Look at the centre circles of Diagram (图)A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger? In fact, they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces？Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.

“What’s happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Don’t worry. Here is how it goes:
When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret（解读）the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “visual illusion(视觉错误)”.
Movie makers often make use of visual illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Parkand Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of visual illusions.
【小题1】Why does the centre circle in Diagram A look smaller than that in Diagram B?

Look at the centre circles of Diagram (图)A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger? In fact, they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces？Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.
“What’s happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Don’t worry. Here is how it goes:
When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret（解读）the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “visual illusion(视觉错误)”.
Movie makers often make use of visual illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of visual illusions.
【小题1】Why does the centre circle in Diagram A look smaller than that in Diagram B?

Look at the center circles of Diagram (图) A and Diagram B.  Which of the centre circles looks larger? 

Take a first look and you probably think that the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact , they are exactly the same size.

Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase ? Or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time. 

"What's happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?" You may wonder at what you see. Don't worry. Here is how it goes:

When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret (解读) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it "Visual illusion" (视觉错误). 

Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of illusions.

1.The centre circle in Diagram A looks smaller than that in Diagram B. That's because           .

A. something is wrong with our eyes

B. the two circles are not the same size

C. our brains interpret the information in a wrong way

D. the two pictures change quickly from one to the other

2.What's the right order according to the passage?

a. We look at things with our eyes.              b. Our brains interpret the messages.

c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.      d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.

A．adbc

B．cabd

C．acdb

D．bcad

3.Movie makers make use of visual illusions to            .

A．help the actors look better

B．make the actors much braver

C．help the actors become stronger

D．make the actors seem different in size

4.In the picture on the right, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD. Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?___________

A.The second one.

B.The third one.

C.The fifth one.

D.The sixth one.

5.The text is probably taken from            .

A．an advertisement

B．a science book

C．a movie magazine

D．a story book

Look at the centre circles of Diagram (图)A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger? In fact, they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces？Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.
“What’s happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Don’t worry. Here is how it goes:
When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret（解读）the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “visual illusion(视觉错误)”.
Movie makers often make use of visual illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of visual illusions

1. 1.

   Why does the centre circle in Diagram A look smaller than that in Diagram B?

   1. A.
      something is wrong with our eyes
   2. B.
      the two circles are not the same size
   3. C.
      our brains interpret the information in a wrong way
   4. D.
      the two pictures change quickly from one to the other
2. 2.

   What do movie makers make use of visual illusions for ?

   1. A.
      To help the actors look better
   2. B.
      To make the actors much braver
   3. C.
      To help the actors become stronger
   4. D.
      To make the actors seem different in size
3. 3.

   In the picture below, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as  Line CD. Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?

   1. A.
      The second one
   2. B.
      The third one
   3. C.
      The fourth one
   4. D.
      The sixth one
4. 4.

   What’s the right order according to the passage?
   a. We look at things with our eyes.
   b. Our brains interpret the messages.
   c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.
   d. Our eyes send messages to our brains

   1. A.
      a d b c
   2. B.
      c a b d
   3. C.
      a c d b
   4. D.
      b c a d
5. 5.

   Where may this passage be from?

   1. A.
      A letter
   2. B.
      An English newspaper
   3. C.
      A science book
   4. D.
      An advertisement

“Tomato plants at the Royal Horticultural Society’s(英国皇家园艺学会) gardens will listen to voices through MP3 earphones for 30 days,” a reporter told people in a newspaper. At a time, many English people couldn’t believe in such a thing and some people even laughed at it.

Gardeners did the experiment by themselves. They wrote down how the tomato plants grew before, during and after the experiment. And then they compared the results with other tomato plants.

“We are taking it very seriously even though a lot of people may think it is a joke. However, studies show that certain sounds do help plants grow better,” the gardeners told a reporter.

“We want to get different kinds of voices. Through this experiment, we hope to find the most plant-friendly human sound for plants to grow,” said the gardeners.

“The plants will listen to poems, stories and songs,” the gardeners added.

Now, let our plants enjoy beautiful music.

1.How did the Royal gardens prove （证明）themselves?

A. Through the reporter himself.

B. By the experiment done by gardeners.

C. Through the gardeners and reporter.

D. By the results from common gardens.

2.By the experiment, we can learn that             .

A. stories especially suit green plants

B. many plants prefer the same voices

C. some plants prefer to talk to people

D. some sounds help plants grow better

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People weren’t sure of the report at first.

B. The gardeners themselves did the study.

C. The gardeners hope to find the best voices.

D. Plants love to listen to all kinds of sounds.