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The fact that blind people can see things using parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about color．If they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing it．Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brown．These discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology．

Some of our preferences are clearly psychological．Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement．Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people's mind．People in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure．Red is exciting．Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color．Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars．

1.The passage tells us that salesmen have____ ．

2.It can be inferred from the passage that__ _．

3.The most effective color in the passage for warning people is____．

4.If someone is in an angry mood, which color is better for him to become quiet?

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage?

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The fact that blind people can see things using parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about color．If they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing it．Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brown．These discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology．

Some of our preferences are clearly psychological．Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement．Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people's mind．People in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure．Red is exciting．Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color．Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars．

1.The passage tells us that salesmen have____ ．

A．tried colors on blind people

B．found out that colors affect sales

C．developed a special subject of color psychology

D．discovered the relationship between color and psychology

2.It can be inferred from the passage that__ _．

A．blind people cannot sense color differences

B．foods sell well in green or blue wrappings

C．w hat color we prefer depends on our state of mind

D．a bright color has exactly the opposite effect to red

3.The most effective color in the passage for warning people is____．

A．red              B．dark blue       C．green           D．bright yellow

4.If someone is in an angry mood, which color is better for him to become quiet?

A．Red．            B．Dark blue．      C．Brown．          D．Bright yellow

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage?

A．Colors and Feelings                  B．Colors and Sales

C．The Blind and Colors                 D．Preferences for Colors

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The conflict(争执) over what or how much homework should be comes partly from the fact that people can't seem to agree on the purpose of homework.

What teachers think?

Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce(巩固)what is learned in school. And so they ask their students to memorize what was discussed in class through homework..

Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn't have time to get to, so their homework is to let students learn additional things.

Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary because it is the best way for parents to learn what their children do in school.

Parents' ideas.

But many parents seem to have different ideas.

Elissa Cohen,who has twins at Lafayette Elementary School, doesn't like the fact that third-grade students in DC elementary schools are asked to write about 25 book summaries a year. “They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate(交替) ways of thinking about books and thinking about reading and writing. ”

Experts' opinions.

Some education reformers (改革者), such as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University, professor well-known for his theory on multiple intelligence(智力), think that Cohen is on the right track. But it is often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks.

60. How many opinions do the teachers have on "homework"?

A. 3.            B. 4.          C. 5          D.6

61. According to the experts' opinions,

A. teachers should give necessary work to the students

B. teachers should not work too hard or too long

C. teachers should let the students repeat what they didn't have time to get in class

D. what Cohen's thinking about is correct

62. What's the problem with Elissa Cohen's twins in writing about their book report?

A. They find homework really hard.

B. They simply copy one repeatedly.

C. They aren't given much thinking about what they read.

D. They get different ways of thinking about their work.

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The conflict(争执) over what or how much homework should be comes partly from the fact that people can't seem to agree on the purpose of homework.

What teachers think?

Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce(巩固)what is learned in school. And so they ask their students to memorize what was discussed in class through homework..

Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn't have time to get to, so their homework is to let students learn additional things.

Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary because it is the best way for parents to learn what their children do in school.

Parents' ideas.

But many parents seem to have different ideas.

Elissa Cohen,who has twins at Lafayette Elementary School, doesn't like the fact that third-grade students in DC elementary schools are asked to write about 25 book summaries a year. “They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate(交替) ways of thinking about books and thinking about reading and writing. ”

Experts' opinions.

Some education reformers (改革者), such as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University, professor well-known for his theory on multiple intelligence(智力), think that Cohen is on the right track. But it is often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks.

1.How many opinions do the teachers have on "homework"?

A. 3.            B. 4.          C. 5          D.6

2.According to the experts' opinions,

A. teachers should give necessary work to the students

B. teachers should not work too hard or too long

C. teachers should let the students repeat what they didn't have time to get in class

D. what Cohen's thinking about is correct

3.What's the problem with Elissa Cohen's twins in writing about their book report?

A. They find homework really hard.

B. They simply copy one repeatedly.

C. They aren't given much thinking about what they read.

D. They get different ways of thinking about their work.

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(D)

You can not see any object unless light from that object gets into your eyes. Some of the things you see give off light of their own. The sun, the stars, a lighted lamp are examples that can be seen by their own light. Such things are luminous. Most of the things you see are not giving off light of their own. They are simply reflecting light that falls on them from the sun or some other luminous bodies. The moon, for example, does not give off any light of its own. It is non-luminous. You see it because sunlight falls on it and some of it reflects in our direction. So moon light is only second hand sunlight.

When you look at a book, it sends to your eyes some of the light which falls on it, and you see the book. If light could be kept out from where you are so that there would be no light for the book to reflect, then you could not see the book even with your eyes wide open.

Light travels so fast that the time in which it travels from the book you are reading to your eyes is so short as if there were no time at all. Light reaches us from the moon, which is about 380 000 kilometers away, in only a little more than a second.

1.You can see the book because_______.

A．your eyes are close to it                  B．it reflects some of the sunlight

C．it has light of its own                     D．your eyesight can get to it

2.The underlined word “luminous” means_______.

A．visible            B．all colors          C．giving off light      D．sunlight

3.________ have light of their own.

A．The sun and the moon                   B．The stars and the earth

C．The sun and the stars                    D．The moon and the earth

4.Which of the following is true?

A．All the things you can see give off light.

B．Light from the book is much shorter than that from the moon.

C．The moment you open your eyes the light from the book travels to your eyes.

D．Light travels so fast that there is no time for you to read.

5.This article is probably from _________ .

A．a science magazine                      B．a medical magazine

C．a biography                            D．a story book.

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Millions of people all over the world use the word OK. In fact, some people say the word is used more often than any other word in the world. OK means all right or acceptable. It expresses agreement or approval.

1.　 Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw(乔克托语). The Choctaw word “okeh” means the same as the American word okay. Experts say early explorers in the American West spoke the Choctaw language in the nineteenth century.

But many people doubt this. Language expert Allen Walker Read wrote about the word “OK” in reports published in the 1960s. He said the word began being used in the 1830s. 　 2.　 Some foreign-born people wrote “all correct” as “o-l-l-k-o-r-r-e-c-t”, and used the letters OK. Other people say a railroad worker named Obadiah Kelly invented the word long ago. They said he put the first letters of his name--O and K--on each object people gave him to send on the train.

3. The organization supported Martin Van Buren for president in 1840. They called their group the OK club. The letters were taken from the name of the town where Martin was born--Old Kinderhook, New York.

Then there is the expression A-OK. It is a space-age expression. It was used in 1961 during the flight of astronaut Alan Shepard. He was the first American to be launched into space. His flight ended when his spacecraft landed in the ocean, as planned. Shepard reported, “Everything is A-OK.” 　 4. One story says it was first used during the early days of the telephone to tell an operator that a message had been received.

There are also funny ways to say okay. 5. These expressions were first used in the 1930s. Today, a character on the American television series “The Simpsons” says it another way. He says okely-doke.

A. Some people say okey-dokey or okey-doke.

B. Still others say a political organization invented the word.

C. Therefore, it has become popular in that area from then on.

D. But many experts don’t agree on what the expression means.

E. Still, language experts do not agree about where the word came from.

F. It was a short way of writing a different spelling of the word “all correct”.

G. However, some experts say the expression did not begin with the space age.

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完形填空

Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they_________. Yet, all living things still show the__________of aging, which will eventually___________death.

Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the__________they form do not function as well as they____________in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less__________against disease and is more_________to have an accident.

A number of related causes may___________to aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not____________when they die. As a person ages, ________　 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. ________ body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the________ cells may not be as workable or as capable　　 ________　 growth as those of a young person.

Another ________ in aging may be changes within the cells________ . Some of the protein(蛋白质) chemicals in cells are known ________ with age and become less elastic (有弹性). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles（起皱纹）and ________ . This is also the reason why old people ________ in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and　 ________ information that the cells need. Aging may affect this ________　 and change the information carrying molecules(分子) so that they do not transmit the information as well.

1.A. would　　　　　　　　 　 B. be used to　　　 　　　 C. used to　　 　　　　 D. used

2.A. function　　　　　　 　 B. effect　　　　 　　　　 C. affect 　　　　　　 D. sign

3.A. lead in　　　　　　 　 B. give in　　 　　　　　　 C. run into　 　　　　 D. result in

4.A. hands　　　　　　　 　 B. feet　　 　　　　　　　　 C. heart　　 　　　　 D. organs

5.A. do　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. has done　　　 　　　　　 C. did　　 　　　　　　 D. had done

6.A. energy　　　　　　 　　 B. protection　　　　 　　 　 C. prevention　 　　 D. power

7.A. likely　　　　　　　 B. probable　　　　　　 　 　 C. possible 　　　　　 D. alike

8.A. attend　　　　　　 B. lead　　　　 　　　　　　 C. add　　　　　 　　　　 D. devote

9.A. replaced　　　　　　 B. rebuilt　　　　 　　　　 　 C. recovered 　　　 D. rearranged

10.A. a number　　　　　 　 B. the amount　　 　　　　　 C. the number　　 　 D. a great deal

11.A. The others　　　　 B. Others　　　　　　 　　 　　 C. Another　　 　　　　 D. Other

12.A. old　　　　　　　　 　 B. left　　　　 　　　　 　　 C. new　　　　 　　　　　 D. other

13.A. to　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　 　　　　　　　 D. in

14.A. factor　　　　　　 　 B. effect　　　　　　　 　 　 C. reason　 　　　　　 D. element

15.A. for themselves　 　 B. of themselves　　 　　 C. themselves 　　　 D. on their own

16.A. change　　　　　　 B. to have changed　 　　 C. to change　　 　 D. to be changed

17.A. becomes loose　　　 B. is become loosely　　 　 C. became loosely D. is becoming loose

18.A. increase　　　　　 　　 B. shrink　　 　　　　　 　　 C. lengthen　　　　 　　 D. decrease

19.A. pass away　　　　 　　 B. pass by　　　　 　　 　 C. pass off 　　　　　 D. pass on

20.A. improvement　　　 　　 B. possess　　 　　　　　　 C. approach　 　　　　 D. process

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Mary is blind. If she ______ the bright world now, she would be full of joy.

A.will see B.can see C.could see D.has seen

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Can you imagine a classroom missing the one thing that has long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing? No paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.

A “paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to achieve. Students don’t do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use palm-sized, or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student’s personal computer.

Having computers also means that students can use the Wed. They can look up information on any subject they’re studying, from Maths to social science.

High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida., US, described how her class used the Wed to refugee camps,” she said. “Using a book that’s three or four years old is impossible.”

A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper each week to each student.

“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,” she said.

But, with all this technology, there’s always the risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available for these hi-tech students.

1.In a paperless classroom, what is a must?

A. Pens.      B. Computers.      C. Textbooks       D. Pencils.

2.The high school teacher, Judy Harrell, used the example of her class to show that ________

A. the Web could take them everywhere

B. the Web taught them everything.

C. the Web is a good tool for information

D. the Web is where you can download information

3.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a paperless classroom?

A. You won’t get angry with your pen.

B. Computers may break down sometimes.

C. Students can get information from Internet.

D. A lot of money or money or trees will be saved.

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People eat different things in different parts of the world.

In south China we eat rice every day. Sometimes we eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. We usually eat it with fish, meat and vegetable.

The Japanese eat rice, too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw（生的）fish. In Africa, maize（玉米）is the most important food. People there make maize into flour（面粉）.From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes.

In western（西方的）countries such as Britain, Australia and the U.S.A, the most important food is bread or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They cook the potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and chips. Sometimes people cook this food at home, but usually they buy it at the shop. They eat this food at home, in their work place, in the park or on the road. People call it "take-away" food.

1.This passage is about ______.

A. food　　 B. drink

C. clothes　　 D. ways of life

2.Who sometimes eat fish when it isn't cooked?

A. People in China　　 B. People in Japan

C. People in Africa　　 D. People in Britain

3.The most important food for African people is ______.

A. rice　　 B. fish

C. Maize　　 D. vegetable

4.Which of the following countries is called " a western country"?

A. One of the countries in Africa　　 B. Japan

C. China　　 D. Australia

5.People eat "take-away" food ______.

A. at home　　 B. on their way to school

C. in their offices　　 D. A、B and C

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