Probably you have seen photographs of the Grand Canyon（大峽谷）, the great valley in the desert country of Arizona（亞利桑那州）. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world.

　　The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut down through hard rocks. At the same time, the land was rising. Today, the canyon is one and a half kilometers deep and 445 kilometers long. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than one billion years old. The width varies（變化）from about 200 meters to 29 kilometers across. The rim or top of the canyon is about 2 300 meters above sea level on the South Rim, and about 3 000 meters on the other side, the North Rim. As a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The South Rim is a dry desert country. The North Rim has tall forest.

　　The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather, At sunrise and sunset, the red, gold, brown and orange colors of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow.

　　The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come to the South Rim and stay in campgrounds or hotels. Every point along the canyon's edge offers a different view.

　　The North Rim of the canyon is quieter. It takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navaho Indian land, and a colorful pink desert called“The Painted Desert”.

　　You can walk down into the Grand Canyon, or you can take a boat trip down the Colorado River, and camp on the beaches at night. But whether you see the Grand Canyon from the top or the bottom, or from the North Rim or South Rim, it will be an experience that you will never forget.

(1)The best way to feel the size and beauty of the Grand Canyon is ______.

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A．to see its photographs

B．to listen to the report about it

C．to go there yourselves

D．to watch its TV program

(2)What made the Grand Canyon?

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A．The earthquake.

B．The water from the Colorado River.

C．The American people.

D．The strong wind.

(3)The sea level on either side of the Grand Canyon is ______.

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A．the same	B．changing with time
C．different	D．very low

(4)From the passage we know that the ______ of the canyon is different at different times.

[　　]

A．length	B．scenery
C．width	D．height

(5)If you go to visit the canyon, you'd better go to ______.

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A．the South Rim	B．the North Rim
C．the bottom	D．the top of a tree

Different colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In a new programme “Colour me Healthy”, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are. 
“Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?” says Verity. “Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products(產(chǎn)品)as being a bit unpleasant. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design（設(shè)計(jì)）new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.”
During the programme, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each part. She meets people who work in the colour industry, from people who design food packages, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to prove their ideas, such as the American “Colour Doctor” who believes that serious diseases can be treated successfully by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results. 
Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the programme, it’s up to you to make your own decisions about how much you should believe.
【小題1】What’s Verity’s opinion about colours?

A．Colours help people choose products.

B．Different people prefer different colours.

C．Colours have influences on people in many ways.

D．People working in colour industry know little about colours.

【小題2】What can you infer from Paragraph 2?

A．Colours influence people’s feelings and opinions.

B．People get ideas for new products from colours.

C．New products are popular because of colours.

D．Most companies prefer bright colours.

【小題3】The underlined part “goes out of her way” probably means ______.

A．feels very pleased

B．makes a special effort

C．goes on in her own way

D．carries on very slowly

【小題4】 What’s the passage mainly about?

A．How people use colours.

B．How colours influence people.

C．What happens in a programme.

D．What makes a programme believable.

Different colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In a new programme “Colour me Healthy”, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are. 

“Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?” says Verity. “Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products(產(chǎn)品)as being a bit unpleasant. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design（設(shè)計(jì)）new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.”

During the programme, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each part. She meets people who work in the colour industry, from people who design food packages, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to prove their ideas, such as the American “Colour Doctor” who believes that serious diseases can be treated successfully by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results. 

Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the programme, it’s up to you to make your own decisions about how much you should believe.

1.What’s Verity’s opinion about colours?

A．Colours help people choose products.

B．Different people prefer different colours.

C．Colours have influences on people in many ways.

D．People working in colour industry know little about colours.

2.What can you infer from Paragraph 2?

A．Colours influence people’s feelings and opinions.

B．People get ideas for new products from colours.

C．New products are popular because of colours.

D．Most companies prefer bright colours.

3.The underlined part “goes out of her way” probably means ______.

A．feels very pleased

B．makes a special effort

C．goes on in her own way

D．carries on very slowly

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．How people use colours.

B．How colours influence people.

C．What happens in a programme.

D．What makes a programme believable.

 

My father often works very hard．And he doesn't often go to the   1  ．Here l will tell you a   2    story about him．

One afternoon，he   3   a ticket for the 7 o'clock film under the glass on his desk．He thought he happened to（碰巧）  4   work to do that evening and it was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema．

He came back home at 6:30 and   5  finished his supper．Then he said good．bye and left．

But to our surprise，he came back about half an hour later．I asked what was the matter．He smiled and told us about what had happened．

__6   my father was sitting in his seat，a woman came and said that the seat was hers．My father was surprised．He   7   the ticket and looked at it carefully．It was Row 17，Seat 3．And then he looked at the seat．It was the same．   8    he asked the woman to have a careful look at her ticket again and to their surprise the seat shown on it was Row 17，Seat 3，too．

Why? What’s the matter? While they were wondering，suddenly the woman said，“The colors of the tickets are   9  ．” They looked at the tickets more carefully．After a while my father said，“Oh，I'm   10  ．My ticket is for the film a month ago!”

1．A．office                    B．cinema                 C．centre                    D．club

2．A．funny                    B．sad                      C．bad                        D．lucky

3．A．bought                  B．put                      C．found                    D．left

4．A．much                    B．some                   C．a(chǎn) little                    D．little

5．A．quietly                   B．quickly                C．suddenly                D．finally

6．A．Before                   B．When                  C．Because                 D．Unless

7．A．handed out             B．put out                 C．found out               D．took out

8．A．But                       B．Or                       C．So                         D．And

9．A．different                B．the same              C．red                        D．pink

10．A．sorry                   B．happy                  C．busy                      D．excited