Look at the center circles of Diagram (图)A and Diagram B.
Which of the centre circles looks larger?
Take a first look and you probably think that the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact , they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase花瓶? Or two faces?Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.
“What’s happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Don’t worry. Here is how it goes:
When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains大脑 and then our brains interpret(解读) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “Visual illusion(视觉错误).
Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of illusions.The centre circle in Diagram A looks smaller than that in Diagram B.
That’s because .
A. something is wrong with our eyes
B. the two circles are not the same size
C. our brains interpret the information in a wrong way
D. the two pictures change quickly from one to the otherWhat’s the right order according to the passage?
a. We look at things with our eyes.
b. Our brains interpret the messages.
c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.
d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.
A.adbc | B.cabd | C.acdb | D.bcad |
Movie makers make use of visual illusions to .
A.help the actors look better |
B.make the actors much braver |
C.help the actors become stronger |
D.make the actors seem different in size |
In the picture on the right, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD. Which paragraph段 can explain what has happened to our eyes?
A. The second one. B. The third one.
C. The fifth one. D. The sixth one.The text is probably taken from .
A.an advertisement | B.a science book |
C.a movie magazine | D.a story book |
五选五
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入下列小题横线上的最佳选项.
When will Restall was in fifth grade, he received bus safety training at school. Local bus drivers taught students about how to use the buses' two﹣ way radios, A two way radio is a radio that can both send and receive messages,(1) . And they showed the students how to use them in emergency(R 8ag) situations. Will used what he learned to help a hurt bus driver get quick medical treatment, People in his hometown now call the 11﹣year old a hero for his brave actions.
Will was taking the bus to school one morning.(2) . He had to wait 10 minutes or so before he could get off the bus.
But then he heard a loud noise and looked up to see what happened.(3) . She had passed out and fell over on the bus stairs.Will left his seat, grabbed the two﹣way radio and reported that the driver was hurt.(4) .Soon,another bus driver and an ambulance(救护车) arrived to help.
When they got there, the bus driver was awake and sitting up, but not speaking. They sent the driver to the hospital. Will and everyone else on the bus went to class as usual.Will's brave actions attracted a lot of attention.(5) , although he didn't want to be the spotlight(公众注意的焦点),"I had to ask him," said his father," Tim Restal
A.Like every other student on the bus, will was playing a video game on his phone
B.A local TV station even interviewed him
C.The user can both talk and listen, it's also called walkie﹣talkies (对讲机)
D.He saw that the bus driver was no longer in the driver's seat
E.The radios on each bus let Will's friends hear him report the emergency
读下面有关一个学生的问题的文章,在每个题目下做简短的笔记
Dear Mr.Hunt,
My problem is that I can't get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot, and I really don't like it. It's the only communication they have. I dont know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. Also,my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. I don't think this is fair, At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal? What can I do?
Sad and Thirteen
Dear Sad and Thirteen,
It's not easy being your age, and it's nor these feelings. Why don't you talk about these feelings with your family? If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. Secondly, why don't you sit down and communicate with your brother? You should explain that you don't mind him watching TV all the time. However,he should let you watch your favorite show, I hope things will be better for you soon.
Mr.Hunt
(1)①The writer's main problem:
②The writer's problem about his/her parents:
(2)①The writer's problem about his/her brother:
②The writer's problem about himself/herself:
(3)The advice that Mr.Hunt gives about his/ her problem with his/her brother:
(4)Please find the sentence in the passage that has the same meaning as"He doesn't always allow me to watch the TV program I like best."(请在本文中找与划线句子意思相同的句子)
(5)The language goals(语言目标) of this passage:
读下面关于感恩节的文章,然后判断文章后面的问题,正确的答案写T,错误的答案写F.
In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, and is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.
Making a turkey dinner.
Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.
First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper.
Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix.
Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.
When it is ready, plate the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.
Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.
(1)Thanksgiving is on the fourth Tuesday in November in the USA.
(2)People celebrate the festival to be thankful for food in the autumn and life in their home.
(3)People celebrate the festival by only eating a large bird called turkey.
(4)The turkey is full of bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper before being cooked.
(5)The turkey has been cooked at a high temperature for a long time before it is put on the table.
读下面关于大象的文章,然后回答文章后的问题.
Hello.We are students from Thailand,and we want to save the elephants.The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols.Our first flag had a white elephant on it.This is a symbol of good luck.
Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music.They can also draw very well.People say that "an elephant never forgets".Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost.They can also remember places with food and water.This helps them to live.
But elephants are in great danger.People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.People also kill elephants for their ivory.Today there are only about 3,000 elephants(over 100,000 before),We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
(1)What's the topic of this passage?
(2)Why are elephants important in Thailand?
(3)What can the elephant do?(Two examples)
(4)Why are elephants in danger?
(5)What can people do to save the elephants?
Some bad habits are making you grow old fast.Cut down the following habits today for a more beautiful,healthier tomorrow.
◆Waiting for your sadness to go away
Sadness isn't just uncomfortable;it also makes you become older fast.Take your mental(精神的)health as seriously as your physical health.If you've been fighting with your sadness for more than two weeks,be sure to find professional help.Paying no attention to your sadness or just waiting without doing anything can do harm to your mental health and make you older.
◆Having a cigarette or two on weekends
If you smoke only when you are with your friends on weekends,can you keep away from the harmful effects of smoking?The answer is"".Smoking can break down your skin's elasticity(弹性).Your smoking habit may even make your hair become gray.Changing your smoking habit is changing your life.
◆Having a long to do list day after day
It's natural to have a to﹣do list in our "go,go,go" daily life.But if you're always running from one thing to the next,and caught in too much business,you are turning older fast,because your too long to﹣do list makes you tired and under lots of stress.Stress can cause heart disease high, blood pressure and other physical diseases.It can also cause mental health problems or make the problems worse and worse.
(1)请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语.
(2)If you can't get out of your sadness,what should you do?
(3)What are the harmful effects of smoking?
(4)List two kinds of physical diseases that can be caused by stress.
(5)What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?