Dear Li Mei,

Thank you for your letter.

You said “Happy Spring Festival!” So it’s　 41　 in China now. In 42　 it’s nearly autumn now. It begins to get colder. But it never gets really cold here. Do you know 43　 is the best time　 44　 Australia? Australians will tell you that　 45　 season is good. But the best time is in summer. It gets very hot at that time of year. But you can go to the beach and 46　 in the sea. Swimming 47　 very popular in Australia. The sea is very blue and beautiful. You can　 48　 lie on the beach and enjoy the sun. Some people swim in the sea 　 49　 .　 50 , I don’t swim in July and August because I think the sea is too hot then.

Best wishes!

Robert

(　 )41. A. spring　　　　 B. summer　 　　　　　　 C. autumn　　　　　　 　 D. winter

(　 )42. A. China 　　　 B. Australian　　　　 C. America　　　 　　 D. Australia

(　 )43. A. when　 　　　　　 B. where　　 　　　　　 C. how　　　　 D. who

(　 )44. A. visit 　　　　 B. visited　 　　　 C. to visit　 　　　　　　 D. visiting

(　 )45. A. some　 　　　　　 B. every　　　　 　 　　　　 C. little 　　　　 D. few

(　 )46. A. go swimming B. going swimming C. go swim D. going swim

(　 )47. A. am　　　 　　　　　 B. are　　 　　　　 C. is 　　　　 　 D. be

(　 )48. A. too　 　　　 B. else　　 　　 　　　　　 C. also　　　　 D. either

(　 )49. A. at this time B. at a time　 　　　　　 C. all year　　　 　　　 D. all day

(　 )50. A. So　　　　　　 　 B. However　　　　　　　　 C. If　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Because

　

Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.

Dear editors, I’m a slow student in my class. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I get very stressed out. It’s difficult to keep on working hard and it’s really not fun. And I think although I spend much time studying for the tests. I can’t get good grades. My father gives me some help sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do? Xia Ming

Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:

Dear Xia Ming, Many famous people are not so good at the age like you. Edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. And Newton had the same story like him. You should take it easy, then try your best. I believe you can do better. Thumbelina

Dear Xia Ming, When you are feeling stressed out, just smile and take a deep breath(深呼吸), you should believe tomorrow is another day. Mr Unsmart

【小题1】Xia Ming worried about ______.

A．his classmates

B．his life

C．his study

D．his father

【小题2】Thumbelina gave ______ examples in the letter.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

【小题3】Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _______.

A．to make Xia Ming feel better

B．to make Xia Ming laugh

C．to show how much she knows

D．to show that she dislike them

【小题4】Which is NOT true?

A．Xia Ming doesn’t have fun studying at school.

B．Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.

C．Smiling can reduce the pressure.

D．Edison is famous in the world.

【小题5】“Tomorrow is another day.” tells us ______.

A．It’s the weekend tomorrow

B．Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow

C．Tomorrow is different from today

D．There are hopes in our lives

Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.

Dear editors, I’m a slow student in my class. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I get very stressed out. It’s difficult to keep on working hard and it’s really not fun. And I think although I spend much time studying for the tests. I can’t get good grades. My father gives me some help sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do?                                                          Xia Ming

Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:

Dear Xia Ming, Many famous people are not so good at the age like you. Edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. And Newton had the same story like him. You should take it easy, then try your best. I believe you can do better.                                                        Thumbelina

Dear Xia Ming, When you are feeling stressed out, just smile and take a deep breath(深呼吸), you should believe tomorrow is another day.                                                        Mr Unsmart

1.Xia Ming worried about ______.

       A. his classmates     B. his life     C. his study       D. his father

2.Thumbelina gave ______ examples in the letter.

       A. one             B. two        C. three          D. four

3.Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _______.

       A. to make Xia Ming feel better

       B. to make Xia Ming laugh

       C. to show how much she knows

       D. to show that she dislike them

4.Which is NOT true?

       A. Xia Ming doesn’t have fun studying at school.

       B. Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.

       C. Smiling can reduce the pressure.

       D. Edison is famous in the world.

5.“Tomorrow is another day.” tells us ______.

       A. It’s the weekend tomorrow

       B. Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow

       C. Tomorrow is different from today

       D. There are hopes in our lives

 

 

Look at the centre circles of Diagram (图)A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger? In fact, they are exactly the same size.

Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces？Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.

    “What’s happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Don’t worry. Here is how it goes:

    When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret（解读）the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “visual illusion(视觉错误)”.

Movie makers often make use of visual illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of visual illusions.

【小题1 】Why does the centre circle in Diagram A look smaller than that in Diagram B?

A. something is wrong with our eyes

B. the two circles are not the same size

C. our brains interpret the information in a wrong way

D. the two pictures change quickly from one to the other

【小题2 】 What do movie makers make use of visual illusions for ?

A. To help the actors look better

B. To make the actors much braver

C. To help the actors become stronger

D. To make the actors seem different in size

【小题 3】In the picture below, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD.

Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?

A. The second one.

B. The third one.

C. The fourth one.

D. The sixth one.

【小题 4】 What’s the right order according to the passage?

    a. We look at things with our eyes.

    b. Our brains interpret the messages.

    c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.

    d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.

    A. a d b c          B. c a b d        C. a c d b      D. b c a d

【小题 5】Where may this passage be from?

        A. A letter                         B. An English newspaper

        C. A science book               D. An advertisement