Last week, I watched a film called Coraline with my friends. The horror film is based on the book Coraline by British writer Neil Gaiman. But here is the thing: children had better watch this film with adults.

In the film, a young girl named Coraline has moved into her new home with her family. This might sound fun, but her parents are boring. They hate mud and do not let her play in the garden. They cook terrible food, and worst of all, they don’t talk to her often because they are both busy working.

However, things begin to change after Coraline finds a small hidden door and a road leading her to a new world. Everything is perfect there. Her parents are funny and they buy her everything she wants. Coraline is really happy, but one thing worries her ---- all the people there have buttons for eyes. One day, Coraline is asked if she wants to put buttons into her own eyes so that she can stay in this wonderful world forever. While she is thinking about this, she discovers something terrible. She has to do something to save her family.

Coraline tells an amazing story. It has given me a great lesson ---- be careful with what you wish for. I personally don’t think it is that scary, though some people might. This film was made through the stop-motion animation, which means the characters were all made out of clay models and the motion was filmed one frame at a time. It must have been hard to make this film.

1.What type of film is Coraline?

A.A romantic film. B.A science fiction film.

C.A horror cartoon. D.An action film.

2.The writer thinks children should watch Coraline with adults because ________.

A.they may feel bored with it B.it might be a little bit scary

C.they aren’t allowed to watch it alone D.it’s attractive to both children and adults

3.Why don’t Coraline’s parents talk to her very often?

A.Because they don’t have a good relationship.

B.Because they are busy with their work.

C.Because they don’t love their daughter at all.

D.Because they are often angry with Coraline.

4.From the third paragraph we know that ________.

A.people in the new world don’t have eyes.

B.Coraline wants to stay in the new world forever.

C.Coraline would like to change her eyes into buttons.

D.Coraline finally realizes that the new world is dangerous.

5.What can’t we learn from the last paragraph?

A.The film was really difficult to make. B.The writer thinks the film isn’t very scary.

C.The film is popular all over the world. D.The writer has learned something from the film.

We are often told to pay attention to what our mothers tell us. Most of us enjoy listening to our mothers speak. Scientists have found that compared(和……相比较) to other people's voices, our brains greatly prefer the voices of our own mothers.

Scientists at Stanford University, US, recently studied this. They scanned children's brains while they were listening to different sounds, including their mothers' voices. They found that 97 percent of the time, children could recognize(认出) their mothers' voices at once.

Hearing their mothers' voices makes children's brains more active. We usually just use one part of our brain to deal with sounds when we hear something. But when we hear our mothers' voices, many parts of the brain, including those in charge of(负责) reward(奖赏) and emotion(情感), start to work as well.

Why do we respond(作出反应) so strongly to our mothers' voices? It starts even before we're born. When children are still in the womb(子宫) or have just been born, they hear their mothers talking. This makes babies feel comfortable and teaches them language and social skills, even though they are still very young. The babies learn to recognize their mothers' voices as rewarding(奖励性的) sound. Later, when this sound is heard again, more attention is paid to it.

Some sounds are necessary for our survival(生存) or bring us pleasure. These sounds are recognized by our brains as rewarding sounds. Most human voices are not recognized in this way, since we hear them so often. But mothers' voices are different. They bring us a lot of comfort.

1.What is the story mainly about?

A.Why we should listen carefully to our mothers. B.Why we prefer to hear our mothers’ voices.

C.How we recognize our mothers voices. D.How we respond to different kinds of sounds.

2.What will happen when children hear their mothers’ voices?

A.Many parts of their brains become active. B.They will need time to recognize the voices.

C.Their language skills start to improve. D.They will remember some bedtime stories.

3.According to Paragraph 4, why do children pay more attention to their mothers voices?

A.Because they can recognize their voices quickly.

B.Because their voices make them more comfortable.

C.Because they can get a reward for doing so.

D.Because they can get love from their mothers.

4.When can we respond to our mothers’ voices?

A.When we’re born. B.Before we’re born. C.When we grow up. D.When we’re young.

5.Where can we read the passage?

A.In a history book. B.In a fashion magazine. C.In a science magazine. D.In a morning newspaper.

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