When you first meet Meggie, you may think she’s strange. She often tells people which word “tastes” good and who has a “delicious” name. But she’s not crazy. She has synesthesia (伴生感觉), something only one in 2,000 people has.
People who have synesthesia experience the world differently. For some people, different words “taste” differently, for some, numbers or letters have colors, and for some, music “touches” parts of their bodies. Many of them experience more than one kind of synesthesia, while some have just one, like Meggie.
Each of them has their own experience- two people with synesthesia may both “feel” music, but they almost never feel the music in the same way. For example, one may feel the music of the violin lightly brushing his face; the other may feel it on her ankle (脚踝). And one’s experience of synesthesia is always the same. If they see the number 5 in the color blue, then 5 is blue every time they see it.
There’s one thing about synesthesia: it can’t be “turned off”. If you have synesthesia, you’ll experience it all the time. Meggie once met a guy and his name made her think of the taste of bad eggs. He was a fun guy, but after thinking about his name all night, she felt too sick to be friends with him. Even so, she still likes this “gift” because that’s what makes her different.
1. What do you learn about Meggie from the first paragraph?
| A． |
She has a strange name. |
B． |
She is a good person. |
| C． |
She is a crazy person. |
D． |
She is special in a way. |
2. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
| A． |
People with synesthesia experience the world differently. |
| B． |
For some people with synesthesia, different words “taste” differently. |
| C． |
For some people with synesthesia, numbers or letters have colors. |
| D． |
Many people with synesthesia experience more than one kind of it. |
3. What did Meggie stop being friends with the guy?
| A． |
He often played jokes on her. |
B． |
He enjoys eating bad eggs. |
| C． |
She couldn’t stand his name. |
D． |
She did not like his gift. |
4. Which of the following might be said by Meggie?
| A． |
“The sound of drums touches my back.” |
| B． |
“The number zero tastes like an apple.” |
| C． |
“The name Shakespeare is in bright purple.” |
| D． |
“The music of the violin lightly brushes my face.” |
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What does little birdie say,
In her nest (巢) at peep of day (晨曦)?
Let me fly, says little birdie,
Mother, let me fly away,
Birdie, rest a little longer,
Till the little wings (翅膀) are stronger.
So she rests a little longer,
Then she flies away.
What does little baby say,
In her bed at peep of day?
Baby says, like little birdie,
Let me rise and fly away.
Baby, sleep a little longer,
Till the little limbs are stronger.
If she sleeps a little longer,
Baby too shall fly away.The mother bird doesn’t allow the little birdie to .
| A．rise | B．eat |
| C．fly | D．rest |
Who says the words Birdie, rest a little longer?
| A．A baby bird. | B．The mother bird. |
| C．The writer. | D．The reader. |
What does the underlined word “limbs” mean?
| A．Heads. | B．Necks. |
| C．Wings. | D．Arms and legs. |
The second half of the reading is about .
| A．a baby | B．another bird |
| C．a mother | D．the writer himself |
The reading above is a .
| A．report | B．poem | C．fairy | D．play |
Want to say “hello” from Disneyland? Send a post card！
Beautiful scenes of paradise(乐园), wild animals, silly pictures—you can find them all in one place. Where? On a post card! Have people always sent post cards? No. Before post cards, people liked sealed(密封的) letters.
The idea for the first decorated(装饰) post card came to John P. Charlton in 1861.He thought a simple card with decorations would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, post cards with pictures appeared. By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was only for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back post card. Then people could write their note on the back left side and put the address on the right. During the early 1900s, the golden age of post cards, picture post cards became a craze of the world. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million post cards. Today, post cards are the third most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins.
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.We can see some silly pictures on the post cards.
Post cards were produced before sealed letters.
In 1861, the first decorated post card appeared.
Post cards were the most popular during the early 1900s.
Stamps, coins and post cards are the most popular collections in the world.
Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage.
Can you think of something or someone that you respect especially? Think about the reasons why you respect them especially. In order to help you succeed in this point,it is important to obey the following rules..Give yourself every opportunity to be successful. Come to class on time every day.
Be ready to learn. Work hard. Do your own work. You have the power to be your own best friend or your own worst enemy（敌人）..Everybody has a right to learn. Don’t get in the way of your classmates while they’re learning. Work quietly and do not trouble others. Listen quietly while others are talking to you. Don’t refuse other’ s ideas,even when they may be different from your own.
.Teachers teach because they want to help students learn.Let the teacher be your guide. Pay attention to what the teacher is saying and ask questions if you don’t understand.Follow directions.Stay in your seat. Never leave the classroom until the class is over.
.Be on time.No eating or drinking in class. Leave your jackets, hats and cell phones in lockers. Use polite words while talking. These school rules are made to help creat the most possible learning environment for you.
.A s soon as you get into your classroom, do remember to follow your classroom rules for your good influence among classmates.
| A. Respect yourself B. Respect your teachers C. Respect your school. D. Respect your classmates E. Follow your school rules. F. Follow your class rules |
Is your mobile phone just to make phone calls? If yes, you are out of date then. The very recent fashion ---Apple iphone has started a new _______ for mobile phones and developed more and more uses. Its touch-to-go function(功能) and shining design make the iphone one of young people’s favorite toys. They take notes, enjoy music, surf the web with it and it can also be used as a picture, video and voice recorder. The iphone is like a mini-computer and can provide all the entertainment that you need.
A U.S university has found a new use for the Apple iphone ---as a musical instrument. Professors from the University of Michigan have worked together in the past five months to create what they call a 21st century orchestra. There are no traditional instruments, only 20 of Apple’s best selling mobile phones. This mobile phone group can play different parts together, such as the piano, the trumpet, the violin and the saxophone(萨克斯). They wrote programs to let users experiment with the iphone’s technologies themselves. With their programs, the iphone users can change their iphones into electronic musicians that can play the wanted music.
It is said that the first CD recorded by the iphone orchestra will soon go to the market. Still waiting? Act now and own your personal orchestra!
Which of the following may be the best word to put in _______in the passage?
| A．plan | B．journey | C．chance | D．life |
Which of the following best describes Apple iphone’s functions?
| A．A toy most favored by the young people. |
| B．Its touch-to-go function and shining design. |
| C．An orchestra that doesn’t need a piano, a violin or a saxophone. |
| D．A mini entertaining computer and a picture, video and voice recorder. |
In this passage, the writer tries to encourage(鼓励) people to ________.
| A．learn more about fashion |
| B．write programs for mobile phones. |
| C．own a personal iphone. |
| D．enjoy music from the orchestra. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．IPhone ---Young People’s New Fashion |
| B．Iphone Has a New Use |
| C．How to Be an Electronic Musician |
| D．Buy an Iphone Now |
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight.
Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. They get their food by eating plants and other animals. If you look carefully at plants around you, you will find there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.
Flowering plants can make seeds(种子). The seeds are guarded by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float(漂浮) in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and sandy places, they usually grow into plants.
The main idea of the first paragraph is that _____________.
| A．plants are important for life |
| B．plants cannot grow without air |
| C．there are many plants in the world. |
| D．we can not live without water. |
From Paragraph 2, we know there is(are) _______ kind(s) of plants around us.
| A．four | B．three | C．two | D．one |
In paragraph 3, the underlined word “guarded” most probably means ____________.
| A．offered | B．protected |
| C．produced | D．saved |
According to the underlined sentence“Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds”, the following statements are wrong EXCEPT ___________.
| A．All the plants grow from seeds. |
| B．No flowering plants grow from seeds. |
| C．Only non-flowering plants grow from seeds. |
| D．A few of non-flowering plants grow from seeds. |
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