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 |
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You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” Said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18. If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.activol.com.When do the volunteers help others?
A.In their spare time. | B.At weekends |
C.On weekdays. | D.In the evenings. |
_____ can be a volunteer.
A.Children | B.Old women |
C.Anyone aged 12-70 | D.Young people |
Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.
A.money | B.computers |
C.everything | D.nothing |
Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ______.
A.animals | B.children |
C.computers | D.older people |
We can read such a passage ______.
A.in a newspaper | B.in a storybook |
C.in a picture book | D.in a textbook |
MOVIE GUIDE THURSDAY |
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Rush Hour 15:00 23:00 |
My Life as Mcdull 9:00 13:00 |
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①Action Movie Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his. It’s so exciting. Come and have fun! |
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②Cartoon Mcdull is a little pig. He’s kind of silly but he’s very cute. Do you want to enjoy happiness with him? Be sure to watch it! |
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Mr. Bean 11:00 19:00 |
Harry Potter 17:00 21:00 |
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③Comedy Rowan is a great actor. His movie Mr. Bean is coming. It’s very funny. Don’t miss it! |
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④Science Fiction Harry Potter has been in the wizardry school (魔法学校) for three years. He begins a new life. How is everything going? |
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What do you think of Mcdull?
A.Exciting. | B.Silly but cute. |
C.Funny. | D.Happy. |
Mr. Li finishes his lessons at 22: 00, which film can he enjoy on Thursday evening?
A.Rush Hour. | B.My life as Mcdull. |
C.Mr. Bean. | D.Harry PotterⅢ. |
My daughter is eight years old. Which two films does she like best, can you guess?
A.Rush Hour and My life as Mcdull. |
B.My life as Mcdull and Mr. Bean. |
C.Mr. Bean and Harry Potter Ⅲ. |
D.Harry Potter Ⅲand My life as Mcdull. |
What kind of movie is Mr. Bean?
A.Action Movie. | B.Cartoon. |
C.Comedy. | D.Science Fiction. |
Who is an action movie character?
A.Jackie Chan. | B.Rowan. |
C.Mcdull. | D.Harry Potter. |
In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee for breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.In England, many people eat _________meals a day.
A.1 | B.2 | C.3 | D.4 |
People may have __________for their breakfast according to the passage.
A.tea and eggs |
B.hamburgers and tea |
C.coffee and salad |
D.eggs and fish |
People have lunch at ______________.
A.any time | B.nine | C.five | D.one |
People don’t have _____________________ for their dinner.
A.bananas and apples | B.soup and meat |
C.meat and fish | D.porridge |
Most Englishmen have dinner ________________
A.at one | B.at any time |
C.at noon | D.in the evening |
A green parrot goes missing on 17th, March. It is very smart and it can say “Hello”, “Thank you” and “Goodbye”.
Owner( 所有者):MrAzman
Address: 168 Rosyth Road
Singapore 543321
Telephone: 9731-0032What color is the parrot?
A.It is white. | B.It’s black. |
C.It is red. | D.It’s green. |
The underlined word “missing” means “________” in Chinese.
A.聪明的 | B.失踪的 |
C.找到的 | D.笨拙的 |
The parrot can notsay “________”.
A.Hello | B.Thank you |
C.Good morning | D.Goodbye |
After reading the passage, we can know 9731-0032 is _________.
A.MrAzman’s phone number |
B.the parrot’s telephone number |
C.MrAzman’s QQ number |
D.the parrot’s ID card number |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.MrAzman is the owner of the parrot. |
B.The parrot is lost. |
C.MrAzman lives in Singapore. |
D.MrAzman found a parrot. |
This is Kim and Kate’s bedroom. The blue bed is Kate’s and the green one is Kim’s. They are sisters. Kate’s schoolbag is red. It’s on the bed. Kim’s schoolbag is yellow. It’s on the chair. They have a computer. It’s on the table. Their alarm clock is on the table, too. There is a baseball under their table. It’s Lily’s. Lily is Kim and Kate’s good friend.Kim and Kate are _________.
A.friends | B.brothers |
C.sisters | D.cousins |
What color is Kate’s schoolbag? It’s __________.
A.green | B.blue | C.yellow | D.red |
__________ bed is green.
A.Kim’s | B.Kate’s |
C.Lily’s | D.Kim’s friend’s |
What’s on the table?
A.A computer. |
B.A computer and an alarm clock. |
C.A computer, a baseball and an alarm clock. |
D.A computer and a baseball. |
Where’s Lily’s baseball?
A.On the bed | B.On the chair |
C.Under the table | D.On the table |