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If I were to ask you to close your eyes and I gave you a piece of apple to eat，would you be able to tell me what it is just by tasting it？Of course，you could. Your tongue（舌头）helps you know what different foods taste like. Do you know that foods would taste different if you did not have a nose？
What You Need
☆a friend to help
☆small pieces of any food like carrot，orange，banana-whatever you have
☆small pieces of apples，raw（uncooked）potato and（if you are brave）onion（洋葱）
What You Do
There are actually three different experiments. You and your friend should take turns trying them on each other.
Experiment1:
Have your friend close her eyes and open her mouth. Give her a piece of the food and ask her to taste it. Then, ask her what she thinks it is. She will probably guess correctly.
Experiment2:
While your friend has her eyes closed, give her a piece of raw potato. At the same time, hold a piece of apple right under her nose. Ask her to eat the potato and tell you what she thinks it is. She will say it is a piece of apple! You can even do it the other way around, and she will think she is eating a potato, or, perhaps, she won't be able to name what she is eating.
Experiment 3:(for the brave)
Take a piece of raw onion. You don't have to close your eyes this time. Press your nose closed with yourother hand so that no smells can get into your nose. Now eat a small piece of the onion. Surprise! As long as you hold your nose, you will not be able to taste the onion.
The Science Secret
You already know the science secret. Your nose and your tongue work together to make food taste the way it does. Your tongue, however, can taste only certain flavors like salty, bitter, sour, and sweet. All of the other"tastes"are actually "smells", and you need your nose to taste them.
Oh, you might use this science secret the next time you are forced to eat something you don't like the taste of. If you hold your nose while you eat it, you won't"taste"it at all.
1.According to this article, what could a person know about food?
A. People hold their noses to eat onions.
B. If you close your eyes, food will taste better.
C. People need a sense of smell to taste some food.
D. If you can smell potatoes, you will taste apples.
2.What is the most probable reason Experiment 3 is called"for the brave"?
A. You have to eat a raw onion.
B. You keep your eyes open.
C. You have to hold your nose.
D. You do the experiment alone.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Knowledge comes from personal experience.
B. Team work helps us to find out science secrets.
C. We should have courage while doing experiments.
D. We can't draw a conclusion simply from the feeling.
4.What's the passage mainly about?
A. Why different foods can smell the same.
B. How smell influences the way food tastes.
C. Why some things smell better than others.
D. How smell changes the way we see things.
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Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?
With medical knowledge(知识) and skills today, two thirds of the world's 42 million blind people need not have to suffer(受苦).Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.
ORBIS is an international charitable organization(慈善组织)．Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television rooms and classrooms. Experts(专家) teach doctors the latest technology（技术） of helping the blind get sight(视力) again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.
ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat（治疗）thousands of blind people every year. They have traveled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.
For just $38，you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people；$1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $13,000，you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.
根据短文内容填空。
1. countries have the knowledge of helping blind people.
2.ORBIS' goal is to _______.
3.ORBIS has taught doctors and nurses.
4.We can bring with $380 .
5.If we give money to ORBIS, we can help blind people to the world.
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阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
（3）Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn’t see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?
With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer(受苦). Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.
ORBIS is an international charitable organization(慈善组织). Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.
ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35, 000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have travelled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20, 000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.
For just $38, you can help one person see;for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people;$1, 300 helps train a doctor new skills;and for $13, 000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. （4）Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.
(一)根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1.How many blind people are there in the world?
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2.What’s the goal of ORBIS?
_________________________________________________________________________
(二)将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。
3._________________________________________
4._________________________________________
(三)请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
5._____________________________________
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根据句意或汉语提示补全单词。
1.Mary closed her eyes and listen to him in s_________.
2.I am sorry you didn’t r_____ your mistakes.
3.The sun r _____in the east.
4.He was playing football with his friends at that time on the school p_________.
5.We hope that the little girl can tell us the t____.
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Are you going to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family? If your father smokes, you must ask him to be careful, because on January 1st, 2007, Hong Kong began to ban(禁止）smoking in most public places, such as restaurants, workplaces, schools, public parks, museums and so on. That’s to say, if someone smokes in those places, he is breaking the law. And then he will have to pay up to HK $5000.
The ban is to stop passive smoking. What is passive(被动的）smoking? When people smoke in a restaurants or on the bus, others have to breathe the smoke too. They don’t want to breathe but they have no choice(选择）. This is passive smoking. It is very bad for people’s health.
Hong Kong is not the first to have a smoking ban. On January 1st, 2006,Singapore(新加坡）began to ban smoking in most public places.
1.What does “law” mean in Chinese?
A. 法律 B. 责任 C. 风俗 D. 承诺
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. For most people, passive smoking isn’t bad for their health.
B. You can smoke when you are in Hong Kong.
C. If someone smokes in public parks in Hong Kong, he will have to pay up to HK $5000.
D. Hong Kong banned smoking in most public places before Singapore did.
3.Why did Hong Kong ban smoking in most public places？
A.Because people in Hong Kong hate smoking.
B.Because it want to stop passive smoking which is bad for people’s health.
C.Because smoking is good for people’s health.
D.Because passive smoking is only bad for some people.
4. What’s the meaning of “passive smoking”?
A. 吸烟 B.递烟 C.烟囱 D.二手烟
5.把文中划线句子翻译成中文。
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Are you too nervous to work out the problem when your teacher asks you to come to the blackboard?If your_____ is “yes”,you get really shy.
Shyness means feeling frightened when you’re the ____ of attention(关注).In fact,everybody gets shy_____,even the great people in history.Some experts say shy people are cleverer_____ they think more and talk less.Shy people are also good ____ working with others because they think more for other people.
Most people have red faces and talk in ____ sentences when they get shy.It isn’t a very big problem.But some people become so shy ____ they can’t do the things they want to do.This kind of shyness can be ____ for a person.Here are some good ways to make shy people braver.
Tell people you are shy.
____ to smile more.People think you are friendly and easy to talk to when you smile.
Put your attention somewhere_____.Think more ways to enjoy the party or the game.
1.A. word B. question C. way D. answer
2.A. line B. center C. middle D. end
3.A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. never
4.A. because B. so C. and D. but
5.A. by B. for C. at D. of
6.A. lost B. whole C. long D. broken
7.A. that B. this C. those D. these
8.A. good B. bad C. important D. necessary
9.A. Learn B. Make C. Get D. Try
10.A. soon B. else C. well D. alone
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Your eyes allow you to see color, light, buildings and the face of those you love. The eyes are a clear way to feel the world. Here are some tips about how to look after your eyes.
Take an eye break
Many people need to look at computer screens（屏幕）when they work or study. That puts a lot of pressure （压力）on their eyes. So for every 20 minutes spent looking at a screen, you should take an eye break of around 20 seconds. During the break, you should loo at something that is at least 6 meters away.
Wear a sun hat or sunglasses
There are some harmful（有害的）rays from the sun. UV rays（紫外线）can be harmful to the eyes, so it’s best to get into the habit of protecting them from an early age. Wearing a sun hat or sunglasses is the best way to protect your eyes.
Eat eye-friendly foods
You can also protect your eyes by eating some eye-friendly foods. Green vegetables and fish are good to keep our eyes healthy.
Have a good sleep
Make sure you have a good night’s sleep. You may think you are doing nothing when you’re sleeping.But it’s time for your body to rebuild and repair（重建和修复）. At night, your eyes keep cleaning out the dirty things that come in during the day.
1.How often should we take an eye break when we look at a screen?
A.Every ten minutes. B.Every hour
C.Every twenty minutes. D.Every twenty seconds.
2.Which is the best way to protect your eyes from UV rays?
A.Take an eye break. B.Wear a sun hat or sunglasses.
C.Eat eye-friendly foods. D.Have a good sleep.
3.Which is eye-friendly food?
A.Green vegetables. B.Hamburgers. C.Ice cream. D.Hot dogs.
4.How many tips does the writer give us to protect our eyes?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five
5.What is the passage about?
A.What kind of food we should eat. B.The importance of our eyes.
C.How to have a good sleep. D.Ways to protect our eyes.
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Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. Everyone wants to be happy. But sometimes, a guest comes in without invitation. It's unhappiness. Don't let it get you down. Send it away!
When you feel happy, the world feels like a better place. As the saying goes: When you smile, the world smiles with you; when you cry, you cry alone. Wearing a smile will make you more charming (迷人的) and help you to win lots of friends. A good mood always gives you hope, which makes trouble and problems easier to handle.
No matter how happy you are, it's normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy once in a while. Life is full of ups and downs. We can't change the way life is, but we can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one. To help us do this, it's good to know some of the factors (因素) that influence happiness.
One of the biggest factors is social relationships. People who are close to family and friend are happier than people who don't have those relationships. Talking and sharing is a good way to relax and build confidence (信心). Knowing someone is there for you will make you braver and more outgoing.
Another factor is work or school. If you enjoy school, even if you have lots of homework or extra classes, you will still feel that your school life is meaningful and happy. But if you hate school, your negative attitude may cause you to feel bored and upset that you have to do so much work.
A third factor is your attitude towards life. How do you feel if you fail in an exam? Maybe you think it's unfair because you always study hard and should get a good mark. You can't stop blaming yourself. Or, maybe you accept it. You go through the paper carefully, find out why you made stupid mistakes, and tell yourself, "Take it easy! I'll do better next time!" Your attitude makes a big difference.
1.The writer tells us ______ factors that influence happiness.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
2.If you fail in an exam you should ______ .
A. blame yourself
B. complain about others
C. work harder than before
D. go through the paper again
3.Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Make Trouble Easy To Handle
B. Your School Life Is Happy
C. The World Smiles With You
D. You Make Your Own Happiness
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阅读与回答问题
Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. Everyone wants to be happy. But sometimes, a guest comes in without invitation. It’s unhappiness. Don’t let it get you down. Send it away.
When you are happy, the world feels like a better place. As the saying goes: When you smile, the world smiles with you; when you cry, you cry alone. Wearing a smile makes you more charming(迷人的)and helps you to win lots of friends. A good mood（心情）always gives you hope, which makes trouble and problems easier to handle.
No matter how happy you are, it’s normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy once in a while. Life is full of ups and downs. We can’t change the way life is, but we can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one. To help us do this, it’s good to know some of the factors（因素）that influence happiness.
One of the biggest factors is social relationships. People who are close to family and friends are happier than people who don’t have those relationships. Talking and sharing is a good way to relax and build confidence. Knowing someone is there for you will make you braver and more outgoing.
Another factor is work or school. If you enjoy school, even if you have lots of homework or extra classes, you will feel that your school life is meaningful and happy. But if you hate school, your negative attitude（消极的态度）may cause you to feel bored and upset that you hate to do so much work.
A third factor is your attitude towards life. How do you feel if you fail in an exam? Maybe you think it’s unfair because you always study and should have got a good mark. You can’t stop blaming（责备）yourself. Or, maybe you accept it. You go through the paper carefully, find out why you made stupid mistakes, and tell yourself, “Take it easy! I’ll do better next time!” Your attitude makes a big difference.
Do you smile a lot or wear a long face most of the time?
1.How many factors can influence happiness in the passage?
________________________________________________________________________.
2.What will make you more charming and give you hope?
____________________________________________.
3.How will your school life be if you enjoy school?
________________________________________________________________.
4.What can you do when you can’t change the way life is?
________________________________________________________________.
5.How do you make yourself happy in your daily life?
________________________________________________________________________.
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＂Who would you like to change your life with if possible? ＂Last week, we asked many middle school students this question. The following are some of their _____.
Zhang Yike, 12
I want to change my life with my friend, Wang Xiaohui. She is studying in England now. She has _____ to many countries, such as the US and France. They are the places I wish to visit. What’s more, she _____ much better English than me. If I change my life with her, I can visit many beautiful countries, eat delicious _____ and meet different kinds of people there.
Qiu Haoran, 14
I’d like to change my life with my Chinese teacher Miss Zhao. Miss Zhao is a very kind lady. She _____ a lot, so she always has so many _____ stories to tell us. We all like her classes. I also want to be such an excellent teacher and be _____ with my students.
Tan Bo, 13
I will change my life with my elder brother. My brother is a college student now. He doesn’t have to go to class all the time. He can study _____ he is interested in. And he even has a part-time job to make money. To _____, all of these sound very interesting. I really want a life ______ this.
1.A. answers B. problems C. questions D. changes
2.A. gone B. come C. been D. moved
3.A. says B. speaks C. talks D. tells
4.A. drink B. air C. food D. water
5.A. teaches B. knows C. thinks D. asks
6.A. long B. short C. terrible D. interesting
7.A. busy B. angry C. popular D. serious
8.A. that B. which C. who D. what
9.A. me B. him C. you D. them
10.A. at B. on C. for D. like