What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you may be quiet, shy and prefer following to leading.
Colours influence our moods. There is a relationship between colours and moods. A yellow room makes people feel cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings us warmth and joy on the saddest winter day. Black is depressing (令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over River Thames. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than that on any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.An active person may like ________.
A.yellow, orange or red | B.yellow, black or red |
C.orange, blue or black | D.green, blue or brown |
Most people feel more _______ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
A.tired | B.bored | C.relaxed | D.worried |
Why did more people kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?
A.Because the bridge was too crowded. |
B.Because people didn’t like the bridge. |
C.Because the colour of the bridge was depressing. |
D.Because no one saved them. |
In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work ______.
A.worse | B.harder |
C.more slowly | D.more carelessly |
Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Your Favourite Colour |
B.The Secret of Colour |
C.The Colour of A Bridge |
D.Stop People from Killing Themselves |
If you plan to take your pet on a trip,prepare ahead of time. At least two weeks before you leave,take your pet to a vet. See if he or she is tit for travel and ask if he or she should have any medicine before leaving. The vet may suggest certain pills for sickness or for calming the pet.
Some states or foreign countries have health laws that say animals must have certain injections(注射)before they can be allowed to enter. Your vet may have this information. You can also get help on the United States and Canadian laws from a book published by the Department of Agriculture which some libraries have. For information on foreign countries, check with their consulates (领事馆).You can also ask the airlines on which you are travelling.
Find out if the places where you plan to stay allow pets because many do not.
If you are going by plane or train,ask if pets are allowed. If they are,ask where they will be kept and who will care for them. The big bus lines in this country do not allow pets.
Choose your pet’s box carefully. Plastic boxes are better than cardboard or wooden ones because they can' be chewed(嚼碎).
If going by plane or train during warm weather,try to go in the cooler early morning or evening hours. Also try to avoid (避免)very cold winter weather because pets often suffer from cold. Even in your own car, be careful. Do not leave the animal inside with the windows closed because the car may become too hot or too cold.The main idea of this passage is to_________
A.warn people to leave their pets at home |
B.give general information about pet travel |
C.tell people how to choose their pet boxes |
D.tell people about foreign pet laws |
When taking a pet on a trip,a pet owner________
A.doesn' need to make any special plans |
B.should stay at friends' homes |
C.should make plans before leaving home |
D.should travel by bus instead of plane |
From the passage,we can learn that________
A.it costs too much to take pets on trips |
B.some pets may not be well enough to travel |
C.all train lines treat pets exactly the same |
D.pets are welcome everywhere |
Which person would be the most interested in this passage?
A.A vet. | B.A pet owner . |
C.A bus driver. | D.A pet shop owner. |
Computers are good tools(工具).The Internet is also good. But some people spend too much time online. They can’t stop. Doctors say this is a new sickness. They call this sickness Internet Addiction Disorder (互联网成瘾症)(IAD).
People with IAD are online a lot. They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games. Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends. Some people with IAD even quit(辞掉)their jobs!
Do you have IAD? Think about these questions:How many hours a day are you online? Is it a lot or a little? When you are not online,are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages? When you are online,do you forget the time? Do you get angry when you can’t play a game?
If you have IAD,what can you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S.Young have some ideas. First,ask yourself “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to take a break. For example,use the computer or play games twice a week,not every day. In this way,you can have a good social life with other friends.The passage is mainly about________
A.a new sickness |
B.an online game |
C.messages |
D.computer jobs |
If you have Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD),you are_______
A.online for an hour a week
B.send e-mall messages at work
C.are on the Internet more than with friends
D.never use the computerAccording to the passage,which is NOT a sign of IAD?
A.Quitting your job to spend more time online. |
B.Spending time with family and friends. |
C.Forgetting the time when you are online. |
D.Getting angry when you can,t play a game. |
Ivan Goldberg and Kimberly S. Young_______
A.quit their jobs |
B.are online a lot |
C.have IAD |
D.help people with IAD |
Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life,Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s,Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London,through Asia,to Australia. On the trip,they visited places like India, Iran, and Afghanistan.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia,people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions,Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap . The book told people about different countries' weather,customs(风俗),and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s,Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.
Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today,400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” (for example,Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). For more information,read the books!Which trip was Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook about?
A.The United Kingdom. |
B.From Asia to England. |
C.From Australia to Afghanistan. |
D.From England to Australia. |
Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?
A.He needed the money. |
B.His wife asked him to do it. |
C.Many people asked questions about his travels. |
D.He liked writing books. |
How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides?
A.It talked about places most tourists did not go . |
B.It was longer and more expensive. |
C.It told people about a country’s weather,customs,and places to see. |
D.It was the first guidebook about Asia . |
Which sentence below is true?
A.Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks. |
B.Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook was not popular. |
C.After their first trip,Maureen did not travel with Tony . |
D.Today,Lonely Planet is still a small company. |
According to one story the idea for making the first teddy bear came from a newspaper cartoon drawn in 1904. This cartoon showed President Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip refusing to shoot (射杀)a young bear. The young bear became a symbol for Teddy Roosevelt.
Morris Michtom owned a small candy and toy store in New York City. He and his wife made many of the toys they sold. When he saw the cartoon, he had a wonderful idea. He decided to make a toy bear with eyes and legs and arms that moved. The bear was put in the store window next to a copy of the cartoon. Mr . Michtom called it “Teddy’s Bear”.
Many of these bears were sold. The bears became so popular that Mr . Michtom thought he might need President Roosevelt' permission to use his name. He wrote to the president and sent him a “Teddy Bear”. The president answered,saying that Mr. Michtom could use his name.
Mr . Michtom borrowed money so that he could make thousands of toy bears. His company became the Ideal Toy Corporation. Today this is one of the biggest toy companies in the United States.People will remember Morris Michtom because he was_______
A.a candy store owner |
B.a toy store owner |
C.the inventor of the teddy bear |
D.Teddy Roosevelt' friend |
The idea for making the first teddy bear came from________
A.a movie |
B.a magazine story |
C.a TV advertisement |
D.a newspaper cartoon |
From this passage we can see that________
A.many people liked Teddy Roosevelt |
B.many people did not like Teddy Roosevelt |
C.President Roosevelt cared only about important people |
D.President Roosevelt did not like young bears |
“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Intern”
“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day.”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”
“spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life’ friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾) called Internet addiction.According to experts,Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week.They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example,one college student was missing for several days.His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him.They called the police.The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet — for seven days straight.
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted.The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people.
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(症状):
★You go out with your friends less and less.
★You can’t wait to get online again.
★You’ve decided to spend a short time online,but then you spend several hours.
★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it,or the Internet would control you.How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?
Where was the missing college student found?
Why do some experts worry most about young people?
What is one symptom of Internet addiction?
How can Internet addicts solve their problem?
What might be the title of this passage? (In no more than TEN words)