Strange, but the green sea turtle (小海龟) is not that green. It's certainly not as green as a tree. In fact,
its shell (壳) is nearly black or brown. The largest hard-shelled sea turtle is between 200 and 300 pounds
heavy and a shell is between 36 and 43 inches (英寸) long. But its head is smaller than other turtles.
      Little baby green sea turtles are only two inches long. As the turtle grows up, its shell keeps mostly
black while the body turns orange or brown. Young turtles like living in the sea, especially in areas with lots
of sea grasses.
      Green sea turtle, like all sea turtles, are very different from land or river turtles. All sea turtles can swim
through the water faster. Instead of feet for walking, sea turtles have flippers (鳍状肢) which are better for
swimming. The flippers aren't much good on land, however, and walking is hard for a sea turtle because
they are usually big and heavy.
      Another interesting thing about a sea turtle's flippers is that they cannot be pulled into their shells. Land
turtles can pull their feet into their shells for protection, but a sea turtle can't.

     The peacock is a kind of lovely bird because it is beautiful when it opens it's tail. So when children go to
the zoo, they always shake something colorful to make the peacock show its fine tail feather.
     The peacock in the forests of southern Yunnan Province in China is green. The head of the peacock is
covered with dark-green feathers. The face is light yellow. Its upper tail feathers are often used to make
fans or clothes. When a peacock wants to marry a peahen, it dances around his girlfriend and seems to
say "Am I beautiful?" The peacock does little harm to the crops and is valuable. It shouldn't hunted without
any reason. 
1. When does the peacock look beautiful?
__________________________________________.
2. Where do the green peacocks live?
__________________________________________.
3. People often ______ peacock's tail feathers ______ fans and clothes. (根据短文内容填词)
4. 把第三段中划线的句子译成汉语。
__________________________________________.

5. The peacock is _____.

A. a cock
B. a hen
C. a peahen
D. a bird

      Why do we l   1    English? This is an interesting question for us to know about. We all know that f   2    
people speak Chinese outside China. But English is spoken in many c   3    , not only in the United Kingdom,
the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, but a   4    in India, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia
and some o   5    places. English is the most widely used language in the world. There are a   6    750,000,000
English speakers in the world. As we have seen, even though E   7    does not have the greatest n   8    of
speakers in the world, it is one of the most u   9    languages in the world. English is just like a bridge b   10    
countries in the world.
1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ 10._____

     Paragraph 1
     Scientists have learned a lot about kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of
food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus
(柑橘) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and
eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷类), rice is also in this kind of food ;
(7) butter, or something like butter.  
     Paragraph 2
     People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are
cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of
the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times
a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn't matter whether foods are
eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn't matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
or at eleven o'clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
     Paragraph 3
     There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find
some way to feed the world's population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people
everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.

        Many people always say that listening to spoken English is too hard for them. But if you don't
understand what people are saying, how can you talk with them? It may be difficult, but learning by
listening is necessary. It can be done.
        As we know, different people have different pronunciations of the same word. Standard (标准)
pronunciation is important for English speaking as well as for listening. In China, people from one area
may not understand what people from another area are saying because of the different Chinese dialects
(方言). Standard Chinese pronunciation can help people from different places understand each other easily. 
        It is the same with English. If your pronunciation is not standard, it is as hard for other people to
understand you as it is for you to understand them.
        If you want to learn how to listen to English, the following ways are helpful.
        Get some good books with tapes. Do the exercises, from the simple to the difficult, step by step.
        You can also watch English-language films, listen to English-language radio and TV programmes.
        Try to listen every day, even if only for a few minutes. At first you may understand few words.
Don't give up. Just listen.
        Remember to red and speak English every day. It will help you a lot. Every day, spend an hour
reading English. Finally you will notice that you're making progress.
        Talk to English-speaking people as often as possible. They will speak more slowly with you, use
simple words and use body language to help you understand them. Don't be afraid to talk to them. They
won't mind because they may have more trouble to make themselves understood in Chinese.
1. Is it possible for people to learn English by listening?
    ________________________________________________
2. What do you have to do when you talk with English-speaking people?
    ________________________________________________
3. Why is standard English very important?
    ________________________________________________
4. How many ways does the writer talk about to practise listening?
    ________________________________________________
5. When do you feel easier to understand English-speaking people?
    ________________________________________________

     It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot on the eye. Here is an interesting experiment that can
make something disappear, 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
see the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your lace, the letter will be seen again. Now
do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you'll see the letter R disappearing.
     Why did the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image of the letter
falls on the blind spot, it won't be seen. That is why either of the letters disappear.

1. The word"disappear" in the first paragraph means _____.

A. 消散
B. 丢失
C. 消失
D. 遗失

2. You fail to see the letter "L" in the experiment because _____.

A. your eyes are poor
B. you move it close to your eye
C. its image falls on the blind spot
D. your left eye is not open

3. In which order (顺序) should you do the experiment?
a. hold the card
b. move the card nearer
c. close your right eye
d. write two English letters
e. look at the letter R
f. make a card

A. f-d-a-b-c-e
B. a-c-f-d-e-b
C. f-a-d-c-b-e
D. f-d-a-c-e-b

4. This passage mainly (主要) tells us _____.

A. there is a blind spot on the eye
B. an interesting experiment
C. where the blind spot is
D. how to find the blind spot