中考英語閱讀訓練(1)

TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.ThelargestinpopulationisCalifornia,thelargestinareaisAlaska.

AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsize.Theoldeststatesaretheones

alongtheAtlanticcoast.IheneweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.Alaskaisalsothecoldeststate.California

andFloridaarethewarmer.HenryandhisfamilyliveinSeattle,abigcity,onthePacificcoast.ButLos

AngelesandSanFrancisco,alsoonihePacificcoast,arelargerthanSeattle.Henry'scousin,Susan,lives

inNewYork.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.ThousandsofpeoplevisitNewYorkeachyear.Themost

importantcityintheUnitedStatesisWashington,D.C.Itisthecapital*butitismuchsmaller(hanNew

York.

()1.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A.?

A.FiveB.Forty-Five.C.FiftyDFifteen.

()2.Whichstateisthelargestinpopulation?

A.California.B.Rhode-Island.C.AlaskaD.LosAngeles.

()3.Whichstateistheoldest,thenewest,andthesmallestinpopulation?

A.RhodeIsland.B.Seattle.C.SanFrancisco.D.Alaska.

()4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongthePacificcoast.

B.WashingtonisthemostimportanlandIhelargestcity.

C.NewYorkisthelargestcityiniheUnitedStates.D.Henry'scousinlivesintheSeattle.

()5.WhyisWashingtonD.C.themostimportantAmericancity?Because。

A.iiisihelargestcityB.iiisihelargestinpopulation

C.itisthemostbeautifulcityD.itisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates

KEY:I.C2.A3.D4.C5.D

中考英語閱讀訓練(2)

Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythiigsweregoing.Hismomcametotheschoolandwentonandonabout

RickJackson.Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking.“Somebody'sgottostopthatboy!"shewas

shcuting."Rick'stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood.Andhelovestopickon(結交)littleboyslike

Danny."

Mis.Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcernedalot.“Ididn'tknowtha:Dannywasbeingpickedon,"she

answered."He'sneversaidanythingaboutthistome!"Mrs.GreenlookedatDanny.uHowlonghasthis

beengoingon?"sheasked.Dannycouldonlyshakehisheadandlooka:thefloor.Heknewifhesaidaword

aboutthis,hewouldhavetroubleafterschool.

Dannyhadn'tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtodothingswiththeboysinthe

neighborhood.Afterall,mostoftliemwerenicetohim.Hehatedtoleavethegangjustbecauseof

Rick.Maybethetimehadcome(ofindnewfriends.Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind.

()1.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.Dannywasnotagoodstuden:B.Danny'smothertalkedtoomuchabouttheschool

C.Danny'steacherknewsomethingaboutDanny'sproblembefore

D.DannywantedtogetawayfromRick

()2.WhenDanny'smothercameforMrsGreen.thematterwasnowtoMrsGreen.

A.seriousB.commonC.untrueD.similar

()3.Dannynow.

A.wastiredoftheschoolandhisfriendsB.hadnofriendsatall

C.wasnotsurewhatheshould(owiththeproblcmD.madesomer.cwfriendsintheneighborhood

()4.Dannydidn'tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrsGreenbecause______.

A.shehadknownitB.theotherboyswouldtellher

C.hedidn'twanttobeintroubieD.hismotherdidn'twanthimtosayit

()5.Theword'gang'inthereadingmeans'

A.aplaceforboystoplaygamesB.agroupofyoungpeople

C.aschoolbusforchildrentoandfromschoolD.theteacher'soffice

KEY:I.D2.A3.C4.C5.B

中考英語閱讀訓練(3)

LindaandDavidhavetravelledbyair*romLondontoSydney,Australia.Lindahaspromisedhermotherthat

shewillringhertoletherknow(hattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisissomethingshehaddoneeversinceshe

wasachild.Davidthinksitisnotagoodideatoringsofar.iospendtoomuch,andtosaysolittle.

Tftherewereanaccident."Hesays,'they'dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast."

ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring."However."shesays."4itdoesn,tcostmuchwhenyoujustthink

(hatil'stheothersideoftheworld.It'sonlysixpencepersecondo"

“Ifyou'reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,I'lleatmyhat,'Davidsays,"Andoneminute's

nearlyfourpounds."

“That'snomorethanyou'dpayforanewhat,""Lindaanswers.

Shehasaskedthemanatthehoteldesktogetherthenumber.I'hetelephonerings.Lindapicksitup.

"Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?"Shesays.

“Sixpencepersecond,"Davidremindsher.

"Hello,love."ItisMrsLee,Linda'smother,speakingfromLondon."Icanhearyouveryclearlyjustlike

youareinthenextroom.It4sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?I

sheutedatihailime,andstillyoucouldn'thearmesometimes."

“Yes,Mum."Lindaputsin.."Ijustwantedtoringto.........”

“IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty'shousetoeat,whenyouwerealittlegirl.And(hen

whenyou...”MrsLeeisagreattalker

“Nearlyfourpounds."saysDavid.

Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye.

“Yes,allright,“saysMrsLee,"Butyouwillwrite,won'tyou,asyoudidwhenyouwereatwork..."

Onceagain,MrsLeetalksaboutthepass,andthereisnostoppingher.

“Fourpoundsfifty,'saysDavid.

Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.

“There!Thatwasn'tlong,wasit?"

"Fourpounds,ninetypence."Davidanswers."Andyoudidn'tevensaythatwc'vcarrived."

()1.Lindaistelephoninghometo。

A.tellhermothersomebadnewsB.saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafely

C.reportanaccidenttohermotherD.saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon

()2.Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because。

A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypenceB.itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhat

C.shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachildD.shewillspeakfromonesideoftheword(otheother

()3.Davidsays,'Nearlyfourpeunds.because。

A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecostofthecall

B.hewants(obuyhimselfanewhat

C.LindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrivedD.hewantsMrsLeetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts

()4.MrsLeegoesontalkingforsolongbecause-0

A.shelikestohearallaboutthepast.B.shelikestalking

C.LindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrivedD.sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall

()5.Lindatriestostophermotherby。

A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscostingB.writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodo

C.tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafelyD.promisingtowrite,andringingoff

KEY:1.B2.D3.A4.B5.D

中考英語閱讀訓練(4)

AFaithfulDog

Merethansevenhundredyearsago,thePrinceofWaleshadaverybigandbravedogcalledGelert.

OnedaythePrincewantedtogohunt-ingwithhismen.Hetoldhisdogtostayathomeandlookafterhisbaby

son.Thebabywasinawoodencradle,whichwaslikeasmallbed.

WhenthePrincecamebackfromhuni-ing?Gelertranouttomeethismaster.Hewaggedhistailandjumped

uptoputhispawsonthePrince'schest.ThenthePrincesawthebloodonGelertlsjawsandhead.

“Whathaveyoudone?"thePrincesaid.Herushedintohishouseandlookedforhisbabyson.Thecradlewas

lyingonitssideonthefloor.Theclothesweretomandtherewasbloodonthem.

"Soyouhavekilledmyson?"thePrincesaidangrily."Youunfaithfu'dog!"Hetookouthisswordand

killedthedog.JustasGelertwasdying,hemanagedtobark.ThenthePrinceheardababycalltothedog.

ThePrinceranoutofthehouseandsawhissonlyingonthegroundunhurt.Nearhimwasadeadwolf.Then

thePrinceknewthatGelerthaddefendedthebabyandkilledthewolf.

ThePrinceranbackintothehousebuthewastoolate.Gelertwasdead.ThePrincewasverysadindeed.Tears

randownhisfacewhenherealized'hehadkilledhisfiiith-fulfriend.ThePrincecarriedthebodyofhisbrave

dogtothetopofamountainandburiedhimthere.Afterthis,thePrinceneversmiledagain.Everymorningat

dawn,hewalkedupthemountainandstoodbythedog'sgravefbrafewminutes.

IfyougotoMournSnowdoninWales,peoplewillshowyouwhereGelenisburied.Thereisasignbyhis

grave.Itremindspeo-pleofabraveandfaithfuldog.

()I.GelertwasthedogofthePrinceof___。

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.IrelandD.Wales

()2.ThePrincetoldthedogtowhenhewasleaving.

A.watchthedoorB.takecareofhisbabyathome

C.welcomehisfriendsD.stopihestrangers

()3.Thedogwasverywhenhismastercamebackfromhunting.

A.gladB.fearfulC.afraidD.tired

()4.ThePrincewassurprisedtoseebloodonGelert's。

A.JawsB.pawsC.headD.BothAandC.

()5.ThePrinceneversmiledagainbecause_

A.IhewolfwaskilledbyGelertBhehadburiedthedogonthetopofmountain

C.hehadkilledhisfaithfulfriendGelertD.Gelerthadkilledhisbabyson

Key:l.D2.B3.A4.D5.C

Mydadwasafisherman.Hehadhisownboat,butitwashardmakingalivingonthesea.

Hewouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.

Hewasabigandstrongman.Whenyougotclosetohim,hesmelledlikethesea.

Sometimeshewould(hivemetoschoolinhisold(ruck.Thattrackwasolderthanhim.You

couldhearitcoming,longbeforeyoucouldseeit.Ontheway,Iwouldshrinkdownintotheseat

hopingtodisappear.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontoftheschool.Thenhewouldgivemeabig

kissonthecheek.Itmademefeeluncomfbrtable!

OnedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.When,wegottoschool,hehadhis

usualbigsmile.Hestartedtoleantowardsme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,"No,dad."Itwas

(hefirsttime1hadevertalked(ohimthatway."Dad,I'mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.',

Mydadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseen

himcry."Youarcright,"heturnedandsaid."Youarcabigboy...aman."Itwasn*tlongafterthat

mydadwenttoseaandnevercameback.

Iwishthatmydadwouldgivemejustonemorekiss...tofeelhisoldface...tosmellthesea

onhim.

1wishIhadbeenamanihen.IfIhadbeenaman.IwouldneverhavetoldmydadIwasloo

oldforagoodbyekiss.

()1.Fromthepassage,wecanseethewriter'sdadwas.

A.bigandslrongB.oldandweakC.bigandheavyD.shortandfat

()2.Sometimesthewriter'sdadwoulddrivehimtoschoolinhis.

A.ownboatB.oldtruckC.newcarD.oldbus

()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"lean"inthepassagemeaninChinese?

A.依賴B.依靠C.轉身D.彎腰

()4.Theunderlinedsentence"IwishIhadbeenamanthen."means""

A.IwishIwouldbeaman.B.IwishIwouldalwaysbeasmallboy,

C.I'mverysorryIhadsaid"Dad,I'mtoeoldforgoodbyekiss."

D.Mydadhopedmetobeabigboy,aman.

()5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hisdadhadhisownboat,butitwasharemakingalivingonthesea.

B.Whenyougotclosetohisdad,hesmeltlikethesea.

C.Hisdadwasolderthanihetruck.D.Hisdaddiedafisea.

HelloSandy,

Wehavejustreturnedfromourholiday.WewentwithourfriendsEdwardSmithandhis

wifeTinatotheNorthYorkshireMoors,Thisisabeautifulplace.Itisanaturalpark.Thereare

lotsofplacestowalkwithmilesofgrasslandwithnopeople,justsheepandbirds.

Edward,whohadjustcomeoutofhospital,couldnotwalkasfarasheusedto.Thismeant

thatwewalkedinthemornings,andthenstoppedatacafeforluncheachday,beforereturningto

theplacewelived.EdwardandIsleptinfrontofthefireallafternoon,whiletheladieswentfor

anotherwalk.Verypleasant!

Ihavetakenlotsofphotosfromtheplacewelived,acrossthevalleybelowus,ofthe

morningsunrise,andthemist(薄霧)inthevalley.Also,inEngland,theoldsteampowered

train(蒸汽火車)isverypopular.Ihavetakenmanyphotosofthetrain,andfromit.

Yesterdaywehadthefirstsnowofthiswinter.Itisveryearly(weusuallyexpectsnowin

January).Itrainedallday;andthensnowedintheevening.Todaywehavebrightsunshine!

BothJennyandIarewell.Idon'tknowifItoldyou,inthelaste-mail,thatJennyisnow

workinginahotel.Althoughshehastoworkhard,people(hereareniceandsheisenjoyingthe

work.

Pleasewritetoustotellusyournews..

Yours,

Victor

()1.WhatkindofplaceistheNorthYorkshireMoors?

A.Ahotel.B.Anaturalpark.C.Ahospital.D.Acafe.

()2.Whendidtheladiestakeawalk?

A.Onlyinthemorning.B.Onlyintheafternoon

C.Bothinthemorningandintheafternoon.

D.Intheevening.

()3.Theyhadsnowthiswinter.

A.anearlyB.alatcC.ausualD.abig

()4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A.Thevalley.B.TravelC.Themist.D.Thetrain.

()5.Whatdoweknowfromthispassage?

A.ThisisthefirstlimethatVictorhaswrittenane-mailtoSandy.

B.Edwarddidn'tgotravellingbecausehebadjustcomeoutofhospital.

C.Jenny'snewjobinahotelisaneasyone.

D.PeopleinEnglandlike(heoldsteampoweredtrainsverymuch.

Almosteveryday,wediscussthetopicofhealth,especiallyforkids.Butwhatishealth?

"Health"meanseatingwell,gettingenoughexercise,andhavingahealthyweight.Let'sreadthe

followingrules.Theycanhelpyouslayhealthy.

Eatavarietyoffood,especiallyfruitandvegetables.Weallknowthateatingfruitand

vegetablescanhelpusstayhealthy,butmanyofusonlyeatourfavouritefood.Rememberthat

wecangelihenutritionweneedbyeatingdifferentkindsoffood,especiallyfruitandvegetables.

Drinkwaterandmilkmoreoften.EveryoneknowsthatwaterisimportantBesidesthat,kids

needplentyofcalcium(鈣)togrowstrongbones,andmilkhasaletofit.Everyday,youshould

drinkatleastthreecupsofmilk(1,300miiiigrams

(毫克)ofcalcium).Youshouldalsotrytohavelesssugarydrinks,likesodaandcola.They

includealotofaddedsugar.Sugarjustaddscalories,notimportantnutrition.

Listenioyourbody.Whenyouareeating,noticehowyourbodyfeels.Whenyourstomach

feelscomfortablyfull,stopeating.Eatingtoomuchmakesyoufeeluncomfortable.Ifyoudoit

toooften,itcanmakeyouunhealthyandfat

Limitscreentime.What'sscreentime?It'stheamountoftimeyouspendwatchingTV,

movies,andplayingcomputergames.Themoretimeyouspendonthesesitting-downactivities,

thelesstimeyouspendplayingsports,likebasketball,anddoingotheractivitieslikebikeriding

andswimming.Trytospendnomorethan2hoursadayonscreenlime.

()1.Accordingtothepassage,"health"includesallofthefollowingexcept.

A.takingenoughexerciseB.eatingwell

C.keepingfitD.losingweight

()2.Tokeephealthy,youshouldeat.

A.onlyyourfavouritefood

B.allkindsoffoodespeciallyfruitandvegetables

C.moremeatthanfruitandvegetablesD.onlyfoodrichincalcium

()3.Asakid,youshoulddrinkeverydaytogrowstrongbones.

A.threecupsofmilkB.atleastthreecupsofmilk

C.lessthanthreecupsofmilkD.moremilk

()4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Drinkingmoremilkisasimportantashavingmoresugarydrinks.

B.Weshouldeatanddrinksomethingwithlesssugar.,

C.Whenwcarefull,weshouldstopeating.

D.Weshouldspendlesstimeonsitting-downactivities,nomorethan2hoursaday.

()5.What'sthebesttideofthepassage?

A.HowtoEatWellB.EatingandPlaying

C.TipsforKeepingHealthyD.SportsandHealth

Everyday,itiseasytoseeadvertisementsinEnglisharoundus.Lookatyourownbagsand

clcthes,andatthebagsandclothesofyourclassmates.Howmanydifferentadvertisements

whichuseEnglishwordscanyousee?

Oftenbagsandclothesshowthenamesofthecompaniesthatmakethem.Thisisapopular

form.Aspecialpictureorsymbolcalledalogoissometimesused.Logosappearonmany

differentproducts.Theyarepopularbecausewhenyouseealogo,itishardtoforgetthatproduct

orcompany.

ItiscommontoseeadvertisementsonTVandhearthemontheradio.Mostadvertisements

areveryshort.Sometimes(headvertisersuseashortsentencewhichiseasyforpeopletosayand

remember.Nike,forexample,hasasimpleEnglishsentencewhichisusedallaroundtheworld:

“Justdoit"Advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsaswell.Itissimpletorememberthem.

Alladverlisementsaredesignedtomakepeoplebuyaproduct.Anadvertisementforasoft

drink,forexample,mightshowagroupofyoungpeoplewhoarehavingfun.Theyoungpeople

arealldrinkingthesoftdrink.Advertisersaresayingtoyou."Why

Don'tyoubuythisdrinkandbelikethesepeople?

“Youcanbeyoungandmodem/'

Youmightthinkthatadvertisementsarenotafteryou,butthenexttimeyoubuyasoftdrink,

askyourselfthisquestion:Whyanilbuyingthisparticularproduct?

()1.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.alltheadvertisementsaroundusarewritteninEnglish

B.manybagshaveihenameofthecompanyihaimadethem.

C.havingsoftdrinksmakesapersonyoungandmodern

D.advertisementsare.onlyafteryoungpeople

()2.Agoodlogois.

A.easytorememberB.ausefulproduct

C.difficulttounderstandD.easytobuy

()3.Peoplearemostlikelytorememberanadvertisementthatis.

A.inEnglishB.longC.funnyD.famous

()4.Alladvertisementsaredesignedto

A.sellsomethingyoudon'twantB.makeyouyoungandmodem

C.makeyoubuytheproductD.showyouwhatyouneedtobuy

()5.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe___

A.AdvertisementsforBagsandClothesB.AdvertisementsonTVandRadio

C.AdvertisementsaboutSportsD.AdvertisementsaroundUs

TheAborigines(“奧洲土著)havelivedinAustraliaforabout60,000years.

Theypaintedpicturesinsidecaves,andthesearetherockpaintingsthat

havegivenussomuchinformationaboutAboriginallife.Forexample,

someofthepaintingsthatareabout10,000yearsoldshowmenwith

boomerangs.FromthisweknowthattheAboriginesstartedusing

boomerangsforhuntingal(hattime.Otherpicturesshowkangaroos,soweknowthattherewerekangaroos

at(hatlim?.

TheAboriginesbelievedthatspiritsmadepeople,animalsandplants,and(hatthesespiritsstilllivein

theearth.ForAborigines,noonecanowntheearth—theearthbelongstothespirits.

In1700,(hereweremanyAboriginalgroupswithapopulationof750,000alloverAustralia,andIhere

wereprobablymorethan240differentAboriginallanguages.Thegroupsdidnothavealeader.Instead,

thingsweredecidedbytheoldermeninagroup.Peoplefromdifferentgroupsoftentravelledhundredsof

milestomeeteachother.

AboriginallifechangedwhenanEnglishboatarrivedinAustraliain1770.ManyAborigineswere

killedinthewarsthattheyhadwiththeEnglish.MoreEuropeanscame,andtheystartedtakinglandfrom

theAborigines.TheEuropeansalsobroughtnewillnessesthatkilledtheAborigines.Theresultisthattoday

thereareonlyabout300,000AboriginesinAustralia.

()I.TheAboriginespaintedpictures.

A.onanimals*furB.onthelandC.onthetreeD.ontherock

()2.WhatdoyouthinktheAboriginesusedboomerangstodo?

A.Topaint.B.Tohunt.C.Tofight.D.Toplay.

()3.TheAboriginesthoughtwerethemostimportantontheearth.

A.peopleB.animalsC.spiritsD.plants

()4.InanAboriginalgroupdecidedthings.

A.theoldermenB.theleaderC.theEnglishD.theEuropeans

()5.ThenumberoftheAboriginesissmalltoday.

A.becausetheirlivingconditionwasverybad

B.becausetheEnglishkilledalotoftheminthewars

C.becauseofthenewillnessestheEuropeansbroughtthem

D.becauseofthewarsandthenewillnesses

ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington,intheUnited

States.Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatroasteditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop'sbusinessdidwell,

andby1981therewerethreemoreStarbucksstoresinSeattle.

Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemen

whoran(經(jīng)營)Starbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment.He

noticedthatStarbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers.andhewascuriousaboutthe

company.SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid,andhelikedwhathesaw.Hewantedto

becomepartofthecompany.In1982,theoriginal(原先的)StarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany's

headofmarketing.

In1983,SchultztravelledtoItaly.Theuniqueatmosphereofthecoffeebarstherecaughthiseye.To

Schultz,itseemedthatItaliansspenttheirdailylivesinthreeplaces：home,work,andcoffeebars.His

experienceinItalygaveSchultzanewideaforStarbucksbackinSeattle.

SchultzcreatedanatmosphereforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortable,andcustomers

everywhereseemedtolikeit.Between1987and1992?Starbucksopened150newstores—andthatwasonly

thebeginning.Infact,bytheyear2000,threenewStarbucksstoresopenedsomewherearoundtheworld

everyday!

Today,Starbuckshasthousandsofstores,includingstoresintwenty-sixcountries.Onethingthathelps

makeStarbuckssucceedincitiesoutsidetheUnitedStatesisthewayStarbucksworkswithlocalstoresand

restaurants.Byworkingtogetherwithastorealreadyinthecity,Starbucksgetsanunderstandingof

customersinthecity.ThisunderstandinghelpsStarbucksopenstoresintherightlocationsfortheir

customers.

()1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.HowStarbuckshasgrownB.WhatStarbucksmakes.

C.Starbucks^ustomers.D.HowStarbucksmakesitscoffee.

()2.WhichistrueaboutStarbucks*firsttenyearsofbusiness?

A.Itgrewveryquickly.B.ItwasrunbyHowardSchultz.

C.Itmadespecialcoffeemakers.D.Itwasasmallcompany.

()3.WhoisHowardSchultz?

A.AcoffeesellerinNewYork.B.AnItaliancoffeemaker

C.Themanwhochangedthecompany.D.Oneoftheoriginalownersofthecompany.

()4.HowmanynewStarbucksstoresprobablyopenedintheyear2000aroundtheworld?

A.Three.B.About1095.C.Twothousand.D.Thirty-six.

()5.WhathelpsStarbuckssucceedinplacesoutsidetheUnitedStates?

A.Openingrestaurantsinjustafewlocationseachyear.

B.Onlysellinglocallyproducedcoffeebeans.

C.workingwithothermajorcoffee-makingcompanies.

D.Learningaboutlocalcustomers.

LookatthecentercirclesofDiagram(圖)AandDiagramB.

Whichofthecentrecircleslookslarger?

Takeafirstlookandyouprobablythinkthatthecentrecircle

inDiagramAissmallerthanthatinDiagramB.Infact,theyAB

areexactlythesamesize.

Thenlookatthepictureontheright.Whatdoyousee?Avase?Ortwofaces?Doesthepicturechange

quicklyfromonetotheotheragainandagain?Maybeormaybenot,butyoucanneversee

thematthesametime./

“What'shappening?Issomethingwrongwithmyeyes?”Youmaywonderatwhat

yousee.Don'tworry.Hereishowitgoes:

Whenwelookatthings,oureyessendmessagestoourbrainsandthenourbrainsinterpret(解讀)the

information.However,sometimesourbrainsinterpretthereceivedinformationinawrongway.Itseemsthat

oureyesareplayingajokeonus.Thisoftenhappensandwecallit“Visualillusion(視覺錯誤).

Moviemakersoftenmakeuseofillusions.Theymaketheobjectsaroundactorsmuchsmallerorbigger

thanusual.Thismakesusbelievethat:heactorsaremuchlargerorsmallerthantheyusuallyare.The

moviesJurassicParkandHoney/shrunkthekidsjustmakeuseofillusions.

()1.ThecentrecircleinDiagramAlookssmallerthanthatinDiagramB.

That'sbecause.

A.somethingiswrongwithoureyes

B.thetwocirclesarenotthesamesize

C.ourbrainsinterprettheinformation:nawrongway

D.thetwopictureschangequicklyfromonetotheother

()2.What'stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?

a.Welookatthingswithourcyes.b.Ourbrainsinterpretthemessages.

c.Ourbrainstelluswhatwehaveseen.d.Oureyessendmessagestoourbrains.

A.adbcB.cabdC.aedbD.bead

()3.Moviemakersmakeuseofvisualillusionsto.

A.helptheactorslookbetterB.maketheactorsmuchbraver

C.helptheactorsbecomestrongerD.maketheactorsseemdifferentinsize

()4.Inthepictureontheright,itseemsthatLineABisshorterthanLine

CD,butinfactLineABisaslongasLineCD.Whichparagraph

canexplainwhathashappenedtooureyes?

A.Thesecondone.B.Thethirdone.

C.Thefifthone.D.Thesixthone..七

()5.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom.

A.anadvertisementB.asciencebook

C.anioviemagazineD.astorybook

Sent:9:00.am,Tues.,Nov.12

Subject:SomewhereintheGulfofMexico!

Helloagain,

We'reonholiday!Myfamilywonaprize-ticketsforaround-world-tripon(heFreedom

oftheSeas!Canyoubelieveit?Thisisoneofthebiggestcruiseshipsintheworld-it'shuge!

Ifsaslongas37busesandcancarrymorethan4,000passengers.Thal'salotofpeople!

YouknowthatIliketobeveryactive,soatfirstIthoughtthiscruisewasgoingtobealittle

boring...Iwassowrong!Theshiphasanice-skatingrink,anoutdoorclimbingwall(morethan

13metreshigh),twoswimmingpools,awa