An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.
Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(边界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.
Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features(特点). So it is not surprising to find universities, airports, forests, rivers, roads as well as cities, towns and villages in them. A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want to start a trip in a strange place. It often has a map of a whole country, and a map with more special information of each important place in the country. Take the atlas of the United States as an example, it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.
A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.
【小题1】An atlas is       according to the passage.

A．a guide book	B．a history book
C．a collection of pictures	D．a collection of maps

【小题2】How many kinds of atlases are mentioned in the passage?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Many

【小题3】From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because         .

A．they can’t see the old ones clearly	B．they like to buy different ones
C．something has changed	D．something is missing

【小题4】According to the passage, people can find the information about       in a travel atlas of Shanxi.

A．the population of Shanxi	B．the local products of Shanxi
C．the Yellow Stone National Park	D．Xi’an Jiaotong University

“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”That may seem a strange thing to say． But touching things can help you to see them better． Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round． But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth* and cool the ball is． You can feel how heavy the glass is． When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it． With your skin, you can feel better． For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins*  in your pocket． You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too．
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means． They hear it often． Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up． In shops, we touch things as we might buy: food, clothes． To see something well, we have to touch it．
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling． One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that touching your skin． Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin． At first, it is not easy to feel these things． You are too used to them!
Most museums are just for looking． But today some museums have some things to touch． Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show． If we want to see better, reach out and touch． Then you will really see!
【小题1】By touching things, ______．

A．you will have a strange feeling

B．you will learn how to reach out your hand

C．you can tell the difference of the things

D．you can tell what colours they are

【小题2】When people buy things in shops, they often _______．

A．try them on first

B．keep their right hands on them

C．ask about them

D．feel and touch them

【小题3】Why does it say “At first, it is not easy to feel these things”? Because _______．

A．the things are used by people, too

B．people feel the things too often

C．people know how to use the things

D．the things are easy to feel

【小题4】Which of the following is true?

A．Touching is more important than seeing

B．Our feet, fingers, hands and skin can help us buy food．

C．People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up．

D．Visitors can feel the things on show in some museums．

【小题5】Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A．Touching by Feeling．	B．To See or to Feel?
C．To See Better—Feel．	D．Ways of Feeling．

The film Ju Qi Shou Lai is very funny. It often makes people _______.

A. laugh                B. laughing                     C. to laugh                   D. laughed

 

We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe he can not speak English.
If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football. So , you see, you can learn English only by using it. You listen to your teacher carefully in class. You must read your lessons every day. You must speak English to your English teacher and classmates and also you must write in English. Then one day, you may find your English very good.
【小题1】You know a lot about English but maybe you ______.

A．can’t speak it	B．can study it
C．can’t study it	D．can’t use it

【小题2】You must get into the river ______.

A．to play with water	B．to go boating
C．to learn how to swim	D．to catch a fish

【小题3】Do you want to be a football player? Please____.

A．put your football away	B．buy a good football
C．play football	D．watch others play football

【小题4】According to the passage，how can we learn English well ?

A．We must have a good English book.

B．We must have a good English teacher.

C．We must see more English films.

D．We must use it often.

【小题5】Who can you speak English to in your class?

A．Only my classmates.

B．My English teacher and classmates.

C．My father and mother.

D．All my friends.