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　　I started running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.

　　One day my mother saw __1__ for a race on a newspaper.“Would you be interested in __2__ part in this race?”she asked me, pointing to the advertisement.

　　“Yes, of course.”I answered.

　　I __3__ the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so he could __4__ me water and time me.

　　On the day of the race, just before the race, my __5__ said to me,“Don't use up all your energy（力氣）at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy __6__ you can run much faster at the end.”

　　The race __7__. Following Dad's words, I didn't run as fast as I could, then the other runners started passing me, which made me feel __8__. I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing __9__

　　Just at that moment I heard,“__10__, Kelly! You can do it! Don't give up, Keep running!”Out of the comer of my eye I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track.

　　I took a __11__ breath（呼吸）and tried my best to go on running.

　　I didn't win the race. I came fifth, but I felt like a __12__. I had done my best, and I hadn't given up.

　　Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad had __13__ left my side. He always encourages me when I __14__ giving up. He runs alongside me through my life. I'll __15__ my dad's words forever,“Never give up. You can be a winner, even if you lose.”

(1）A．a story	B．a report
C．a piece of news	D．an advertisement
(2）A．choosing	B．entering
C．taking	D．watching
(3）A．spent	B．cost
C．paid	D．took
(4）A．buy	B．carry
C．fill	D．offer
(5）A．teacher	B．mum
C．dad	D．sister
(6）A．because	B．so
C．since	D．but
(7）A．began	B．finished
C．reached	D．stopped
(8）A．proud	B．happy
C．nervous	D．hopeful
(9）A．easier	B．harder
C．shorter	D．longer
(10）A．Come down	B．Come on
C．Come out	D．Come back
(11）A．deep	B．easy
C．free	D．lazy
(12）A．player	B．winner
C．soldier	D．runner
(13）A．already	B．yet
C．once	D．never
(14）A．look like	B．stop
C．feel like	D．enjoy
(15）A．forget	B．remember
C．talk	D．write

There are many colors in nature. But do you think that a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe it, you may do a small experiment.

First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the boxes. Third, wrap（包裹）one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.

Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weights in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind.

The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs (器官).

According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, you like blue and hate red. If you stay in a room with red windows, wallpaper and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. And, if a person walks out of a blue room and into a red room, his temperature will rise. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.

53. From the experiment, we know that ________.

　 A. the red box is heavier than the white one

　 B. colors can change the weight of an object

　 C. colors have different weights in people’s mind

　 D. the white piece of paper is lighter than the red one

54. When we walk from a red room into a blue one, ________.

A. we will feel very nervous

B. our body weight will change

C. our body temperature will fall

D. we will notice different smells

55. This passage is probably ________.

　 A. a science report　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a news story　　

C. a historical record D. an advertisement

　　Every day people throw away mountains of（大量的）rubbish. Have you thought where it goes and what happen to it?

　　Most of it goes into “landfills”. We do not know exactly where all these landfills are. And in fact, they are in most of our suburbs（郊區(qū)）, close to where we live.

　　It may be hard to believe, but most of the cities in China are surrounded（包圍）by rubbish. But putting this rubbish in landfills takes up too much space .

　　Another way to get rid of rubbish is to burn it. But this pollutes the air around us. The third way is recycling. This is becoming more popular. Plus（此外）, it is much better for our environment.

(1) Every day people throw away mountains of ________.

[　　]

A．rubbish

B．water

C．paper

D．chewing gum

(2) The word“landfills”means ________.

[　　]

A．市場(chǎng)

B．回收站

C．垃圾場(chǎng)

D．制造商

(3) Which is the better way to our environment?

[　　]

A．To burn the rubbish

B．To Put the rubbish in landfills.

C．To recycle the rubbish.

D．To sort the rubbish.

(4) According to the passage, where can you find the landfills?

[　　]

A．In the city.	B．In the country.
C．Around the city.	D．In our neighborhood.

(5) What is the theme of this passage?

[　　]

A．It's a report.	B．It's an advertisement.
C．It's a story.	D．It's a piece of news.