1Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)

I’ve always wanted to try rock climbing, but never had time or money for it. But I’ve discovered a way to experience the thrill(兴奋，紧张) of climbing rock. Indoor climbing is an easy and exciting way to get a taste of rock climbing. And it is also much cheaper and safer! Indoor climbers don’t climb on real rock, but on a plastic wall. You can probably find a climbing wall near you. Many gyms,

schools and camps have one.

You can climb in doors at any time of the year, no matter how the whether is. It is usually not expensive. Most gyms provide the equipment you need. The convenience of indoor climbing is one reason why it has become so popular. But the main reason people climb is for rush(刺激感) they get. When I stand at the roof of the wall and look up, I’m always scared, but once I start climbing, fear changes to determination. With my heart pounding(心剧烈跳动), I reach the top and look down. I can’t stop grinning. I did it! Indoor climbing is a great workout(锻炼). Climbing uses muscles(肌肉)that are hard to exercise, especially those in the shoulders, arms, chest and back. Many people say climbing makes exercise fun. Most gyms have several climbing walls with various degrees of difficulty. The easier ones are like climbing a ladder. The difficult ones bulge out(凸出)in places so that climbers must sometimes climb parallel(平行的)with the floor.

Although gym climbing is easier and safer than real rock climbing, you should still be careful. Always climb with a partner. As you climb, your partner pulls you climbing rope through something called a belay device(绳索控制器). The belay catches you if you slip. But make sure your partner knows how to use this equipment. And if you are a first-time climber, get some instruction before you begin.

1.Is indoor climbing cheaper and safer than real rock climbing?

2.On what do indoor climbers climb?

3.What are the reasons that make the indoor climbing so popular?

4.Who should always be with you when you climb?

5.What does your partner do as you climb?

6.Which do you think sounds more fun, rock climbing or indoor climbing? Why?

 

Why should we learn to swim?
Firstly, swimming is a good exercise for our health. Indeed doctors say it is the best exercise, because in swimming all the muscles of the body are used.
Secondly, swimming gives great pleasure. How nice it is, on a hot dusty day in summer, to take off one’s clothes and dive into the cool water of a rive or the sea, and to swim and float until one feels enough.
Thirdly, swimming may sometimes mean all the different between life and death, we never know when we may be in danger from water. We got on a voyage, and the ship in wrecked; we go for a pleasure sail on a lake and the boat turns over; we slip as we are walking along the bank of a river, and half in the water. If we can swim, we have chance for saving our own lives, but if we cannot swim, we are pretty certain to be drowned. So for our own safety, we should learn to swim.
Lastly, if we can swim, we may be able to save other people from drowning. How sad it is to see a friend drowning before our eyes while we cannot help just because we cannot swim.
11.Who says that swimming is the best exercise?  _________.
A. Farmers          B. Dentists     C. Fishermen            D. Doctors
12.When swimming, ________.
A. We don’t move at all                 B. all the muscle of the body are used
C. we move our legs only                D. we drink lots of seawater into our stomach
13.Swimming ­­­­________.
A. gives great pain                     B. gives no pleasure   
C. gives much pleasure                  D. does harm to the body
14.If we can swim, ________.
A. we are no longer humans, but fish         B. we shall be drowned one day
C. we have a chance of saving our own lives   D. we can’t walk any more
15.If we can swim, ________.
A. we may be able to help others from drowning 
B. we can’t save others from drowning
C. it is pretty danger certain that we will get drowned
D. there is a great danger when we fall into the water

China's Manned Space Program?

The first stage	The second stage	The third stage	Future plans
Time: October 15, 2003 Spaceship:ShenzhouⅤ Main events: Chinese astronaunt Yang Liwei was sent up into space. He went around the earth 14 times in his one_day flight. China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight.	Time: October 12, 2005 Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅵ Main events: Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space.On October 17, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.	Time: September 25, 2008 Spaceship: Shenzhou VII Main events: Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were all sent up into space. China became the third country to succeed in space walk. On Setember 27, the three Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.	1.           China will send up Tiangong I and Shenzhou VII, IX & X between 2010 and 2012 2. China will make a manned moon landing at a proper(适当的) time around 2017. 2.           China plans to set up a permanent (永久的) space lab, and build its engineering system in 2020.

 

1.Before China, how many countries had already sent their spacemen into space??

A. Only one.           B. Two.                 C. Three.         

2.Which spaceship has China succeeded in achieving first space walk?

A. Shengzhou V      B. Shengzhou VI      C. Shengzhou VII

3.So far, how many spacemen has travelled to space in China?

        A. 3              B. 5              C. 6

4.Chinese astronauts will possibly walk on the moon around                .?

A. 2010              B. 2017                  C. 2020            

 

 

Earthquake Intensity & Observed Effects（强度与现象）

I.       Felt by only a few people under very special conditions.

II. Felt by only a few people at rest, especially on the upper floors of buildings.

III. Felt noticeably indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings.

IV. Felt indoors by many people, outdoors by a few; some awaked.

V.    Felt by nearly everyone; many awaked; dishes and windows break; plaster (灰泥) cracks (开裂).

VI. Felt by everyone; many frightened and run outdoors; heavy furniture such as tables and shelves moves.

VII.   Everyone runs outdoors; small to moderate (中等的) damage(损毁) in usual buildings.

VIII. Considerable (相当大的) damage in usual buildings; monuments(碑) fall.

IX.    Considerable damage in all buildings; ground cracks; underground pipes (管道) break.

X.      Most buildings damaged; rails bend(弯曲); landslides (山崩) take place; water splashes(溅落) over banks.

XI.    Few buildings left standing; bridges damaged; wide cracks in the ground; underground pipes break.

XII.   Damage total; waves seen on ground; objects thrown into air.

1.According to the picture, what is the possible position of the earthquake’s epicenter?

A. 36°N, 90°W.         B. 36°N, 90°E.  C. 90°N, 36°W.    D.90°N, 36°E.

2.What is the effects of earthquake intensity IV?

A. Everyone runs outdoors.

B. Only a few people feel it.

C. Many people who stay indoors feel it.

D. Felt by people on the upper floors of buildings.

3.According to the picture, which city would have announced the report: “Nearly everyone felt the earthquake, and many people were awaked. Dishes and windows were broken”?

A. Cincinnati.            B. Louisville.              C. Pittsburgh.  D. Nashville.

4.Which statement best describes the earthquake intensity at Boston?

A. Felt indoors by few people under very special conditions.

B. Few buildings left standing.

C. Felt noticeably indoors, especially on upper floors of buildings.

D. Felt indoors by many people, outdoors by a few, some awaked.

5.For which city was the description of an earthquake “Heavy furniture moved, everyone  felt it, and many were frightened and ran outdoors” reported?

A. Nashville.     B. Louisville.            C. Syracuse.    D. Cincinnati.  

 

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Travelling is a very good activity. When you get tired of your work or study, and when you have free time, you can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the beauty of nature or other cities. You can breathe fresh air, meet different people and make friends with them. It’s good for your health to do so.

But sometimes, travelling is not an enjoyable thing. For example, the weather can be changeable. There may be rain when you travel. You may catch a cold or be ill while travelling. The worst thing is that the thieves may steal(偷) your money. All these may happen to a tourist.

When you go on a trip, you must get everything ready. Firstly, you must have clear information about the weather. Secondly, ask a friend to go with you so that you can help each other. Thirdly, you must be careful everywhere and try not to cause accidents. If you do this, you will surely enjoy your travel.

Title :     1.
Advantage	You can enjoy the  2. view of the nature. There will be a lot of fresh       3.  around you. It can make you      4. .
Disadvantage	Sometimes it may     5.when you travel. It will make the road wet and slip. You may get         6. while travelling. The worst thing is that you will     7.some money.
Advice	At    8., you should know about the weather clearly. Secondly , you must invite somebody to go together    9.you. Thirdly, do everything      10. . Don’t cause any accidents.