People have been interested in color and its effects for hundreds of years. More recently, research has turned to the question of how different colors can help students learn better.
Believe it or not, some colors can affect a child's IQ（智商）. For example, a simple black and white color scheme may cause IQ to become low, while the good use of reds and oranges may raise it as much as 15 points. Be careful not to use too much, however; a little red is exciting, but too much makes people uncomfortable. Bright yellow is exciting to the brain, while the color green is thought to encourage creativity.
Use blue and green to calm yourself. Blue, especially, can cause you to calm down. Something blue in a reading area, for example, may help you focus（集中于） on what you are reading. But too much dark blue can make you sad, so use light blue on walls or large floor areas.
If you are struggling to read, try a different color of paper. According to a study, 80 percent of children who had difficulty in reading improved their understanding when they put something grey or blue over their pages. Do not use bright colors here, as they become difficult to look at after a while.
However, use bright colors like red, orange and yellow for important points. These colors attract the eye and may help you notice details.
The same color of the walls of a room do not help you focus on your studies, but make you slow in understanding. Colors, on the other hand, make the senses active and encourage learning. Use primary colors red, yellow and blue in a proper way. Then how do you make your choices of color? It mainly depends on（取决于）your space, the lighting and the function (功能) of the room.The color grey may help you_______.
| A．read better | B．calm down |
| C．raise IQ | D．feel creative |
If you want to remember some important points, you may use the colors_______.
| A．green and blue | B．grey and blue |
| C．red and yellow | D．black and white |
Which is the most important when you choose the color for your room?
| A．Your IQ and abilities. |
| B．The use of your room. |
| C．Your likes and dislikes. |
| D．The location of your room. |
Which might be the proper title for the passage?
| A．What should we learn about colors? |
| B．Why are people interested in colors? |
| C．Where should we be careful with colors? |
| D．How do colors affect our learning abilities? |
Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分)
Have you ever seen an exhibition of rare Mexican grey wolves? There are five young male wolves in Brookfield Zoo now. The exhibition is d______ into two areas, an indoor room and a peaceful outdoor viewing or playing area. In the indoor area of the exhibition, which is small and can e__
___ become crowded, you can see the wolves t___
___ one-way glass and also enjoy a few different activities.
One of these activities is very interesting. You stand in a dark room, listening to recorded wolf howls（长嚎）. You can really get an idea of what it feels like to be in a dark and d____ forest. After about a minute and a half, some wolves in the woods a___
___ on the wall in front of you. It is a great experience for n___
__ lovers.
In the outdoor area of the exhibition, there is a small river, ponds, fallen trees and a wetland. Visitors can walk among lifelike models of wolf prey(猎物), learning about different hunting s______ the wolves use, how they store their food and how they communicate, while watching the wolves from behind an electric fence.
After a tour of the exhibition, you can read Wolf Brother written by Paver. It was made into a movie by director Ridley Scott.
Welcome to our exhibition of rare Mexican grey wolves!
Students at Empire High School started class with no text books－but it wasn’t because of money problems.
Instead, the school gave iBooks－laptop computersto each of its 340 students, becoming one of the first US public schools to stop printed textbooks.
School officials believe that the electronic materials will make students enjoy learning more. Empire High Schoolwas designed to have a textbook-free environment.
Students at Empire High School get the materials over the school’s Internet network. The school has a central control system that limits what can be downloaded(下载) at the school.
“Students can hand in homework online. We have a web program that helps to check if you copy from others,” the headmaster Baker said.
In addition to offering up-to-date information, teachers can make the lessons more enjoyable. For example, lessons in history can include links to a person’s daily life, his ideas, his discovery, and so on.
Social studies teacher Jeremy Gypton said the change was easier than expected. Gypton said he assigned reading based on websites, used online groups and message boards to keep the students connected. And he also asked them to comment（评论）on each other’s work.
Julian Tarazon, a new student, said that it was kind of hard at first, because you had to put things in folders(文件夹). But after a couple of days, you got used to it. Another student Morgan Northcutt said the computer system had made it easier to do homework.
The school isn’t completely paperless, however. It has a library, and students can read books in it.
“We’re not trying to get rid of books,” Baker said. “We love books.”The students at Empire High School will study in class without ___________ this year.
| A．text messages | B．printed textbooks | C．reading materials | D．electric machines |
The teachers at Empire High School began to use iBooks because they___________.
| A．had money problems | B．had limited network |
| C．wanted to improve their teaching | D．wanted a web program |
A central control system can help to control __________.
| A．how much to download | B．what to download |
| C．how to download | D．why to download |
The underlined word “assigned” probably means “___________”.
| A．说明 | B．完成 | C．转让 | D．布置 |
The biggest advantage of the homework online is that___________.
| A．students can do it anytime |
| B．information online is available |
| C．there is a lot of reading based on websites |
| D．it provides a platform for students to share ideas |
The best title of the passage might be “___________”.
| A．High School uses iBooks instead of textbooks |
| B．Don’t try to get rid of books |
| C．Learning without textbooks is harder |
| D．Doing homework online |
Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat is often seen in restaurants. It seems that eating snakes is now in fashion, and if you ( A ) ___________ (not eat) any snakes yet, you’re considered out-of-date. But I wonder whether it is worth following.
Some people think that eating snake meat is good for their health. But these people don’t know that snakes usually eat mice and worms. Therefore, there are many parasites（寄生虫）found inside snakes’ bodies. ( B ) 它们可能对我们的健康有害。 Apart from this, we’re sorry to see that more snakes are being killed by a butcher’s knife. According to the newspaper, Shanghai Star, about 1,000 tons of snakes are eaten by people every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day. ( C ) If we still turn a blind eye to this, a vicious circle（恶性循环）will be created — if more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, and the number of mice will increase, which will result in a decrease in crop output. This will make more people hungry. Who wants to see such a tragedy?
( D ) Therefore, let’s not eat snakes any more! To protect the snakes is to protect ourselves.用 ( A ) 处所给词的正确形式填空。 ________________________
将 ( B ) 处的句子翻译成英语。
___________________________________________________________________________________将 ( C ) 处翻译成汉语。
__________________________________________________________________________________改写 ( D ) 处的句子，句意不变。
Therefore, let’s ___________ ____________ eating snakes!根据短文内容回答问题：
What will happen if people eat more snakes? ____________________________________________________
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young people. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular online.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security of online shopping, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you get the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”____________________ are the most popular online.
| A．Candies and DVD players. | B．Treasure products |
| C．Clothing and home-use products. | D．Clothes and books. |
In the last paragraph, the underlined word “them” refers to “_____________”.
| A．the shop owners | B．products | C．sellers | D．online shops |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Wang Lin’s life | B．Online shopping in China |
| C．China’s online shoppers | D．Shopping online is not safe |
Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him.
Mr. Baker, one of his friends, works in a factory outside the city. It is far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the morning, sometimes he is late for the work. His manager warns the young man will be sent away unless he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car, but he hasn’t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went to the flea market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial（实验）drive, the seller agreed. He called Mr. King and asked him to help him.
Mr. King examined the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing, the light turned red. He tried to stop it, but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop, but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.
“Didn’t you hear me?” the police man asked angrily.
“Yes, I did, sir,” said Mr. King, “Since it doesn’t listen to me, can it obey you?”Mr. King is paid more because he ____________________.
| A．always drives very slowly | B．is not afraid of danger |
| C．has driven for years | D．drives very well |
Mr. Baker went to the flea market to ____________________.
| A．buy a second-hand car | B．have a trial drive |
| C．choose a new car | D．sell his old car |
Mr. King tried to stop the car when _____________________.
| A．he saw an old woman crossing the street |
| B．he saw a big tree |
| C．the traffic lights turned red |
| D．the policeman shouted angrily at him |
According to the story, which of the following sentences is true?
| A．Mr. King will be sent away if he keeps being late. |
| B．Mr. Baker can’t afford to buy an old car. |
| C．Mr. King didn’t hear the policeman. |
| D．Something was wrong with the car. |
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