A very old tree had been growing quite slowly for many years. It was nearly the 1 tree in the forest, and it raised its head high above the 2 trees towards the sky like a king of trees.
One spring day, the wind brought a little seed and dropped it 3 the roots of the tree. Soon it grew into a plant. “I’ll climb to the top of the tree,” said 4 little plant. “They’ll see how quickly I can grow.” So it held tightly to the tree, climbed and climbed 5 it climbed up to the top branch. It said to the tree, “You have grown for a great many years, and I only began this summer – see 6 high I have got!”
But the old tree just said nothing at all. Later, a great storm came, bringing snow and heavy winds. The old tree did n’t mind the cold at all, but the poor little plant had grown so fast 7 it had forgotten to grow well. 8 that cold night it fell onto the ground. And that was the end of the little plant.
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Celebrating sleep
World Sleep Day, observed on 21 March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep problems worldwide. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world ignore its importance. As a result, sleep problems are increasingly common.
In 2002, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece conducted a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, including China, Belgium and South Africa. Of the people that responded to the survey, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, and based on their responses, 31.6 percent were diagnosed (诊断)with insomnia（失眠）and another 17.5 percent were diagnosed with borderline insomnia. In addition, 30.7 percent of survey respondents reported visiting a doctor for help with sleep problems and 11.6 percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day.
Overall, the survey found that ninny people suffer the effects of poor qua
lity sleep, some examples of which are being unable to fall asleep and waking up in the middle of the night. The main factors causing these problems are pressure from school or work and a fast pace of life, but noise pollution and light pollution also interfere with sleep and contribute to poor quality sleep. The survey’s findings are particularly troubling because large
numbers of people were found to have difficulty sleeping at night. The short-term effects of this are tiredness and trouble concentrating. If this happens for a long time, the risk of putting on weight and having a heart attack may increase.
There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have regular sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you should also avoid things that contain caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as caffeine may keep you from sleeping.
Getting a good night's sleep is important for everyone. By following the advice above, you can rest better at night and work better during the day.
Title: Celebrating Sleep
| Topic |
Context |
| World Sleep Day |
Due to ignorance of the importance of sleep problems, people observe Mar. 21, World Sleep Day to bring |
| Responses of the survey |
1). Of 3, 5000 people in 10 countries in the world, there were 24 percent of the people saying they didn’t sleep well. 2). 31.6 percent were diagnosed with insomnia and another 17.5 percent were on the borderline of sleeplessness. 3). The 4) 30.7 percent reported |
| 1).Under 2). Noise or light pollution 3).Sleepless people may easily 4). Feeling fired and sleepy, people find it |
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| 1). Have regular sleep habits. 2). Make your bedroom cool, dark and quiet. 3). Avoid things |
It is the job hunting season again. The job fairs（交易会） flood with hundreds and thousands of 2011 graduate students. Owing _____ the global financial crisis, most graduate students admit that job hunting isn’t that easy any longer.
It is always a _____ (pain) process for college students to find jobs. With many colleges enlarged in recent years, large numbers of graduates need to hunt for jobs; ___
___, job positions are quite limited. In order to get a job, the candidates should be more ___
___ (competition) than ever before.
A Chinese expert predicted the job hunting pressure in China, with a rocketing increase in the active labor force, ______ (reach) its climax in 2009. Yet, this situation continues in 2011. The Chinese government has provided financial support to encourage the college students to start ___
__ own career.
To go on with further education or to find ______ job is the hardest decision for the graduate students __
___ (make) now.“I was preparing for my postgraduate exam ___
___ I received my offer from a Japanese company. I was so excited ___
___ I decided to quit the exam next year.” LiNing, a senior from school of mechanical science and technology in Huazhong University of Science and Technology said.
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It was a winter morning, just before Christmas, while most people were warming up their cars, my husband, Trevor, had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work. On his (arrive), he parked his bike outside the back door
usual. After 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone,
was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, and also the bike was used
(get) groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so sad
I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to fetch
. Once again my husband had a way to get to and
his job. It really is
honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can
(pass) from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect on our lives because it
(strong) our faith in humanity. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others.
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For many of today’s advertisers,_____(重复)old___________
ideas is not a successful a_____(方法).They realise___________
that it does not matter how____(吸引的)the idea___________
l____with the product is—most people know that the__________
main p______of the advertisement is making___________
c_____spend money.Instead,these advertisers look for__________
other ways to make peoplen______their products.___________
The top advertisers of today believe that using___(幽默)___________
as well as new and____(不寻常)ideas to surprise people__________
is important in modern advertisements.Their aim is to
_____(创造)something that has never been seen before and is _________
fanscinating for peopleto look at.By doing this,they
hope to make people forget that someone is trying to
sell them something.
第一节:阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示；2)首字母提示；3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。
For many of today’s advertisers,_____(重复)old___________
ideas is not a successful a_____(方法).They realise___________
that it does not matter how____(吸引的)the idea___________
l____with the product is—most people know that the__________
main p______of the advertisement is making___________
c_____spend money.Instead,these advertisers look for__________
other ways to make peoplen______their products.___________
The top advertisers of today believe that using___(幽默)___________
as well as new and____(不寻常)ideas to surprise people__________
is important in modern advertisements.Their aim is to
_____(创造)something that has never been seen before and is _________
fanscinating for peopleto look at.By doing this,they
hope to make people forget that someone is trying to
sell them something.