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 man 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 (感觉器官).

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.If a person walks from a blue room to a red room, his body temperature will _________.

A. rise B. fall C. stay the same D. change now and then

4.This passage is probably a ___________.

A. book review（评论） B. fiction novel

C. fairy tale D. science report

There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have traveled to the places, you can go and see a colour film about them, or you can read a travel book.

It seems that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective(主观的) idea of travels which their writer has got himself. These books can be useful if the writers share their traveling experiences with others. The second kind are those books which give objective(客观的) information of things to be done and seen. If a cultured person has written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is more useful. The third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the place in detail. Like the first kind , they can be interesting and exciting, but their main purpose is to help the reader plan his travel in the most practical way.

Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that the book does not describe everything as interesting, exciting or fantastic. You must also keep an open eyes on its date of publication(出版) because travel is very practical matter and many things change quickly in the 21st century. Finally, you should make sure that it’s easy to find the useful information for you travel.

1.The passage was written to introduce_______.

A. travel maps B. travel books C. travel films D. travel places

2.The writer of the first kind of travel books gave his ideas after he _______.

A. traveled B. read books C. a lot of experience D. surfed the Internet

3.The underlined phrase “a cultured person”means a person with ________.

A. a good appearance B. a good education

C. a lot of experience D. a lot of money

4.According to the passage, it is best to read _____ before traveling to a place of interest.

A. the first kind of travel books B. the second kind of travel books

C. the third kind of travel books D. some travel articles in newspaper

阅读表达

Most new babies were born in the developing countries. These countries are found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average (平均), only one or two children. In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, about one quarter of the world’s population lived in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be home to only about one tenth of the world’s people.

In the developing countries, more than one billion people are still living below the poverty(贫困) line. These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing conditions. Children get little time at school and suffer (遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the world’s population was around six billion. The U.N. has said that the world’s population will level off (平稳下降) at 12.5 billion by the year 2100. Other groups think the world’s population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion before it becomes stable (稳定的), or even falls.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Is the population growing very slowly in developed countries?

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2.In 1950, what percent of the world’s population lived in developed countries?

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3.At the beginning of the 21st century, what was the population of the world?

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4.将文中画线部分翻译成汉语。

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根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

In our life, one spends the most time being with oneself. But one has the least understanding of oneself. When you are s1., you may be very proud. When you fail, you may lose heart. If you don’t get a thorough(充分的) understanding of yourself, you may m2.many chances in life.

To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak o3.. You may hope for a wonderful f4., but be sure not to expect(期待) too much because not all dreams can come true. You may be confident e5.to meet challenges(挑战), but first you should know what to do.

To get a thorough understanding of yourself also means to take care of yourself. When you are angry, find a q6.place so that you won’t be hurt. When you are s7., tell your friends about it to change the mood into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep. If you don’t know when and how to look after yourself, you w8.be able to stay away from illness.

N9.can tell what will happen in the future. Get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and f10.your life full of color.

书面表达

请以Colours and Moods为题，选两种颜色，分别代表energetic colour和strong colour，适当介绍它们对情绪的影响，并谈谈你最喜欢的颜色。

要点如下:

1.绿色是活力之色，它能给你能量，因为它是自然之色，代表新生。所以当你疲惫或虚弱时，你应该穿绿色的衣服。

2.红色是强烈的颜色，它会使你看起来更加强大、有力。在中国红色还代表幸运，在过去许多女性都喜欢在结婚之日穿红色。

3.我最喜欢的颜色是白色，因为……(请用1-2、点理由阐述)

注意:80词左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。

Colours and Moods

Do you know anything about the relationship between colours and moods?

--You see, it’s my dream to buy _____ Iphone 8.

-- Oh, you can ask your parents to buy ______ for you.

A. a; it B. an; it C. a; one D. an; one

--Shall we go shopping now? --Sorry, it’s not the right_______. I’m too busy.

A. way B. weather C. place D. moment

--We Chinese like drinking wine made _______ rice. -- Really? It’s quite different from us.

A. of B. from C. in D. for

--Please _______ the lights when you leave the classroom. -- OK, I ________.

A. turn on; will B. turn off; will C. turn on; do D. turn off; am

-- Sorry, the price of the trouser is too _______.

-- OK. Would you like to have a look at a cheaper ________?

A. expensive; one B. expensive; pair C. high; one D. high; pair.