Everything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light waves in the form of colors, the ear hears sound waves in the form of noises. The ear and the eye turn these different waves into signals that the brain (大脑) can make sense of.
The ears and brain have an amazing ability to recognize（识别）particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her baby’s cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance.
The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.
Another hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound.Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?
a. The ears receive the sound waves.
b. The mother recognizes her baby’s cry.
c. The ears turn the sound waves into signals.
d. The baby’s cry travels in the form of sound waves
e. The brain connects the signals to the information in the memory.
| A．d-a-c-b-e | B．d-a-c-e-b |
| C．a-d-c-b-e | D．a-d-c-e-b |
. Certain words or songs can change a person’s moods mainly because of his .
| A．lifestyle | B．personality |
| C．experiences | D．hobbies |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．Human Brain’s Amazing Facts |
| B．Human Hearing Characteristics |
| C．How to improve Hearing |
| D．How Do Humans Hear |
This is an old story. One day, a man was not happy when his six-year-old daughter made a box with some paper. The family didn’t have much money. So the father thought his daughter wasted (浪费) the paper. The next day, the little girl gave the box to her father and said, “Dad, today is your birthday. This box is for you.”
The man was happy. But he was not happy again when he found there was nothing in the box. “Why didn’t you put anything for me in the box?” He asked his daughter. The little girl looked at him and cried, “Dad, I put my love in the box. It’s all for you!”
The man felt sad and said sorry to his daughter. Sometimes, we can’t see love with our eyes. What did the daughter do the next day?
| A．She gave the box to her father. |
| B．She put some money in the box. |
| C．She gave some paper to her father. |
| D．She bought a gift to her father. |
Why was the father was not happy again when he opened the box?
| A．Because he didn’t like the box. |
| B．Because there was nothing in the box. |
| C．Because he thought his daughter wasted paper. |
| D．Because he didn’t have money |
What is the meaning (意思) of the underlined (划线的) word “it”?
| A．Box. | B．Paper. |
| C．Love. | D．money |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The family had lots of money. |
| B．The daughter wasted the paper. |
| C．The father didn’t like his daughter. |
| D．The daughter loved her father. |
I’m Tom. My best friends are John and Ann. We do many things together. John lives near my house and we are in the same class. He’s fifteen years old and he’s tall and slim. He has blond hair and blue eyes. He’s polite(有礼貌的) and very clever. He’s very good at math and he sometimes helps me with my homework. He usually wears jeans and a T-shirt. We also play basketball at a nearby (附近的) park together and sometimes we play video games at my house after school.
Our friend Ann isn’t in our school. She’s short and slim with straight brown hair and brown eyes. She’s a little bit shy. We all have kung fu lesson every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. Ann is really good at kung fu. We call her the “kung fu kid”. She sometimes plays basketball with us, too. She often wears a dress, a T-shirt and a baseball cap. The three of us have great fun together.Where do Tom and John play video games?
| A．At John’s house | B．At Tom’s house |
| C．At Ann’s house | D．At the video house |
What do the three children do together?
| A．Play baseball | B．Play basketball |
| C．Play video games | D．play soccer |
What clothes do John and Ann like to wear?
| A．T-shirt | B．Jeans |
| C．Jackets | D．dress |
When do the children have kung fu lesson?
| A．Every Thursday and Wednesday afternoon. |
| B．Every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. |
| C．Every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. |
| D．Every Thursday and Tuesday afternoon. |
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How much is each fried chicken leg on Saturday?
| A．$2.5. | B．$2. |
| C．$1.5. | D．$3 |
How many kinds of dumplings are there in Jiahe Dumpling House?
| A．Two. | B．Three. |
| C．Four. | D．Five |
If you eat two small bowls of egg and tomato noodles, you need to pay __________.
| A．¥10. | B．¥16. | C．¥20 | D．¥25 |
We lived in a country area and had to visit a man with a few cows to get our milk many years ago. I was afraid of this big dog. It looked strong and spent a lot of time barking and showing his huge teeth.
My elder brother, Ivan, he laughed at me and said Momo had a bark worse than his bite. "Harry said his dog wouldn't hurt us," He said. I was afraid and walked behind Ivan while Harry gave us some milk and Momo barked at us.
Harry laughed, "Momo always barks," he said, "come on, take no notice of him, pat him, then he won't bite." He came to Momo and carefully patted Momo on the head.
Unluckily. Milk went everywhere. Ivan needed ten stitshes（缝针）in his hand and couldn't work for weeks.
We had free milk for weeks. And Harry asked Ivan not to report Momo to the authorities（当局）. But later, Momo had a bad end because he bit the wrong person.
| A. Momo bit Ivan's hand and he hurt badly. B. To show me where he was. C. The man had a black dog called Momo. D. Being kind-hearted, Ivan didn't. E. One day Ivan took me to collect the milk with him. F. Momo was a good dog, but he didn't know Ivan well. G. I refused, but Ivan decided to show how brave he was. |
Do you want to be the most popular, person in your class? You don't want to change your character; you just need to improve your personality. In fact, the most popular people are trusted（信任）and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us. Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class.
If you want others to like and respect（尊重）you, you have to start by liking and accepting（接受）yourself. Do not change yourself in order to please others.
Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. Being nice to people is almost like helping them because by being nice you make others happy.
Be active and have a positive view towards life. Develop confidence in yourself.
Stay clean and wear fresh clothes. Do no try to follow fashion to please others
Respect cannot be brought with big words and power（权力）. You have to get it by being honest. It also helps your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect. What can we know from the first paragraph?
| A．We should improve our personality to be trusted and loved. |
| B．We should change our character. |
| C．We shouldn't improve our personality. |
| D．We should please others. |
How can you be respected by your classmates according the article?
| A．By following fashion. | B．By using big words. |
| C．By being honest and helpful | D．By changing yourself. |
The underlined sentence shows that .
| A．you should be polite when you help others |
| B．you should always be nice to others |
| C．we can help others only by being happy |
| D．we should always think of others |
The writer thinks a person who is liked by the whole class must be .
①confident ②positive
③good-looking ④helpful ⑤fashionable
| A．①②③ | B．③④⑤ | C．①②④ | D．①②⑤ |
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