Eye doctors in Shanghai found out that the nearsightedness among primary and middle school students has something to do with the colour of the paper in their textbooks and notebooks．

　 The doctors suggested that yellow paper will be used to replace the white one．According to

their research，the experts found out white paper reflects too much light and easily tires a person’s eyes．The yellow paper，however，doesn’t look so sharp to a person’s eyes．In other words，it is much milder to the eyes of students who may do reading or writing for hours．

The experts’research findings were based on first．hand information and a number of scientific experiments including a new study among the students from forty-one middle schools．To make the students understand the truth，Shanghai Education Development Co．Ltd．has produced textbooks and exercise．books made of yellow paper．The books will be used in the whole city soon．

(　 )49．What does the word“replace”here mean in Chinese?

　　　 A．放置　　　　 　B．重置　　　　 C．替代　　　　 D．发生

(　 )50．The doctors found out_________ caused the students’nearsightedness．

　　　 A．their studies have　　　　　　　　 B．the colour of the paper has

　　　 C．the textbooks and notebooks have　　 D．the colour of their clothes has

(　 )51．Why does white paper easily make our eyes tired?

　　　 A．Because white paper reflects too much light．

　　　 B．Because white paper gets in too much light．

　　　 C．Because white paper is always shining．

D．Because white paper is too bright．

　

International Language Holidays

STUDENT INFORMATION – CLACTON

Your group leader will tell us when you expect to arrive and we will meet you at the airport. A private bus will be waiting to take you directly to Clacton.

You will receive information about the address and the telephone number of your host family before you come to the UK. You host family will provide you with a single or double bedroom.

Dress at Clacton Summer Centre is always relaxed so bring only clothes like jeans, T-shirts and sports clothes. Your family will wash your clothes for you. Bring enough changes of clothes.

The weather here can be very changeable. Temperatures will be 20-30 ⁰C. On a cool day temperatures can drop to 15 ⁰C or below, even in summer. It can always rain in summer.

Your family will provide you with all of the meals except weekday lunches. Let your host family know if you have special needs or favourite meals.

For more information visit our website at www. cesc. co. uk

(注释：host family 接待家庭)

(　 )46. Clacton is a town in 　　　.

A. America　　　　　 B. France　　　　　　　 C. England　　　　　　 D. Australia

(　 )47. 　　　 will be waiting at the airport to take you to Clacton.

A. A private bus　　　 B. Your group leader　　　 C. Your host family　　　 D. A taxi driver

(　 )48. Your host family in Clacton will offer you lunches 　　　.

A. from Monday to Friday　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from Thursday to Saturday

C. from Friday to Sunday　　　　　　　　　　　 D. from Saturday to Sunday

(　 )49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the student imformation?

A. It’s always very hot in summer in Clacton.

B. You should bring enough clothes with you.

C. You will have to stay in a hotel in Clacton.

D. You must wash you clothes by yourself.

(　 )50. The passage mainly tells us 　　　.

A. some information about the Language Holidays

B. how to get along well with you host family.

C. some information about the students in Clacton

D. how to spend International Language Holidays

　　New York is the largest city in the United States with a population of nearly 8 mil lion. New York is also the name of a state with a population of 19 million, the largest state in the northeast of the United States.

　　The capital city of the United States is Washington D. C. It is in the District of Co lumbia. Like Beijing, Tianjin. Shanghai and Chongqing which are special administrative zones（行政特区）and not part of a Chinese province（省）, Washington D. C. is also a special administrative zone.

　　Los Angeles（洛杉矶）is the largest city in California in western United States. Hollywood（好莱坞）in Los Angeles is well-known for its movie industry. Actors from all over the world want to go to Hollywood to realize（实现）their dreams. Disneyland in Los Angeles is wide-known. It is a happy place both for children and their parents.

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　　New York, Washington, Los Angeles are three famous cities in the United States, New York City is in New York State. New York State has a population of (1) . It's the (2) in northeast America. Washington D. C. is (3) of the United States. It's a special administrative zone. Los Angeles is also very famous. It's in California. Hollywood is the centre of (4) in the world. Los Angeles is also well-known for its Disneyland. Children can (5) there.

Tony Buzan’s grades were going down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 at university. Disappointed with his low marks, he went to the library to find a book on how to use his brain. He was directed to the medical section. Confused, he said to the librarian, “I don’t want to take my brain out, I just want to learn how to use it.” Her reply was simple: “There’s no book on that.”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

“I thought to myself,” says Buzan, “if I buy a little radio, I get an instruction manual (说明书). If I buy a microwave, I get an instruction manual. But for the most important machine in the world, no instruction manual?”

Fifty years later, Buzan has become the world’s leading speaker on the brain and learning. In the late 1960s, he invented the mind map, a visual representation of thought processes.
　 This kind of thinking has become a popular tool for planning, organizing, problem solving, and communicating across the world. He has since authored and co-authored over 100 books that have appeared in more than 30 languages.

“I think in most cases, people use less than 1 percent of their brains,” he says.
　 But how do you expand this 1 percent? How do you become the best student you can be?
　 According to Buzan, the answer is simple. You take a section of whatever it is that you are trying to learn, he says, and you read it for its essence (精髓、要素). Then you make a mind map of all the important details. For a truly effective mind map, you start with a colored image in the center of your page. Draw the first image that comes to mind on the topic you are mind mapping. Branch off from your central image and create one of your main ideas. From your main branches draw some sub-branches and from those sub-branches you can draw even more branches. He emphasizes that you should use plenty of images and colors as these help with memory recall and encourage creativity.

By using this visual format (形式), according to Buzan, your mind will begin to make associations that will help you remember more information for longer periods of time.

Buzan believes that traditional note-taking methods, such as lists and summaries, do not stimulate the brain’s recall capacity or ability in the same way. Because of this, students will often find themselves locked away in their rooms for hours, trying hard to memorize separate details. Buzan believes that for a more effective and lasting way of studying, you must first understand how your brain works.

“Everyone is born smart,” he says. “You just have to learn how to learn.”

56. What is the main purpose of the first two paragraphs?

　 A. To show that Tony Buzan was worried about his study.

　 B. To invite us to think about the importance of manuals.

　 C. To prove that the mind map is a useful tool for the brain.

D. To show why Tony Buzan studies the brain and learning.

57. What does the word “stimulate” mean in the passage?

A. Excite.　　　 B. Improve.　　　 C. Encourage. 　　　D. Affect.

58. What can we infer from the passage?

　 A. If we learn the mind map, we will become the best student.

　 B. The mind map will help your brain connect separate details.

　 C. The mind map will be more effective if we put more details in it.

D. We will solve the problem if we make connections between ideas.

59. What is the best title for the passage?

A. How to make the mind map?　　　　　　　　 B. Is the mind map widely used?　

　 C. Can your memory be mapped?　　　　　　　 D. Is the mind map helpful in thinking?