Let’s try doing the following experiment.
What to do：
Use string to hang a paper clip or other small object at about chest（胸部）level.
Pick up a stick，such as a broom handle. Take three or four steps away from the paper clip.
Now close one eye and walk toward the paper clip. Try to touch it with the tip of the stick. If you miss，try again，still keeping one eye closed. Now try it with both eyes open and see if it’s easier to do.
How it works：
In the experiment，you have to judge how far away the paper clip is. Your brain has several ways of doing this.
One simple way depends on how much your eye has to focus（聚焦）itself. Using only one eye，most people will find it difficult to touch the paper clip on the first try，but the brain still gets some information about distance—though not much.
Your brain can judge distance much better when you look at something with both eyes. In fact，your brain has more than one way to use both eyes in judging distance. For example，to see anything clearly，you have to make both of your eyes point at the object. When you look at a nearby object，your eyes turn inward. You can feel this happening if you look at the tip of your finger and move your finger toward your nose.
Your brain gets information from the eyes about how much they are pointing toward each other. Using that information，the brain can tell how far away any object is，whether it is a basketball or a paper clip.
How many materials do we need at least to do the experiment?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
The passage is mainly about that with eyes our brain can judge .
| A．how big an object is |
| B．how high an object is |
| C．how far away an object is |
| D．how much information an object is |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Our brain judges distance in one way when we use both eyes. |
| B．Our brain cannot judge the distance of a small object but a big one. |
| C．How much our eyes focus helps our brain judge the size of an object. |
| D．How much our eyes focus helps our brain judge the distance of an object. |
From the experiment we can infer（推断） .
| A．with one eye we can see an object as clearly as we use two eyes |
| B．our eyes turn towards the inside when we look at an object very near |
| C．within 3 or 4 steps，the nearer an object is，the more clearly we can see it |
| D．our brain can hardly get any information about distance when we use one eye |
One evening, Mrs. White said to her husband in surprise, “You look like the football player in the game on TV!” Mr. White watched that man carefully and then said, “Yeah. He is really like me.”
A week later, Mr. White heard that the football player would come to their city. He was very happy. He bought an expensive ticket and went to watch the football game. He wanted to have a look at the player face to face. However, a short time later, Mr. White ran back home. To Mrs. White’s surprise, her husband was black and blue all over his face. “Oh, dear! What happened to you?” , Mrs. White cried（大喊）. Her husband answered angrily, “How terrible it was! Many people in our city wanted to hit that player. When I got there, someone began to hit met. Later, more and more people came to hit me. I turned and ran home at once. Luckily, I could run fast, or I’ll never return home.”
根据文章的内容选择最佳答案。Mr. White felt __________ when he knew the player would come to their city.
A. sad B. angry C. happyMr. White bought an expensive football ticket because __________.
A. Mrs. White asked him to buy it
B. he wanted to see the player
C. he really wanted to watch the gameThe underlined words “black and blue” mean “__________” in Chinese.
A. 黑与蓝 B. 精神焕发 C. 青一块紫一块Mr. White ran back home a short time later because __________.
A. the player didn’t like him
B. the game was very boring
C. many people came to hit him Which is the best title for the passage?
A. A Bad Player B. A Football Fan C. A Football Game
根据文章的内容选择最佳答案。.The note（便条） for leave was from _______ to .
A. Jane; the doctor B. Jane; Miss Gao C. the doctor; Miss GaoThe note was written（被写） __________.
A. at school B. in Chinese C. on September 20 Jane was not feeling well that day because __________.
A. she had a cold B. it was too cold C. she couldn’t go to schoolThe doctor told Jane __________.
A. to stay at school
B. to stay in bed for two days
C. not to go to school later Jane hoped to go to school on September __________.
A. 20 B. 21 C. 22
根据短文内容，判断文章后面的句子是否正确，对的写（A），错的写（B）。The Children’s Gym wants two male swimming coaches.
The coaches will work in the gym during the summer vacation.
The kids will spend a little money learning to swim in the Children’s Gym.
The coaches must be kind to kids.
The coaches need to work six hours a day.
The rules（规则，常规） in American schools
Greetings
You needn’t greet your teachers when you come into a very big class. If you are late for class, you may go into the classroom quietly. But you should say sorry to the teacher after class.
Answering questions
Don’t talk when somebody else is speaking. If you have something to say, you have to wait. When someone is speaking, you shouldn’t interrupt him or her. If you want to answer the teacher’s questions, you may stand up and speak loudly. It’s impolite to keep quiet when your teacher asks you questions. If you don’t know the answers, you can say “I’m sorry”.
Other interesting rules
Some American schools don’t allow students to wear caps, sunglasses or too large trousers. And they can’t bring any bananas to school. The school bags for the students are usually sheer （透明的）, so teachers can find what’s in it easily.If you are late for class in American schools, what should you do?
________________________________________________________Is it polite to talk when someone else is speaking?
________________________________________________________When students want to answer the teacher’s questions, what should they do?
_________________________________________________________In some American schools, students can’t do any things. Give an example.
__________________________________________________________Why are the students’ bags sheer in some American school?
_________________________________________________________
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, and when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault (过错). Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and when they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. As a result, they have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is being exercised the whole time.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.Someone can't have a good memory if ________.
| A．he can't read or write |
| B．his parents haven't a good memory |
| C．he doesn't make good use of his memory |
| D．he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time |
If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ________.
| A．they will become thin |
| B．they will become weak |
| C．they begin to ache all over |
| D．you can't use them any more |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．Your memory needs chance for practice. |
| B．A good memory is inherited(遗传) from parents. |
| C．Your memory works in the different ways as your arms or legs. |
| D．Don't learn to read and write if you want to have a good memory. |
Few people know that if someone has a poor memory it is ________.
| A．his own fault | B．his parents' fault |
| C．his teachers' fault | D．his friends' fault |
The writer wants to tell us ________.
| A．how to read and write well |
| B．how to have a good memory |
| C．how to use our arms or legs better |
| D．how to learn from the people who can't read or write |
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