"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: food, clothes. 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 hard 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 will really see!
1.By touching things ______.
A. you will have a strange feeling
B. you will learn how to reach out your hand
C. you can learn more about them
D. you can tell what colors they really are
2.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-Feel D. Ways of Feeling
3.Which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket?
A. Your fingers. B. Your eyes. C. Your foot. D. Your back.
4.What can't your skin feel?
A. Sounds. B. Darkness. C. Water. D. Coins.
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Touching is helping us to see better.
B. Our skins may help us enjoy music.
C. Feeling is a good way to learn.
D. Visitors can't feel the things on show in any museums.
David Brown and Anne are two patients in the Adult Day Care Program at Mercy Hospitals. David Brown is seventy-two years old. He’s friendly and likes to talk. He lives with his wife in the city. But David is becoming forgetful. His wife says, “He’ll heat up some soup, then forget to turn off the gas.” She is sixty-one and still works. She is worried about leaving her husband alone.
Anne is eighty and lives with her 60-year-old daughter. Her daughter says that she needs a rest. “Mom follows me everywhere. She follows me when I read newspapers. I need a rest and she does, too.”
And so, several times a week, David and Anne’s families take them to the Adult Day Care Center. Many hospitals have this program. Patients come to the Center for a full or half day, from one to five days a week. All the patients live with their families and most are old people.
Mrs. Carol Johnson is the director of the Center. She says, “We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value. Patients have the chance to get out of their houses. Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest. Most important of all, families are able to stay together.”
1.Why did David Brown become a patient of the Adult Day Care Center?
A. Because he is seventy-two years old.
B. Because he is lonely at home.
C. Because he is becoming forgetful.
D. Because he is seriously ill.
2. What happens to Anne’s family?
A. Her daughter is too old to look after her.
B. Anne cleans all the rooms everyday.
C. Her daughter doesn’t want Anne to live with her.
D. Her daughter is very tired because Anne always follows her.
3.Adult Day Care Center is run by ____.
A. hospitals B. schools C. churches D. government
4. Which statement is NOT true about the patients of the Center?
A. Most patients are old people.
B. All the patients live with their families.
C. The patients learn many things in the Center.
D. The patients come to the Center six days a week.
5.Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why the Center is offering a valuable service?
A. Families are able to stay together.
B. Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest.
C. Patients have the chance to go out of their houses.
D. The patients there are given the best medicine and the best operation.
When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 21 she was young．Pat wanted to visit Latin America 22 ，so she got a job 23 an English teacher in a school in Bolivia．Pat spoke a little Spanish 24 she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't 25 much English．
A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream 26 a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and 27 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in 28 ．
One day，one of her 29 students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had 30 early, but had slept 31 .
“What does this have to do with your 32 ?” Pat asked．
“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”
“In English?” Pat was very 33 ，since he was such a bad student．She was 34 secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her 35 was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student．“Well， 36 me about your dream．”
“All the people in my dream 37 English.” the student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”
“Great. That's 38 ，”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”
“I'm sorry，Miss Jones．That's 39 I slept so badly．1 didn't 40 a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”
1.A. although B. while C. if D. since
2.A．first B．at first C．1ast D. at last
3. A．for B．of C．as D．1ike
4. A. and B. but C. so D. yet
5. A. say B. know C. read D. write
6.A. in B. about C. of D. for
7. A. thought B. realized C. hoped D. wanted
8.A．English B．Spanish C．Russian D．German
9.A. bright B. excellent C. best D. worst
10.A. got up B. gone to bed C. in bed D. woken up
11.A. well B．soundly C. badly D．heavily
12.A．English B．1anguage C. dream D. homework
13. A. surprised B. worried C. pleased D. excited
14. A. yet B. seldom C. also D. hardly
15. A. study B. class C. work D. dream
16.A. answer B. write C. tell D. ask
17.A. read B. liked C. spoke D. learned
18. A. wonderful B. terrible C. funny D. strange
19.A. how B. why C. when D. because
20.A. hear B. understand C. like D. remember
10. _____ of the students who took part in the military training is 450.
A. A number B. A lot C. Lots D. The number
10. —Kimi, we are taking a boat trip to Hawaii. Would you like to go with us?
—That sounds exciting. I’d like to, but I can not. _______.
A. Have a nice trip B.I envy you C. Very sorry D. Good bye
10. To reach Africa, we flew high mountains, deep valleys and
great deserts(ɳĮ).
A. on, across, though B. over, through, through
C. over, through, across D. on, in, across
