Everything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light waves in the form of colors, the ear hears sound waves in the form of noises. The ear and the eye turn these different waves into signals that the brain (大脑) can make sense of.
The ears and brain have an amazing ability to recognize（识别）particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her baby’s cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance.
The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.
Another hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound.Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?
a. The ears receive the sound waves.
b. The mother recognizes her baby’s cry.
c. The ears turn the sound waves into signals.
d. The baby’s cry travels in the form of sound waves
e. The brain connects the signals to the information in the memory.
| A．d-a-c-b-e | B．d-a-c-e-b |
| C．a-d-c-b-e | D．a-d-c-e-b |
. Certain words or songs can change a person’s moods mainly because of his .
| A．lifestyle | B．personality |
| C．experiences | D．hobbies |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．Human Brain’s Amazing Facts |
| B．Human Hearing Characteristics |
| C．How to improve Hearing |
| D．How Do Humans Hear |
Find and Keep your friendship
Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will be together with you in your journey through life.
Everyone needs friends. Friendship can make us happier. How can we find a good friend and get one well with each other? Here is some advice.
Make friends with a person who is easy to get along with.
You should make friends with a person who has something in common with you.
Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble. Friends should always be ready to help each other.
Believe in each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship.
Even the best friends may have a quarrel(吵架)sometimes. If this happens, don’t let your quarrel last too long. Try to make up with your friends soon.
Friendship is a kind of treasure(财富)in our life. It is like a bottle of wine, the longer it is kept, the better it will be.
根据短文内容判断 正(A) 误(B)。Rich people don’t need friends.
If your friends are in trouble, you should help them.
Make friends with people who are not difficult to get along with.
Don’t believe in your friends.
Best friends don’t have a quarrel.
There are all kinds of animals . Here are some animals that you can see in many zoos.
Koalas may look like teddy bears, but they are not bears at all. They come from Australia. They are quiet, friendly and cute. Children like koalas. Koalas like to have trees as their homes.
Giraffes are good zoo animals. They come from Africa. They are interesting and exciting. They need a big home at the zoo.
Lions are beautiful and dangerous animals. They are also from Africa. They are exciting to watch, but they are scary, too. They are not cute.
Dolphins are good for some zoos. They need a lot of water for their homes. They are very smart and interesting.
Elephants are exciting animals from Africa. They are friendly. They need a swimming pool.
Tigers are beautiful animals. They come from India and China. They are exciting, and scary, too. They need a place to run.Koalas come from______________.
| A．India | B．China |
| C．Africa | D．Australia |
Who needs a big home at the zoo?
| A．Koalas. | B．Giraffes. |
| C．Lions. | D．Dolphins. |
Which word can’t be used to describe lions?
| A．Exciting. | B．Cute. |
| C．Beautiful. | D．Scary. |
How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Giraffes are from Africa. |
| B．Tigers are beautiful, exciting and scary. |
| C．Koalas like in trees. |
| D．Elephants need a place to run. |
| Sun Painting Club Kids can learn Chinese painting（国画） here. They can learn how to draw plants and fruit. Their teacher is Yang Yong. His English name is Jeff. His phone number is 351-1253. Time: July 8th-18th Fee（费用）: 360 yuan Ages of kids: 6 -15 |
Blue Sports Club You can learn basketball, volleyball and baseball here. The basketball teacher is Alan Green. He’s from the US. The volleyball teacher is Paul Miller. He’s from Canada（加拿大）. The baseball teacher is Rose Jones. She is English. Time: July 8th – 18th (basketball) July 19th – 28th (volleyball) August 1st – 10th (baseball) Fee: 200 yuan for each sport Ages of kids: 10- 18 E-mail address: bluesports2012@163.com |
Yang Yong’s English name is _______________.
| A．Paul | B．Jeff | C．Peter | D．Allan |
Mr Miller teaches kids __________.
| A．baseball | B．volleyball |
| C．basketball | D．painting |
Sally is seven years old. She can learn ______________.
| A．volleyball | B．baseball |
| C．basketball | D．Chinese painting |
Miss Jones is from ____________.
| A．England | B．Canada | C．China | D．the US |
Mr Black’s son wants to learn Chinese painting, volleyball and baseball. He needs（需要）______________.
| A．360 yuan | B．560 yuan |
| C．760 yuan | D．960 yuan |
Hello! My name is Bell White. I’m eleven years old. I study in Park Brow Primary School. I have one brother. His name’s Jason and he’s fourteen. I don’t have any sisters in the family.
We live with Grandpa in a small house in Liverpool, in the northeast of England. My parents work in Chesterfield. They come back home every weekend.
Do you like games? I like football. My favourite team is Manchester United(曼联队). My friends and I often play football on Saturdays. Sometimes my brother goes with us, but he isn’t good at playing football.
I have seven pets---two birds and five goldfish. I want to have a dog and a cat too, but my grandfather doesn’t like them.
Please write to me soon.
BellBell’s family live in_______________.
| A．a big house | B．the north of England |
| C．the west of England | D．a small house |
Bell’s grandfather doesn’t like ____________.
| A．birds or goldfish | B．birds or dogs |
| C．dogs or cats | D．goldfish or football |
In the text, there are ____________people in Bell’s family.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
What does “pets” mean in Chinese?
| A．朋友 | B．宠物 | C．玩具 | D．同样 |
Bell wants to find a ________________.
| A．sister | B．brother |
| C．football | D．penfriend |
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