In the park，you see a group of people，all looking up at the sky． Without thinking about it， you look upwards， too． Why？ In the concert，someone begins to clap and suddenly the whole room joins in． You do， too． Why？
Sometimes we feel we are acting correctly when we do the same as others． The more people follow an idea， the better or truer we think the idea is． It's the social proof （社会认同感）that works．
The scientist Asch carried out an experiment． It shows how social proof can influence us． In a room， a man is shown Line 1，and next to it are three lines （A，B，C）． A is longer，C is shorter and B is as long as Line 1． He must tell which of the three lines is as long as Line 1． When the man is alone，he gives the correct answer B． Then， five other men enter the room， and each of them gives the answer C as they were told to． Now the man changes his idea and gives the answer C． Asch got the same result many times among different subjects （实验对象）．
Why do we act like this？Well，in the past， following others was a way to keep from danger．Suppose that 5000 years ago you were hunting （打猎） with friends．Suddenly，they all ran away．What would you have done？ Would you have stayed？ No，you would have run，too．We are descendants （后代） of those who copied others' action． It is so deeply planted in our mind that we still use it now．
Social proof has special power．The advertising industry，for example，often makes use of it．So be careful whenever a company says its product is "the most popular"．
（1）At the beginning of the passage， the writer leads in the topic by ．
A．telling a story
B．giving examples
C．answering questions
D．showing a map
（2）According to Paragraph 3， the experiment by Asch shows ．
A．following others is always right
B．social proof may change people's ideas
C．it's difficult to carry out the experiment
D．people can study better if they are alone
（3）The underlined word "It" in Paragraph 4 refers to ．
A．running with others
B．hunting with friends
C．copying others' action
D．doing something different
（4）According to the passage，we can infer （推断）that ．
A．it's important to run with others anytime
B．products in the advertisement are the best
C．we mustn't copy others' action to keep safe
D．we need to think twice before following others
Most schools in England require children to wear a school uniform.
There are at least four advantages. Firstly, when they go on a school trip they all look the
same and so they can’t get lost. Secondly, it stops kids worrying about what to wear each day. Everyone is equal. Thirdly, parents don’t have to shop for expensive and different clothes for their children to show off(炫耀). Fourthly, wearing a uniform gives a sense of being proud and discipline(纪律约束) in them.What colour are the shoes that the English students wear in school?
| A．White | B．Grey |
| C．Black | D．Yellow |
Where can you find the school name?
| A．On the tie | B．On the sweater |
| C．On the shirt | D．On the skirt |
Which of the following is one of the advantages of wearing a uniform?
| A．It gives students a sense of being proud |
| B．It helps children show off |
| C．It helps children choose different clothes |
| D．It makes children strange |
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。
Andrew has much interest in DIY, but he never does things right．
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a brighter light． Another time when he put up a picture o
his bedroom wall, he broke a pipe and the room was full of w
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To make his living room minteresting, he painted the walls, b
he ended up painting everything there blue．When Suzy wanted a shelf a
her bed, Andy went to help, but one end was much h
than the other．Suzy a
Andrew to take a course in DIY．He thought he didn’t n
to do that．Now Suzy attends the courses and knows much about DIY．
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
Everyone has his or her dream school life．My dream school life is perfect（完美的）and colourful．
First of all, the school is very big and beautiful with a lot of trees and flowers．The air is fresh and the ground is clean．Secondly, it is important for me to have a big library which has many books．We can go into the library to read books or look up some information any time．
I hope the teachers are fair(公平的) and have much knowledge(知识)．And the classmates are clever and friendly．We can get on well with each other．Then I hope the school has many subjects, such as English, Maths, Chinese, History, Computer Studies, Science, PE and Art．Besides, I hope we can learn French and Japanese．I guess it will be very interesting．
I hope we can get up earlier and go to bed later so that we can have more time to study or take part in some activities．
Finally, I hope I can improve( 提高) all my abilities in such a school．And I can get on well with my classmates and teachers．I’m sure my school life will be perfect and colourful．I believe I will become successful(成功的)in the end．
| My dream school life |
It is perfect and |
| The school |
It is big and beautiful with |
| The library |
It is |
| The teachers and |
The teachers are fair |
The subjects |
There are English, |
（课外阅读考查）Maria got the job of walking the dog to make money for_____．(According to Money matters)
A．the book
B．the bike
C．the computerArmeda found a tomato plant_______． (According to Plant Talk)
A．in her school
B．in an empty land
C．in her gardenWhich of the following is NOT true about oil? (According to How is it made)
A．Different fuels are made at different temperatures
B．Oil rigs are built on land or in the ocean
C． Once oil has run out, there is still much more．Don’t keep the Ticket Inspector waiting．His time costs______ pounds a minute．(According to Through the Look-Glass and What Alice Found There)
A．1,000 B．800 C．600When Alice gets to the ______ Square, she will be a Queen．(According to Through the Look-Glass and What Alice Found There)
A．7th B．8th C．9th
We each have a memory（记忆力）．That’s why we can still remember things after a long time．Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a short time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again．Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories．
A good memory is a great help in learning a language．Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child．He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak．Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries．They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day．In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too．
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises．Some people can easily learn many things in a short time because ．
| A．they always sleep very well |
| B．they often eat good food |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language ．
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
In school the students can’t learn a foreign language well because．
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no recorders |
| C．they have too much time for it |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |