In South Africa, paragliding(滑翔傘運動) is one of the most popular sports around. Paragliding in South Africa is a delight and, at times, a frightening challenge.
A paraglider is, firstly, someone who has been well taught in the skill of flying. Once you have done the 4-day course and decide that you have the right mental attitude and the basic physical requirements, the mountain slopes(山坡) wait for you. If you have never tried it before, you are sure to learn it in a few days, but safety comes first.
Strangely, the relatively flat Karoo heartland is one of the best areas to paraglide in. The towns of De Aar and Kuruman in the Northern Cape Province are centres of Karoo Paragliding. South African paragliders hold more than 50% of the world records in this sport—most of them set in the Karoo. But why are the paragliders so crazy about the Karoo? “The cloud base there is so high and the wind is proper and stable. You can glide for hours, going up as high as 4,000 metres in the sky,” they explain.
Foreign pilots wanting a taste of South Africa’s paragliding opportunities can get a short-time license. They can hold it for three months at most. Medical examination and insurance are needed by the South African Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.
The Western Cape has more than 60 official paragliding launch and flight sites. Up north along the Drakensberg slopes, you will see the brave “One-Wings” doing their thing daily, flying in the sky or taking the “ridge lift”, riding a wave of wind as it clears a mountain slope.
41. If you want to learn paragliding, you must be _____ .
A. brave and healthy B. calm and delighted
C. young and clever D. excited and powerful
42. Why does Karoo attract paragliders all over the world？
A. Because it has very beautiful scenery.
B. Because it is easy for them to get licenses.
C. Because the conditions and climate are ideal for paragliding.
D. Because it is well-known in the world.
43. What do we know from the passage?
A. De Aar is the only centre of Karoo paragliding.
B. People can go high up in the sky while paragliding.
C. Paragliding needs skills, but it’s very safe.
D. All the world records of paragliding were set in the South Africa.
44. Foreign pilots who want to paraglide in South Africa _____ .
A. needn’t have a medical examination
B. will spend a great deal of money
C. can stay there for two months at most
D. must hold a short-time license
45. The author wrote this passage mainly to _____ .
A. introduce a popular sport in South Africa
B. tell us why paragliding is very popular
C. attract more people to visit South Africa
D. tell us Karoo in South Africa is well known
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
A vuvuzela is a horn，about a meter long，usually made of a colourful cheap plastic.________ When it's blown by thousands of supporters at the same time，it's loud，very loud. It sounds a bit like an air horn and you can hear it a lot during the 2010 World Cup.
The vuvuzela was originally made from a kudu horn and was traditionally used to summon people to gatherings. But the horn you see at soccer matches in South Africa today originated from a tin horn that became popular with South African soccer fans around 15 years ago. A sports company began to mass－produce a plastic version in the South Africa colours，and this is what you see (and hear)at every soccer match. Now it's become an official symbol of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and more popular around the world.
The vuvuzela will be ubiquitous during the 2010 World Cup. There was a call for FIFA to ban the vuvizela during the Confederations Cup that took place in South Africa in June 2009，European journalists got into a tizzy(緊張)about the noise. The Guardian reported: “It sounds like extremely terrible.” But FIFA stood its ground，as Mr. Blatter，F(xiàn)IFA's president says “Vuvuzelas，drums and singing are part of Africa football culture. It is part of their celebration，it is part of their culture，so let them blow the vuvuzelas.”
Adam Carnegie，a graphic artist from Cape Town，founded the Kelp Environmental Learning Project. The project employs local men and women to collect kelp，dry it and then hand paint colourful designs on it. The mission is simple. “We want to create jobs，make a noise，make people laugh，remind people to be in the moment.”
Like most trumpets，getting any noise from a vuvuzela requires significant pursing of the lips and the ability to blow with force. Your cheeks will be zinging afterward. You can personalize your vuvuzela blowing, with a lot of practice，but generally it produces one big sound.
6. Which of the following sentences can be used to fill in the blank in the first paragraph?
A. It was chosen by FIFA as the unique musical instrument.
B. It has been used at soccer matches for thousands of years.
C. It is the choice of noise－maker for South African football fans.
D. It is a traditional instrument South African soccer fans use to celebrate victory.
7. The vuvuzela ________.
A. is usually made of metal
B. has a length of two and a half feet
C. was first used in a local sports game
D. is one of the official symbols of the 2010 World Cup
8. The underlined word “ubiquitous” in the 3rd paragraph probably means “________”．
A. banned B. heard everywhere
C. extremely expensive D. strictly limited
9. Why did FIFA stand its ground on the issue of the vuvuzela?
A. Because the vuvuzela is typical of African football culture.
B. Because it is the host country's right to make their choice.
C. Because the vuvuzela will make the 2010 World Cup special.
D. Because more member countries support the use of the vuvuzela.
10. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It requires effort to get noise from vuvuzela.
B. Vuvuzela will be banned after the 2010 World Cup because it is too noisy.
C. The Kelp Environmental Learning Project employs many people to sell vuvuzela.
D. Vuvuzela is too noisy for both the players and the audience.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學(xué)年山東省山師附中高三11月期中學(xué)分認定考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
What if we could replace oil with a fuel which produced no pollution and which everybody had equal access to?The good news is that we can, In fact, we are swimming in it—literally.
Hydrogen is one of the building blocks of the universe ,Our own sun is basically ,a big ,dense cloud of the stuff ,And hydrogen can be used to create electricity for power ,heat and light.
The problem is that hydrogen is everywhere and nowhere at the same time , It does not exist as a material on its own ,but is always part of something else, So it has to be separated before it can be used.
Most commercial hydrogen in use now is created from natural gas , As oil will start to run out in around the year 2030.,it makes sense to produce as much hydrogen as possible as soon as we can ,But natural gas supplies will also begin to run out soon after, Another source is needed.
Researchers are now using electricity to make water into hydrogen ,Companies are working on the problem in their own areas ,The first commercial hydrogen ,”fuel cells”for computers and mobile phones have already come on to the market ,Auto companies have also invested over US ＄2billion in the production of hydrogen fuelled cars
Thd nations of a hydrogen fuelled planet would not fight over evergy recourses, There would be a great reduction in pollution ,The only by-product of creating hydrogen is pure drinking water—something that is very scarce in many parts of the world ,But that is not where the good news ends, Once the costs of producing hydrogen have been brought down ,it will possibly provide power for a third of the Earth ‘s population that has no electricity.
And electricity creates wealth, In South A frica over the last decade there has been a large programme of electrification, Thanks to the programme, people do not have to spend their days looking firewood to burn for heat, And with electric light , they can work long into the night.
Some scientists see radical changes in the way the human race co-operates, Hydrogen creates clectricity, and is also created by it. With dual use fuel cells, everyone who consumes energy could also produce it ,Late at night, a man drives home in London and connects his car into the “world-wide hydrogen web”, which it supplies with electricity ,A few hours later, a man in Beijing uses that electricity to power the hydrogen cell in his car, Hydrogen could be the first democratic energy source.
Like all dreams of the future, it seems very far away, But the threat of war and terrorism in the Middle East has made governments and businesses more aware of the need to edn oil dependency and spend more time and money on hydrogen resource, So maybe the threat of war is not a completely bad thing for the future of the human race.
1.What does the underlined word “it”in the last but one paragraph refer to?
A、wealth B、hydrogen C、electricity D、fuel
2.What is the problem with using hydrogen as energy?
A、It has by-products
B、It has to be separated from other materials
C、It will make energy too cheap
D、It is too far away from us
3.Why does the author give the example in the last but one paragraph?
A、To tell us that we produce energy while using hydrogen power
B、To tell us that hydrogen power does not produce pollution
C、To show hydrogen power can stop war
D、To show hydrogen power is cheap
4.What is the author’s attitude about the future?
A、skeptical B、negative C、indifferent D、positive
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A、war and energy
B、the future of hydrogen as an energy resource
C、the disadvantages of oil
D、How to end war
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆河南南樂縣實驗高級中學(xué)高二下期期末考試英語卷（解析版） 題型：完型填空
Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t 26 the
watch. It was the British 27 did it.Here is a story of 28 the
watch was 29 to Switzerland.
Many years ago, an Englishman was 30 to Italy 31 his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a carriage inside 32 there was a carriage watch. This was the 33 kind of watch. A native shop assistant 34 to see the watch. He 35 what it was and asked the Englishman 36 it.“Itis a carriage watch. ”said the man. “ This machine 37 the time but now it
isn’t working.”
At once the shop assistant 38 to try to repair it. So the traveller 39 him the watch. The assistant was a very wise man. So it was not 40 that he managed to repair it. He 41 remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveller had 42 on his journey, he made a watch of 43 the same type.
44 the watch-making was 45 in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world.
1. A．make B．invent C．produce D．develop
2. A．which B．who C．where D．they
3. A．why B．that C．how D．when
4. A．carried B．sold C．sailed D．brought
5. A．travelling B．riding C．walking D．running
6. A．On B．In C．At D．From
7. A．which B．that C．it D．whom
8. A．proper B．smallest C．earliest D．biggest
9. A．wanted B．seemed C．happened D．discovered
10. A．wondered B．thought C．understood D．discovered
11. A．on B．a(chǎn)bout C．of D．with
12. A．gives B．tells C．strikes D．counts
13. A．failed B．helped C．insisted D．offered
14. A．served B．shared C．showed D．handed
15. A．surprise B．surprised C．surprising D．surprises
16. A．however B．besides C．but D．even
17. A．gone B．done C．come D．spent
18. A．correctly B．specially C．exactly D．naturally
19. A．Thus B．So C．Otherwise D．However
20. A．opened B．started C．done D．returned
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學(xué)年甘肅省高三第二次診斷考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完型填空
In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year 36 .?
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a 37 one. The world will be more 38 because the population will continue to grow . The population could be 39 6 300 million, almost 2 115 million more than in 1985 .More people would move into cities, especially cities in 40 countries . Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would 41 have 15 million by then .
Food production will 42 , but not enough to feed all the people . Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, 43 most of the increase would be in countries that
44 produce enough food for their people . Little increase is 45 in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East . Poor farming ways are 46 large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts . More farmland is 47 as cities become larger and more houses are built . 48 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil .?Many of the world’s 49 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down . Energy will continue to be a serious problem . The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 50 . They only carried out the situation that 51 today . By changing the situation, by 52 the problems, the picture can be changed . There is 53 time for the nations of the world to work 54 a plan of action . But they warned that 55 too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success .?
1. A．learning B．project C．notice D．study
2. A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．blue
3. A．dangerous B．beautiful C．crowded D．terrible
4. A．no more than B．a(chǎn)s many as C．a(chǎn)s much as D．a(chǎn)s large as
5. A．developing B．developed C．big D．mountainous
6. A．none B．each C．a(chǎn)ll D．neither
7. A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
8. A．so B．but C．or D．however
9. A．a(chǎn)lready B．hardly C．partly D．never
10. A．wanted B．lacked C．founded D．expected
11. A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
12. A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
13. A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
14. A．Animals B．plants C．forests D．people
15. A．must be true B．will come true C．can’t be true D．may be wrong
16.A. happens B develops C .exists D. appears
17. A．settling B．working at C．a(chǎn)nswering D．dealing
18. A．no B．still C．less D．plenty of
19. A．a(chǎn)bout B．in C．out D．for
20. A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
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What if we could replace oil with a fuel which produced no pollution and which everybody had equal access to?The good news is that we can, In fact, we are swimming in it—literally.
Hydrogen is one of the building blocks of the universe ,Our own sun is basically ,a big ,dense cloud of the stuff ,And hydrogen can be used to create electricity for power ,heat and light.
The problem is that hydrogen is everywhere and nowhere at the same time , It does not exist as a material on its own ,but is always part of something else, So it has to be separated before it can be used.
Most commercial hydrogen in use now is created from natural gas , As oil will start to run out in around the year 2030.,it makes sense to produce as much hydrogen as possible as soon as we can ,But natural gas supplies will also begin to run out soon after, Another source is needed.
Researchers are now using electricity to make water into hydrogen ,Companies are working on the problem in their own areas ,The first commercial hydrogen ,”fuel cells”for computers and mobile phones have already come on to the market ,Auto companies have also invested over US ＄2billion in the production of hydrogen fuelled cars
Thd nations of a hydrogen fuelled planet would not fight over evergy recourses, There would be a great reduction in pollution ,The only by-product of creating hydrogen is pure drinking water—something that is very scarce in many parts of the world ,But that is not where the good news ends, Once the costs of producing hydrogen have been brought down ,it will possibly provide power for a third of the Earth ‘s population that has no electricity.
And electricity creates wealth, In South A frica over the last decade there has been a large programme of electrification, Thanks to the programme , people do not have to spend their days looking firewood to burn for heat, And with electric light , they can work long into the night.
Some scientists see radical changes in the way the human race co-operates, Hydrogen creates clectricity, and is also created by it. With dual use fuel cells, everyone who consumes energy could also produce it ,Late at night, a man drives home in London and connects his car into the “world-wide hydrogen web”, which it supplies with electricity ,A few hours later, a man in Beijing uses that electricity to power the hydrogen cell in his car, Hydrogen could be the first democratic energy source.
Like all dreams of the future, it seems very far away, But the threat of war and terrorism in the Middle East has made governments and businesses more aware of the need to edn oil dependency and spend more time and money on hydrogen resource, So maybe the threat of war is not a completely bad thing for the future of the human race.
66、What does the underlined word “it”in the last but one paragraph refer to?
A、wealth B、hydrogen C、electricity D、fuel
67、What is the problem with using hydrogen as energy?
A、It has by-products B、It has to be separated from other materials
C、It will make energy too cheap D、It is too far away from us
68、Why does the author give the example in the last but one paragraph?
A、To tell us that we produce energy while using hydrogen power
B、To tell us that hydrogen power does not produce pollution
C、To show hydrogen power can stop war D、To show hydrogen power is cheap
69、What is the author’s attitude about the future?
A、skeptical B、negative C、indifferent D、positive
70、What is the passage mainly about?
A、war and energy B、the future of hydrogen as an energy resource
C、the disadvantages of oil D、How to end war
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