There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.

First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.

Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.

The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs.

According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue,? you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.

1.The purpose of the second paragraph is to tell us ___________.

A. a red box is heavier than a white one

B. a color has weight in one’s mind

C. white paper is lighter than red paper

D. you can know the weight of a color by holding it

2.Why did the scientist say colors have smell?

A. Because people can sense the light from colors.

B. Because we can smell colors with our nose.

C. Because every color has its own sweet smell.

D. Because every color can give off light of the same length.

3.It can be implied from the text that ___________.

A. colors have orders in weight

B. colors can change the weight of an object

C. people would stay longer in a room with red windows

D. colors can affect our mood and health

4.This passage is probably a ___________.

A. book review????????????? ????????????? B. fiction novel????????????? ????????????? C. fairy tale????????????? ????????????? D. science report

The theme park is about ____ ride from the museum. You should start out right now.

A. two hours    B. two hour’s      C. two-hour                    D. two hours’

Traveling by train is usually not easy in China. It can be hard to get a ticket. When you’re traveling to the railway station, you look at your watch, for you are afraid you will miss your train.

But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai. Construction (建设) on the express railway (高速铁路) between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008. When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus.

“There will be trains every several minutes. Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint (检查站) and taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes,” said an engineer.

There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour. The travel time between the two cities will decrease from 10 to about 5 hours. The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers.

The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges. It will run along side the present line. There will be 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.

“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan. That will be more expensive than an ordinary train, but cheaper than by air.” Said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official.

According to Zhang, the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project. At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project (三峡工程).

1.The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished _______.

A. at the end of this year????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. before the Spring Festival of 2008

C. by 2013????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. in about 5 years

2.Before taking your seat, you should _____ with your ticket.

A. buy a ticket????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. get through the checkpoint

C. pack your things????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. make some friends

3.The word “decrease” in the passage possibly means ______ in Chinese.

A. 延长????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. 缩短????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 提速????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. 限速

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive.

B. The high-speed trains will have 21 stations in Shanghai, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu.

C. Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes.

D. The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project.

5.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. An enormous project.

B. Train tickets will get more expensive

C. Specially built bridges

D. Beijing—Shanghai express railway