When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else seems unclear. Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near-sighted.
Then people who are far-sighted endure just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism（散光）. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts（白内障）. Long ago these people often became blind. Now however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove then.
Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle（角度）. To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.
1.We should take good care of our eyes .
A. only when we can see well
B. only when we cannot see perfectly
C. only when we are near-sighted or far-sighted
D. even if we can see well or perfectly
2.When things far away seem unclear, one is probably .
A. near-sightedB. far-sighted C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts
3.The underlined word endure in the third paragraph probably means .
A. experience B. imagineC. suffer from D. recover from
4.Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .
A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away
C. looking over a wide area D. judging distances
5.People who suffer from astigmatism have .
A. one eye bigger than the other
B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape
C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation
D. an eye difficult that cannot be corrected by glasses.
John Smith was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny. When I was your age I was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.
“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”
“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”
In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.
“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”
When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything.
“When you told me to earn some money, I decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to earn money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”
Johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”
1.Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.
A. he liked listening to the radio
B. he had a big family to support
C. he spent a lot of time writing letters
D. he didn’t do the jobs well
2.Johnny put an advertisement in the newspaper about _______ months after he left school.
A. three B. six C. nine D. eleven
3.Why was Johnny fined $ 250? _______.
A. Because he was lazy
B. Because he was out of work
C. Because he cheated people
D. Because he didn’t pay for his new suit
4.What would probably happen at last? _______.
A. Johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaper
B. The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny
C. Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper
D. Johnny would become a newspaper reporter
5.Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the information from the passage? _______?
A. How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner
B. What’s Johnny’s secret
C. What did the policeman want Johnny to do
D. How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections(选举), I would win. But the reality proved that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls in the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it to win a school election. I was .
As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming. I decided that I would for elections again in my final year at school—and I would the election.
I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor. What were in favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest was the faith I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me from my heading forward. That evening, I my election plans a whole year ahead of time.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to win. In order to learn how to give a great election , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the headmaster announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way. I had won the and love of my schoolmates and they me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and their day.
1.A. admiredB. remembered C. praisedD. believed
2.A. hopingB. planning C. pretending D. judging
3.A. offeredB. providedC. meant D. took
4.A. concernedB. upset C. surprisedD. angry
5.A. payB. speakC. enter D. wait
6.A. beat B. win C. defeat D. earn
7.A. competitorsB. classmates C. enemiesD. schoolmates
8.A. their B. your C. our D. my
9.A. problemB. strengthC. worry D. dream
10.A. inB. upC. outD. back
11.A. began B. discussedC. announced D. challenged
12.A. consider B. accompany C. represent D. support
13.A. butB. andC. so D. or
14.A. research B. speechC. meeting D. promise
15.A. noddedB. gatheredC. cheered D. cried
16.A. onlyB. stillC. almost D. also
17.A. achievedB. avoidedC. devoted D. developed
18.A. announcement B. recognition C. communicationD. excitement
19.A. consider B. speak C. tell D. say
20.A. enlarge B. wishC. brighten D. experience
The rare species which are ____ disappearing should deserve more attention from us human beings.
A. in place of B. in search of C. in memory of D. in danger of
People Who Moved China, hosted by CCTV, honors the people _____ contributions should be remembered by every Chinese.
A. whose B. which C. that D. whom
一What will happen to the children if Jim and Mary ?
一I don’t know but I think it’s a really terrible thing.
A. break down B. break out C. break up D. break in
