As Danny put his lunch tray onto the cafeteria table, milk spilled all over his sandwich. He sat down, hung his head forward, looking at the food in front of him. Frowning, he began peeling the soggy milk-soaked bread (浸透牛奶的) from his sandwich. “This is the worst thing I’ve ever done!” he said, “It’s not that bad,” said his friend Elena, who was sitting across from him. “Just get another sandwich.”

“Sandwich? What sandwich? I am talking about the talent contest. It’s only two weeks away and I don’t know what I’m doing! Everybody will laugh at me. There’s no way to avoid it!”
“Don’t be so negative, Danny,” said Elena as she rolled her eyes. “You’re going to be great, You’re very capable. You have the skills to do just about anything.”
Danny moved his lunch tray to the side and rested his head on the table.
“Sit up Danny,” ordered Elena, “I have an idea. Let’s brainstorm a list of things you could do. We’ll divide the list into categories or groups. Let’s start with music. You play the piano, right?”
“I stopped taking lessons in the third grade,” said Danny.
“What about singing a song?” suggested Elena.
Danny shook his head no. “Let’s move on to another category.”
“What about performing magic tricks?” asked Elena, as she twisted thin strands of hair around her finger.
“I don’t know how to play magic tricks!” Danny almost shouted. “Elena, how did I get myself into this huge mess?”
“Stop being so…” Elena paused, “That’s it, DRAMATIC!” Elena shouted excitedly. “You could do a dramatic reading. You definitely have the talent for it. Mrs. Pace always calls on you to read aloud in class. You could read a play aloud. Maybe you could even get extra credit from Mrs. Pace. She rewards students with points for doing extra reading work.”
Danny thought for a minute. Then he smiled. “Elena,” Danny said, “You are a great friend!”
Elena smiled back. “I just want to make sure you are a bright, shiny star when you step out on stage.”
【小题1】Elena and Danny were talking ______.

Surfing is one of the world’s most popular water sports. It   1  (one) started on the island of Hawaii. Now it  2  (enjoy) by people all over the world. Hawaii is famous for its beautiful  3  (beach). Every year, water sports,   4  (especial) swimming and surfing attract large numbers of tourists to the islands.

Waikiki is one of the  5  (good) beaches for surfing in Honolulu. It is neither too hot nor too cold all the year round. No matter what the weather is like, you can always find surfers out  6  (ride) the waves.

There is a big  7  (different) between serious surfers and the so-called “beach boys”. Serious surfers live  8  (surf) and nothing can stop them. They surf three  9  (time) a day if possible.

For example, Jake Booth, a 21-year-old man gave up his job in the San Francisco library a year ago. He  10  (be) in Honolulu ever since. In the morning he works as a part-time assistant in a surf shop. At night he works in a restaurant as a waiter. Although he hasn’t got a very good job, but still feels  11  (happily). He hopes that one day  12  (surf) will be an event of the Olympic Games.

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。（每小题2分，共10分）

1.It's 39°C. It's____（相当）hot.

2. How about ____(plant) a donut tree?

3.  An old man ______(water) the flowers there mow.

4. When autumn comes, the l_____ on the trees begin to fall.

5.Danny _____(摔下来）the climbing bar and broke his leg.

Everything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light wares in the form of colors, the ear and the eye Curs these different waves into signals that the brain (大脑) can make sense of.

The ears and brain have an Amazing amities to recognize（识别）particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her baby’s cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance.

The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.

After hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound.

1.Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?

a. The ears receive the sound waves.

b. The mother recognizes her baby’s cry.

c. The ears turn the sound waves into signals.

d. The baby’s cry ravels in the form of sound waves

e. The brain connects the signals to the information in me memory.

A．d-a-c-b-e          B．d-a-c-e-b          C．a-d-c-b-e          D．a-d-c-e-b

2. Certain words or songs can change tarpon’s moods mainly because of his         .

A．lifestyle           B．personality        C．experiences       D．hobbies

3.According to the last paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who has lost the hearing in one ear to tell         .

A．where the source of a sound is             B．how loud a sound is

C．when a sound starts to appear              D．what makes a sound

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A．Human Brain’s Amazing Facts

B．Human Hearing Characteristics

C．How to improve Hearing

D．How Do Humans Hear