Passage 2
When you get tired of homework, several minutes’ walk in a nearby green park helps you relax at once. Or you may stand facing the lake or the seas. They will calm (not to be excited or nervous) you just like the green plants.
Wonder why? Color is a key part of the answers. Since it is so, green and blue help make people feel more quiet and safe.
All colors have special power. Scientists have found that many colors have specific effects (效果) on people’s mind and feelings.
Try an easy and interesting experiment and you’ll see how color “mislead” you sometimes. Wrap (包装) two boxes of the same size with colored paper, one red and the other white. Then weigh the two boxes with your hands. Which one is heavier? Most people will think that the red box is heavier, even though they weigh the same.
Colors can affect (影响) learning. Scientists have found that students spend more time reading if they read information written in blue text. Blue helps most people calm down and think more.
Clever uses of colors in daily life are to be seen everywhere. Hospitals and libraries seldom paint their walls, tables and desks red. They use light colors, like light blue or green. Red makes people excited while light colors help them relax. Haven’t worked out how color affects your daily life? Start with your small room. Try to make some changes in it and you’ll get to know how important color is!
【小题1】The underlined word “mislead” means _____.

A．affects	B．effects
C．causes someone to have a wrong idea	D．give wrong directions

【小题2】We’d better paint the walls of the hospital in _____.

A．light blue or light green	B．deep red or deep brown
C．deep orange or deep red	D．light green or light yellow

【小题3】If you want to ______, you’d better sit in the room painted blue.

A．weigh something with your hands	B．study attentively
C．face the lake or the sea	D．enjoy some rock music

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．When you are going to have a rest, you’d better sit in the room painted green

B．Scientists have known some differences among some colors

C．When you get tired of homework, you should look at the green plants far away

D．The passage has told us clearly why some colors are warm and other colors are cool.

【小题5】The reading mainly shows us _____.

A．the difference between red and blue

B．how to get on well with others

C．how to make smart uses of different colors in our daily life

D．how to paint and decorate our rooms

We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are well-trained and very experienced. They teach English classes for four hours a day, You can choose between small groups of two or three, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly
tests to see the progress you’ re making with your language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We also provide books and other materials.
As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family, and you take part in American life. You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them, too. For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students which last a long time. Of course, if you
prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.       
Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities which take place after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centers, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits’  organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.
We try to give our students the best possible experience of English and life in the USA. Just ask our students! They say our summer English courses are fantastic!
We hope that you’ ll  enjoy a course with us, too. If you’ re interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices.’ The course must be paid for one month before it begins.
【小题1】 The shortest summer English course will last for         

A．two weeks

B．four weeks

C．six weeks

D．eight weeks

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE about the summer English courses?   

A．The students have to take an entrance test.

B．Each class has two or three groups of students.

C．All the teachers are young but very experienced.

D．Tests will be provided regularly to see if students have made progress.

【小题3】 What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．Accommodation and food.

B．Why the students enjoy themselves.

C．Sightseeing and other activities after class.

D．The most interesting part of the summer English courses.

【小题4】If you want to take part in the course, you must __ first.

A．pay for a one-month course	B．fill in the application form
C．choose an American family	D．learn about American culture

【小题5】The passage is a __

A．guide to Los Angeles	B．description of life in Los Angeles
C．description often English course	D．newspaper article on language learning

When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．

1.Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________．

A．friends or classmates

B．parents

C．head teacher

D．teachers

2.Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason is __________．

A．parents don't love their children

B．children don't trust（信任） their parents

C．parents aren't able to give good advice

D．sometimes parents and children can't understand each other

3.According to the fact that only 9％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?

A．The students should work harder．

B．The students should listen to the teachers more carefully．

C．The teachers should be more strict with the students．

D．The teachers should pay more attention to the students' feelings．

4.According to the article which of the following is NOT true?

A. Only a little part(部分) of students ask their teachers for help.

B. Students trust parents more than classmates.

C. About 400 students will ask their friends or classmates for help.

D. All the students come from the same middle school.

5.According to the article we can infer(推断)：

A．we must be friends to them if we want the children to trust us.

B．Teachers can’t give students enough help.

C．Students have few troubles in school.

D．Students always tell their friends or classmates anything.

 

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    The summer holiday is coming, which can be a relaxing time for sleeping, eating good meals and seeing old friends. Try to take some time off from school and spend a few weeks of fun. Here are some ideas for planning your summer holiday.

    First of all, joining a club is a good choice! You can join a music club, a sports club or an art club. It’s good for your future development and the teachers in the club can give you good advice.

    Doing something good for society is also great. There are many volunteer(志愿的) programmes for you to choose from, such as looking after the old or the young, cleaning the streets, planting trees or keeping the traffic in order. You know that teens can also make the world better.

    Have you ever lived with another family? You can join in a programme called “Meeting a New Family”.Two families exchange their children for some time so that they can learn how to get on well with others.

    Summer camp is still popular today. An English summer camp may be a good choice. You can not only make friends but also practise your English.

1. The writer gives some ideas for ______your summer holiday.

2. to learn drawing, you can join an ______club.

3. Teens can make the world better by ______as volunteers.

4. In an English summer camp you can ______your English.

5.If you are one of the children in the programme “Meeting a New Family”,you ______live with you own parents for some time.

 

When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．

【小题1】Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________．

A．friends or classmates

B．parents

C．head teacher

D．teachers

【小题2】Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason is __________．

A．parents don't love their children

B．children don't trust（信任） their parents

C．parents aren't able to give good advice

D．sometimes parents and children can't understand each other

【小题3】According to the fact that only 9％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?

A．The students should work harder．

B．The students should listen to the teachers more carefully．

C．The teachers should be more strict with the students．

D．The teachers should pay more attention to the students' feelings．

【小题4】According to the article which of the following is NOT true?

A．Only a little part(部分) of students ask their teachers for help.

B．Students trust parents more than classmates.

C．About 400 students will ask their friends or classmates for help.

D．All the students come from the same middle school.

【小题5】According to the article we can infer(推断)：

A．we must be friends to them if we want the children to trust us.

B．Teachers can’t give students enough help.

C．Students have few troubles in school.

D．Students always tell their friends or classmates anything.