You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t believe how quickly time has passed. If you have this experience, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and drags when you are bored. Now scientists have come up with a reason why this happens.
They have found that the brain changes its way to work according to how we direct our attention to a task. When we are bored, we pay more attention to how time is passing. And this makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.
Recently some researchers who want to understand the conditions carried out an experiment. In the experiment, twelve volunteers watched a picture while researchers monitored（关注）their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to first notice how long a picture appeared, then the color of the picture, and thirdly, study the both. The results showed that the brain was more active when the volunteers paid attention to more subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is busy noticing many aspects（方面）of a task, it has to spread its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. Therefore, time seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it spends its full energy on the passing of time. As a result, time seems to move slowly.
Next time you feel bored in class, perhaps you should concentrate(专心于) on what the teacher is saying.What does the underlined word “drags” probably mean?
| A．passes slowly | B．runs quickly. |
| C．moves actively | D．goes silently |
What have the scientists found?
| A．Time goes by fast when we have nothing to do. |
| B．The ten minutes’ break is important to students. |
| C．The brain works in different ways in different situations. |
| D．Students pay more attention to the pictures than the passing of time. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．We will be full of energy if we’re busy. |
| B．Concentrating on things is a way to make people less bored. |
| C．Time goes slowly when the brain is noticing many things at the same time. |
| D．We should pay no attention to time when we are doing something. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．The best way to save time |
| B．The importance of planning time |
| C．Why time passes quickly |
| D．The reason for time flying and dragging |
When we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi.
Fungi may appear almost everywhere. They commonly grow in wet places where they call get food and water easily. Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, but fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rotting（腐烂的）wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt or moss（苔藓）. Mushrooms（蘑茹）are the best-known fungi.
There are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. For example, cauliflower（菜花）mushrooms are found in forests from July to October．They can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! They grow at the foot of trees Squirrel’s（松鼠）bread is another kind of wild mushroom Its appearance and use Call explain its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes Squirrels can easily eat them or carry them off to their hole to eat later.
The mushrooms found in food stores are carefully grown by people who know they are safe to eat. People are warned never to touch of taste wild mushrooms because some of them are deadly. Even less dangerous ones cart still make a person very sick..Where does Fungi not grow?.
| A．On dry wood |
| B．In places full of water |
| C．On living trees |
| D．Behind houses |
Where can Fungi take food?.
| A．From their green leaves |
| B．From water |
| C．From rotting wood |
| D．From people |
Squirrel's bread is a kind of.
| A．tree | B．animal | C．food | D．medicine |
People are advised not to eat wild fungi because.
| A．it is unfit for main food |
| B．it may be dangerous to people |
| C．it doesn't taste so good |
| D．it's strange smell may do harm to people |
The word "fungi" in this passage means
| A．草本植物 | B．菌类植物 | C．食用蘑菇 | D．无叶植物 |
From the passage we know that a yenta___________
| A．is famous for watching people walking |
| B．1ikes talking about others |
| C．can be either a man or a woman |
| D．is not a help at all |
If you live near a yenta，you_________
| A．will not be safe |
| B．can’t stop yourself from being watched |
| C．will be stopped when you pass by |
| D．have to pay for their help |
When you are in trouble，yentas_____________
| A．will make a joke on you |
| B．will watch you all the time |
| C．can sometimes give you a hand |
| D．will report that to the police |
The word “up-to-the-minute” means___________
| A．oldest | B．best | C．latest | D．worst |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．We can get weather reports from yentas. |
| B．You can learn things about neighbors from yentas. |
| C．Yentas are sometimes a help to others. |
| D．Yentas care more about themselves than about others. |
What do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Let's see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time?
Mess around（消遣逗乐） with Dress-up Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you can get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school，you can play dress-up. See if you can make yourself into a doctor, or a cowboy, or even a spaceman! If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family! Let your imagination run wild!
Start a Club Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren't in your class? You can get both of them in clubs. In other countries’ schools，there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join. There is a French club，a student government, a theatre，a choir（合唱队）and a photography club.
Take a photography club as an example. One may learn all the skills about taking photos. For example，you will learn how to choose a camera，how to use the light and how to develop pictures.
One can also make a lot of friends in clubs. It's always good to enjoy your free time with friends, isn't it?How do kids in foreign countries spend their free time?.
| A．Playing football |
| B．Playing dress-up |
| C．Watching TV |
| D．Having a party in clubs |
For foreign kids, what do they collect clothes and shoes for?.
| A．having them in future |
| B．changing with their friends |
| C．making themselves into other person |
| D．preparing for parties |
What do kids mainly want to do when they start a club?.
| A．Put on a show | B．Learn new things |
| C．Talk with friends | D．Take photos |
In a photography club, kids can learn.
| A．how to use cameras |
| B．how to collect cameras |
| C．how to repair cameras |
| D．how to make a lot of friends |
What will you learn from the passage?.
| A．Foreign kids like to put on a show in their school |
| B．Foreign kids usually play dress-up in clubs |
| C．Foreign kids spend their free time taking photos |
| D．Foreign kids usually join all kinds of clubs |
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I am Alice. Welcome to my mew school. It is a big and beautiful school. Let me tell you something about it. This is our teaching building. And there are two grades and twenty classes. I’m in Class Two , Grade Seven. There are 20 girls and 17 boys in my class. There are some school offices in the building, too. In front of the building is the library. I read books in it every day. It has got three thousand books. Next to the library is the science lab. I like it very much. There
is a gym next to the teaching building. You can play basketball , swim and play tennis there. Our piano room is next to the teaching building. I have a friend. Her name is Han Mei. She can play the piano very well. In front of the piano room is the dining hall. We often have lunch there. Behind the teaching building and the piano room are a big playground and a big garden. We often hold sports meeting and play football on the playground.
I like my school very much.
| 1 |
Garden |
| Piano room |
Teaching building |
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| 3 |
4 |
5 |
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There are four people in my family. My father is a policeman. His work is kind of dangerous.
He’s very busy. He often has meals outside. Sometimes we can’t see him all day. But I love him very much. My mother is a bank clerk, but she wants to be a reporter .She says her job is boring and being a report is interesting, because she can meet many interesting people .My brother is a waiter .He likes his work, because he thinks he can meet many new friends when he works.
I’m a middle school student .I study hard because I want to be teacher. I think it’s not difficult for me.My family has four people, my father, my mother, my sister, and I
My father works in another(另一个) city, so we can’t see him all day sometimes.
My mother likes to be a bank clerk.
My brother works in a restaurant . He likes to make new friends.
I want to be a teacher. It’s not easy for me, I think.