Ocean Institute welcomes people to the City of Dana Point’s Festival of Whales celebration on both weekends．The event celebrates the migration(迁徙)of the whales off our coast．Respected ocean scientists of the ocean Institute introduce visitors to the world of whales．The speakers are arranged as the following．

Saturday，March 5，12：30 pm

Dr Gwen Goodmanlowe from Califomia State University is a full-time lecturer in the Department of Biology，and advises students working on degrees in marine(海洋的) biology．She received her doctorate in zoology from the University of Hawaii-Honolulu．

Sunday，March 6，12：30 pm

Matt Leslie，from Scripps Institute of Oceanography，has studied whales off the coast of Australia．Some of his current research projects include population structure analysis of whales using performance testing．He will lecture on guides for treatment of marine animals.

Saturday，March 12，12：30 pm

Dr Merkens，from Scripps Institute of Oceanography，will present her latest research on how sound or music can be used as a means to identify characteristics of whales and to find out how whales communicate with one another in the environment．

Sunday，March 13, 2 pm

Robert L. Pitman is a marine ecologist working for the National Marine Fishing Service．He began his career 35 years ago，studying seabirds and whales，and spends much of his time at sea on vessels at locations all over the world．His main interest is the ecology of the Antarctic killer whale．

The Festival will allow visitors to know about new discoveries in marine animal research and to explore a variety of information on whales．Visitors will have the opportunity to listen to underwater whale sounds，and enjoy hands-on activities．Guests will tour the tall ship Pilgrim．

Cost：$6.50 adults，$4.50 children(ages 4-12)．For more information, please visit www.ocean-institute.org or call(949) 496-2274．

1.What do we know from the passage?

A．A large number of scientists will attend the Festival of Whales celebration．

B．The Festival of Whales celebration will be held from March 5 to March 13．

C．The Ocean Institute will hold the City of Dana Point’s Festival of Whales．

D．Four ocean scientists will tell visitors some information about whales．

2.What time should you attend the festival if you want to leam how to treat marine animals?

A．At 12：30 pm on Saturday, March 5．

B．At 12：30 pm on Sunday, March 6．

C．At 12：30 pm on Saturday, March 12．

D．At 2 pm on Sunday, March 13．

3.If you only have time after l pm on weekends，you can listen to a lecture delivered by_________ ．

A．Gwen Goodmanlowe    B．Mart Leslie    C．Merkens    D．Robert L.Pitman

4.Which of the following things can NOT visitors do according to the passage?

A．Have close contact with underwater whales．

B．Leam about new discoveries in marine animal research．

C．Explore some information on whales．

D．Tour the tall ship Pilgrim．

5.If a couple and their 13-year-old child attend the event，they would need to pay_________．

A．13 dollars    B．17.50 dollars    C．19.50 dollars    D．11 dollars

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The latest wave of smog(雾霾) ,_____ first swept into Shanghai and Jiangsu province on Dec. 1st ,_______ at least four car accidents due to low visibility.

A. in which; cause　　 B. where ; caused

C. which ; has caused　 D. that; is caused

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The president promised to keep all the board members _____ of how the negotiations were going on．

A．inform　　　　　 B．informing

C．be informed　　　 D．informed

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