Different colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In a new programme “Colour me Healthy”, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are.
“Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?” says Verity. “Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products(产品)as being a bit unpleasant. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design（设计）new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.”
During the programme, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each part. She meets people who work in the colour industry, from people who design food packages, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to prove their ideas, such as the American “Colour Doctor” who believes that serious diseases can be treated successfully by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results.
Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the programme, it’s up to you to make your own decisions about how much you should believe.What’s Verity’s opinion about colours?
| A．Colours help people choose products. |
| B．Different people prefer different colours. |
| C．Colours have influences on people in many ways. |
| D．People working in colour industry know little about colours. |
What can you infer from Paragraph 2?
| A．Colours influence people’s feelings and opinions. |
| B．People get ideas for new products from colours. |
| C．New products are popular because of colours. |
| D．Most companies prefer bright colours. |
The underlined part “goes out of her way” probably means ______.
| A．feels very pleased |
| B．makes a special effort |
| C．goes on in her own way |
| D．carries on very slowly |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．How people use colours. |
| B．How colours influence people. |
| C．What happens in a programme. |
| D．What makes a programme believable. |
I woke up this morning. There is an empty feeling that I have had so many times before and it seems to be coming back into my mind. What is it? I can’t figure it out.
I got ready for work. On the way I decided to stop and get a cheese from the little shop just down the road. I have never been there before but I was hungry and it would be 5 hours before I got off work.
The owner of the store took my order. He asked me what I wanted and I told him I heard he made a great cheese. He seemed pleased to hear that.
As I was sitting in the small space there was an elderly man finishing his breakfast. He paid the waitress, received his change and made a small joke. As he returned to get up, but it was quite difficult for this man, he looked over at me. I gave a small smile.
He looked again in my direction for a moment and said to me, “Has anyone told you, you have the most beautiful blue eyes?”
Seeing as I have blue eyes, I can’t say I have ever heard that before. I humored him and said, “No, I can’t say ever told me that before.”
He smiled and said, “Since they are blue, you wouldn’t have heard that, but you have beautiful blue eyes.”
I laughed and said thank you very much. He began to tell me a few one liner jokes so I smiled and laughed at his jokes.
He tried to get up to leave again and looked at me and said, “Your smile really brightens a room, do you know that? I said, “Thank you very much.”
He tried to get up, but it took him some time. As he got up he said, “Take care of that smile.”
I felt a sense of comfort wash over me and I reflected (反省）on my morning and that empty feeling I had. For a moment in time it seemed to be filled. Before the writer went to work, he felt____________.
| A．sleepy | B．energetic | C．sick | D．unhappy |
From the text, we can infer (推断)the old man___________.
was optimistic(乐观的) about lifeB. liked to play a joke on others
C. was reluctant (不情愿的）to leave D. had difficulty in hearing.By saying “since they are blue”, the old man meant “_____________”
| A．because they feel cold. | B．because they are sad |
| C．because they are happy | D．because they are hungry |
What lesson can we learn from the story?
| A．We should find comfort from strangers |
| B．We should pay attention to our own business. |
| C．We should laugh off our worries in life. |
| D．We should show respect to the old people. |
Come And Join Us!
We warmly welcome you to the Shine Sports Centre!
All the young people in this city can become members of the Shine Sports Centre and each member should pay $10 every year. To be a member of us and get your membership card（会员卡），you need to come to us between 2 pm and 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. I have to tell you that we don't accept new members on Friday. Now, there are three things that you must remember to bring with you when you come for a membership card. They are your ID card, a recent passport-sized photo of yourself and the money. We can't give you the card unless you bring all the three.
Once you have got your membership card, you need to bring it with you whenever you come to book or use any facility (设备）in Shine Sports Centre. Booking over the phone is not allowed, so you have to come here with your card when you want to book. There is one more thing I have to tell you. Our opening hours is from 9 am to 10 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 6 pm on weekends. We hope that every member can have a great time in the Shine Sports Centre. You can use the facilities in the Shine Sports Centre at_______.
| A．9 am on Sunday | B．5 pm on Wednesday |
| C．7 am on Thursday | D．9 am on Saturday |
You and your classmate have to spend ______ on the membership card for two years.
| A．$10 | B．$20 | C．$30 | D．$40 |
What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese in this passage?
| A．书 | B．账册 | C．预定 | D．记录 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．All people have the chance to be members of the Centre. |
| B．You can get the membership card at 6 o'clock in the morning. |
| C．You can't book the facilities over the telephone. |
| D．You don't need to bring the membership card when you need to use the facilities. |
Who is the advertisement written for?
| A．Young people. | B．Old people. |
| C．Couples. | D．Little kids. |
A young man went to the local expert (专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist (珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he was afraid that the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade (玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.
| A．refused | B．liked |
| C．understood | D．held |
The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.
| A．brave | B．patient | C．clever | D．honest |
What may be the best title for this passage?
| A．An Experienced Gemologist | B．Experience, the Best Teacher |
| C．Experience of a Young Man | D．A Confident Teacher |
If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers are overweight, and some of this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People often call this kind of food “junk food”.
But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey conducted among 2,000 students at one school, scientists found that over two-thirds of the students didn't follow a healthy diet. They didn’t like vegetables, and many of them didn’t like to eat fruits. They preferred to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar or fat.
Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure in the future.
Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil and sugar.
Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins and have little fat.
Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.
Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their body and mind.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Junk food has much fat, oil, salt and sugar. |
| B．The recent survey shows that over 1,300 students have an unhealthy diet. |
| C．To eat healthily, teenagers should have more fruit, vegetables and milk. |
| D．Eating too much sugar can cause high blood pressure in the future. |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．Unhealthy junk food. |
| B．Bad eating habits and advice on healthy diets. |
| C．Teenagers’ problems. |
| D．One of the reasons for teenager’s overweight. |
One of the tips the writer gives is ______.
| A．to eat everything with any other person |
| B．not to go to well-known places |
| C．not to visit dangerous places |
| D．to eat the food full of vitamins |
| Name |
Palace Museum |
British Museum |
Hermitage Museum |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Location |
Beijing, China |
London, the UK |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
New York, the USA |
| Information |
The largest ancient palace with many kinds of collections in China |
One of the largest museums with collections of any time and any area in the world |
One of the largest and oldest museums with a large number of collections in the world |
The largest art museum in the USA with large collections of art from the USA and other countries |
| Ticket |
60 yuan (April 1st — October 31st); 40 yuan (November 1st — March 31st ) |
Free |
Foreign tourist: about 70 yuan; Russian tourist: about 20 yuan |
About 200 yuan |
Jack wants to visit the Hermitage Museum. He should go to ______.
| A．Beijing | B．London |
| C．Saint Petersburg | D．New York |
How many museums have the collections of different countries?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Mary wants to visit the Palace Museum with her parents on January 1st. They should pay ______ yuan.
| A．60 | B．100 | C．120 | D．140 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the materials?
| A．Chinese tourists pay more than Russian tourists when they visit the Hermitage Museum. |
| B．Tourists don’t have to pay when they visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| C．The British Museum has the world’s largest art collection. |
| D．The Palace Museum isn’t open on Mondays. |
We may read the material from a ______ magazine.
| A．food | B．travel | C．sports | D．science |