[1] Look at the center circles of Diagram A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger?

[2] Take a first look and you probably think that the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact, they are exactly the same size.

[3]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 see them at the same time.

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

[5]When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret (解释) 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(幻觉)”.

[6] Movie makers often make use of 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 J shrunk the kids just make use of illusions.

66. In which column of a magazine can you read the above text?

   A. Culture.           B. Science.     C. Humour.    D. Education.

67. The centre circle in Diagram A looks smaller than that in Diagram B, That’s    because       .

   A. something is wrong with our eyes

   B. the two circles are not of the same size

   C. our brains interpret the information wrongly

   D. pictures change quickly from one to the other

68. In the picture on the right, it seems that Line AB is shorter than lane

   CD, but in fact lane 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 fifth one.                    D. The sixth one.

69. What’s the right order according to the text?

     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-e-a-d

70. Movie makers make use of visual illusions to        .

   A. help the actors look better              B. make the actors much braver

   C. help the actors become stronger       D. make the actors seem different in size

                            You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road. Suddenly the traffic stops. You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting. Then, like a multi-colored （多彩的）train, 2, 000 people with wheels（轮子） on their feet zoom past you. You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate event that attracts people in their hundreds and thousands London. Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London -the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates. It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles. The skate snakes sound the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Marshals (交通协调员) go ahead of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible. Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun. "I love it very much, it is amazing. It feels just like a carnival (狂欢节)，" said Celeste Beverage regular skater.

Roller-skating is really taking off across Europe and America. It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface. Many big cities in Western Europe and

in the US now have a regular group skating event. The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munich（慕尼黑） and tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings. "Roller-skating is taking over the world," said Julian Grenoble, a 25-year-old ski shop employee from London. Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller (Paris skate) regularly until he moved to Britain.

"It's so exciting to skate in Paris. Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!" he said. The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals and the police protection. Paris is a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces. Roller-skating is also becoming more popular in China among young people and children. Skating fans' favorite places to practise in China are big squares.

5. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________.

A. is probably supported by the city government

B. attracts a great many tourists from all over the world

C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems

D. draws people of all ages into the sport

6. The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ .

A. rising from the ground   B. becoming popular  

C. setting out     D. getting exciting

7. Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for roller-skating because ________.

A. a large number of roller players attend it   B. the police protect the roller skaters

C. the streets are safe, wide and smooth   D. the event usually takes place on warm evenings

8. This article mainly talks about________ .

A. places and streets for roller-skating    B. roller-skating in big cities

C. London Skate Event                D. roller skaters in different countries

The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see _______ the next year .

   A. carry out   B. carrying out   C. carried out   D. to carry out

IV. 阅读理解：                   

   Bill Robinson is on trial for murder（因谋杀而受审）．He grew up in a small town in Ohio and then went to Kent State University for one year．When he was nineteen years old，he was asked to join the army and was soon sent to fight in Vietnam．He was very unhappy there as he hated the war and he hated killing people．Two years later he returned home and tried to pick up where he had left off，but things were never quite the same again for the young black man．For one thing，he always had terrible dreams about the war．He could not concentrate on his studies and soon he had to leave school．Then he was fired from one job after another．He wanted to meet someone nice and get married，but he just couldn't seem to get close to anyone．He became angry easily and people avoided him．He was always lonely．Finally one day，while eating at a restaurant，Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all．Bill's lawyer hopes that he will not be held responsible for the shooting．He hopes that the judge and the jury（陪审团）will understand that Bill was“temporarily insane（一时精神错乱）”and did not really choose to kill anyone．

1．What did Bill Robinson do after he returned from abroad？

   A．He gave up the chance to go back to college．  B．He tried to go back to his normal life．

   C．He picked up his things and left again．       D．He found what he had dreamed of．

2．He failed to complete his college education because he ____ ．

     A．hated school           B．joined the army  

    C．didn't study hard        D．found it difficult to keep his mind on his studies

3．He never married because ____ ．

    A．there were no nice girls around      B．he didn't care to meet any girls

    C．he hadn't met girls that he liked      D．he found it hard to make friends with girls

4．The best title for this article is ____ ．

    A．Robinson on Trial            B．Murder at a Restaurant

    C．A Young Black Man          D．A Victim(受害者) of the Vietnam War 

Much ______ to be done.

    A. is remained  B. remains  C. has been remained  D. is remaining.

— How do you usually go to work?

— If it is fine, I _______ on foot.

A. will go              B. go                    C. have gone          D. won’t go

The man preferred ______ in the room to read to ______out for a walk.

   A. staying, go          B. to go, going              C. staying, going    D. to stay, going

—I’ll come to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening.

   —But by then my performance will have ended and I ______ reporters in the meeting room at that time.

       A. will meet         B. will be meeting       C. are going to meet  D. am meeting

—He failed his exam again.

　   —But what did you _____? Had he ever been working hard?

A. think 　　      B. expect 　　     C. consider 　　   D. imagine

Sunday, October 5

Clear, 69°F

My wife, Eleanor , and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide. And the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.

After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.

Monday, October 6

Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°F

We spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat, where we will visit tomorrow.

It was pleasant to sit out on deck （甲板）and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.

Tuesday, October 7

Light rain, 64°F

This morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church , which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lots of shopping , then walked across the bridge to see a very , very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.

We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Marc Chagall — 24 feet wide by 40 feet high.

Wednesday, October 8

Cloudy, 65 °F

Today we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.

Thursday, October 9

Cloudy, 66°F

Our dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.

Where did the author get off the train?

A. Paris            B. Strasbourg           C. Nancy         D. Barn

On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?

A. Monday and Tuesday        B. Tuesday and Wednesday

C. Monday and Wednesday    D. Wednesday and Wednesday

From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of_________.

A. churches         B. towns             C. museums       D. mountains

What does the author think of the tour?

A. Tiring           B. Expensive             C. Enjoyable      D. Quick