The London Olympic Games are coming soon. This summer, Chinese sports fans will be able to watch the exciting games in 3-D on CCTV.
When you watch 3-D movies or TV, you have to wear a special pair of glasses. The 3-D glasses make the people and the things on the screen look like they are in the room with you.
3-D, means having three *dimensions: *width, height and *depth. 3-D technology is based on the way the human brain and eye work. Because the *pupils of a person’s eyes are about 6.5cm apart, when we look at something, each eye sees it from different *angle. Our eyes send the two pictures to our brain, and the brain puts them together. The small difference between the picture from the right eye and the picture from the left eye make us see depth.
While watching 2-D films, we don’t have to wear the special glasses. We see the pictures in two dimensions, each eye get the same information. This is because there is only one way of watching it.
So the aim of 3-D technology is to get a different picture into each eye of the person. It uses two film *projectors. One *projects a left eye picture and the other projects a right eye picture. When we are in the cinema, we can see different pictures in each eye at the same time with the help of the 3-D glasses.
While watching 3-D films, we feel that we are actually in the same environment as the things we are watching. However, some people are against watching 3-D films. One of the reasons is the 3-D glasses makes the screen of the film or TV look darker. It is bad for eyes. What’s more, people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3-D movies, because their brains need to work harder to “read” the pictures.
1.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us __________.
A.how we see things in 3-D B.how we watch the Olympic Games
C.how 3-D films are made D.where we watch 3-D films or TV
2.When we watch a 2-D film, each of our eyes get ________ information.
A.no B.different C.dark D.the same
3.Which is the following is right according to the passage?
A.We don’t have to wear 3-D glasses if we watch games in 3-D on TV.
B.The 3-D technology is based on the way the human ear and eye work.
C.All the people can have fun watching 3-D movies or TV for a long time.
D.3-D glasses make us see different pictures in each eye at the same time.
4.Why are some people against watching 3-D films? Because ____________.
A.they make them more excited or sadder
B.3-D glasses make the screen look darker
C.3-D films make all people get headaches
D.they dislike watching the Olympic Games
Carly Williams decided to become a TV reporter when she was in Grade 6. “ One day, we went out into forest and did some reporting about forest fires,” Carly said. “ Ever since then, I have loved the job and I have been trying to do it as much as I can.”
Now 15, Carly reports for the news program at her school. And she has interviewed many famous people including some famous basketball players and TV stars.
“Carly is a great student and I am sure she will achieve her dream in the future,” said one of Carly’s teachers.
Last month the happiest thing for Carly was that she got a call from Teen Kids News in New York. She sent them some films she made by herself for the school news program. Teen Kids News is on over 200 TV stations around the USA. The producer of the show said he liked Carly’s films and asked if Carly would make a film for them.
“ All I could say was, yes, yes, yes!” Carly said. “ I didn’t even think for a second.”
Carly spent five days learning something about Teen Kids News in New York. She also visited a person who was a reporter for Teen Kids News and got some advice.
Her first task was to interview an artist in New York. Carly said she worried about working with a new team because she wanted to impress the producer. Although under great pressure, she did a wonderful job.
“Carly has gotten to do some pretty amazing things,” said Carly’s mother. “For her to get that taste of it was pretty cool.”
1.Which thing helped Carly decide to be a TV reporter?
A.The task to interview an artist in New York.
B.Her report about forest fires when in Grade 6.
C.Her interviews with many famous people.
D.The exciting words from one of her teachers.
2.Last month Carly was very happy because __________.
A.she was asked to make a film for Teen Kids News
B.she did a wonderful job for the school news program
C.she sent some of wonderful films to Teen Kids News
D.she visited a reporter in New York and got some advice
3.Why was Carly worried when doing first task?
A.Her mother asked her not to do it. B.She wanted to interview a producer.
C.She wanted to impress the producer. D.She doesn’t want to work with a new team.
Most visited museums in the world
The British Museum, London, UK It is one of the world’s greatest museums of human history and culture. It was opened on Jan 15, 1759. And now it has about 8 million things, from the stone tools of early men to 20th century inventions. Some famous inventions are on show there, such as the bicycle, the telephone, the television and so on. |
Musee du Louvre, Paris, France It was first built in 1204, but as a museum, it was opened in 1793. Once a palace that was homes to kings of France, the Louvre is now the world’s most famous museums. Millions of visitors go to the museum every year. It’s famous for some of the best pieces of art in the world. |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US The museum is one of the world’s largest museums. It was opened in 1872. There are over 2 million things of art. You can see many interesting things from Africa and the Middle East. Of course, it has a great collection of American art. If you are interested in American history, don’t miss it. |
1.How many things are there in the British Museum now ?
A.2 million B.8 million C. 5 million D.7 million
2.When was Musee du Louvre opened as a museum?
A.1759 B.1204 C.1793 D.1872
3.In the passage, we know the Metropolitan Museum of Art is __________.
A.in New York B.once a palace C.not interesting D.famous for science
“Low *carbon” becomes the most popular words these days because more and more people pay attention to our environment. Not only China but all other 1 concentrate on the topic of “low carbon”. Low carbon life 2 a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to use less energy. The purpose of the lifestyle is to push us to 3 the environment.
Because of the fast increase of population and human *desire, the human living environment, health and safety are 4 worse and worse. So we can say, the lifestyle is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings. Therefore, low carbon life is needed by man’s own health. So we should develop good 5 in our daily life. For example, when we go shopping, we’d better use 6 plastic bags. We should eat more 7 and less meat. As for clothing, we’d better buy the necessary clothes and not buy clothes with animal *leather. As for housing, when building a 8 , we must use green material; buy the lights that need less energy and remember to 9 the lights when not needed; put rubbish into different kinds and recycle the useful things, like bottles and paper. As for transportation, we can 10 if you go to the places near your house. For short trips, we can ride a bike instead of driving a car. Try to use public transportations. As for working, companies should 11 clerks to use e-mail, MSN and other ways instead of using paper. We use paper only when necessary. For using 12 : If you don’t use computer in a short time, you can change the computer into its “sleep”.
Besides, we should try 13 best to tell the people around us the importance of the low carbon lifestyle. And we can also ask them to 14 us to take the low carbon life, in this way, not only can we make our city better, 15 also it’s good for ourselves.
In all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.
1. A.countries B.cities C.towns D.villages
2. A.helps B.means C.lives D.thinks
3. A.keep B.pollute C.protect D.make
4. A.doing B.trying C.discovering D.becoming
5. A.lists B.shops C.decisions D.habits
6. A.more B.less C.fewer D.many
7. A.tea B.vegetables C.meat D.food
8. A.house B.bridge C.store D.market
9. A.turn off B.turn on C.put off D.put on
10. A.walk B.rush C.run D.drive
11. A.make B.let C.see D.encourage
12. A.machine B.light C.bed D.computer
13. A.ours B.we C.our D.us
14. A.stop B.tell C.join D.hear
15. A.so B.but C.and D.though
--- Our family are traveling to Taiwan Island this vacation.
--- ________!
A.Congratulations B.See you later
C.Have a great time D.Be careful
-- Could you tell me ________?
--Sure. Go on until you reach the end. It’s on your right.
A.which country you come form B.what’s your favorite city
C.how can I get to the bus station D.if there is a bus station near here