any other bridge?
A. Because the bridge was too crowded. B. Because people didn’t like the bridge.
C. Because the colour of the bridge was depressing. 【小题3】Which could be title for the passage? A. Your Favourite Colour B. The Secret of Colour C. The Colour of a Bridge
10、What colour is your name? What colour is Wednesday? These questions might sound strange to most people, but some can answer right away. One person says her name is the colour red. For another person, Wednesday is blue. These people have a condition called synesthesia. This means they experience two senses at the same time. For these people, the senses of smell, sound, sight, touch, and taste are not separate (分开的）.They might see and also hear colours, for example, or hear as well as feel sounds.
The most common form of synesthesia is to hear sounds as colours, A person with synesthesia might hear the number three as blue or the letter D as red. Someone might always see green upon hearing the word April. Another person might see different colours while listening to music. Some people also taste colours. To one person, beef might taste blue and to another, yellow. Some people experience feelings in colour. For example, one person with synesthesia reports feeling pain as the colour orange.
Another form of synesthesia is to experience sounds or tastes as shapes. Some people see music as squares and circles. Some people taste a sweet as a smooth ball. There are other forms of synesthesia, as well. For one man, different words have different tastes. Some words taste like pork；others taste like potatoes or eggs. Synesthesia is not a common condition. Perhaps only one person in every 5,000 has it. For these people, the everyday world can be a colourful and interesting place. 【小题1】What is this passage mainly about?
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A．An unusual condition. B．People who like colour.
C．The colour of pain. D．Music and art.
【小题2】How many people probably have synesthesia? A．Only 5,000 in the world. B．One out of every 500. C．About 5 million. D．One out of every 5,000.
【小题3】Which is the most common form of synesthesia? A．Experiencing tastes as shapes. B．Experiencing sounds as colours, C．Experiencing words as tastes. D．Experiencing music as shapes,
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT an example of synesthesia? A．Feeling pain in red. B．Tasting beef as green. C．Feeling warm in April. D．Seeing music as squares.
11、People think of ice cream as an American food. Yet, ice cream really came from Asia. In the late 1200s Marco Polo, the great explorer, is said to have seen rich Asians eating dishes of ice. Camels had brought the ice from distant mountains. Before it was served, the ice had been flavored (调味）with fruits.
Marco Polo brought this new dish to Italy, In France cooks changed the ice recipe (配方）and made ice cream.
At first, cooks tried to keep the recipe a secret. They wanted it to be a special dish for rich people. By the late 1700s, though, ice cream was sold throughout Europe and America.
Some great Americans loved ice cream. George Washington was the first to buy a special machine for making it. When Thomas Jefferson returned from France, he brought an ice cream recipe home with him. Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, also liked ice cream, and she often served it at the White House. Actually, a famous brand (品牌）of ice cream was even named after her.
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In the late 1800s, the ice cream industry began to grow. A way of keeping ice cream frozen had been found, so ice cream makers did not have to worry about ice cream melting(融化）anymore.
【小题1】When did ice cream become well-known in many countries? A．In the 1200s. C．In the 1600s.
B．In the 1500s, D．In the 1900s.
【小题2】Who do you think was the most important person in the history of ice cream? A．Marco Polo. B．Dolly Madison, C．Thomas Jefferson.
D．George Washington.
【小题3】Why can ice cream be sold everywhere today? A．Because people can afford to buy it. B．Because there are many recipes for it, C．Because it is easy to keep it frozen. D．Because many people like ice cream.
12、It seems to be strange to you that there is a blind spot (盲点) on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment (实验) that can make something disappear (消失), when one eye is open.
Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you’ll find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, you can see the letter again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll find the letter R disappearing.
Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eyes. When the image (影像) of the letter falls on the blind spot, you can’t see it. That is why either of the letters disappears.
【小题1】The writer of the passage thinks that ______________there is a blind spot on the eyes.
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A．few people know B．no one knows C．most people know D．all the people know
【小题2】You fail to see the letter L in the experiment because ______________. A．your eyes are poor
B．its image falls on the blind spot C．your left eye is not open D．you move it close to your eye
【小题3】In which order (顺序) should you do the experiment? ①Hold the card ②Move the card nearer ③Close your right eye ④Write two English letters
⑤Look at the letter R ⑥Make a card A．④⑥①②③⑤ B．①③⑥④⑤② C．⑥①④③②⑤ D．⑥④①③⑤②
【小题4】The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______________. A．the blind spot can move B．an interesting experiment C．where the blind spot is
D．there is a blind spot on the eyes
13、Jeff Corwin is a scientist and author. He does these jobs with one life goal: to help save animals and their habitats. His latest book,100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species, is a collection of stories about animals on the edge(边缘) of extinction. Corwin recently talked to TFK kid reporter Sarah Horbacewicz.
Reporter: How would you describe your job? Corwin: My job is to travel around, look at animals and tell their stories. Reporter: When did you know this is what you wanted to do? 14
Corwin: I knew that when I was 6 years old. My dad was a police officer, and we lived in the city. I really enjoyed the time when I could go to the quiet countryside. The day that I saw my very first wild snake, I knew that’s what I would do for the rest of my life. I didn’t know if I would be a teacher or a zookeeper, but I know I would have a life connected with (与……有关) nature. Reporter: Why did you write the book? Corwin: We’re losing species (物种) very fast. I wanted to show people that while we are in a very serious situation, we are not at the point of no return. If we make big changes, we may have the chance to save what remains. Reporter: Is it true that humans are the reason that many of these animals are in danger? Corwin: Human beings have a powerful effect on every other living thing. The challenge is to make that effect a positive one. 【小题1】Jeff Corwin is a(n) __________.
A．teacher B．author C．police officer D．zookeeper 【小题2】Jeff Corwin’s life goal is to __________. A．protect the environment B．do some scientific researchers C．save animals and their habitats D．let more people know about nature
【小题3】The underlined word “extinction” means “________” in Chinese. A．灭绝 B．生存 C．冬眠 D．饥饿
【小题4】What does the underlined sentence mean? A．Human beings are now in danger. B．We can’t save the endangered species. C．Humans can’t deal with serious situations.
D．We can make some changes to save the endangered animals.
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the reading? A．Corwin lived in the city when he was young.
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