“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 skin. D. Your back.
4.What can't your skin feel according to the passage?
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 skips may help us enjoy music.
C. People don't have to learn to feel.
D. Visitors can't feel the things on show in any museums.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle…They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake. If it is a matter in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time in such routine(日常的) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what he does not know.
1.According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by_____.
A. listening to skilled people’s advice.
B. asking older people many questions
C. making mistakes and having them corrected
D. doing what other people do
2.Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?.
A. Give children correct answers
B. Allow children to mark mistakes.
C. Point out children’s mistakes to them.
D. Let children mark their own work
3.According to the writer, teachers in school should _____
A. allow children to learn from each other
B. point out children’s mistakes whenever found
C. correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible
D. give children more book knowledge
4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are____
A. different from learning other skills
B. the same as learning skills
C. more important than other skills
D. not really important skills
5.The title of this passage could probably be_____
A. Let Us Teachers Stop Work
B. Let Us Make Children Learn
C. Let Children Correct Their Exercises
D. Let Children Learn by Themselves
I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance（毅力）, were a sure path 1. success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 2. was originally to be held in our classroom, 3. (change) to the library at the last minute. This, 4. ，didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 5. . But my mood quickly changed when I saw 6. first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 7. I finally found the solution. With the problem 8. (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. 9. (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 10. (complete) the rest.
On a Friday night ,a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station .The music was so great that people down to listen and put some money into his hat .
The next day ,the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat ,there was a piece of paper with some on it .It said ,“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by .Welcome to claim (认领) it .”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and what it could be .After a while a man rushed through the crowd, took the violinist’s shoulders and said ,“I knew you would come here.” The violinist asked, “Did you something ?“Lottery（彩票）.” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang ’ name on it .Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker. He bought the lottery and a prize of $ 500,000. But when he gave $ 50 to the violinist for his wonderful music , the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student . That morning ,he was going to to Vienna for higher education. However, when he found the ticket ,he cancelled the flight and to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay tuition（学费）. He said,“Although I don’t have much money ,I live happily .If I lose , I won’t be happy forever.
1.A. went B. slowed C. turned D .fell
2.A. music B. money C. words D. tickets
3.A. chance B. hand C. choice D. mistake
4.A. asked B. felt C. wondered D. knew
5.A. certainly B. never C. always D. exactly
6.A. get B. lose C. want D. buy
7.A. held B. kept C. lost D. won
8.A .walk B. fly C. ride D. run
9.A. returned B. reached C. pointed D. jumped
10.A. name B. lottery C. honesty D. money
With all the things he needed _______, he went home happily.
A .bought B. buying C . to be bought D. to buy
As a heavy smoker , he finds it hard to get rid of the habit, which has a bad _____on his health.
A .affect B. effect C. effort D.affection
