The London Olympic Games are coming soon. This summer, Chinese sports fans will be able to watch the exciting games in 3-D on CCTV.

When you watch 3-D movies or TV, you have to wear a special pair of glasses. The 3-D glasses make the people and the things on the screen look like they are in the room with you.

3-D, means having three *dimensions: *width, height and *depth. 3-D technology is based on the way the human brain and eye work. Because the *pupils of a person’s eyes are about 6.5cm apart, when we look at something, each eye sees it from different *angle. Our eyes send the two pictures to our brain, and the brain puts them together. The small difference between the picture from the right eye and the picture from the left eye make us see depth.

While watching 2-D films, we don’t have to wear the special glasses. We see the pictures in two dimensions, each eye get the same information. This is because there is only one way of watching it.

So the aim of 3-D technology is to get a different picture into each eye of the person. It uses two film *projectors. One *projects a left eye picture and the other projects a right eye picture. When we are in the cinema, we can see different pictures in each eye at the same time with the help of the 3-D glasses.

While watching 3-D films, we feel that we are actually in the same environment as the things we are watching. However, some people are against watching 3-D films. One of the reasons is the 3-D glasses makes the screen of the film or TV look darker. It is bad for eyes. What’s more, people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3-D movies, because their brains need to work harder to “read” the pictures.  

1.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us __________.

A．how we see things in 3-D                  B．how we watch the Olympic Games

C．how 3-D films are made                   D．where we watch 3-D films or TV

2.When we watch a 2-D film, each of our eyes get ________ information.

A．no               B．different          C．dark             D．the same

3.Which is the following is right according to the passage?

A．We don’t have to wear 3-D glasses if we watch games in 3-D on TV.

B．The 3-D technology is based on the way the human ear and eye work.

C．All the people can have fun watching 3-D movies or TV for a long time.

D．3-D glasses make us see different pictures in each eye at the same time.

4.Why are some people against watching 3-D films? Because ____________.

A．they make them more excited or sadder

B．3-D glasses make the screen look darker

C．3-D films make all people get headaches

D．they dislike watching the Olympic Games

 

Last summer, Mark became a middle school student. He took an English test in the first month. Mark was a good student and he worked hard. He finished the questions easily until he read the last one: “Everyone sees our school’s cleaner every day. What’s her first name?” Of course, this question is a little special. Mark saw the woman some times. She was tall and her hair was dark. But Mark didn’t talk with her and didn’t know her first name. The test was over. Then one student asked the teacher, “Is the last question very important in this test?” “Yes,” said the teacher. “In our life, we meet many hard-working people. They are important. You should care about them. You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.” Mark never forgot that question. He also learned that woman’s first name. It was Kathy.

1.What test did Mark have in his first month in the middle school?

A．Math.            B．Physics.           C．English.           D．Chinese.

2. What did Mark know about his school’s cleaner?

A．She was a little special.

B．She was tall with dark hair.

C．She often talked with the students.

D．Mark knew her first name.

3.What did Mark’s teacher think of the last question?

A．It was fun.                             B．It was interesting.

C．It was boring.                           D．It was important.

4.What does the sentence “You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.” mean?

A．我们应该尊重辛勤劳作的人。

B．我们应该信任辛勤劳作的人。

C．我们应该帮助辛勤劳作的人。

D．我们应该向辛勤劳作的人学习。

5.What’s the title（标题）of the passage?

A．A Special Question

B．A Hard-working Cleaner

C．A Good Teacher

D．A Clever Student

 

A Christina from Spain

  On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

B Cordon from Britain

On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

C Angela from Brazil

In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.

1.Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

2.Who have parties on New Year’s Day?

A. People in Spain.   B. People in Britain.

C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.

3.From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________.

A. People listen to the radio at home.

B. Cordon can’t drink much. 

C. Cordon is a tall man with dark hair.

D. there are no people near Big Ben.

4. On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________.

      A. that reminds them of their happy life

B. they hope that can bring them good luck

C. they think that they look beautiful in white

D. that’s what they have to do during the New Year

5.This article mainly tells us ________________.

     A. what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

     B. when and where people have New Year parties

     C. why people in different countries like the New Year

     D. what people around the world do on New Year’s Day

 

Last summer, Mark became a middle school student. He took an English test in the first month. Mark was a good student and he worked hard. He finished the questions easily until he read the last one: “Everyone sees our school’s cleaner every day. What’s her first name?” Of course, this question is a little special. Mark saw the woman some times. She was tall and her hair was dark. But Mark didn’t talk with her and didn’t know her first name. The test was over. Then one student asked the teacher, “Is the last question very important in this test?” “Yes,” said the teacher. “In our life, we meet many hard-working people. They are important. You should care about them. You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.” Mark never forgot that question. He also learned that woman’s first name. It was Kathy.
【小题1】What test did Mark have in his first month in the middle school?

A．Math.

B．Physics.

C．English.

D．Chinese.

【小题2】 What did Mark know about his school’s cleaner?

A．She was a little special.

B．She was tall with dark hair.

C．She often talked with the students.

D．Mark knew her first name.

【小题3】What did Mark’s teacher think of the last question?

A．It was fun.	B．It was interesting.
C．It was boring.	D．It was important.

【小题4】What does the sentence “You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.” mean?

A．我们应该尊重辛勤劳作的人。

B．我们应该信任辛勤劳作的人。

C．我们应该帮助辛勤劳作的人。

D．我们应该向辛勤劳作的人学习。

【小题5】What’s the title（标题）of the passage?

A．A Special Question

B．A Hard-working Cleaner

C．A Good Teacher

D．A Clever Student

A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.
B Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.
C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
【小题1】Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

【小题2】Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain.  B. People in Britain.
C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.
【小题3】From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________.

A．People listen to the radio at home.

B．Cordon can’t drink much.

C．Cordon is a tall man with dark hair.

D．there are no people near Big Ben.

【小题4】 On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________.

A．that reminds them of their happy life

B．they hope that can bring them good luck

C．they think that they look beautiful in white

D．that’s what they have to do during the New Year

【小题5】This article mainly tells us ________________.

A．what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

B．when and where people have New Year parties

C．why people in different countries like the New Year

D．what people around the world do on New Year’s Day