Everywhere we look, there is the color. We see it in the sky and in the se
Everything we see has the color. We see green grass and red apples. How can we see colors? We see colors when light hits our eyes. Dogs and any other animals can"t see colors. But bees can. They even see colors we don"t see. This helps them find flowers to fly to.
We sometimes use the names of colors to say things. People may say "see red "when they are angry.
Or you may say you "feel blue". This means you are sad. We use colors to tell us things, too. Red means to stop. Green means to go.
Some people can"t tell one color from another. They can see yellow and blue. But they can"t tell red
from green. We say these people are color blind(色盲).
B. Sea
C. Color
D. Beautiful World
B. the function of color
C. the color of the sea
D. the color of the sky
B. how we see color
C. why apples are red
D. why grass is green
B. why people see colors
C. why people feel blue
D. people like the red and blue color
B. color blindness
C. people and colors
D. red and green colors
many of us actually play a musical instrument? How many of us go to concerts? How important is music
in our lives? What kind of music do we like?
The survey above shows the musical habits of a few of our readers. Interestingly, fourteen people
out of the twenty questioned actually play a musical instrument, while only six people don"t. Out of these,
ten people practice their musical instrument between 0-3 hours a week and the other four between three
and six hours a week.
The best instrument to play is the guitar; eight people say it is their favourite instrument to play.
Another four people like playing the piano and two like playing the violin. Two people, however,
don"t like playing the violin or the piano as they think they are too difficult.
Pop concerts are always popular but, in this survey only eight people say they like going to concerts,
six to pop concerts and two to jazz concerts.
A higher number, eighteen, say they like listening to music as they find it relaxing. Only two people
don"t like listening to music at all. These results seem to suggest that we are more actively musical than
we think ...
Do you know Expo pandas (世博大熊猫)? They"re ten pandas from Sichuan. They came to Shanghai
in January this year. They"re very happy to be here. Let me tell you about their life. At seven o"clock, they
get up. They often take exercise (锻炼) before breakfast. Do you know what they eat for breakfast?
Some fruit and milk (牛奶). Then it"s time for them to play. They like playing together. After that they
usually sleep for two hours. At three o"clock in the afternoon they need to eat something. The food is there
favorite-bamboo(竹子). The ten pandas are very healthy. Many people come to see them. They"re the
best wishes for Shanghai Expo.
1. Where do the pandas come from?
A. Shanghai
B. Sichuan
C. Beijing
D. Shandong
2.When do they get up every day?
A. At seven o"clock
B. At eight o"clock
C. At nine o"clocj
D. At ten o" clock
3.What do they eat for breakfast?
A. Fruit and bamboo
B. Bamboo and milk
C. Fruit and milk
D. Bamboo
4. What"s the meaning of "sleep" in Chinese?
A. 工作
B. 刷牙
C. 睡觉
D. 洗脸
5.How are the ten pandas?
A. They aren"t happy.
B. They"re healthy.
C. They"re too old.
D. They are ten years old.
they"re not real stars. They are man-made satellites. And the biggest of all is the International Space
Station ( ISS国际空间站).
From now until July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth, and people can see it
just with their eyes. The ISS is the biggest man-made satellite because scientists want to live on it. They
think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.
When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with
many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The
ISS is the most ambitious(雄心勃勃) and expensive space program ever.
Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year.
Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping-stone (垫脚石) for future space exploration.
"The ISS will help us better understand the human body, explore space and study the earth. It can
help us make life on the earth better," said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist.
China is not an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. China sent some rice up
to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.
The ISS is not finished yet. More than 100 parts need to be put on. Scientists hope it will be finished
as soon as possible. After it"s finished, more than 90% of the world"s population will be able to see the
Space Station. So keep looking up, and maybe you"ll see it get bigger.
1. The ISS is .
A. a world power station
B. a man-made satellite
C. an outer space moving star
D. a stepping-stone to the sun
2. You can watch the International Space Station with your eyes .
A. an hour before sunset
B. while flying on the earth
C. in a special room
D. from now till July
3. The ISS is in fact regarded as for space exploration.
A. a laboratory
B. a city
C. a living room
D. a museum
4. The passage tells us that .
A. China belongs to the ISS
B. to build the ISS will cost less in the future
C. China did some research on wheat through the ISS
D. the best way to learn more about space is to live on the ISS
Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would
admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they always say, "My
spoken English is poor." However, their spoken English does not have to remain "poor". I would like to
suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.
First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves because of a limited vocabulary.
Obviously, the better answer is to enlarge their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited
vocabulary, if your attitude is positive(积极的). Others will follow you as long as(只要) you use the
words that you know.
Second, they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking
because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY
(流利性) NOT ACCURACY(准确性). Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for
grammar and using them to get your message across(使别人了解你的信息). But to talk to someone
in English, as quickly and well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense,
but it doesn"t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and forgive you for any
mistakes he hears.
The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears!
All the hearing is necessary for you to start speaking.
Fourth, most Chinese students are somewhat passive language learners. Instead of actively looking
for opportunities(机会) to improve their spoken English, they passively wait for speaking opportunities
to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. If you are active language learners,
then, you will see English chances wherever you go.
If you do not use your English beyond the classroom, you will forget that English you know.
Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking Eng1ish
more.