That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can fee how smooth (光滑) and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins (硬币) in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too.

    All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things as we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it.

    There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to (习惯于) them!

    Most are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show. If we want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!

    1. By touching things, ________.

    A. you will have a strange feeling

    B. you will learn how to reach out your hand

    C. you can tell the difference of the things

    D. you can tell what colors they are

    2. When people buy things in shops, they often ________.

    A. try them on first 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. keep their right hand on them

    C. ask about them 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. feel and touch them

    3. Why does it say “At first, it is not easy to feel these things”? Because ________.

    A. the things are used by people; too    B. people feel the things too often

    C. people know how to use the things D. the things are easy to feel

    4. Which of the following is true?

    A. Touching is more important than seeing.

    B. Our feet, fingers, hands and skin can help us buy food.

    C. People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up.

    D. Visitors can feel the things on show in some museums.

    5. Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

    A. Touching by Feeling 　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. To See or to Feel?

    C. To See Better--Feel 　　　　　　　　　　   D. Ways of Feeling

　　Also: Art teacher Jan Myers’ first and second grade students at Shady Dell and Watkins elementary schools created more than 100 angels, which are exhibited in the Landers Theater. 55. 

1．When can you see the play?

　　A. At 2∶30 p.m. on Thursday. 　　 B. At 2∶30 p.m. on Saturday.

　　C. At 7∶30 p.m. on Friday. 　　　　 D. At 7∶30 p.m. on Sunday.

　　2．If your parents take you to see the play, you should pay ________ for the tickets.

　　A. $ 14　　　　 B. $ 20　　　　　 C. $ 22　　　　　D. $ 24

　　3．Which of the following statements is true?

　　A. Simon will sing a song in the play．


　　B. You can call 869-1334 to talk to the actors.

　　C. Students will play 100 angels at the theater.

　　D. Students’ works will be shown in the theater.

　　Mrs. Green lived in a small street. She had a flower shop. People who lived near her store were poor. The children didn’t have money to buy flowers. Mrs. Green helped them. The children worked one hour for Mrs. Green. They cleaned the windows in the store. Then Mrs. Green gave them some flowers to take home for their mothers. The mothers had a nice Mother’s Day. Both the mothers and children were happy.

　　（　　）1．On Mother’s Day, children give ________to their mothers.

　　A. flowers　　　 B. cards　　　　 C. foods　　　　　D. clothes

　　（　　）2．Mrs. Green lived in a ________street.

　　A. big　　　　　B. small　　　　 C. clean　　　　　 D. dark

　　（　　）3．The children worked one ________　for Mrs. Green.

　　A. hour　　　　 B. week　　　　 C. month　　　　　D. year

　　（　　）4．The children ________ in the store.

　　A. made tea　　　　　　　　　　　 B. washed the car

　　C. watered flowers　　　　　　　    D. cleaned the windows

（　）1. Swimming is popular in summer because ________.

A. water makes people feel cool　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. the water isn't cold

C. few people like swimming　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. all the students like swimming

（　）2. ________ while they were playing in water these years.

A. Most of the students died　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Few people died

C. More than ten people died　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. More than ten students died

（　）3. Why did some good swimmers die in water? Because ________.

A. they were too young　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. they were not careful enough

C. they didn't swim well　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. they were very interested in swimming

（　）4. Some people are still not careful in swimming because ________.

A. they are not sure where is safe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. they think they are good swimmers

C. the water is not deep　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. there is not a “No Swimming” sign

（　）5. In the passage the writer wants us to remember“ ________.”

A. Swimming is always dangerous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Swimming is a good sport

C. Swimming will be safer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Be careful while swimming

He didn’t do any housework. He sat down and read today’s newspaper, he told his wife to cook. After a short moment his wife came in with a bowl of food in her hand, and asked Mr Black to eat it.

  Mr Black was very surprised to see that his wife had cooked so quickly.“You haven’t cooked for me for many years, but how did you cook so quickly?” he said to his wife. Then he threw the newspaper onto the leg, and began to eat it.

  The food was too terrible to eat, and Mr Black got very angry. He gave it to his wife and said,“I think the food is delicious only for you, but I don’t like it at all!”

His wife smiled and said, “A hungry man likes to eat anything. Perhaps you aren’t hungry. Look, my cat hasn’t eaten anything today. He would like to eat the food.”

With these words, he gave it to the cat.

1.Why didn’t Mr Black cook the food last Thursday evening? 

A. Because he didn’t like to do it this time.

B. Because he was very tired and very hungry.

C. Because his wife could do it very well.

D. Because he liked his wife to cook it.

2.Did his wife cook very slowly?

A. Yes, she did.

B. No, she wasn’t.

C. No. She cooked the food well.

D. No, she didn’t.

3.How did Mr Black like the food ?

A. He liked it very much.

B. He was pleased after he ate the food.

C. He said the food was very delicious.

D. He said the food was too terrible to eat.

4. Mrs Black said to Mr Black, “Perhaps you aren’t hungry.” That was because___ .

A. She thought a hungry man liked to eat anything.

B. She thought her food was very delicious.

C. She thought her husband liked her food.

D. She thought she cooked the food well.

5.Who ate the food at last?

A. Mr Black.

B. A dog.

C. Mrs Black.

D. Mrs Black’s cat.

— A camera to my dad.

A. gave  

B. have given 

C. received　　

D. have received

　　People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.

　　Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

　　1.People communicate ________.

　　A. with words only　　　　　　　B. in many different ways

　　C. in letters and with drawings　　 D. with smiles, tears and hands

　　2.Signs can carry as many ________as words.

　　A. questions　　B. examples　　　C. tears and smiles　 D. messages

　　3.Which of the followings is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Books and magazines.　　　　 B. TV and films.

　　C. Newspapers.　　　　　　　　 D. Radio.

　　4.Communication is important because it can help people to ________.

　　A. understand the world and other people better

　　B. know what other people are thinking about

　　C. learn what’s happening in the world more quickly

　　D. A,B and C.

　　5.The best title for the passage is ________.

　　A. Signs Carry Messages　　　　 B. The Importance of Communication

　　C. Words, Signs and Drawings　　 D. Ways of Communications

　　More and more children are becoming overweight and near-sighted　 1　 they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative since watching TV doesn’t　 2　 any active thought．

　　Last week, the TV-Turnoff Organization began its ninth W-Turnoff　 3　 in the US. The organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under trees, talk to family members and friends　 4　 watching TV.

　　American school children　 5　 , on average, 1,000 hours a year watching TV--- more time than they spend in school. That’s too much, say the doctors　 6　 organized this year’s TV-Turnoff Week.

　　Doctors say that the　 7　 children watch television, the more overweight they may become. The food children eat while they watch the television makes this weight　 8　 more serious.

　　To keep mentally and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friends and family, read, and　 9　 the world around them. Could you go a week without television? It might be　 10　 for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?

　　1.A. because 　　　　　　　　    B. until 　　　　　　   C. whether 　　　　 D. though

　　2.A. find 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. need 　　　　　　  C. lose 　　　　　　   D. know

　　3.A. Day 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Week 　　　　　　 C. Month 　　　　   D. Year

　　4.A. together with 　　　　　　 B. because of 　　 C. lots of 　　　　   D. instead of

　　5.A. cost 　　　　 

　　　　　　　　 B. spend 　　　　    C. use 　　　　　　    D. do

　　6.A. whom 　　　　　　　　　　   B. whose 　　　　   C. which 　　　　    D. who

　　7.A. later 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. earlier 　　　　    C. longer 　　　　    D. less

　　8.A. problem 　　　　　　　　    B. question 　　　　 C. thing 　　　　　　 D. lesson

　　9.A. explore 　　　　　　　　　　 B. invent 　　　　    C. find 　　　　　　   D. make

　　10.A. easy 　　　　　　　　　　    B. happy 　　　　    C. dangerous 　　  D. difficult

　　New words：Pusan釜山（韩国地名）　　Costa Rica哥斯达黎加

　　　　　　　 Senegal塞内加尔　　　　　vs. （Versus的缩写）对抗prep.

　　1.There is a clothes show in France. If you want to go there and watch it, you can only take ________ when you reach Shanghai Airport at 15:10. 

　　A. F001　　　　 B. F025　　　　 C. F005　　　　 D. F002

　　2.There are ________ flights between Shanghai and London every week.

　　A. 5　　　　　　B. 6　　　　　　C. 7　　　　　　 D. 8

　　3.If you want to watch the World Cup Football Match （China vs. a foreign country） in Pusan and return on the same day, you can only watch ________.

　　A. China vs. Costa Rica （Tuesday 06:30-08:30）

　　B. Turkey vs. China （Thursday 07:30- 09:30）

　　C. China vs. Senegal （Friday 12:30-14:30）

　　D. Brazil vs. China （Saturday 11:30- 13:30）

Last night they didn’t come back. “Dead(死的),” Bob said to himself, “they are only five months old. This weather will kill (杀害)them.” Just then Bob heard them calling him. He looked out and could not believe—they were drawing (拖)a big hare (兔子) through the snow. They threw it through the window into Bob’s hands. Hare for dinner!

阅读下列短文，选择正确答案

1.Who were Jigs and Reels in this story?

A. They were Bob’s children.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.They were dogs.

C.They were hares.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.They were toys.

2.They knew that things weren’t right at home. It means______.

A. Bob had no food to give him

B.Bob couldn’t open the door

C.it was very cold outside

D.they were too young to eat anything

3.The story says that______.

A. Jigs and Reels went out to play with snow

B.Jigs and Reels did much more than Bob did

C.Jigs and Reels liked to look for food outside

D.Jigs and Reels were a great help to Bob

4.Jigs and Reels didn’t return last night. Bob thought that______.

A. they found a new place

B.someone picked them up

C.they lost their lives

D.they lost their way back

5.What did Jigs and Reels catch a hare for?

A. To play with.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.To make friends with.

C.To make food with.　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.To skate with.