Articles Wanted

School Life

▲ Articles should be typewritten (打印的) and double spaced, using only

 one side of the page.
▲ Your name, year of birth, school name (and English teacher), home

 address and e-mail address must be included.
▲ For photos, place the information on the back of each envelope: PLEASE

 DON% FOLD.
▲ Please keep copies of your text, pictures or photos.
▲ The sentence MUST BE WRITTEN with your name on each work, "I

 promise  the above work is completely original (原創(chuàng)的)."
▲ If your article is chosen, you will receive a copy of School Life and a special gift.

     SEND IT ALL SUMMER!
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Tel: (02) 92136116     (02) 92674363
E-mail: schoollife@acpmagazines.com.au
Mail: School Life. Box 5252, Sydney, NSW 200

1. All the information about the writer must be included except his/her     .
     A. school name           B. e-mail address      C. telephone number
2. What is required(要求) for the articles wanted according to the passage?
     A. They must be fully created by the writers themselves.
     B. They must be typed in single space and on both sides.
     C. They must be provided with photos and descriptions.
3. According to the passage, you can send your articles______.
     A. within 3 weeks        B. all summer   C.  during the whole term
4. How many ways can you find in the passage to contact School Life?
     A. 1.            B. 2.             C. 3.            
5. Who do you think will write articles for School Life?
      A. Students who are interested in writing.
      B. Teachers who love writing and taking photos.
      C. Readers who had a happy time in their childhood.

閱讀理解

閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案

　　Kite surfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn't get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kite boarding, and in some European countries as fly surfing. Kite surfing works through wind power(動(dòng)力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.

　　At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.

　　Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5-10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to $2,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.

　　With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments.

1. Kitesurfing has a history of about  years.

　  A. 30   B. 50   C. 100

2.        is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.

　　A. Water   B. Wind   C. The sun

3. Which is the following is wrong ?.

A.Kite surfing is too expensive to get the epuipment .

B.Kite surfing is becoming much safer because of the development of it’s

 equipment progress

C. Kite surfing is easy to learn , compared with other water sports .

4. The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that        .

　A. its price is getting lower and lower

　B. more and more people are enjoying its excitement

　C. its equipment progress makes it easier and safer

5. The main idea of this passage is about       .

A. the way of operating kitesurfing   

B. the progress of kite surfing equipment

C. the development of kitesurfing

Traffic rules help to keep order on the road. They also help to keep people 1 . The pedestrian (行人) has as many rules to 2 as the driver of a car. You should wall on the sidewalk (人行道) or at the side of the road. Always look 3 before you wall across the street. If you like riding a bike, don't ride in the middle of the road or run 4 red traffic lights. When

you ride a bike with a friend, don't look around or tall. Ifyou drive a car, you should 5 at the traffic lights. You must always 6 a seat belt (安全帶). Without belts 7 the driver and the passengers may be badly hurt in a sudden accident.

You may not need to take a bus, but 8 if you have to travel in one. Get on or get off a bus only when it comes to a 9 . When it is full, don't try to get inside 10 you may fall off.

Traffic rules are also called Road Safety rules.

1. A. healthy B. safe C. happy

2. A. follow B. make C. break

3. A. happy B. happily C. carefully

4. A. through B. across C. along

5. A. speed up B. go ahead C. slow down

6. A. take B. wear C. carry

7. A. half B. none C. both

8. A. look aroundB. take care C. take a seat

9. A. Sign B. stop C. comer

10. A. and B. so C. or

完形填空：閱讀下面A、B、兩篇短文，掌握其大意，從題中所給的A、B、C、三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。

My name is George. I ride a bike to deliver(投遞)letters to people every day. I 1 tiding a bike. It is my hobby, so I like my job.

When I was a child, I wanted to do a job in music. I wanted to be a 2. After I left school, I began to deliver letters to people. It is really interesting. I meet different people 3 . When people get the letters, they are happy. I feel 4 when others are happy. It is the best part of my life. But sometimes it is a little 5 . There are always a lot of cars and buses running on the roads. A few months ago, I had an accident. It is the bad part of my life. But I still love my job.

1. A. stop B. like C. dislike

2. A. musician B. doctor C. teacher

3. A. ago B. everyday C. every day

4. A. great B. sorry C. tired

5. A. exciting B. boring C. dangerous

Which of the following is caused by the earth's turning around the sun?

A. The rising and setting (落下) of the sun and moon.

B. The change of spring, summer, autumn and winter of the year.

C. The change of the day and night.

-- Who also did this wonderful job, Uncle Wang?

    -- It's         .

    A. me              B. I              C. my

-- Jackie Chan has donated            dollars to charity.

    -- He is an example to us all.

    A. thousand    B. thousands of     C. thousand of

-- A subway will be built in our hometown before 2015.

-- ! Will it pass my house?

A. What an excited news

B. What exciting news

C. How exciting news

--You are            on the phone, Mary.

    -- Yes, mum.          .

A. wanted; I'm coming 

B. called; I'm coming 

C. needed; I'll come

-- What's your favorite           ?

    -- Summer. Because I can swim in rivers.

   A. season         B. subject           C. music