Once my mother told me a story that in Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be 36 to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 37 , a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the 38 antelope, or I will starve to 39 .” So almost simultaneously(同时地), the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the 40 sun.
This is 41 : full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go 42 when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will 43 the other students. At first I didn’t know what the word “exam” 44 . Later, I knew an exam was a kind of 45 . In competitions, there are always winners and 46 . As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can 47 .
Each time I saw children playing games and heard their 48 , I wished I were that age again.  49 , I remembered my parents’ words: You must work very hard for a good future. So I 50 my pen and began to study hard again.
I was still not sure what competition 51 meant. One day, I was 52_in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. Suddenly I 53 what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the 54 : it is kind and necessary.
I learned a lot from realizing this 55 . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.

Attempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble (气泡) and main sadness. Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply. According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator (赤道) to Australia to find the priciest homes.

The report measured a city’s housing market along the following guidelines. An “affordable” home required three times or less of the average family’s income to purchase. At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable” category. And a “seriously unaffordable” home needed five times a family’s income. In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9.5 times the average income. Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figure.

Australian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings. These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable. Land rationing (配给制) and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd government.

Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California. America is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes. Yet a number of US cities garnered “affordable” status, namely Dallas and Kansas. Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes.

The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you’re Australian and choose to live down under.

1.To buy an affordable house, you should pay _____.

2.What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia?

3.The underlined word “dismal” in Paragraph 3 may mean _____.

4.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

In China, tea is a traditional drink, which is not only good for your health but can also enrich your mind. The following are some information of teahouses.

     Guozijian Yicheng Teahouse

     Run by two beautiful girls who play the seven-stringed guqin, this place is elegant and classic. Guests here not only enjoy fragrant(芬芳的)tea but also the beautiful music of guqin.

     Address : No. 8, Guozijian Avenue，Dongcheng District   

     Minghui Teahouse

     Located in an old temple, this teahouse will provide you a place of serenity. The teahouses here are divided into six private（私人的） rooms so guests can be fully relaxed in the comfortable environment. The workers are all dressed in traditional clothes of the Qing Dynasty. When enjoying a cup of tea, you may feel your troubles have disappeared.

Address : Inside Dajue Temple, Haidian District    

Peng Chacha

     Besides fragrant tea, this place is also famous for its entertainment facilities(娱乐设施) as it offers playing cards, chess and many other games. Guests here can enjoy tea while chatting and playing games. On the first floor, there are many kinds of nuts and snacks to try. And the second floor has many small rooms, which offer more privacy for conversation.

Address : No. 549, Jianhe Road, Changning District     

Taihe Teahouse

    Showcasing（展览） a lot of special furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this place attracts many people who appreciate traditional Chinese culture. As for the tea, its selection and quality may be beyond your imagination. Even the water for making tea is transported from the famous Hutiao Spring in Hangzhou.

    Address: No. 569,Pudong Avenue, Pudong New District

1.If you want to enjoy the music Of guqin while drinking tea, you must go to __.

      A. Taihe Teahouse                B. Guozijian Yicheng Teahouse 

C. Peng Chacha                   D. Minghui Teahouse

2. The underlined word" serenity" probably means ＿＿.

      A. calm and peace                B. anxiety and tiredness 

      C. noise and sorrow               D. joy and happiness

3. Which of the following is the one that the guests can NOT do in Peng Chacha?

     A. Enjoying tea.   B. Playing games.   C. Watching plays.   D. Chatting.

4.We know from the text that ＿＿.

      A. drinking tea is not good for your health but can enrich your mind

      B. the workers in Peng Chacha are all dressed in traditional clothes of the Qing Dynasty

      C. there are many kinds of nuts and snacks to try on the second floor in Peng Chacha

      D. the water for making tea in Taihe Teahouse is transported from the famous Hutiao Spring in Hangzhou

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 the 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 on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.
Sailing into 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.
【小题1】What should you consider first while sailing?

    People can enjoy visiting some major imperial temples where emperors worshipped nature on various sacred days·

    Temple of Moon(Yuetan)-   

Built in 1530，the roughly 8 hectare Temple of Moon，or Yuetan Park，to west of the imperial city was the site of imperial sacrifices to the moon.

In the past decades, bushes and fruit trees have been planted here．In 1969，a 180 meter--all television broadcasting tower was erected in the park，taking up about one eighth of its total space·

    Opening hours：6 am～9 pm

    Location：6 Yuetan Beijie，Xicheng District．Buses to get there：15，19，823．

    Temple of Earth (Ditan)

    The Temple of Earth，or Ditan Park，near the North Second Ring Road，is where emperors prayed to the earth for favorable weather and national prosperity．Built during the Ming Dynasty in 1 530，it is the only existing place to worship the earth．

   The surrounding areas have become an open space for people to engage in leisurely activities．Since the late 1980s，traditional temple fair have been held here regularly during the Chinese lunar new year．

    Opening hours：6 am～9 pm

    Location：A2 Di’anmenwai，Chaoyang District．Buses to get there: 104，108，116，or take the subway to get off at Yonghegong to go north.

    Temple of Sun (Ritan)

    The Temple of Sun，or Ritan Park，in eastern Beijing，is located near the

Jianguomen area and adjacent(邻近的)embassy district．It is a short walk from

the Yong'anli subway station on the Line 1．The altar(祭坛)was built in l--…-30

as a place for emperors to make ritual sacrifices to the sun．

    It features expansive gardens and a small lake．A mural (壁画)wall．The park’s main scenic attraction now，was a piece of artwork created about 20 years ago to draw more sightseer．The park is also known for its blossoming lotuses．

    Opening hours：6 am～9 pm

    Location：6 Ritan Beilu，Chaoyang District．Buses to get there：1，4，28，43，

57．120．

What kind of people is the text mainly written for?

  A．Parents．    B．Students．    C．Tourists．  D．Teachers-

You can take a No．______ bus if you want to visit The Temple of Sun

  A．19          B. 104           C．108       D．120

If you want to worship the earth，you must go to _____.

  A．Yuetan Park  B．Ditan Park    C．Ritan Park  D．Beilu Park

The purpose of building a mural wall in Ritan Park was to    ．

  A．defend the park

  B．prevent people from coming into．the park

  C．attract more sightseers

  D．make ritual sacrifices to the sun