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THE human face doesn’t lie. We show sadness and happiness through our expressions. But exactly how many emotions can our face make?Scientists used to believe we had six basic facial expressions that tell others how we feel: sad, happy, surprised, fearful, angry and disgusted (恶心的).
But a new study shows that our faces can do more than we think. Scientists from Ohio State University found out that humans can actually make 21 different facial expressions after studying how people move their facial muscles.
The scientists took pictures of 230 volunteers making faces in response to different cues (提示). These cues included phrases like “you just got some great unexpected news”, which produced a “happily surprised” reaction from volunteers. Other cues included “you smell a bad odor (气味)”, which caused “disgusted” faces.
In total, around 5,000 pictures were taken of the volunteers. The scientists then studied similarities of these pictures using a computer expression database. This helped them to define a facial expression. “That tells us that these 21 emotions are expressed in the same way by nearly everyone,” said DrAleix Martinez to The Daily Telegraph. For example, to express surprise, 92 percent of volunteers widened (睁大) their eyes and opened their mouth. And 99 percent raised their cheeks (脸颊) and smiled to show being happy.
We are not always aware of our facial expressions, which can hold clues to how we really feel. So these results may have a big impact (影响) on medical treatment. If doctors were able to recognize more complex (复杂的) emotions, it would help doctors treat patients suffering from certain diseases.
1.Scientists used to believe how many basic facial expressions that tell others how we feel?
A. 21 B.230 C. 92. D. 6
2.How didscientists from Ohio State University find out the number of facial expressions?
A. They studied how people move their eyes.
B. They studied how people move their mouths.
C. They studied how people move their facial muscles.
D. They studied how people move their eye balls.
3. What does the underlined word “This”refer to?
A. Around 5,000 pictures were taken of the volunteers.
B.The scientists studied similarities of these pictures usingan advanced picture-taking machine.
C. The scientists studied similarities of these pictures using a computer expression database.
D. Scientists from Ohio State University studied how people move their facial muscles.
4. Where can we probably find the article?
A. In a story-book B. In a travel guide
C. Ina novel D. In a science magazine
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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Hi! Full of happiness and sadness, the year 2017 is coming to an end and we invite you, the foreign friends to share your stories with our readers all over the world. We will choose some of the best and give prizes to the writers.
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Foreigners with some experiences about China during the past year. You may have visited for just a few days, stayed longer here or just met with Chinese in your own countries.
☆What to write?
Anything about China or Chinese people that happened to you. It can be Chinese food, buildings, culture or anything you think worth writing about.
☆How to join?
Email your writing to readers@chinadaily.com.cn.
☆Rules: At least 200 words and one photo about your story. More words and photos are encouraged(鼓励).
Please write the information, such as who, what, where and when, below your photos.
☆Prize: A bicycle.
☆Deadline(截止日期): December 28th, 2017.
1.Which sentence can be filled in “________” in Paragraph 2?
A. Who can join? B. When to write?
C. How to write? D. Where to join?
2.A foreign friend can NOT write about ________ in the story.
A. Yunnan Rice Noodles B. America's Got Talent
C. the Dragon Boat Festival D. the Palace Museum
3.We can see from the passage that ________.
A. the winners can get bicycles
B. you can send the story in 2018
C. 200 words are at most for the story
D. the foreign friends enjoy reading
4.The purpose(目的) of this passage is ________.
A. to teach readers how to take a photo
B. to choose some best photos about foreign cultures
C. to ask foreigners to write down their feelings about China
D. to invite Chinese people to share their stories with foreigners
5.The passage may come from ________.
A. a map B. a diary C. a dictionary D. a newspaper
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Max always_______ a smile on his face and looks happy.
A. wears B. puts C. pushes D. shows
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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I know she is very ______ . Look! The smile(微笑) is on her face.
A．smart B．happy C．sad D．clever
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Long long ago, all feelings lived on an island(岛)：Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge ,Love and all of the others. One day it was said that the island would sink, so all of the feelings were busy making boats and ready to go.
The last moment came at last! When the island nearly sank（sink的过去式）, Love gave her boat to poor people who couldn’t make a boat. Now ①it was Love’s turn to ask for help.
Richness(财富)was passing by Love in a boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered , “No, I can’t. There is lots of treasure(金银财宝) in my boat. There is no② room here for you.” Just at that time, Sadness was nearer, so Love asked,“Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh, Love, I am so sad that I need to be alone by myself .”Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was too happy to hear clearly what Love said to her.
Suddenly, there was a voice ,“Come on, Love, I will take you.”It was an elder. Love even forgot to ask him where they were going. When they reached dry land, the elder went away. Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”
“It was Time.”Knowledge answered.
“Time” asked Love. “But why did Time help me”
Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time can understand how important Love is.”
任务一 选择填空.(只填选项字母代号)
1.②room的汉语意思是_________.A. 房间 B. 空间 C. 教室
2.Long long ago,all feelings and all of the others lived on an island.They are Happiness,
Sadness,Love,_________, _________and __________.
3.Both Time and Knowledge are ___________.
4.任务三 英译汉:4.①it was Love’s turn to ask for help.
5.任务四 用英语回答问题: 5.Why did Time help Love?
八年级英语多任务混合问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Once upon a time, all the feelings(感受) such as Happiness, Sadness and Love lived together on an island. One day the feelings heard that the island would sink(下沉). They all repaired their boats and left except Love. Love wanted to stay until the last possible moment. Just as the island began to sink, Love decided to ask for help.
Miserliness(吝啬) was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said, “Miserliness, can you take me with you?” Miserliness answered, “I can’t. There are a lot of silver(银子) in my boat. There is no place for you here.”
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣) who was also passing by in a beautiful boat. “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet. You’ll make my boat dirty.” Vanity said.
Sadness was close by, so Love asked for help, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh…Love. I am very sad and I need to stay in my boat by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear Love call her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Love, I will take you.” It was an old woman. Love felt so lucky that he even forgot to ask for her name. When they got to dry land, the old woman went away. Love asked Knowledge, another old woman, “Who helped me?”
“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.
“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom(智慧) and answered, “Because only Time can understand how great Love is.”
1.Where did the feelings live？_______________________________________________
2.What was there in Miserliness’s boat？_______________________________________
3.How many feelings did Love ask for help？___________________________________
4.Did all the feelings agree to take Love with them?_______________________________
5.Why did Time help Love? ______________________________________________
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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The size and shape of your ears show your character (性格）more than any other parts of the face. Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, but ears do not change their shape. They only change in size.
Reading people’s character from their ears is an old science. In very old times people thought that a person with big ears had a good and generous character. They thought that a person with pale (nearly white), small ears was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ear showed whether（是否）a person was musical or not. Today, too, many people believe that the size and the shape of the ear help you know if a person is musical.
Ears are all different, and each characteristic（特性）has a meaning. Next time when you look at a person, see if his ears are large or small. Look at the lobes ( the lowest part of the ear). Are they attached (连着) to the face? Ears that are always red mean a person may easily get angry, or he/she just has high blood pressure (高血压). Ears that are always cold and pale mean a person has a nervous character. And a big inside hole of the ear means a person is musical.
1.In the old times people might ask for help from a person with____________.
A.red ears B.big ears C.small ears D.pale ears
2.The passage is mainly about ___________.
A.the size of our ears B.musical ears
C.ears which related to (与...有关) characters D.our faces and ears
3.We can guess Beethoven (贝多芬）may have __________________.
A.pale ears B.white ears
C.small ears D.ears with a big inside hole
4.If you are often late for school, you may find the ears of your teacher _________.
A.get bigger B.get smaller C.get colder D.get redder
八年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
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The size and shape(形状) of your ears show your character more than any other parts of the face. Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, but ears do not change their shape. They only change in size.
Reading people’s character from their ears is an old science. In very old times people thought that a person with big ears had a good and generous character. They thought that a person with pale, small ears was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ear showed if a person was musical. Today, too many people believe that the size and the shape of the ear help you know if a person is musical.
Ears are all different, and each characteristic has a meaning. Next time when you look at a person, see if his ears are large, medium-size or small. Look at the lobes (the lowest part of the ear). Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean a person may easily get angry, or he / she just has high blood pressure (高血压). Ears that are always cold and pale mean a person has a nervous character. And a big inside hole of the ear means a person is musical.
1.When a baby is born, _______________________.
A. his / her ears are red
B. his / her ears will not change all the life
C. he / she will get large ears
D. his / her ears will not change in shape
2.We can guess Beethoven (a world-famous musician) may have.
A. ears with a big inside hole
B. round white ears
C. ears with a hole in the lobes
D. big red ears
3.Which may be the best title of the article?
A. Looking at a person in the right way
B. Ears and characters
C. The change of ears
D. Ears and colours
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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If there is ________________ on someone’s face, he is not happy or sad.
A. joy B. peace C. pain
八年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析
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After we came into the houses, we found him lying on the ground with his mouth _____and eyes ______.
A. open; close B. opened; closed C. opened; close D. open; closed
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析