“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!
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
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
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
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.
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.