A．It’s the reason　　　　　　　　　　 B．That’s why

C．There’s why　　　　　　　　　　  D．It’s how

　　A rising moon seems larger because it appears farther away. Why does the moon seem so much larger when it's on the horizon than when it's overhead? The question has perplexed us for millennia(千年).

　　Known as the “moon illusion,” the effect has produced some studies that show when the moon hangs low in the sky it appears twice as big as when it reaches its zenith (顶峰). Yet the moon remains constant, both in size and distance from the earth.

　　Lloyd Kaufman, professor of psychology and neural science at New York University, has pondered the problem for more than 40 years, and he thought he knew the answer but couldn't prove it. “It became increasingly clear that there was no way we were going to convince the critics without date,” he said.

　　So he teamed up with his son, James Kaufman, a physicist at IBM's Almaden Research Center in San Jose, Calif. Both thought that the illusion was caused by our perception(感觉) of how far away we thought the moon was－its apparent distance. “I asked, can't we just measure the perceived distance that the brain uses in calculating the size of the moon?” the younger Kaufman says. “An experiment was the logical thing to do.”

　　Aided by a few wizards at IBM, he came up with just the tool, a computerized moon simulator that allows the scientists to determine what people think they're seeing when they look at the moon. The result is surprising, and like any good illusion, the answer itself is a bit baffling(困惑). We think the horizon moon is bigger, the study shows, because we think it's farther away. That seems to defy commonsense. When the moon rises over the snowcapped mountain outside my office window in Alaske, it looks close enough to be just the other side of the mountain. But the study shows that isn't what my brain perceives. But don't let the science take the romance out of moonlit walks.

1．In the third line of the first paragraph, the word “perplexed” probably means ________.

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2．The best title for this passage is ________.

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A．It's How You Look At It

B．Father and Son Collaborate

C．How Big Is The Rising Moon

D．The Moon Can't Be With A．Cue

3．Professor Llyod Kaufman cooperated with his son ________.

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A．to carry out an experiment on the “moon illusion”

B．to continue their research

C．to convince the critics

D．to make a further experiment on the moon

4．The result of the experiment on the topic turned out to be ________.

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5．The passage tells us when the moon rises over a high mountain, it looks ________.

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I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella．________I got wet all through．

A．It’s the reason　　　　　　　　　　 B．That’s why

C．There’s why　　　　　　　　　　  D．It’s how

Studies show that laughter is something that makes you feel calm or relaxed for both physical and psychological wounds though it may seem futile to laugh in the face of pain and fear.

When Dan Rather interviewed comedian Bill Cosby just one week after his son, Ennis, was killed, Cosby said, “I think it is time for me to tell people that we have to laugh. You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, you can survive it.”

Call it a flashlight for dark times: laughter just seems to adjust attitude better than anything else. Inspirational speaker Steve Rizzo recalls a TV interview with an injured firefighter a few days after 9.11．The man had fallen more than 30 stories in one of the towers and had broken a leg. Everyone was crying, and the reporter asked, “How is it that you’ve come out of this alive?” He looked at her and without missing a beat, said, “Look, lady, I’m from New York and I’m a firefighter; that’ all you need to know.”

“Everyone laughed and though the laughter was only a couple of seconds,” says Rizzo. “Sometimes that’s all you need to catch your second breath. Laughter gives you that couple of seconds. You’re sending a message to your brain, and the message is: If you can still laugh even a little among the pain, you are going to be OK.”

Of course, there is a difference between laughing off a serious situation and laughing off the fear that results. The firefighter was doing the latter, states Rizzo, the author of Becoming a Humorous Being, and so should we. “If there is anything we have learnt from 9.11, it’s how precious life really is,” she says. “We have to send a message that our spirit won’t die. One important thing that unites us is our ability to laugh.”　

60．The writer uses the examples of the comedian and the firefighter to show　　　　　　 .

　 A．laughter is a good way to get rid of pain and fear

　 B．laughter is the best way to cure psychological wounds

　 C．it is your attitude that decides whether you can survive the pain or not

　 D．laughing off a serious situation is different from laughing off the fear that results

61．We can infer from the passage that Steve Rizzo is　　　　　　　　　　　 .

　 A．a reporter B．a soldier　　 C．a firefighter　　 D．a doctor

62．The underlined word futile in the first paragraph means　　　　　　　 .

　 A．hopeless　　　　　　 B．useless

C．careless　　　　　　 D．worthless 　

63．From the passage, we can know that Americans are　　　　　　　　 .

　 A．really inspired after 9.11　　　　　　　　　　 B．hardly united after 9.11

C．nearly surprised by 9.11　　　　　　 D．greatly hurt by 9.11

A week ago, I had the great pleasure of reading an e-book, When Money Talks, Listen! By Rich Ezzo. It took only about an hour to read.

   When I first received a copy, I thought it was a Get Rich Quick type of publication. Nothing is wrong with Get Rich Quick, but my mind just doesn’t chase after dreams of wealth. I think that if God ever wants me to be rich, he knows where to find my purse.

   When I began reading When Money Talks, Listen!, I was overjoyed to find that Rich Ezzo isn’t money hungry either. He, too, is hungry far more important than money.

Since I love this e-book so much, why wait a week to write the review? Simple. I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper. After reading the last word of the e-book, I totally agreed with the subtitle which promised to forever change the way we thought about money. I had so many thoughts running around my mind that I had to install(安装) a stoplight to stop some while others made their way into the picture, then I yielded(让路) them as a few ones arrived in town. I had a mental traffic jam, which only goes to show how slow the traffic usually is. 

   It has been a week and the effect is the same. I truly do look at money differently and have even done a few things differently this week. This is an e-book you’ll want to read, I promise. I often recommend books to my daughter, and this is one that I didn’t just “suggest”---I left it open at the bottom of the computer and told each one, “Read it, you’ll love it.”

   I would never point someone in a direction I wouldn’t go myself. I urge you to visit the author’s website, Myster Money, and to download the e-book. You won’t regret it.

According to the passage, a Get Rich Quick type of publication ______

A. is what the author really cares for

B. deals with how to make money

C. is also an e-book written by Rich Ezzo

D. is more popular than e-books

The author didn't write the review as soon as he finished reading the book   

because________.

　A. he was too excited to write anything

　B. he was not sure whether he did well

　C. he had to wait for Rich Ezzo's permission

　D. he wondered if the book would have long influence on him

By saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4, the author probably _________.

　A. shows that the book brought him many new thoughts

　B. shows how bad the traffic is in town

　C. describes the difficulty in understanding the book

　D. explains it's hard to change one's attitude to money

Which of the following is supported by the passage?

  A. The author had known Rich Ezzo before.

　B. The author hasn't dreamed of getting rich immediately.

　C. The author always prefers e-books to paper books.

D. The author likes Get Rich Quick-type of publications.