Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.
Room 1
The celebrity footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities' choice of footwear extremely interesting.
Room 2
Most of our visitors are amazed—and shocked—by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much！
Room 3
As well as shoes and boots, the museum also exhibits shoeshaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs！
The Footwear Library
People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.
1.Where would you find a famous singer's shoes?
A．Room 1. B．Room 2. C．Room 3. D．The Footwear Library.
2.All exhibits each room ________.
A．share the same theme
B．have the same shape
C．are made of the same material
D．belong to the same social class
3.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.
B．Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.
C．Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.
D．Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data.
4.The purpose of the text is to get more people to ________.
A．do research B．design shoes C．visit the museum D．follow celebrities
The smell of fresh air is becoming something of a distant memory, thanks to our increasing use of fragrance (香气). From air fresheners to scented (有香味的) candles, we live in a world of scent.
Recent figures show seven in ten people use air fresheners or scented candles to keep our homes smelling sweet. Yet recent records suggest that perfumed products could affect our health, causing problems including allergies (过敏), headaches and asthma (哮喘) .
One leading expert believes nearly a third of people suffer health effects from being exposed to scents. A major problem is so-called “contact” allergy—where perfumes and scented products cause eczema (湿疹) when they come into contact with the skin. About one in 20 is thought to be affected by fragrance allergy.
“Often it may not be immediately obvious that you have developed a fragrance allergy,” says Dr. Baron. “You don’t react immediately. Gradually, as you are exposed more and more, the body increases its reaction, until it becomes noticeable to you.”
People with pre-existing eczema are particularly vulnerable (易受影响). “The eczema worsens in areas in contact with perfumes,” says Dr. Baron. “But even those without allergies can be at risk of fragrance allergy.” You can become suddenly allergic to perfumes and personal care products that you have been using for years. “Even if you know which fragrance causes a problem, it can be difficult to avoid, as most personal care products –soap, shampoo, sun cream and washing powder—contain fragrances,” says Dr. Baron.
And strong scents can also cause headaches. Fragrances activate the nose’s nerve cells, stimulating the nerve system associated with head pain. To minimize risk, sufferers are advised to minimize the contact.
“Fragrance suggest cleanliness – yet people are smelling a potentially dangerous chemical mixture,” says Anne Steinemann, professor of the University of Washington. “We often use them to mask one problem – as with air fresheners – but create a greater one – adding poisonous chemicals to the air.”
1.What is the text mainly about?
A．The world trend of using fragrance.
B．The benefits of using non-fragranced products.
C．The health problems caused by fragrance
D．The ways of removing allergy.
2.According to Dr. Baron, .
A．our bodies have an immediate reaction to fragrance.
B．seven in ten have suffered fragrance allergy.
C．fragrance can affect people who don’t have allergy
D．people can avoid contacting with fragrance easily
3.Which of the following questions does the text NOT answer?
A．Which products contain fragrance?
B．What’s the influence of fragrance in the air?
C．What are the air fresheners made up of?
D．How are headaches caused by fragrance?
4.The following paragraph might discuss .
A．the asthma caused by strong scents.
B．people’s efforts to protect fresh air.
C．the methods of curing eczema
D．the bad effects of air fresheners.
The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light，I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff（东西） they call “books”。
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed？” I asked myself. I didn’t answer，In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. “ Oh，dear！” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！” We pupils are the most wretched creatures（生物） in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate（绝望的）now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed，“Oh，God，please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards，Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later，with my head on the desk，I fell asleep.
1.The underlined word “wretched”in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .
A．very happy. B．disappointed. C．very unhappy. D．hopeful.
2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because .
A．it was too late at night.
B．he was very tired.
C．his eye lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open.
D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination.
3.What do you suppose happened to the author？
A．He went to a church to pray again.
B．He passed the exam by sheer luck.
C．He failed in the exam.
D．He was punished by his teacher.
4.The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A．The Night Before the Examination.
B．Working Far into the Night.
C．A Slow Student.
D．Going Over My Lessons.
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 1 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 2 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 3 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
4 as high as he could , but even as his tallest 5 he was unable to touch it. He began to 6 up and down , as high as he could, at the 7 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 8 .
Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to 9 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 10 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy . Looking 11 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 12 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .
He had tried everything he could think to do . 13 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 14 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 15 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he 16 like this , the more unhappy he became.
17 ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself ：This isn’t 18 , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 19 more I can do to get the apple that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 20 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
1. A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
2.A. so B. then C. but D or
3. A．sadder B．angrier C．hungrier D．tastier
4. A．expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling
5. A．strength B．length C．range D．height
6. A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
7. A．tip B．stage C．top D．level
8.A hope B. hand C. sight D. reach
9. A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
10. A．break B．shake C．take D．strike
11. A． up B．forward C．down D．around
12. A．for B．with C．on D．of
13. A．After B．Through C．Without D．Upon
14. A．back B．away C．up D．down
15. A．wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
16. A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
17. A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
18. A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
19. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
20. A．change B．express C．forget D．describe
It is the first time that we ________ a film in the cinema together as a family．
A．see B．had seen C．saw D．have seen
I would appreciate ______ very much if you could give me some suggestions.
A．this B．it C．that D．you
