廣州中考閱讀理解專練

中考英語閱讀訓練(1)

TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.ThelargestinpopulationisCalifornia,thelargestinareaisAlaska.

AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsize.Theoldeststatesaretheonesalongthe

Atlanticcoast.TheneweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.Alaskaisalsothecoldeststate.CaliforniaandFloridaare

thewarmer.HenryandhisfamilyliveinSeattle,abigcity,onthePacificcoast.ButLosAngelesandSan

Francisco,alsoonthePacificcoast,arelargerthanSeattle.Henry'scousin,Susan,livesinNewYork.Itisthe

largestcityintheUnitedStates.ThousandsofpeoplevisitNewYorkeachyear.Themostimportantcityinthe

UnitedStatesisWashington,D.C.Itisthecapital,butitismuchsmallerthanNewYork.

)1.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A.9

A.FiveB.Forty-Five.C.FiftyD.Fifteen.

)2.Whichstateisthelargestinpopulation?

A.California.B.Rhode-Island.C.AlaskaD.LosAngeles,

)3.Whichstateistheoldest,thenewest,andthesmallestinpopulation?

A.RhodeIsland.B.Seattle.C.SanFrancisco.D.Alaska.

)4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongthePacificcoast.

B.Washingtonisthemostimportantandthelargestcity.

C.NewYorkisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.D.Henry'scousinlivesintheSeattle.

)5.WhyisWashingtonD.C.themostimportantAmericancity?Because。

A.itisthelargestcityB.itisthelargestinpopulation

C.itisthemostbeautifulcityD.itisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates

KEY:1.C2.A3.D4.C5.D

中考英語閱讀訓練(2)

Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing.HismomcametotheschoolandwentonandonaboutRick

Jackson.Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking."Somebody'sgottostopthatboy!”shewas

shouting."Rick'stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood.Andhelovestopickon(結(jié)交)littleboyslikeDanny."

Mrs.Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcernedalot."Ididn'tknowthatDannywasbeingpickedon,"she

answered."He'sneversaidanythingaboutthistome!"Mrs.GreenlookedatDanny."Howlonghasthisbeen

goingon?"sheasked.Dannycouldonlyshakehisheadandlookatthefloor.Heknewifhesaidawordabout

this,hewouldhavetroubleafterschool.

Dannyhadn'tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtodothingswiththeboysinthe

neighborhood.Afteralhmostofthemwerenicetohim.HehatedtoleavethegangjustbecauseofRick.Maybe

thetimehadcometofindnewfriends.Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind.

()1.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.DannywasnotagoodstudentB.Danny'smothertalkedtoomuchabouttheschool

C.Danny'steacherknewsomethingaboutDanny'sproblembefore

D.DannywantedtogetawayfromRick

()2.WhenDanny'smothercameforMrsGreen,thematterwasnowtoMrsGreen.

A.seriousB.commonC.untrueD.similar

()3.Dannynow.

A.wastiredoftheschoolandhisfriendsB.hadnofriendsatall

C.wasnotsurewhatheshouldtowiththeproblemD.madesomenewfriendsintheneighborhood

)4.Dannydidn'tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrsGreenbecause.

A.shehadknownitB.theotherboyswouldtellher

C.hedidn'twanttobeintroubleD.hismotherdidn4twanthimtosayit

)5.Theword'gang'inthereadingmeans'

A.aplaceforboystoplaygamesB.agroupofyoungpeople

C.aschoolbusforchildrentoandfromschoolD.theteacher'soffice

KEY:1.D2.A3.C4.C5.B

中考英語閱讀訓練(3)

LindaandDavidhavetravelledbyairfromLondontoSydney,Australia.Lindahaspromisedhermotherthatshe

willringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisissomethingshehaddoneeversinceshewasachild.

Davidthinksitisnotagoodideatoringsofar,tospendtoomuch,andtosaysolittle.

4tIftherewereanaccident.HHesays,‘they'dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast."

ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring.uHowever,“shesays,“'itdoesn'tcostmuchwhenyoujustthinkthat

it'stheothersideoftheworld.It'sonlysixpencepersecondo"

“Ifyou'reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,Fileatmyhat,'Davidsays,"Andoneminute'snearlyfour

pounds.'*

“That'snomorethanyou'dpayforanewhat,”“Lindaanswers.

Shehasaskedthemanatthehoteldesktogetherthenumber.Thetelephonerings.Lindapicksitup.

"Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?”Shesays.

“Sixpencepersecond,"Davidremindsher.

“Hello,love."ItisMrsLee,Linda'smother,speakingfromLondon."Icanhearyouveryclearlyjustlikeyou

areinthenextroom.It'sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?Ishoutedat

thattime,andstillyoucouldn'thearmesometimes."

44Yes,Mum."Lindaputsin.."Ijustwantedtoringto........"

“IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty'shousetoeat,whenyouwerealittlegirl.Andthenwhen

you…"MrsLeeisagreattalker

“Nearlyfourpounds."saysDavid.

Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye.

“Yes,allright,“saysMrsLee,”Butyouwillwrite,won'tyou,asyoudidwhenyouwereatwork..."

Onceagain,MrsLeetalksaboutthepass,andthereisnostoppingher.

“Fourpoundsfifty,'saysDavid.

Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.

“There!Thatwasn'tlong,wasit?"

"Fourpounds,ninetypence.nDavidanswers.nAndyoudidn'tevensaythatwe'vearrived."

)1.Lindaistelephoninghometo。

A.tellhermothersomebadnewsB.saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafely

C.reportanaccidenttohermotherD.saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon

)2.Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because。

A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypenceB.itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhat

C.shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachildD.shewillspeakfromonesideofthewordtotheother

)3.Davidsays,'Nearlyfourpounds,because。

A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecostofthecall

B.hewantstobuyhimselfanewhat

C.LindahasnottoldhermothertheyhaveaiTivedD.hewantsMrsLeetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts

()4.MrsLeegoesontalkingforsolongbecause

A.shelikestohearallaboutthepast.B.shelikestalking

C.LindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrivedD.sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall

()5.Lindatriestostophermotherby。

A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscostingB.writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodo

C.tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafelyD.promisingtowrite,andringingoff

KEY:1.B2.D3.A4.B5.D

中考英語閱讀訓練(4)

AFaithfulDog

Morethansevenhundredyearsago,thePrinceofWaleshadaverybigandbravedogcalledGelert.

OnedaythePrincewantedtogohunt-ingwithhismen.Hetoldhisdogtostayathomeandlookafterhisbabyson.

Thebabywasinawoodencradle,whichwaslikeasmallbed.

WhenthePrincecamebackfromhunt-ing,Gelertranouttomeethismaster.Hewaggedhistailandjumpedupto

puthispawsonthePrince'schest.ThenthePrincesawthebloodonGelert'sjawsandhead.

“Whathaveyoudone?”thePrincesaid.Herushedintohishouseandlookedforhisbabyson.Thecradlewaslying

onitssideonthefloor.Theclothesweretomandtherewasbloodonthem.

“Soyouhavekilledmyson?"thePrincesaidangrily."Youunfaithfuldog!”Hetookouthisswordandkilledthe

dog.JustasGelertwasdying,hemanagedtobark.ThenthePrinceheardababycalltothedog.

ThePrinceranoutofthehouseandsawhissonlyingonthegroundunhurt.Nearhimwasadeadwolf.Thenthe

PrinceknewthatGelerthaddefendedthebabyandkilledthewolf.

ThePrinceranbackintothehousebuthewastoolate.Gelertwasdead.ThePrincewasverysadindeed.Tearsran

downhisfacewhenherealized'hehadkilledhisfaith-fulfriend.ThePrincecarriedthebodyofhisbravedogtothe

topofamountainandburiedhimthere.Afterthis,thePrinceneversmiledagain.Everymorningatdawn,he

walkedupthemountainandstoodbythedog'sgraveforafewminutes.

IfyougotoMountSnowdoninWales,peoplewillshowyouwhereGelertisburied.Thereisasignbyhisgrave.It

remindspeo-pleofabraveandfaithfuldog.

()1.GelertwasthedogofthePrinceof___。

A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.IrelandD.Wales

()2.ThePrincetoldthedogtowhenhewasleaving.

A.watchthedoorB.takecareofhisbabyathome

C.welcomehisfriendsD.stopthestrangers

()3.Thedogwasverywhenhismastercamebackfromhunting.

A.gladB.fearfulC.afraidD.tired

()4.ThePrincewassurprisedtoseebloodonGelert4s。

A.JawsB.pawsC.headD.BothAandC.

()5.ThePrinceneversmiledagainbecause_

A.thewolfwaskilledbyGelertB.hehadburiedthedogonthetopofmountain

C.hehadkilledhisfaithfulfriendGelertD.Gelerthadkilledhisbabyson

Key:l.D2.B3.A4.D5.C

Mydadwasafisherman.Hehadhisownboat,butitwashardmakingalivingonthesea.He

wouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.

Hewasabigandstrongman.Whenyougotclosetohim,hesmelledlikethesea.

Sometimeshewould(hivemetoschoolinhisoldtruck.Thattrackwasolderthanhim.You

couldhearitcoming,longbeforeyoucouldseeit.Ontheway,Iwouldshrinkdownintotheseat

hopingtodisappear.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontoftheschool.Thenhewouldgivemeabigkiss

onthecheek.Itmademefeeluncomfortable!

OnedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.When,wegottoschool,hehadhisusualbig

smile.Hestartedtoleantowardsme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,nNo,dad."ItwasthefirsttimeI

hadevertalkedtohimthatway.HDad,Pmtoooldforagoodbyekiss."

Mydadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseenhim

cry."Youareright/heturnedandsaid.nYouarcabigboy...aman."Itwasn'tlongafterthatmydad

wenttoseaandnevercameback.

Iwishthatmydadwouldgivemejustonemorekiss...tofeelhisoldface...tosmelltheseaon

him.

IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenaman,IwouldneverhavetoldmydadIwastooold

foragoodbyekiss.

()1.Fromthepassage,wecanseethewriter'sdadwas.

A.bigandstrongB.oldandweakC.bigandheavyD.shortandfat

()2.Sometimesthewriter'sdadwoulddrivehimtoschoolinhis.

A.ownboatB.oldtruckC.newcarD.oldbus

()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"lean"inthepassagemeaninChinese?

A.依賴B.依靠C.轉(zhuǎn)身D.彎腰

()4.Theunderlinedsentence"IwishIhadbeenamanthen."means””

A.IwishIwouldbeaman.B.IwishIwouldalwaysbeasmallboy,

C.FmverysorryIhadsaid"Dad,I'mtoeoldforgoodbyekiss.”

D.Mydadhopedmetobeabigboy,aman.

()5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hisdadhadhisownboat,butitwasharemakingalivingonthesea.

B.Whenyougotclosetohisdad,hesmeltlikethesea.

C.Hisdadwasolderthanthetruck.D.Hisdaddiedaftsea.

HelloSandy,

Wehavejustreturnedfromourholiday.WewentwithourfriendsEdwardSmithandhiswife

TinatotheNorthYorkshireMoors,Thisisabeautifulplace.Itisanaturalpark.Therearelotsof

placestowalkwithmilesofgrasslandwithnopeople,justsheepandbirds.

Edward,whohadjustcomeoutofhospital,couldnotwalkasfarasheusedto.Thismeantthatwe

walkedinthemornings,andthenstoppedatacafeforluncheachday,beforereturningtotheplace

welived.EdwardandIsleptinfrontofthefireallafternoon,whiletheladieswentforanotherwalk.

Verypleasant!

Ihavetakenlotsofphotosfromtheplacewelived,acrossthevalleybelowus,ofthemorning

sunrise,andthemist(薄霧)inthevalley.Also,inEngland,theoldsteampoweredtrain(蒸汽火車)is

verypopular.Ihavetakenmanyphotosofthetrain,andfromit.

Yesterdaywehadthefirstsnowofthiswinter.Itisveryearly(weusuallyexpectsnowin

January).Itrainedallday;andthensnowedintheevening.Todaywehavebrightsunshine!

BothJennyandIarewell.Idon'tknowifItoldyou,inthelaste-mail,thatJennyisnowworking

inahotel.Althoughshehastoworkhard,peoplethereareniceandsheisenjoyingthework.

Pleasewritetoustotellusyournews..

Yours,

Victor

()1.WhatkindofplaceistheNorthYorkshireMoors?

A.Ahotel.B.Anaturalpark.C.Ahospital.D.Acafe.

()2.Whendidtheladiestakeawalk?

A.Onlyinthemorning.B.Onlyintheafternoon

C.Bothinthemorningandintheafternoon.

D.Intheevening.

()3.Theyhadsnowthiswinter.

A.anearlyB.alateC.ausualD.abig

()4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it”inParagraph3referto?

A.Thevalley.B.TravelC.Themist.D.Thetrain.

()5.Whatdoweknowfromthispassage?

A.ThisisthefirsttimethatVictorhaswrittenane-mailtoSandy.

B.Edwarddidn'tgotravellingbecausehebadjustcomeoutofhospital.

C.Jenny'snewjobinahotelisaneasyone.

D.PeopleinEnglandliketheoldsteampoweredtrainsverymuch.

Almosteveryday,wediscussthetopicofhealth,especiallyforkids.Butwhatishealth?

"Health11meanseatingwell,gettingenoughexercise,andhavingahealthyweight.Let'sreadthe

followingrules.Theycanhelpyoustayhealthy.

Eatavarietyoffood,especiallyfruitandvegetables.Weallknowthateatingfruitandvegetables

canhelpusstayhealthy,butmanyofusonlyeatourfavouritefood.Rememberthatwecangetthe

nutritionweneedbyeatingdifferentkindsoffood,especiallyfruitandvegetables.

Drinkwaterandmilkmoreoften.EveryoneknowsthatwaterisimportantBesidesthat,kidsneed

plentyofcalcium(鈣)togrowstrongbones,andmilkhasalotofit.Everyday,youshoulddrinkat

leastthreecupsofmilk(1,300milligrams

(毫克)ofcalcium).Youshouldalsotrytohavelesssugarydrinks,likesodaandcola.Theyincludea

lotofaddedsugar.Sugarjustaddscalories,notimportantnutrition.

Listentoyourbody.Whenyouareeating,noticehowyourbodyfeels.Whenyourstomachfeels

comfortablyfull,stopeating.Eatingtoomuchmakesyoufeeluncomfortable.Ifyoudoittoooften,it

canmakeyouunhealthyandfat

Limitscreentime.Whatsscreentime?It'stheamountoftimeyouspendwatchingTV,movies,

andplayingcomputergames.Themoretimeyouspendonthesesitting-downactivities,thelesstime

youspendplayingsports,likebasketball,anddoingotheractivitieslikebikeridingandswimming.

Trytospendnomorethan2hoursadayonscreentime.

()1.Accordingtothepassage,nhealth"includesallofthefollowingexcept___.

A.takingenoughexerciseB.eatingwell

C.keepingfitD.losingweight

()2.Tokeephealthy,youshouldeat.

A.onlyyourfavouritefood

B.allkindsoffoodespeciallyfruitandvegetables

C.moremeatthanfruitandvegetablesD.onlyfoodrichincalcium

()3.Asakid,youshoulddrinkeverydaytogrowstrongbones.

A.threecupsofmilkB.atleastthreecupsofmilk

C.lessthanthreecupsofmilkD.moremilk

()4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Drinkingmoremilkisasimportantashavingmoresugarydrinks.

B.Weshouldeatanddrinksomethingwithlesssugar.,

C.Whenwearefull,weshouldstopeating.

D.Weshouldspendlesstimeonsitting-downactivities,nomorethan2hoursaday.

()5.Whafsthebesttideofthepassage?

A.HowtoEatWellB.EatingandPlaying

C.TipsforKeepingHealthyD.SportsandHealth

Everyday,itiseasytoseeadvertisementsinEnglisharoundus.Lookatyourownbagsand

clothes,andatthebagsandclothesofyourclassmates.Howmanydifferentadvertisementswhichuse

Englishwordscanyousee?

Oftenbagsandclothesshowthenamesofthecompaniesthatmakethem.Thisisapopularform.

Aspecialpictureorsymbolcalledalogoissometimesused.Logosappearonmanydifferentproducts.

Theyarepopularbecausewhenyouseealogo,itishardtoforgetthatproductorcompany.

ItiscommontoseeadvertisementsonTVandhearthemontheradio.Mostadvertisementsare

veryshort.Sometimestheadvertisersuseashortsentencewhichiseasyforpeopletosayand

remember.Nike,forexample,hasasimpleEnglishsentencewhichisusedallaroundtheworld:"Just

doit"Advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsaswell.Itissimpletorememberthem.

Alladvertisementsaredesignedtomakepeoplebuyaproduct.Anadvertisementforasoftdrink,

forexample,mightshowagroupofyoungpeoplewhoarehavingfun.Theyoungpeopleareall

drinkingthesoftdrink.Advertisersaresayingtoyou."Why

Don'tyoubuythisdrinkandbelikethesepeople?

“Youcanbeyoungandmodem."

Youmightthinkthatadvertisementsarenotafteryou,butthenexttimeyoubuyasoftdrink,ask

yourselfthisquestion:WhyamIbuyingthisparticularproduct?

()1.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.alltheadvertisementsaroundusarewritteninEnglish

B.manybagshavethenameofthecompanythatmadethem.

C.havingsoftdrinksmakesapersonyoungandmodern

D.advertisementsare.onlyafteryoungpeople

()2.Agoodlogois.

A.easytorememberB.ausefulproduct

C.difficulttounderstandD.easytobuy

)3.Peoplearemostlikelytorememberanadvertisementthatis.

A.inEnglishB.longC.funnyD.famous

)4.Alladvertisementsaredesignedto

A.sellsomethingyoudon'twantB.makeyouyoungandmodem

C.makeyoubuytheproductD.showyouwhatyouneedtobuy

)5.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe

A.AdvertisementsforBagsandClothesB.AdvertisementsonTVandRadio

C.AdvertisementsaboutSportsD.AdvertisementsaroundUs

TheAborigines(澳洲土著)havelivedinAustraliaforabout60,000years.They

paintedpicturesinsidecaves,andthesearetherockpaintingsthathavegivenus

somuchinformationaboutAboriginallife.Forexample,someofthepaintings

thatareabout10,000yearsoldshowmenwithboomerangs.Fromthisweknow

thattheAboriginesstartedusingboomerangsforhuntingatthattime.Other

picturesshowkangaroos,soweknowthattherewerekangaroosatthattime.

TheAboriginesbelievedthatspiritsmadepeople,animalsandplants,andthatthesespiritsstillliveinthe

earth.ForAborigines,noonecanowntheearth—theearthbelongstothespirits.

In1700,thereweremanyAboriginalgroupswithapopulationof750,000alloverAustralia,andtherewere

probablymorethan240differentAboriginallanguages.Thegroupsdidnothavealeader.Instead,thingswere

decidedbytheoldermeninagroup.Peoplefromdifferentgroupsoftentravelledhundredsofmilestomeeteach

other.

AboriginallifechangedwhenanEnglishboatarrivedinAustraliain1770.ManyAborigineswerekilledin

thewarsthattheyhadwiththeEnglish.MoreEuropeanscame,andtheystartedtakinglandfromtheAborigines.

TheEuropeansalsobroughtnewillnessesthatkilledtheAborigines.Theresultisthattodaythereareonlyabout

300,000AboriginesinAustralia.

()1.TheAboriginespaintedpictures.

A.onanimals,furB.onthelandC.onthetreeD.ontherock

()2.WhatdoyouthinktheAboriginesusedboomerangstodo?

A.Topaint.B.Tohunt.C.Tofight.D.Toplay.

()3.TheAboriginesthoughtwerethemostimportantontheearth.

A.peopleB.animalsC.spiritsD.plants

()4.InanAboriginalgroupdecidedthings.

A.theoldermenB.theleaderC.theEnglishD.theEuropeans

()5.ThenumberoftheAboriginesissmalltoday.

A.becausetheirlivingconditionwasverybad

B.becausetheEnglishkilledalotoftheminthewars

C.becauseofthenewillnessestheEuropeansbroughtthem

D.becauseofthewarsandthenewillnesses

ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington,intheUnitedStates.It

wasasmallcoffeeshopthatroasteditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop'sbusinessdidwell,andby1981there

werethreemoreStarbucksstoresinSeattle.

Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwho

ran(經(jīng)營)Starbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment.Henoticedthat

Starbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers,andhewascuriousaboutthecompany.Schultzwent

toSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid,andhelikedwhathesaw.Hewantedtobecomepartofthecompany.In

1982,theoriginal(原先的)StarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany'sheadofmarketing.

In1983,SchultztravelledtoItaly.Theuniqueatmosphereofthecoffeebarstherecaughthiseye.ToSchultz,

itseemedthatItaliansspenttheirdailylivesinthreeplaces：home,work,andcoffeebars.HisexperienceinItaly

gaveSchultzanewideaforStarbucksbackinSeattle.

SchultzcreatedanatmosphereforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortable,andcustomerseverywhere

seemedtolikeit.Between1987and1992,Starbucksopened150newstores-andthatwasonlythe

beginning.Infact,bytheyear2000,threenewStarbucksstoresopenedsomewherearoundtheworldeveryday!

Today,Starbuckshasthousandsofstores,includingstoresintwenty-sixcountries.Onethingthathelps

makeStarbuckssucceedincitiesoutsidetheUnitedStatesisthewayStarbucksworkswithlocalstoresand

restaurants.Byworkingtogetherwithastorealreadyinthecity,Starbucksgetsanunderstandingofcustomersin

thecity.ThisunderstandinghelpsStarbucksopenstoresintherightlocationsfortheircustomers.

()1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.HowStarbuckshasgrownB.WhatStarbucksmakes.

C.Starbucks9customers.D.HowStarbucksmakesitscoffee.

()2.WhichistrueaboutStarbucks9firsttenyearsofbusiness?

A.Itgrewveryquickly.B.ItwasrunbyHowardSchultz.

C.Itmadespecialcoffeemakers.D.Itwasasmallcompany.

()3.WhoisHowardSchultz?

A.AcoffeesellerinNewYork.B.AnItaliancoffeemaker

C.Themanwhochangedthecompany.D.Oneoftheoriginalownersofthecompany.

()4.HowmanynewStarbucksstoresprobablyopenedintheyear2000aroundtheworld?

A.Three.B.About1095.C.Twothousand.D.Thirty-six.

()5.WhathelpsStarbuckssucceedinplacesoutsidetheUnitedStates?

A.Openingrestaurantsinjustafewlocationseachyear.

B.Onlysellinglocallyproducedcoffeebeans.

C.workingwithothermajorcoffee-makingcompanies.

D.Learningaboutlocalcustomers.

LookatthecentercirclesofDiagram(圖)AandDiagramB.

Whichofthecentrecircleslookslarger?

Takeafirstlookandyouprobablythinkthatthecentrecircle

inDiagramAissmallerthanthatinDiagramB.Infact,theyA

areexactlythesamesize.

Thenlookatthepictureontheright.Whatdoyousee?Avase?Ortwofaces?Doesthepicturechange

quicklyfromonetotheotheragainandagain?Maybeormaybenot,butyoucanneversee

thematthesametime.,

“What'shappening?Issomethingwrongwithmyeyes?”Youmaywonderatwhatyou

see.Don'tworry.Hereishowitgoes:

Whenwelookatthings,oureyessendmessagestoourbrainsandthenourbrainsinterpret(解讀)the

information.However,sometimesourbrainsinterpretthereceivedinformationinawrongway.Itseemsthatour

eyesareplayingajokeonus.Thisoftenhappensandwecallit“Visualillusion(視覺錯誤).

Moviemakersoftenmakeuseofillusions.Theymaketheobjectsaroundactorsmuchsmallerorbiggerthan

usual.Thismakesusbelievethattheactorsaremuchlargerorsmallerthantheyusuallyare.ThemoviesJurassic

ParkandHoneyIshrunkthekidsjustmakeuseofillusions.

()1.ThecentrecircleinDiagramAlookssmallerthanthatinDiagramB.

That'sbecause.

A.somethingiswrongwithoureyes

B.thetwocirclesarenotthesamesize

C.ourbrainsinterprettheinformationinawrongway

D.thetwopictureschangequicklyfromonetotheother

()2.What'stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?

a.Welookatthingswithoureyes.b.Ourbrainsinterpretthemessages.

c.Ourbrainstelluswhatwehaveseen.d.Oureyessendmessagestoourbrains.

A.adbcB.cabdC.acdbD.bead

()3.Moviemakersmakeuseofvisualillusionsto.

A.helptheactorslookbetterB.maketheactorsmuchbraver

C.helptheactorsbecomestrongerD.maketheactorsseemdifferentinsize

)4.Inthepictureontheright,itseemsthatLineABisshorterthanLine

CD,butinfactLineABisaslongasLineCD.Whichparagraph

canexplainwhathashappenedtooureyes?

A.Thesecondone.B.Thethirdone.

C.Thefifthone.D.Thesixthone.

()5.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom.

A.anadvertisementB.asciencebook

C.amoviemagazineD.astorybook

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Helloagain,

We'reonholiday!Myfamilywonaprize-tic