Every year the Greens go to the beach for a week’s vacation. There are many interesting things to do at the beach.
The children play games on the sand. Sometimes they build sandcastles (沙堆小城堡). There are saltwater (咸水的) swimming pools. The children can swim safely in these pools and the water is always clean.
There is an esplanade (海滨大道). This is a long road by the beach. There are many cafes (咖啡厅) and restaurants on the esplanade. There is also a park beside (在……旁边) the beach. This is a place that many people like to go to.
The Greens always stay at the same hotel. They usually have the same rooms. These rooms are at the front of the hotel. There is a good view of the sea from their windows. The children are a little sad when the vacation is over because they don’t want to leave.

1. 1.

   How often do the Greens go to the beach?

   1. A.
      Once a year.
   2. B.
      Once a week.
   3. C.
      Twice a year.
   4. D.
      Every a half year.
2. 2.

   Which place do many people like to go to?

   1. A.
      The hotel.
   2. B.
      The saltwater swimming pool.
   3. C.
      The esplanade.
   4. D.
      The park beside the beach.
3. 3.

   What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

   1. A.
      景色
   2. B.
      观点
   3. C.
      意见
   4. D.
      观察
4. 4.

   Why are the children a little sad when the vacation is over?

   1. A.
      Because their parents will go home.
   2. B.
      Because they should go to school after the vacation.
   3. C.
      Because they enjoy themselves so much that they don’t want to leave.
   4. D.
      Because they can’t come to the beach any more.
5. 5.

   According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The Greens stay in the rooms at the front of the hotel.
   2. B.
      If they want to see the sea, they must go to the beach.
   3. C.
      They won’t go to the beach next year.
   4. D.
      There are no restaurants by the beach.

Every year the Greens go to the beach for a week’s vacation. There are many interesting things to do at the beach.

The children play games on the sand. Sometimes they build sandcastles (沙堆小城堡). There are saltwater (咸水的) swimming pools. The children can swim safely in these pools and the water is always clean.

There is an esplanade (海滨大道). This is a long road by the beach. There are many cafes (咖啡厅) and restaurants on the esplanade. There is also a park beside (在……旁边) the beach. This is a place that many people like to go to.

The Greens always stay at the same hotel. They usually have the same rooms. These rooms are at the front of the hotel. There is a good view of the sea from their windows. The children are a little sad when the vacation is over because they don’t want to leave.

1.How often do the Greens go to the beach?

2.Which place do many people like to go to?

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

4.Why are the children a little sad when the vacation is over?

5.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

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.  
【小题1】Paragraph 3 mainly tells us __________.