2014年剑桥IGCSE英语第二语言试卷0510-s14-qp-21

Thisdocumentconsistsof15printedpagesand1blankpage.DC(SJF/SW)74433/5©UCLES2014[TurnoverCambridgeInternationalExaminationsCambridgeInternationalGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation*2566315146*ENGLISHASASECONDLANGUAGE0510/21Paper2ReadingandWriting(Extended)May/June20142hoursCandidatesanswerontheQuestionPaper.NoAdditionalMaterialsarerequired.READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRSTWriteyourCentrenumber,candidatenumberandnameonalltheworkyouhandin.Writeindarkblueorblackpen.Donotusestaples,paperclips,glueorcorrectionfluid.DONOTWRITEINANYBARCODES.Answerallquestions.Dictionariesarenotallowed.Attheendoftheexamination,fastenallyourworksecurelytogether.Thenumberofmarksisgiveninbrackets[]attheendofeachquestionorpartquestion.20510/21/M/J/14©UCLES2014Exercise1Readthefollowingarticleaboutkiteflying,andthenanswerthequestionsontheoppositepage.THEWORLDOFKITEFLYINGKiteflyingisapopularhobbyforchildrenandadults.Kitesarenamedafteraparticularbirdofprey,whichisknownforitsgracefulmovementinflightanditssuddenturnsanddivestochangedirection.Kiteflyinghasalonghistoryandhasbeenthesubjectofmanypoemsandstoriesforthousandsofyears.SOMUCHVARIETYKitescomeinahugevarietyofcolours,shapesandsizes.Theshapeofthekiteisvitalbecauseitaffectstheheightandspeedatwhichitflies.Theflatkiteisatraditionaldiamondshapeandisprobablythebestknowntypeofkite.Theboxkiteismadewithholesthattraptheair,whichmeansthatitcanflyatagreaterheightinthesky.Thetopaltituderecordsforkiteflyingareusuallyheldbylargeboxkites.Oneofthenewestdesigns,inventedin1963,isthe‘parafoil’kite.Itisshapedlikeaparachute,andisverypopularwithsailorsandcanoeistsbecauseitisfastandflexiblewhenattachedtothefrontoftheboat.THEFIRSTKITESNooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstkiteswereinvented.ItisgenerallythoughtthattheiroriginwasinChinaabout2800yearsago.However,cavepaintingsfoundonMunaIslandinIndonesiashowthatbasickitesmayhavebeeninexistenceformuchlonger,maybeevenfor30000years.EarlyChinesekiteswereusedtomeasuredistances,testthespeedanddirectionofthewind,andasaformofcommunication.Theexplorer,MarcoPolo,probablyintroducedkitestoEuropearoundtheendofthe13thcentury.KITESTODAYToday,peopleflykitesmostlyasahobbyorforsportandaerialdisplays,andkitecompetitionsaretakenveryseriouslybyenthusiasts.Kitesarealsousedtopullsledgesacrossthesnowandevenskatersacrosstheice.Theydohavemoreseriouspurposes:theyhavecontributedtoscientificresearchintoflight,andthewayinwhichairandgravityaffectplanesandhelicopters.Theyarealsousefulintheworldofwork.IntheSouthSeaIslands,forexample,kitesareimportantasafishingaid.Fishermenattachbaittotheendofthekitetocatchthefish.DIDYOUKNOW?InKorea,manyparentswritethenamesandbirthdatesoftheirchildrenonkites.InJapan,kitesareatraditionalNewYear’sgiftforchildren.InAustralia,in1893,theboxkitewasinventedbyLawrenceHargrave.Hejoinedseveralboxkitestogetherinanattempttodevelopaflyingmachine,andwassuccessfulinflyingabout5metresofftheground.30510/21/M/J/14©UCLES2014[Turnover(a)Wheredokitesgettheirnamefrom?...............................................................................................................................................[1](b)Whyistheshapeofthekitesoimportant?...............................................................................................................................................[1](c)Whatmakestheboxkiteflyhigher?...............................................................................................................................................[1](d)Whydowatersportenthusiastslikeusingtheparafoilkite?...............................................................................................................................................[1](e)Whatdiscoverysuggeststhatkitesaremucholderthan2800years?...............................................................................................................................................[1](f)HowwerekiteshelpfulinChina?Givetwodetails...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................[1](g)Whataretheadvantagesofkitesinverycoldweather?Givetwodetails...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................[1](h)Inwhichcountryarekitescommonlygivenaspresents?...............................................................................................................................................[1](i)HowdidLawrenceHargravemanagetofly?...............................................................................................................................................[1][Total:9]40510/21/M/J/14©UCLES2014Exercise2Readthefollowingarticleaboutthenumberoflanguagest