Sailing

Welcome to our TV show On the Go. Today we are going to talk about an exciting sport—sailing. First let’s talk to Sue，an 18­year­old girl who loves sailing.

Host: When did you start sailing，Sue?

Sue: I started sailing when I was 15 years old.

Host: Is it a difficult sport to learn?

Sue: Yes，it is more difficult than any other sport. For example，you need to learn about the wind directions(方向) and how to move the sails in the right way.

Host: How often do you go sailing?

Sue: I go sailing with my father every weekend.

Host: How far do you go sailing?

Sue: It depends on the wind.

Host：OK. Thank you，Sue. Good luck with your sailing.

Are you interested in sailing after hearing the interview?

If you want to learn sailing，here is a chance for you .The Water Sports Center will organize sailing lessons. Each lesson will cost you ￥20 and there are 5 lessons altogether(总共)．

1.What does Sue think of learning sailing?

A. Easy.     B. Boring.     C. Difficult.     D. Dangerous.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sue always sails very far. 

B. Sue goes sailing every weekend.

C. Sue goes sailing with her friends. 

D. Sue started sailing at the age of 18.

3. If you want to learn sailing at the Water Sports Center，how much will you pay?

A. ￥15.   B. ￥20.   C. ￥50.   D. ￥100.

 

A primary school bus driver stopped the bus in a gas station in Ohio because he had to use the bathroom. Instead of turning off the engine (引擎) and taking the key with him, the driver left the bus running. And he forgot to set the brake (制动器) because he was in a hurry. “It was cold outside, and I didn’t want the kids to get cold while I was using the bathroom,” he told a police officer.

The bus slowly started moving away from the gas station. As the bus picked up speed, the kids began shouting and crying. Ten-year-old Jake ran forward to the driver’s seat and held the steering wheel (方向盘). He pressed hard on the brake pedal (踏板) and managed to stop the bus as it came nearer to a river bed. Jake turned off the engine at last. After the police arrived at the scene, they praised Jake for his great effort.

“That is one cool kid,” said the police officer. “I told him he would make a great police officer when he grew up.”

Jake wasn’t impressed with what he had done. “Stopping the bus,” he said, “was easy compared to playing Grand Theft Auto III,” his favorite action video game. The bus driver was taken to the police station. He was at first charged (指控) with “leaving a child alone while motor is running.” The lawyer said he hoped to upgrade the charge because of the number of children (twenty) on the bus.

“Whatever he is charged with,” the police officer said, “I will see that he never drives a bus again.”

1.Why didn’t the driver turn off the engine when he went to the bathroom? Because _________.

A. he was in a hurry

B. he forgot to do it

C. he didn’t want the kids to get cold

D. he thought he would be back in a minute

2.What is the correct order?  _________

a. The bus started moving.

b. Jake turned off the engine.

c. Jake held the steering wheel.

d. The kids began shouting and crying.

e. Jake ran forward to the driver’s seat.

f. Jake pressed hard on the brake pedal.

A. a-b-c-d-e-f            B. a-d-e-c-f-b                      C. d-a-c-e-f-b             D. d-e-a-b-c-f

3.What do we know about Jake?   ________

A. He could drive.                                                   B. He was eleven years old.

C. He wanted to be a police officer.           D. He liked playing Grand Theft Auto III.

4.What does the underlined word “upgrade” mean in the fourth paragraph?  __________

A. 改变                      B. 取消                                 C. 加重                      D. 减轻

5.What will most probably happen to the bus driver? He will_______.

A. not be charged

B. face the most serious charge

C. not be allowed to drive a bus again

D. only be charged with “leaving a child alone while motor is running”

 

The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities (课外活动) where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a better start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a large amount of money on education. Even poor parents manage to buy a computer for their son or daughter.
In fact, most parents fail to see that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills are different; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. However, they fail to realize that today's children are lack (缺乏) of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take exams and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need. They do not teach them to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job step by step. The result, a well--cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence. All these will help the children step to success in the future.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse(唤醒) his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teaching a child to read a book. They teach them to think and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.
1．Is the writer satisfied with the Chinese parents’ ideas of educating their children?
2. Put the underlined sentence “the more expensive an education is, the better it is” into Chinese.
3.What are the children lack of today?
4. How is the experience of cooking according to the fifth paragraph?
5.What does the underlined word “They” refer to(所指的是) in the last paragraph?

从Ⅱ栏中找出Ⅰ栏各句的应答语。(10分)

Ⅰ                                         Ⅱ

1.How old are you?                      A. Yes, it is. Thanks.

2.What color is your bag?                   B. I’m thirteen.

3. Is this your book?                       C. How do you do?

4. How do you do?                       D. It’s yellow.

5.Do you know Mike?                 E. No, I don’t.

6.What does she look like?                F. It is mine.

7.Whose pen is this?                    G. Yes, he does..

8. Does he have an apple?                H. No, they are not mine.

9.Are these pants yours?                 I. The U.S.A.

10.Where is Jim from?                    J. He is tall and he has a big nose.