Different colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In a new programme “Colour me Healthy”, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are. 

“Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?” says Verity. “Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products(产品)as being a bit unpleasant. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design（设计）new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.”

During the programme, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each part. She meets people who work in the colour industry, from people who design food packages, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to prove their ideas, such as the American “Colour Doctor” who believes that serious diseases can be treated successfully by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results. 

Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the programme, it’s up to you to make your own decisions about how much you should believe.

1.What’s Verity’s opinion about colours?

2.What can you infer from Paragraph 2?

3.The underlined part “goes out of her way” probably means ______.

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example. When you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the popular singer Jay Chow is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”.
【小题1】The meaning of the word “cool” ______.

Every time you turn on the television or take a ride in a car ,you could be adding to a problem called acid rain(酸雨). In this article, you’ll learn how acid is created, and how it affects us, and more importantly, what we all can do to prevent it.
How is acid rain created?
When people use fuels(燃料), such as coal and gasoline, poisonous gases are given off. When these gases mix with rain, acid rain forms. Many power stations burn fuels in order to create the electricity(电) that we use in our homes and offices every day. Cars and trucks also send these gases into the air when they burn gasoline .When rain mixes with these gases, harmful things called acids form. This is acid rain.
How does acid rain affect us?
Acid rain damages(毁坏)everything that it touches. It poisons our rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans along with all the life in them. It pollutes our soil and crops, harms trees, and can even kill fish and plants. Acid rain also eats away at buildings.
How can we prevent acid rain?
We need to cut down on the pollution that gets into our air. Turn off lights, television, and other electrical appliances if you are not using them, Walk or take a bike whenever possible. If you are travelling a long distance, take a bus or train to save fuel.
As research shows, acid rain harms our environment. But people everywhere can take small steps now to help protect our environment for future generations.
【小题1】When power stations burn fuel, _______.

We live in the computer age. People use computers to do much of their work. But few people know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer:

 ① Keep your computer in a cool ,dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Damp (潮湿) is also bad for them.

 ② Do not let people smoke near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer.

 ③ Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard are also bad for a computer.

1.Computers can ____ people to do a lot of work.

   A. help      B. make        C. use

2.Few people know how to_____ their computers.

   A. look for   B. take care of   C. look at

3.A computer works well at a temperature of _____.

   A. 0℃       B. 35℃        C. 20℃

4.Is smoking good or bad for many parts of a computer?

   A. good      B. bad         C. I don’t know.

5.A dirty screen or a very bright screen is ______ for your eyes.

A. helpful     B. good        C. bad

People use money   86  food, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they   87  .When they   88  ,they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today   89  metal or paper. But in ancient times people often used all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells（贝壳）.
In ancient China, cloth and knives   90  money. Elephant tusks（象牙）,monkey tails（尾巴）and salt were used in some parts of Africa. Rice was also a kind of money used by the ancient people on some islands. Cows and other animals were used as money. too.
The first copper（铜）coins   91  China. They were round and had a square（正方的）hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later some countries   92  to make coins of gold and silver（银）.But gold, silver and copper were heavy   93  when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first   94  paper money. The first paper money didn’t   95  like the paper money we use today.