What colour is your name? What colour is Wednesday? These questions might sound strange to most people, but some can answer right away. One person says her name is the colour red. For another person, Wednesday is blue. These people have a condition called synesthesia. This means they experience two senses at the same time. For these people, the senses of smell, sound, sight, touch, and taste are not separate (分开的）.They might see and also hear colours, for example, or hear as well as feel sounds.
The most common form of synesthesia is to hear sounds as colours, A person with synesthesia might hear the number three as blue or the letter D as red. Someone might always see green upon hearing the word April. Another person might see different colours while listening to music. Some people also taste colours. To one person, beef might taste blue and to another, yellow. Some people experience feelings in colour. For example, one person with synesthesia reports feeling pain as the colour orange.
Another form of synesthesia is to experience sounds or tastes as shapes. Some people see music as squares and circles. Some people taste a sweet as a smooth ball. There are other forms of synesthesia, as well. For one man, different words have different tastes. Some words taste like pork；others taste like potatoes or eggs.
Synesthesia is not a common condition. Perhaps only one person in every 5,000 has it. For these people, the everyday world can be a colourful and interesting place.What is this passage mainly about?
| A．An unusual condition. | B．People who like colour. |
| C．The colour of pain. | D．Music and art. |
How many people probably have synesthesia?
| A．Only 5,000 in the world. | B．One out of every 500. |
| C．About 5 million. | D．One out of every 5,000. |
Which is the most common form of synesthesia?
| A．Experiencing tastes as shapes. |
| B．Experiencing sounds as colours, |
| C．Experiencing words as tastes. |
| D．Experiencing music as shapes, |
Which of the following is NOT an example of synesthesia?
| A．Feeling pain in red. |
| B．Tasting beef as green. |
| C．Feeling warm in April. |
| D．Seeing music as squares. |
The junior high school graduates have to take a P. E. test in many places around China. The full marks are usually 30 points and it counts for much in the senior high school entrance exam.
In Nanjing the test is held in April. Students have the test in their own schools. Each student is tested on three sports. They can choose long jump, basketball dribbling (运球) or volleyball. The pull-up is for boys and girls can choose the sit-up. Both boys and girls must skip(跳绳) in the test.
Most students find the test easy and more than 90％of them can get full marks. That’s because they have been training for it during the three whole years. Students in Junior Three usually do lots of practice in P. E. classes. The training makes the test easier than it seems to be.
Students in Nanjing don’t need to run a lot for the test, but students in Beijing must do lots of running for the test. Running is one of the sports in test. So in P. E. classes, they usually run a lot. Sometimes they have to run 3,000 meters in one class. Most teachers and parents welcome the P. E. test. They say it helps students build up their health.
通读上面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。The P. E. test in Nanjing includes all of these sports except _______ .
| A．skipping | B．basketball |
| C．football | D．volleyball |
Students in Nanjing have the P. E. test in _______.
| A．spring | B．Junior One |
| C．autumn | D．Junior Two |
The underlined word “pull-up” means “_______ ” in Chinese.
| A．仰卧起坐 | B．引体向上 |
| C．俯卧撑 | D．跳高 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．All the students must be tested on skipping in Nanjing. |
| B．Few students in Nanjing can get full marks in the P. E. test. |
| C．Students in Beijing needn’t run during the test. |
| D．Students in Nanjing should take part in four sports in the P. E. test. |
What do most teachers and parents think of the P. E. test?
| A．It is difficult. | B．It is easy. |
| C．It is bad. | D．It is good. |
We often talk about the weather. If we want to know about the weather. We can turn on the radio and listen to the weather report(报告). We can also turn on the TV and watch the Weather Show. And we can ask other people in two different ways, "What's the weather like today?" or "How is the weather today?" Sometimes you can call at 121 for the weather.
When it's cold, we shiver and need to wear warm clothes and scarves. When it's raining, we need raincoats or umbrellas. When it's hot, we need a cool place and want a cold drink.You can watch the Weather Show_______.
| A．on the radio | B．on TV |
| C．at 121 | D．Both A and B |
You can ask other people "_______" to know about the weather.
| A．What's the weather | B．How is the weather like? |
| C．What does the weather like | D．How is the weather |
We want a cold drink when it's______.
| A．cold | B．warm | C．hot | D．raining |
Telephone 121 is for______.
| A．seeing a doctor | B．fire |
| C．weather | D．food |
The word "shiver" is" " in Chinese.
| A．颤抖 | B．出汗 | C．看病 | D．避暑 |
| Sunny English Club For students 16:00 ~ 18:00 Every Saturday 200 yuan a month 9 Zhou Yu Street Tel: 3786290 Foreign teachers, English songs and films and more! |
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| Ocean Park 9:00~17:00 From Thursday to Sunday ticket: 50 yuan 132 Xue Yuan Street Tel: 5439871 Show you a full picture of sea lives! |
Health Centre 9:00 ~ 17:00 16 Yong Le Street Tel: 3801451 Free examinations(检查) for those over 70 Give you good advice to keep healthy! |
What can students do in Sunny English Club?
| A．They go to Sunny English Club every day. |
| B．They can have a good health. |
| C．They can’t study with foreign teachers. |
| D．They can learn English songs and watch films. |
You can visit Ocean Park ______.
| A．on Saturday | B．on Wednesday |
| C．on Monday | D．any time |
One can get free(免费) examinations in Health Centre if he is ______.
| A．9 | B．17 |
| C．67 | D．73 |
Tom wants to know something about sea lives. What number does he need?
| A．5439871 | B．3801451 |
| C．3786290 | D．5439671 |
You will pay _____ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.
| A．300 yuan | B．600 yuan |
| C．1,200 yuan | D．2,400 yuan |
There are still a few things you can do before you ________. Don’t lose hope.
These names ________ but I can’t remember where we met.
Mary is often late for work. Yesterday she was late again. Her boss _____ and let her go.
_________! How did she get 100% on such a difficult exam?
When you travel in the country in America, some kind drivers will ________ to the place you want to get to.
| A．Holy Cow: It shows a feeling of surprise. You say “Holy Cow” when you are surprised by something. |
| B．Throw in the towel: Give up on doing something because it is too difficult. |
| C．Give someone a lift: It means “give someone a ride”. If someone gives you a lift, you’ll get a free ride in his or her car to a place you want to go. |
| D．Work out: It means “to do exercise”. |
E. Hit the ceiling: To suddenly become very angry.
F: Ring a bell: If you say something rings a bell, you mean that you have heard it before or it reminds you of something.
On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon（气球）.They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.
Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope（绳子）,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing, so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London!Three men flew in balloon ________.
| A．for nearly 1,800 kilometers |
| B．to another city |
| C．to visit Poland |
| D．more than a century ago |
The metal box was used for ________.
| A．carrying the bags of sand | B．keeping drinking-water |
| C．carrying ropes of the basket | D．changing weight |
When the balloon went up higher, ________.
| A．the temperature of the balloon began to fall |
| B．They saw the sun go down |
| C．They made a hole in the basket with their knives |
| D．They could see a black hole on the ground |
The balloon landed ________.
| A．in London | B．on the sea |
| C．on a lake | D．in a foreign country |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The three men started their journey before the sun rose. |
| B．The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket. |
| C．When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up. |
| D．The three men had to land because they felt cold. |
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