“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”
That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it.
With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy, such as food, clothes and so on. To see something well, we have to touch it.
The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a bad floor. All feel different under your feet.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show.
If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you’ll really see!
Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
A.Touching by Feeling |
B.To See or to Feel |
C.To See Better by Feeling |
D.Ways of Feeling |
When people buy things in shops, they often ______.
A.try them on first |
B.put their right hand on them |
C.just have a look |
D.feel and touch them |
Why does it say, “At first, it is not easy to feel these things?”
A.The things are used by people, too. |
B.People are used to the things. |
C.People know how to use the things |
D.The things are easy to feel. |
Which of the following is true?
A.Touching can help people learn things better. |
B.Our feet, fingers, hands and skin can help us enjoy music. |
C.People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up. |
D.Visitors cannot feel the things on show in some museums. |
What’s your favorite weather? Do you like sunny or rainy days? Many people like sunshine a lot. They don’t like rain. They think rain makes them feel sad. For a long vacation, they like going to the beach to enjoy sunshine. Sunshine can make them good and happy. I like sunshine very much, but I also like rain.
I enjoy the sound of rain. It can make me feel quiet. On rainy days, I like listening to music and doing some reading, or just looking at the rain and daydreaming (做白日梦). When you daydream, you don’t have to think about other things. I think it’s a good way to relax when it rains.
Sunshine can make one run around and rain can make one keep quiet. I hope you can feel happy no matter (无论) it rains or it’s sunny.
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。Many people don’t like rain because it can make them feel sad.
The writer enjoys rain but he doesn’t like sunshine.
The writer enjoys rain because it can make him feel quiet.
The writer thinks it’s nice to relax in the sunshine.
The writer hopes everyone can feel happy no matter how the weather is.
任务型阅读(本题有5小题,每小题1 分;共计5 分)
阅读以下材料,请根据表述选择相应的图片。
A. It’s sunny. I’m swimming in the sea. It’s cool.
B. It’s cloudy. I’m shopping with my friend. We want to buy some beautiful clothes.
C. It’s raining. I’m singing at a party. We are having a good time.
D. It’s windy. I’m cooking at home.What is the material(材料) about?
A.Animals. | B.Weather and activities. |
C.School rules. | D.Ways to get to places. |
①Rio2 is a great movie. Blu, Jewl and their three kids leave their home in the city for a trip to the Amazon rainforest (亚马逊雨林). When they get there, they try to adapt to (适应) the new life in the rainforest. But Blu finds they’re in danger. What do the family members do next? You can find the answer in the movie, but now let’s get to know about the family members.
②Blu is the father of the family. He likes making food for his family and he likes watching soccer games.
③Jewel is the mother of the family. She wants to take her children to live a different life.
④Bia is very smart. She goes everywhere with a book in her hand. She is very kind, but she doesn’t like flying.
⑤Carla is the eldest of the three children. She is very beautiful and she likes listening to music all day.
⑥Tiago is the youngest of the kids. He looks very thin, but he is good at dancing.What is Rio2?
A.A book. | B.A movie. | C.A song. | D.A comic(漫画). |
Where does the story happen(发生)?
A.In a city. | B.On a farm. |
C.In a forest. | D.On the sea. |
What does Blu like doing?
A. He likes making food for his family.
B. He likes watching soccer games.
C. He likes listening to music all day.
D. Both A and B.How is the article organized(组织)?
Ann is a 13-year-old girl. She doesn’t like popular(流行的) music.
One of her friends asks her, “What do you think of Wang Lihong and his popular music?”
“Who is Wang Lihong? I don’t know him.” Ann says, “I like classical(古典的) music.”
Her friend looks at her surprisingly(惊讶地) and says, “Classical music is for old people. We can’t stand(忍受) it. We like cool things.”
Ann doesn’t know why her friend says that. When she goes home, she talks to her father.
“Dad, am I strange?”
“I don’t think so. Why do you ask that?”
“Because my friends can’t stand classical music, but I like it.”
“Never mind(介意), Ann. You don’t need to do what other people do. Everyone has different likes. Some of them are popular, but others are not.”What does Ann think of Wang Lihong?
A.He is cool. | B.He is popular. |
C.She likes him. | D.She doesn’t know him. |
What does Ann’s friends like?
A.Popular music. | B.Cool things. |
C.Classical music. | D.Pop singers. |
What part of speech(词性) is the underlined word “likes”?
A.动词 | B.介词 | C.名词 | D.形容词 |
What can we know from the passage?
A.Ann’s like is different from(不同于) her friends’. |
B.Ann talks with her father about her friends. |
C.Ann knows why her friend looks at her surprisingly. |
D.Ann’s friend thinks classical music is for young people. |
The thirteen-year-old Andrew is an American boy. He is a middle school student in Washington. Do you know Washington? It’s the capital(首都) of America. Andrew has some pen friends. Two of them come from China. They are Molly and Simon. Their Chinese names are Zhao Mei and Ma Li. Zhao Mei is a girl and she is in Zhejiang; Ma Li is a boy and he is in Hebei. They are good at English, so they always write to Andrew in English. Andrew wants to know more about China, and he thinks Chinese is useful. He will come to China with his parents for a trip next month. Now Andrew is really happy and he wants to tell his friends about it.
Do you want to make friends with Andrew? You can write to him. His e-mail address is andrew008@hotmail.com.How many Chinese friends does Andrew have?
A.1. | B.2. | C.3. | D.None. |
Who is in Hebei?
A.Zhao Mei. | B.Ma Li. | C.Andrew. | D.No one. |
What does Andrew think of Chinese?
A.Useful. | B.Easy. | C.Difficult. | D.Boring. |
What can we know from the first paragraph(段)?
A.Andrew is 14 years old. |
B.Andrew is a teacher in a middle school. |
C.Andrew will come to China next month. |
D.Molly and Simon always write to Andrew in Chinese. |