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 many 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.

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.It can be implied from the text that ___________.

A. colors have orders in weight

B. colors can change the weight of an object

C. people would stay longer in a room with red windows

D. colors can affect our mood and health

4.This passage is probably a ___________.

A. book review????????????? ????????????? B. fiction novel????????????? ????????????? C. fairy tale????????????? ????????????? D. science report

Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.

In the United States, high school graduates make about $ 18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!

If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor's degree（学士学位), he can make S42,000. With a master's degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD（博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.

We can learn a very important, thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.

1.The passage mainly talks about_.

A. how education and pay are connected               B. high paying jobs

C. jobs for high school students                     D. good schools

2.According to (根据) the passage, "earning power" means the ability to _____ money.

A. save B. spend C. pay D. make

3.The writer thinks that a high school graduate usually makes more money than_.

A. a university graduate                      B. a person who gets a PhD

C. a person who only finishes primary school     D. a person with a master's degree

4.Each year a person with a PhD can make more than a person who does not finish

high school.

A. $37,000               B. $68,200        C. $60,400    D. $26,000

5.From the last paragraph(段落) we know that______.

A. a high school degree is not important

B. university is too expensive

C. a person can make more money with a good education

D. people with a degree don't need to worn about finding jobs

A: Summer holiday is coming.   1 ?

B: Yes, I’m going to my hometown.

A:   2 ?

B: For about a month.   3 ?

A: I want to travel to Hainan Island. It’s a beautiful place of interest.

B:   4 . But I have to visit my grandparents in my hometown.

A: It doesn’t matter. If you stay in your hometown for fewer days, you’ll have enough time to go

traveling.

B:   5 . Then I will go to my hometown as soon as the holiday begins.

A: OK! I will wait for you until you come back.

B: That’s a deal! Thank you.

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