题目内容
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Two boys, both of the same weight, sit on each side of a see saw(跷跷板).How far must they be from the centre in order to keep the see saw balanced?
By moving to different positions, they will soon find out that they have to sit at equal distances from the centre.Now, if one of them is heavier, the heavier boy has to be nearer to the centre to make the see saw balanced.
Things to do.
Take a stone in each hand. Can you find out which stone is heavier? If the two stones are about the same size, you may not be able to tell which one is heavier.
Place a pencil on two piles of books and balance a ruler and move them until the ruler is balanced.Find out how far each stone is from the pencil. The stone nearer to the pencil is the heavier one. Now you know how a simple weighing machine works.
1.The writer wants to tell us ______.
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A.what see saw is like
B.how to keep a see saw balanced
C.how a simple weighing machine works
D.what a simple weighing machine is like
2.If two boys sit at equal distances on each side of a see saw, the boy in the higher place shows ______.
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A.he is taller B.he is shorter
C.he is heavier D.he is lighter
3.A see saw is used ______.
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A.to weigh which boy is heavier of the two
B.to find out the weight of a boy
C.to make a simple experiment
D.for playing
4.In the last paragraph the writer tells us to ______.
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A.make an experiment
B.make full use of pencils, rulers and books
C.weigh something with stone
D.make a simple weighing machine
5.From the passage we can gain____ .
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A.pleasure B.experience
C.knowledge D.entertainment