It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot(点) on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.
Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you’ll find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll find the letter R disappearing.
Why does the letter disappear? It
is
because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image of the letter falls on
the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears.
1.The writer of the passage thinks that _____ there is a blind spot on the eye.
A. few people know B. no one knows
C. most people know D. all the people know
2.In which order should you do the experiment?
①Hold the card ②Move the card nearer ③Close your right eye
④Write two English letters ⑤Look at the letter R ⑥Make a card
A. ④⑥①②③⑤ B. ①③⑥④⑤②
C. ⑥①④③②⑤ D. ⑥④①③⑤②
3.The passage mainly tells us _______.
A. how to find the blind spot B. an interesting experiment
C. where the blind
spot is D.
there is blind spot on the eye
Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper，saying，“Now，you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip，right?” Tom，her brother，nodded．He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer．This year he came up with a plan．
He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired．They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her．Why not make more necklaces and sell them?
“OK，” said Mary，“The first thing you need to do is to figure out（计算）how much you have now．’’
“I have $20.00 in the bank，and $7.25 in my room，” explained Tom．
“That gives you a total of $27.25，” said Mary，“That is called your capital．The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace．”
“Well，the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose．I'll have to buy the beads（小珠子）and string，” said Tom．
Mary wrote on the piece of paper：
CAPITAL $27.25
EXPENSES Feathers no cost
String for 10 necklaces $ 2.50
Beads for 10 necklaces + $ 15.00
Total
$
17.50
“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary．
“Hmm，” Tom looked thoughtful and said，“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50．If I charge（要价）$ 6.00，people will think that's a bargain．”
“OK．If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00，you'll make a good profit（利润）on each then，” said Mary．
“Hurray!” Tom cried，“If I sell 20 necklaces，I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over．”
1.The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”．
A．something sold cheap B．something sold expensive
C．something made at home D．something made by children
2.How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?
A．$ 47.45． B．$ 75． C．$ 85． D．$102.25．
3.What's the best title for this story?
A．How to Make Necklaces B．How to Sell Necklaces
C．How to Make a Plan D．How to Earn Money for a Trip
Do you think there is too much noise in our city? If you live near an airport，you will be unhappy because of a plane often make a loud noise．The sound of planes or heavy vehicles is likely to cause deafness if heard continuously（不断地）．
However, most people in our city do not seem to mind noise. They like to enjoy music when they are doing uninteresting jobs．It is a new danger because pop music，when played through powerful amplifiers（放大器），can reach 120 decibels（120分贝的）at a distance of five feet．A continuous noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafness．It was discovered that many young people in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people．
In the past we used to think that only workers in very noisy places would become deaf．For example，when newspapers and books are being printed，the noise level is over 85 decibels，and some of the workers become deaf．Today，however，scientists believe that 10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise．
Sometimes noise of less than 85 decibels can make some people tired and stressed．We all know that too much noise makes life difficult and unpleasant．It can do great harm to people's health and prevent people from working well．Workers in noisy offices are not as efficient（效率高的）as those in quiet offices．Noise makes people less efficient．Can anything be done to reduce or control noise?
In Britain the government has made several laws to
reduce noise．Th
ough
the government has spent a lot of money in making airports and main roads
quieter，many people think that there are still not
enough laws．For example，there
are no laws to control the noise of machines．In Japan，America and Norway there are such laws．As a result，workers can
be given compensation（赔偿）if they become deaf．
1.Some workers become dea
f
because of ________．
A．hard work B．a continuous noise of over 85 decibels
C. powerful amplifiers D．uninteresting jobs
2.In Britain there are laws to ________．
A．stop workers from becoming deaf B．control the noise of machines
C．keep down noise D．help deaf workers in need
3.Who can be given compensation if they become deaf?
A．American workers．
B．British workers．
C．Both American workers and British workers．
D．None of the above answers．
The sun was shining quite brightly as Mrs Grant left her house, so she decided not to___ an umbrella with her. She got on the bus to the town and before long it began to rain．The rain had not stopped___ ____the bus arrived at the market half an hour later．Mrs Grant stood up and absent—mindedly(心不在焉地)picked up the umbrella that was on the seat in front of her.
A cold voice said loudly，“That is mine，Madam!”
Suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella，Mrs Grant felt __ ____ for what she had done，trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant _ the owner of the umbrella was giving her．
When she got off the bus，Mrs Grant made straight for a shop where she could buy an umbrella．She found a pretty one and bought it .Then she to buy another as a present for her daughter. Afterwards she did the rest of her and had lunch in a restaurant.
In the afternoon she got on the homeward (回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under
her arm, and sat down. Then she that, by a curious coincidence(巧合)，she was sitting next to the woman who had made her feel that morning.
That woman now looked at her，and then at the umbrellas. “You’ve had quite a good __ ,” she said.
1.A. keep B. bring C. take D. leave
2.A. before B. until C. though D. when
3.A. hanging B. appearing C. dropping D. losing
4.A. angry B. sorry C. lucky D. glad
5.A. reply B．call C. suggestion D. look
6.A．promised B. decided C. agreed D. remembered
7.A. hiking B. shopping C. trying D. searching
8.A. meant B. explained C. saw D. forgot
9.A. jealous B. bored C. satisfied D. uncomfortable
10.A. day B. meal C .Journey D. present
---What _________ to the building? ---It _________ when all the people were sleeping.
A. has happened; was broken in B. was happening; was broken down
C. was happened; broke into D. happened; was broken into
It’s raining so ________ that there are ________ any people in the street.
A. heavy; hard B. hard; hard C. heavy; hardly D. hard; hardly
