It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot(点) on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.
Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you’ll find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll find the letter R disappearing.
Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image of the letter falls on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears.The writer of the passage thinks that _____ there is a blind spot on the eye.
A.few people know | B.no one knows | C.most people know | D.all the people know |
In which order should you do the experiment?
①Hold the card ②Move the card nearer ③Close your right eye
④Write two English letters ⑤Look at the letter R ⑥Make a card
A.④⑥①②③⑤ | B.①③⑥④⑤② | C.⑥①④③②⑤ | D.⑥④①③⑤② |
The passage mainly tells us _______.
A.how to find the blind spot | B.an interesting experiment |
C.where the blind spot is | D.there is blind spot on the eye |
任务型阅读。根据短文内容,回答问题。
Do you often have a cold, headache or backache? If your answer is yes, your health is a problem. Healthy foods are good for our health. Tofu is a kind of healthy food. It is also a traditional Chinese food. We often eat it in China. Now, many people in other countries think tofu is good for health, too. They also like eating it.
Milk is another kind of healthy food. You should drink one or two glasses of milk every day.
Vegetables are important, too. You should eat lots of them. There are vitamin A, B, C, D, E (维生素A,B,C,D,E) and other vitamins in them.
Of course, it’s important to eat a balanced diet. You need some pork, chicken or beef every day. But you shouldn’t eat much of them.Are healthy foods good for your health?
What’s the traditional food in China?
Why are vegetables important to our health?
Which is a good diet: some beef, some pork, a hamburger and a glass of cola for dinner or some pork, tofu and some vegetables?
What did you have for dinner last night?
根据短文内容判断(T)误(F)。
Once there was a king(国王) of England who had a large army(军队). He couldn’t get as many soldiers(士兵) as he wanted in England, so many of them came from abroad(国外).And some of them were unable(不能的)to speak English. Whenever the king came to inspect(视察)his army and talked to the soldiers, he always asked the same three questions, “How old are you? How long have you been in my army? Are your parents still alive(活着)?” The officers always made sure that all the soldiers knew the right answers to these questions.
One day the king was inspecting some of his soldiers. He walked down the lines, stopping here and there to speak to one of the men. He stopped in front of the foreign soldiers. This man couldn’t speak English, but he knew by heart(记在心中) the answers to the king’s three questions.
“ How long have been in my army?”
“ Twenty-three years,” said the soldier.
The king seemed surprised,(惊讶的)“And how old are you?”
“ Six months, sir,” was the reply.
The king began to get angry, “ One of us must be mad(疯的),” he said. “Is it you or me?”
“ Both(两个都), sir,” said the soldier.根据第一段Once there was a king(国王) of England who had a large army(军队).可知本句表述正确
根据第一段He couldn’t get as many soldiers(士兵) as he wanted in England, so many of them came from abroad(国外).可知本句表述正确
根据第一段And some of them were unable(不能的)to speak English.可知本句表述错误
根据Whenever the king came to inspect(视察)his army and talked to the soldiers, he always asked the same three questions,可知本句表述正确
根据The king seemed surprised,(惊讶的)和The king began to get angry,可知士兵回答错了国王的问题,故本句表述错误
If you often feel tired and the doctor can’t find anything wrong with you, you may be in a state of subhealth(亚健康). Subhealth is a state between health and illness. Most of the subhealthy people are middle-aged ones who are usually stressed out because of work and family. And some of them are students who are having exams.
If you are subhealthy, it is not difficult for you to become well soon. You should have good living habits. For example, you should get up early and go to bed early. And you should exercise regularly(有规律地). Exercising can keep you healthy. As for meals, it is better to eat less salt and sugar. Vegetables, fruit and fish are important to your body. You should eat more of them. It is not good to eat too much at one meal, because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化道). And at last, a balanced diet is very helpful in staying away from(远离)subhealth.How may you feel if you’re subhealthy?
A.Happy | B.Comfortable | C.Tired | D.Sad |
According to the passage, who will probably(可能地) be subhealthy?
A.Teachers and students |
B.Parents and children |
C.Middle-aged people and students |
D.The young and the old |
What should you do if you are subhealthy?
A.Relax and have good living habits |
B.Go to see the doctor and ask for some medicine. |
C.Go to hospital in foreign countries. |
D.Stay at home and not talk to others |
If you want to have good living habits,.
A.you need to get up early and go to bed early. |
B.you should exercise very often |
C.you should eat less salt and sugar and eat more vegetables, fruit and fish |
D.All above(上边的) |
What is the main(主要的) idea of the passage(短文)?
A. What is subhealth.
B. How to keep away from subhealth.
C How to keep subhealthy.
D. Why are you subhealthy?
A Gold Cup for an Orange
There is a poor man. He has an orange tree. On the tree, there are many fine oranges. One of them is very, very big. It is as big as a football. Nobody sees so big an orange. The poor man is very happy. He takes it to the king(国王). The King is so pleased(高兴)that he gives the man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man hears of it, he says to himself, "It’s only an orange. Why does the king give so much money for it? I’ll take my gold cup to the king. He’ll give me more money".
The next day when the king receives (收到) the gold cup, he says to the rich man, "what a beautiful cup! I’ll show you something wonderful, please take this great orange away. How many people are there in the story?
A.Four | B.Two | C.Three | D.Five |
The orange is__________
A.fine and big | B.fine and beautiful | C.good and fine | D.small |
The rich man takes his gold cup to the king for_______________
A.the orange | B.the orange tree | C.a football | D.money |
The orange is____________
A.a football | B.like a gold cup |
C.like a football | D.like an egg |
The king receives the orange and the gold cup ___________
A.on the same day | B.the next day |
C.every day | D.on different days |
根据材料完成下列各题。
Beethoven
Born in 1770 in Germany
A musician (音乐家)
Died in 1827
Florence Nightingale
Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820
An English nurse
Died in 1910
Bill Gates
Born in I955 in the USA
Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought
Owns Microsoft
Thomas Edison
Born in 1847 in the USA
Made over 1,000 inventions (发明)
Died in 1931
Yao Ming
Born on September 12th, 1980 in Shanghai, China
A basketball player
Played for the Houston Rockets, the USAThomas Edison is from __.
A.Canada | B.Italy | C.America | D.China |
The was born in 1770.
A.musician | B.nurse | C.businessman | D.scientist |
Business@ the Speed of Thought is the name of a_______.
A.song | B.book | C.school | D.film |
Nightingale died in __
A.1931 | B.1827 | C.1847 | D.1910 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Yao Ming is a football player. |
B.Edison made over l, 000 inventions. |
C.Nightingale was a scientist. |
D.Bill Gates worked in Microsoft in 1955. |