A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don’t smile because they think they have ugly(丑陋的) teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mike, doesn’t have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. He even says that he has lost confidence(自信) because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people’s teeth are damaged(破壞) because of bad habits, like heavy smoking, eating too much sugar or not brushing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist(牙醫(yī)) and ask for help. He can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of them.

Smiling can help you to feel more confident and make other people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Kataria said that children should laugh about 300 times a day, while adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please smile and laugh now!

49. What has made Mike lose his confidence?

　 A. His bad habit.　　　　　　　 B. His bad teeth.　　

C. Not smiling. D. Eating too much sugar.

50. Many people don’t smile because 　　　　.

　 A. they don’t like smiling　　　　 B. they think they are ugly

　 C. their teeth are not beautiful　　 D. they can’t open their mouth

51. What can a dentist do according to the passage?

　 A. A dentist can tell you how to improve your bad teeth.

B. A dentist can help you to take care of your bad teeth.

　 C. A dentist can tell you how to brush your teeth.

　 D. Both A and B.

52. How many times shoud a child laugh every day in Doctor Kataria’s opinion?

　 A. Either 300 or 30 times a day.　　 B. Betwwen 7 and 15 times a day.

　 C. About 300 times a day.　　　　　 D. Only 30 times a day.

We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

51. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because       . 

   A. they always sleep well        B. they often eat good food

   C. they read a lot of books       D. they have very good memory

52. Everybody learns his mother language       .

   A. at the age of six           B. when he is a small child

   C. after he goes to school      D. when he can read and write

53. Before a child can speak, he must       .

   A. read and write                 B. make sentences

   C. hear and remember the sounds    D. think hard

54. In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because       .

   A. they have no good memories       B. they have no good teachers

   C. they don’t like it                 D. they are busy with other subjects

55. Your memory will become better and better       .

   A. if you have a lot of good food           B. if you do more and more exercises

   C. if you do morning exercises every day    D. if you get up early

When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often. It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.

People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.

People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.

Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts. Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they can not see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.

1.We don’t know that our eyes are of great importance until ________.

A. we think about our eyes

B. we cannot see clearly

C. we wear glasses

D. we have to do much reading

2.According to the passage, a ________ is more likely to be nearsighted.

A. tailor??? B. doctor??? C. guard??? D. painter

3.People who are farsighted ________ .

A. cannot do a lot of close work without glasses

B. can only see things that are very close to their eyes

C. have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm’s length

D. have the same problem as the nearsighted people

4.To see a small thing at night, it is better to look ________ .

A. with wide open eyes

B. with half shut or narrowed eyes

C. straight at it

D. in a slightly different direction

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Making sense of how the US shows humor

Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The first surprise was the way that the US people speak

One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I thought it would be a serious speech. But I soon found it became a kind of entertainment show.

   The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words. Later he said some people’s behavior didn’t go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift’s song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.[

   He said that since Swift doesn’t want to be with the boy any more, she doesn’t need to speak it aloud, she doesn’t need to sing unless she still keeps in touch with that guy. It sounds like she is a hypocrite.

   Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out loudly. I felt a little angry because Swift is my favourite star. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at Swift.

As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don’t mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour. And people who are laughed at seldom get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the square. Now I’ve got used to the way the US people speak.

   It’s easy to find culture shock when you’re in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs. 

1.The man in the square was _______________.

A. teaching people how to give a speech       

B. calling on people to protect the environment

C. giving a singing show in public            

D. criticizing the US government           

2.What does the underlined word “hypocrite” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. 會唱歌的人      B. 真誠的人       C. 虛偽的人    D. 愛護(hù)環(huán)境的人

3.From Paragraph 6, we learn that_________________.

A. many US people like to laugh at others  

B. many US people are friendly and humorous

C. the US people get angry at others easily 

D. the writer doesn’t like the way the US people speak          

4.Which is Not suitable for the passage?

A. The writer went to America and protect the environment.

B. Americans show humour in a different way from China.

C. It’s easy to find culture shock when you are in a new place.

D. Tailor Swift is an American famous singer.               

5.What does the article mainly talk about?

A. Differences between the Chinese and the US people.      

B. In what way the US people speak in public.

C. How to get used to life in the US.  

D. A Chinese girl’s culture shock experience in the US.