| A．To look better. | B．To pass the exam. | C．To see more clearly. |
| A．He couldn’t offer help because of his foot injury. |
| B．He can’t stand the noise of these boxes moving. |
| C．He can’t stand the woman carrying these boxes. |
| D．He doesn’t want to carry the box down from the fifth floor. |
| A．As a friendly sign. | B．For medical reasons. | C．To draw attention to something. |
1. How long is that since the woman’s last visit here?
| A．Over a year. | B．Over half a year. | C．Over a couple of months. |
| A．She has a toothache. |
| B．She lost a tooth. |
| C．She feels uncomfortable when eating something cold. |
| A．Go away. | B．Get her teeth fixed. | C．Get her teeth further examined. |
5 . While learning the science lessons, I used to get a doubt-why ears, nose, tongue and eyes should be called as special senses? The basic reason is that these are the channels through which we maintain contact with the surroundings. Though apparently it may feel like these are individual sensory organs, they do show some connectivity. Interestingly, our hearing is less sharp after we eat a heavy food. Isn't it good for a sound nap after a stomach-full meal? That does not mean we go deaf after a meal, but the hearing pitch does change after a heavy meal.
We usually give credit of the taste to our tongue, but do you know that unless saliva dissolves something, our tongue cannot recognize the taste of the food eaten？Taste is nothing but the food chemicals dissolved in the saliva being sensed by the taste buds present on the tongue. Try to dry off your tongue and mouth with a tissue paper and then taste something.
Women are much better smellers than men. They are born with this characteristic ability and can correctly pinpoint the exact fragrance of the sample. We all can store almost 50, 000 different scents, which are strongly tied to the memories.
Pupils do not respond to light alone, but to the slightest bit of noise around too. Thus surgeons, watchmakers and those professionals who have to perform a much delicate job do prefer to have a sound-free environment. Even a small noise can dilate their pupils, change the focus and blur their vision. If you do not wear glasses or contact lens due to having a 6/6 vision, you are just among the one third of the human population. It is now statistically proved that only one third of the population has perfect vision, the rest all are either wearing glasses or are trying to read with a compromised vision.
Each and every one of us has a particular or individualistic or characteristic smell, which is unique to us, except for the identical twins. This smell is very subtle yet can be sensed even by a newborn. It may be due to this scent that the newborn recognizes the presence of his parents around. Many of us can pinpoint the smell of our significant friends and colleagues. A significant part of this phenomenon is guided by genetics but it is also changed by the environment, diet and personal hygiene. This all together creates the unique chemistry that is individualistic for each person.
1. What does the example of “heavy meal and hearing” in the first paragraph prove?| A．Every sensory organs has its specific function. |
| B．We easily fall asleep after eating a heavy meal |
| C．We feel the world through our eyes, ears, nose and tongue. |
| D．All the individual sensory organs are actually connected. |
| A．Our sense of taste becomes sharper when our tongue is dry. |
| B．The chemical dissolved in the saliva helps digest food eaten. |
| C．Saliva plays an important role in identifying the taste of food. |
| D．The taste buds works better when there is less saliva in the mouth. |
| A．A craftsman who is working on a diamond. | B．An actor who is doing rehearsal. |
| C．A pilot who is flying a plane. | D．An engineer who is checking machines. |
| A．The identical genes guide him. | B．He can recognize their unique smell |
| C．He can hear their individual voices. | D．The sensor in his brain picks them out. |
| A．The discovery of special senses. | B．The functions of sensory organs. |
| C．The connectivity of our organs. | D．The differences in sense among people. |
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From the picture, we can see that there are many students are wearing glasses, that is，they are short-sighted. As we all know, which is important for everyone to keep good eyesight. But do you know how to protect your eyesight? First, don’t keep your eyes work for a long time. You’d better have rest after you have studied an hour or so. Second, pay much attention to the following. Don’t read under the sun or in a poor light; don’t to read in bed or in a moved bus. Third, do eye-exercise every day. It will also help you keep good eyesight. And last, you should have enough sleep. Only you obey the rules above can you prevent your eyesight from become short-sighted.
7 . Much information can be conveyed, purely through our eyes, so the expression “eyes also talk” is often heard.
Can you recall any experience that further proves this statement? On a bus you may quickly glance at a stranger, but not make eye contact. If he senses that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
It is the same in daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry about other's staring at you that way. Eyes do convey information, right？
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to turn away his gaze, his intentions are obvious. That is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is showing affection for her.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive.
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to control you, you will feel uneasy. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.
In fact, continuous eye contact happens between lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show love that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
1. What may a person usually do on a bus?| A．Glance at a stranger with eye contact. | B．Use eyes to talk to a stranger politely. |
| C．Glance at a stranger without eye contact. | D．Talk to a stranger politely after a quick glance. |
| A．He thinks that he is honest. | B．He wants to control the victim. |
| C．He feels uneasy about others’ eye contact. | D．He looks straight at the victim for too long a time. |
| A．He likes her eyes. | B．He admires her. |
| C．He knows her well. | D．He makes contact with her. |
| A．Eyes Can Also “Talk” | B．How to Make Eye Contact |
| C．Different Ways of Expressing Thoughts | D．The Importance of Body Language |
8 . Crossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people don't even notice that they're doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.
A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blood pressure. The reason for this is that the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart and that crossing one leg over the other increases resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate. This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to push the blood back to the heart. You won't feel any immediate effects, but repeated, drawn-out increases in blood pressure can cause long-term health issues. So, planning to sit for a long period of time? Don't keep your legs crossed.
Crossing your legs at the knee can also cause pressure on the major nerve in your leg that passes just below your knee and along the outside of your leg, explains Richard Graves, a medical expert. This pressure can cause numbness and temporary paralysis (麻痹) of some of the muscles in your foot and leg, preventing you from being able to raise your ankle—what we know as that “pins and needles” sensation. While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or two, repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage.
So next time you sit down, try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet on the floor. Not only will it help your posture and stability, but it will also save your health in the long run.
1. What can we learn about crossing one's legs?| A．It is a very bad social habit. |
| B．It can do harm to people's health. |
| C．It is usually practiced deliberately. |
| D．It can make others feel uncomfortable. |
| A．affect your blood pressure | B．resist gravity effectively |
| C．lead to heart attacks easily | D．improve the function of legs |
| A．being highly flexible | B．being a little tired |
| C．serious muscle injuries | D．slight sharp pains |
| A．To compare common habits. | B．To evaluate effects of an experiment. |
| C．To give readers some advice. | D．To introduce research methods. |
9 . Only one in three adolescents are practising appropriate hand hygiene(卫生), a new global study involving University of Queensland researchers has found.
Dr Yaqoot Fatima from UQ’s Institute for Social Science Research said there was a renewed emphasis on adequate hand hygiene with COVID-19. “We used data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey from 92 countries across the six WHO regions to examine the prevalence (普遍)of hand hygiene practices in adolescents worldwide,” Dr Fatima said, “Our results highlight that globally, adolescents practice inadequate hand hygiene. Adolescents who reported unhealthy behaviours such as being more seated, smoking, and experiencing bullying at school were more likely to practise inappropriate hand hygiene than their peers. In comparison, parental support and bonding emerged as a key factor associated with adequate hand hygiene practices in adolescents.”
The researchers examined 354,422 adolescents aged 13–17 years to demonstrate the considerable cross-country variations in hand hygiene practices. Dr Fatima said that although access to soap and water was an issue, around 60 percent of adolescents were not practising appropriate hand hygiene even when they had access to water and soap. While access to handwashing facilities and knowledge of proper hygiene is important for practising adequate hand hygiene, the study showed that the knowledge-behaviour gap is a major reason for insufficient hand hygiene practices.
Bullying prevention at school, systematic combination of health and hygiene education in the school curriculum and peer-led behaviour could be strategies to reduce inappropriate hand hygiene practices in adolescents. The positive role of parental support and bonding suggests that interventions (干预) aiming to improve adolescent hand hygiene should focus on parents and seek their active involvement in designing and delivering those interventions. “With these strategies adopted properly, we are sure to raise public awareness of hand hygiene practices.” Dr Fatima said.
1. What can be inferred from Dr Fatima’s words in paragraph. 2?| A．Adolescents in Queensland practice adequate hand hygiene. |
| B．Adequate hand hygiene is reemphasized due to COVID-19. |
| C．Adolescents practicing adequate hand hygiene are more likely to smoke. |
| D．Parental support plays a limited role in adequate hand hygiene practices. |
| A．Serious bullying problems at school. |
| B．No access to handwashing equipment. |
| C．Poor knowledge of appropriate hygiene. |
| D．The gap between knowledge and behaviour. |
| A．Confident. | B．Indifferent. |
| C．Worried. | D．Ambiguous. |
10 . Three tips for protecting your eyes during the winter
We usually worry about staying warm during the winter months, and think less about protecting our eyes.
Tip 1:
During the winter, our eyes are often exposed to blowing, dry, hot air that can cause them to become dry. Here are a few treatments:
Tip 2: Wear sunglasses with UV (紫外线) protection.
UV rays in the winter can harm our eyes.
Tip 3: Goggles (护目镜) protect in many ways.
Goggles not only protect our eyes from UV rays, but they also help keep our eyes from drying out from the winter wind. In addition, think about all those branches, leaves, and dirty snow that can severely injure our eyes upon contact.
| A．Clean your eyes carefully |
| B．Don’t let your eyes dry out |
| C．Goggles protect the eyes from the wind |
| D．Keep eye drops at hand to wet your eyes |
| E．It is wise to wear quality goggles |
| F．In fact, they can do even more harm when they’re reflecting (反射) off snow |
| G．However, the winter months can be as hard on our eyes as the summer months |
