Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.
What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (弹回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.
Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.
Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望远镜)and searchlights(探照灯).
Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves.If you wave your right hand, you can see your In the mirror.
| A．left hand down | B．left hand wave |
| C．right hand wave | D．right hand up |
Mirrors .
| A．appeared a long time ago |
| B．were made of glass at first |
| C．made of metal are popular today |
| D．had many uses in ancient times |
Mirrors were magic in the past because .
| A．people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors |
| B．they were used in magic shows |
| C．they could make people change their heights and weights |
| D．they could make people laugh |
What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese?
| A．雕刻 | B．油漆 | C．扭转 | D．弯曲 |
There was a new maths teacher and some new students in the school. One of the new students named Karl was very stupid. The other students tried to explain (解释) numbers to him, but he didn’t understand.
Before Karl arrived, maths was the most boring lesson of all. Now it was great fun. The children would listen to Karl and correct his mistakes. They all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then tried to think up the best ways to explain them.
But little Lewis was sure that Karl felt sad and wanted to talk with him. So, one day, he decided to walk after Karl after school. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. On the way home, Karl walked a few minutes to a park, and there he waited for someone to meet him...
It was the new teacher!
They went off, hand in hand. Lewis could hear them talking about maths. And that stupid Karl knew everything about it, and even much more than anyone else in the class!Which lesson was the most boring of all before Karl arrived?
| A．Chinese. | B．English. | C．Maths. | D．Music. |
The underlined word “stupid” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．外向的 | B．愚蠢的 | C．好奇的 | D．伶俐的 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The students liked maths after Karl arrived at the school. |
| B．The students listened to Karl and tried to correct his mistakes. |
| C．The students didn’t want to be the first to find Karl’s mistakes. |
| D．The students tried to think up the best ways to explain to Karl. |
Why did little Lewis follow Karl home after school?
| A．He wanted to talk with Karl. |
| B．He wanted to know where Karl lived. |
| C．He wanted to help Karl with his maths. |
| D．He wanted to play with Karl. |
Little Lewis didn’t find that .
| A．Karl walked a few minutes to a park |
| B．Karl waited for someone to meet him |
| C．Karl and the teacher went off together |
| D．Karl knew nothing about maths |
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If someone asks me, “Do you like music?” I will answer him or her, “Of course, I do.” Because I think music is an important part (部分) of our lives.
Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music (摇滚乐) because it’s so exciting. And my favourite rock band (乐队) is Foxy Ladies (酷妹). I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend Jane likes jazz music (爵士乐). She thinks it is really cool.
“I love dance and rock music very much,” says my brother, “because they are interesting.”
But my mother thinks rock is boring. “I like some relaxing (轻松的) music,” she says. That’s why she likes country music, I think.
Dear friends, do you like music? What kind of music do you like?
| Different People |
Different ideas |
|
| I |
I like |
Because they are so exciting. |
| Li Lan |
She loves dance music. |
Dancing is her |
| Jane |
She likes jazz music. |
She thinks it’s really cool. |
| My |
He loves dance and rock music. |
Because they are |
| My mother |
She likes country music. |
She likes some relaxing music. |
One way that scientists (科学家) learn about man is by studying animals．In this lab, the scientists are studying the relationship between diet and health．
They are studying the relationship between the amount (数量) of food the mice eat and their health．The mice are in three groups．All three groups are receiving the same healthy food．The first group is eating one cup of food each day, the second group is eating two cups, and the third group is eating three cups．
After three years, the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day．The mice in this group are a little thinner. But they are more active．Most of the day, they are running, playing with one another．Also, they are living longer．Mice usually live for two years．Most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years．
The second group of mice is healthy, too．They are active, but not as active as the thinner mice．They are only living about two years．
The last group of mice is receiving more food than the other two groups．Most of the day, these mice are eating or sleeping．They are not very active．These mice are living longer than the scientists thought－about a year and a half．But they are not healthy．They are sick more often than the other two groups．People give each group of the mice _______ amount of food every year.
| A．a different | B．the same |
| C．a small | D．a large |
The experiment (实验) lasted for at least _______ years．
| A．one and a half | B．two |
| C．two and a half | D．three |
The underlined word “they” in the second paragraph refers to _______.
| A．the scientists |
| B．the mice in the first group |
| C．all the mice |
| D．the mice in the last group |
The best title for the passage is ________．
| A．Man and health | B．Diet and animals |
| C．Diet and health | D．Animals and human beings |
The result of the experiment mainly shows that ________．
| A．eating less may bring longer life |
| B．the mice eat more than the scientists thought |
| C．the mice live longer than the scientists thought |
| D．the more exercise you take, the healthier you will be |
Tom likes chocolates very much，but his mother doesn't give him chocolates , because they’re bad for his teeth，she thinks. But Tom has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves his grandson very much and sometimes he buys Tom some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them，because she wants to make the old man happy.
On Sunday evening，it is Tom’s birthday. He says，“Please，God(上帝)，let them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.”His mother says，“God can’t hear you. Don’t shout.”“I know，”says the clever boy with a smile.“But Grandfather is in the next room，and he can.”Tom’s mother thinks_________.
| A．Tom is a good boy |
| B．chocolates are bad for her teeth |
| C．chocolates are bad for Tom’s teeth |
| D．Tom doesn't like chocolates |
Why does Tom’s mother let him eat chocolates sometimes?
| A．Because Tom studies hard. |
| B．Because Tom’s grandma buys him some chocolates. |
| C．Because she is happy. |
| D．Because she wants to make Tom’s grandpa happy. |
Why does Tom shout?
A. Because he wants to make his grandpa hear him.
B. Because he wants to make God hear him.
C. Because he wants to make his mother hear him.
D. Both B and C.Which one is right?
| A．Tom is clever. |
| B．Tom doesn’t like his mother. |
| C．Tom’s mother doesn’t love him. |
| D．The boy is a good student. |
What day is Tom’s birthday?
| A．Monday. | B．Sunday. | C．Friday. | D．Saturday. |
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新年即将到来，请为下面五个同学选出适合他们的新年礼物，其中有一项为多余Lin Yang: I like Yao Ming. He is great. I want to play basketball with my
friends.Liu Mei: It's very cold here, but I have only an old coat. It's my mother's.
I need new clothes.Wang Li and Wang Xia: We are sisters. We don't know the time to go to
school. We don't want to be late for school.Zheng Lei: Books are our friends. I want to read many books.
Dai Xu: My shoes are broken. My parents have no money to buy a pair for me.
