When someone walks into a room wearing bright colours, everyone seems to take notice. Beautiful bright colours can easily draw our attention. Fresh roses can cheer us up when we’re feeling blue. Dressing up in colourful clothing can bring us into a more positive mood.
What shall I wear today? What colour should I choose?
Dressing yourself for the day is quite important whether you know it or not. Our moods often show what our bodies end up wearing. When you look in the mirror after you dress, train yourself to notice how you feel when you see yourself. Notice your mood. If you are not feeling yourself, could the colour of what you are wearing irritate (使不适) your nervous system? Did you never notice that before? We all know that dark colours can tell lies. They can make you look and feel older than you really are. That is why baby clothes never come in dark colours. To the mind, dark colours seem easier to hold power, but to the heart and feeling level, they don’t help your heart to open. Bring happy colours and happiness to go hand in hand. Bright happy colours open your heart, calming your nervous system.
Some advice:
If you work around people who wear black, try to find a happy colour to look at to replace (取代) the picture of dark colours in your mind.
At night, wear soft clothes in light colours to help your nervous system calm down and smooth it out, preparing yourself for sleep.
Don’t dress children in dark colours because their nervous systems are just beginning to feel.
1.What kind of colours can easily draw our attention?
A. All of the colours. B. Dark colours.
C. Dark red. D. Bright colours.
2.Which of the following colours shouldn’t we choose to look at if a lot of people in your office wear dark clothes?
A. Black. B. Green. C. Yellow. D. Red.
3.What does the underlined word “They” refer to?
A. Some lies. B. Baby clothes.
C. Dark colours. D. Different moods
4.We should wear ________ to help our nervous system calm down and smooth it out to prepare for sleep.
A. leather clothes in light colours
B. soft clothes in dark colours
C. soft clothes in light colours
D. leather clothes in dark colours
5.Which of the following sentences is NOT right?
A. We should dress children in dark colours.
B. Fresh roses can cheer us up when we’re feeling blue.
C. Dark colours can tell lies.
D. Dressing yourself for the day is quite important.
Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unlucky , I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now , I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say,"sorry, I am a stranger here."
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!
1. The writer always refuses to give people directions because .
A. she's a stranger to the city
B. she doesn't know the people
C. she has no time to help others
D. she's afraid of giving wrong directions.
2.A man stopped the writer on the way to .
A .sell her something B. ask for the time
C. make friends with her D. ask for the directions.
3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer .
A. lives B. studies C. works D. teaches
4.The word "embarrassed" in the last paragraph means " " .
A.尴尬 B.困惑 C.激动 D.拮据
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer is too shy to give others directions
B.The writer has a very poor sense of direction
C.The writer never got lost when she was young.
D.The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.
My Year Abroad
This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!
1. All the three teenagers went abroad .
A. to study English B. to visit friends
C. to have a holiday D. to find a job
2. Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?
A. Mariko. B. Carla.
C. Alvin. D. None of them.
3. Travelers Corner is most probably .
A. a sports club newsletter
B. a science documentary
C. a travel magazine
D. a news website
The Slender West Lake. named National AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010, includes the Great Rainbow Bridge, the White Pagoda, Five-pavilion Bridge, the Twenty-four Bridge, the Small Golden Hill and so on. The best time to tour the Slender West Lake is in March. During the visit to the park, the boat travels on the water and visitors travel in the picture.
Ticket: Mar. - May. ¥ 150; Other months ¥90
Time: 8:30 - 17:00
Bus: No. 4, 5, 6, 17, 61 buses
Tel: 0514-87357803; 0514-87370091
Website: http://www.shouxihu.com
He garden, the most famous garden in the late Qing Dynasty, is known for its long double-way corridor(走廊), which is regarded as the earliest footbridge.
Ticket: Mar. - May. ¥ 40; Other months ¥30
Time: 7:30 - 17:15
Bus: No. 19, 61 buses
Te: 0514-87900345; 0514-87222353
Website: http://www.he-garden.net
Six months ago. Jack came to China to study. He has heard that Yangzhou is famous for its gardens. And he plans to visit some gardens in July, so he has collected information about them online as follows:
1.How much will a ticket cost Jack if he visits the Slender West lake?
A. 30 yuan. B. 40 yuan.
C. 90 yuan. D. 150 yuan.
2.What's He Garden famous for?
A. The long corridor. B. The green bamboo.
C. The man-made hills. D. The boat travelling.
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several years ago, I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man people for money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception(例外) though: an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved this elegant lady, she turned and looked straight into his eyes and asked, “How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched the old man pulled several bills(纸币) from her wallet and them in the young man’s hands.
I don’t know whether the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions(反应) to the same . I saw people who were either afraid or annoyed or distrustful(猜疑的). And then I saw this old lady who the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that, even though we have to be in this world, I would rather be like her.
Every day may bring us many chances for . The key is to do it or not.
1.A. asking B. calling C. disturbing D. kidnapping
2.A. guests B. audience C. neighbours D. travelers
3.A. from B. after C. before D. over
4.A. softly B. sadly C. loudly D. hopefully
5.A. because B. unless C. as D. although
6.A. cheeked B. put C. covered D. threw
7.A. location B. survey C. situation D. programme
8.A. ordered B. treated C. required D. recommended
9.A. famous B. creative C. careful D. successful
10.A. richness B. happiness C. fitness D. Kindness
---Shall we go and play football on the playground?
----__________ .
A. That’s right B. I think so
C. Good idea D. No, we shan’t
