20、If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it

   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.

The roundness, smoothness, coolness and heaviness are parts of the ball. When you feel all these things about the ball, you really see it.

With your skin, you can feel surprisingly well. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between a nickel and dime in your pocket. You can feel a tiny drop of water on the back of your hand, or a puff of air against your skin. You can even feel sounds against your skin.

Most of us like the feel of fur. We like to touch a fur coat or a fur collar .And we like to pet a kitten because of its soft fur.

All children soon learn what “ Don’t touch” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep right on touching things as we grow up.

The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk barefoot. Warm sand, cool grass and a soft rug all feel different beneath your feet.

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is 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 consciously. You are too used to them.

   Most exhibits in museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their sings say, “Do touch!”

   There you can feel the shape of a gun, the smooth silk of a pillow, the rough wood of an old chair. If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!

1．With your skin ________________.

A．you can’t feel much                     B．you can feel almost everything

C．you can only feel something               D．you can feel nothing

2．Most of us like to pet a kitten____________

A．because its fur feels soft              B．because it can catch rats

C．because we like to play with it           D．because of its beautiful face

3．Why is it not so easy to feel consciously those things around you?

A．You are not used to them              B．You take no notice of them

C．You don’t feel like touching them       D．You are too used to them

4．If you wanted to see things better, ____________

A．open your eyes wider                 B．keep on asking questions

C．go and visit museums                 D．reach out and touch them

5．Which of the following titles do you think best fits the story?

A．Things Feel Soft Hard                 B．Signs That Say “ Don’t touch”

C．To See Better-----Feel                 D．By hearing , by feeling

19、Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC．If they are in the MP3 format.

1．How can you get MP3 music?

A．By turning your home PC into a jukebox.

B．By taking your own music or songs with you.

C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers

D．By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3.

2．What is the closet meaning of the underlined word “ burn”?

A．Copy                    B．Play                     C．Store                   D．Change

3．Which is not true according to the passage?

A．Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free

B．MP3 music can be “ burned” onto blank CDs or be swapped with friends by e-mail.

C．MP3 music can be taken along while traveling

D．A growing number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.

4．How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player?

A．Free                    B．At least 10 dollars  C．About forty dollars  D．About a dollar

5．How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage?

A．2                    B．3               C．4                     D．5 

17、A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest, when he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a pedestrian_____（1）and knocked at his window to ask the time.

The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch,” It’s 8” he said .Then he went on _____（2）again. But soon he woke up ______（3）a second pedestrian was knocking at the window, “Sir

,do you have the time?” he asked .The driver looked at his watch again and ______（4）the man it was 8:30.

    If it went on ______（5）the same way as now., he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short______（6）and fixed it on the window for all to see. It said,” I don’t have the time.”

    Again the man lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later a_____（7）person came along and began knocking at the window.” Hey, sir” he said “ It’s quarter_______（8）nine.”

1．A．came out      B．came in        C．come up             D．came on

2．A．work         B．sit             C．sleep                D．drink

3．A．because       B．till             C．before               D．though

4．A．told                  B．spoke          C．said                 D．talked

5．A．by                   B．at             C．for                  D．in

6．A．book                 B．note           C．letter              D．paper

7．A．three                 B．third          C．four                D．fourth

8．A．on                  B．at             C．in                  D．to

16、从A——G中选出可以填入对话空白处的最佳选项， 并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A: Sam , we haven’t gone out for over a month. Let’s go somewhere this evening .

B: Fine. Where would you like to go? 1______________?

A: A new play is on this week. Let’s go and watch it , shall we?

B: It got very bad reviews. 2____________________.

A: How about the film? Dancer in the Dark”?3_________________

B: We’ve already seen it. Don’t you remember?

A; Then let’s go to the neighborhood cinema. 4______________.

B: Good .What time does it start?

A; 15 minutes ago. 5 _____________.

B:    Well ,I guess all we can do is to stay at home and watch television.

A．The newspaper said it as the worst play of the year

B．I was afraid you’d say that

C．The film “ Walking in the Rain” is on

D．To see a film or watch a play

E．I don’t think so

F．We just missed it

G．That should be enjoyable.

15、Suzhou is ______most beautiful tourist city and I believe I’ll come for _____second time.

A．a, the          B．a, a            C．the, a             D．the, the

14、There isn’t enough ______in the lift .Let’s go up on foot. It’s only a ________walk.

A．ground, 3 minutes                             B．space, 3 minutes’

C．room, 3-minute                               D．place, 3-minutes

13、It is drier in Shenyang than ________.And we have _____rain this spring .The trees and grass don’t grow well.

A．it in Guangzhou ,a little                              B．that in Guangzhou, little

C．in Guanzhou, little                                  D．in Guanzhou , a little

12、---Who knows the answer __________question?

----_____________. And well, could you tell me _______to do next ?

A．of, None , how      B．of, No one, what           C．to, None , how      D．to, No one, what

11、---Could you tell me where Kate lives ?

----Yes, She lives in ______. And you’ll have to walk _____________.

A．the room five, 500-metres away              B．Room Five , 500 metres far

C．the fifth room, 500 metres farther             D．Room Five, 500-metre-far away