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Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time – about eight hours after you wake up – your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy. Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.
In many parts of the world, people take naps(小睡) in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates(气候), where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional, people often suffer less from problems such as heart disease.
Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap – even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.
Why do people feel sleepy in the early afternoon according to the text?

A．They eat too much for lunch.

B．They sleep too little at night.

C．Their body temperature becomes lower.

D．The weather becomes a lot warmer.

If you get up at 6:30 am, what is the best time for you to take a nap?

A．About 12:30 pm.	B．About 1:30 pm.
C．About 2:30 pm	D．About 3:30 pm

What would be the best title for the text?

A．Just for a Rest

B．All for a Nap

C．A Special Sleep Pattern.

D．Taking Naps in Warmer Climate.

Photographs are everywhere. They decorate (装饰) the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.
Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change.
Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty(贫穷) caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.
Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.
As historical and artistic documents(文献) , photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish(发表) them in books and on the Internet.
The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to .

A．beauties

B．photos

C．goods

D．events

The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos .

A．are also works of art

B．are popular ways of reporting news

C．often shock the public

D．can serve as a force for social change

What can we learn from the passage?

A．News with pictures is encouraging.

B．Photos help people improve.

C．News photos mean history in a sense.

D．People prefer reading news with pictures.

The text is mainly about .

A．telling the story through pictures

B．decorating the walls of homes

C．publishing historical papers

D．expressing feeling through pictures

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal. In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.
His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.
Armstrong was called Pops because he .

A．looked like a musician

B．was a musician of much influence

C．showed an interest in music

D．traveled to play modern music

The third paragraph is developed .

A．by space	B．by examples
C．by time	D．by comparison

Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A．His tale begins in New Orleans.

B．He was born before jazz was invented.

C．His music was popular with his listeners.

D．He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

Which would be the best title for the text?

A．The Invention of the Jazz Music

B．The Father of the Jazz Style

C．The Making of a Musician

D．The Spread of Popular Music

Some American high schools are for students with special interests, like science or the arts. New York City even has a program for those interested in the food service industry, called Food and Finance High School.
New York also has what are called international high schools, or internationals, for immigrant students. They must be new learners of English who have been in the United States less than four years. The first school opened in nineteen eighty-five. The city will begin the new term next month with ten.
New York works with a nonprofit organization, the Internationals Network for Public Schools. Support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has helped the network expand. The network says the graduation rate was seventy percent last year in the four New York schools open long enough to have graduating classes. That, compared with twenty-three percent for English language learners in all of the city schools.
Over all, New York officials recently reported that the city’s four-year graduation rate, reached fifty-two percent last year. At the same time, they reported that the city’s dropout rate fell below fifteen percent. The Internationals Network says its schools have an average dropout rate of just five percent.
Claire Sylvan is the executive director of the group. She says students drop out mainly because their families need them to work or because parents arrange marriages for girls.
The Internationals Network mainly helps find teachers and trains them in the teaching method of the internationals. Claire Sylvan says the teaching approach is to have students use their different strengths to help each other. They work in small groups, but she says they are not grouped by ability. She says the students discuss issues, then produce a product like a paper, a play, a poster or a report. They learn English as they work.
The international high school in New York is __________

A．for immigrant students with special interests

B．for new immigrant students who have been living in New York less than four years

C．for new learners of foreign language from around the world

D．for new young learners of English language living in the US less than four years

The international high schools in New York _______

A．have been opened for less than 20 years and set a good example

B．can bring great profit for the Internationals Network for Public Schools

C．will expand from having one school to having ten

D．have given great support to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Which of the following shows the graduation rate of the schools of the International Networks last year in the four New York schools?
Graduation rateDropout and other

A B C D
One of the reasons why some students drop out of school is that _____.

A．their parents can’t afford to pay for the education

B．they have to help their parents with the work

C．girls are forced to make money for their families

D．they have trouble in passing all kinds of exams

Claire Sylvan would agree with all the following statements EXCEPT _____.

A．with the help of the network, the students can find right teachers.

B．students use their different strengths to help each other

C．students can be divided into different classes according to their ability

D．students can discuss with each other and finish their work by themselves

I was waiting in a check-in line at ArlandaInternational Airport. The man ahead of me was quite a big guy. As an airport baggage handler checked through a customer at the roadside, he accidentally knocked over the man’s luggage. He quickly collected the fallen bags and apologized for his mistake. However，the traveler burst into anger, shouting at the baggage handler for his carelessness.
The baggage handler calmly apologized and smiled all the time. The customer continued to berate(痛斥) the man, even as he turned away and headed for his gate. Through it all the baggage handler smiled and remained calm.
The other customers in line witnessed the incident and admired the baggage handler’s professionalism and self-control. “I have never seen such restraint and humility,” one of the customers sighed, “How do you keep your cool when somebody is attacking you so viciously?”
“It’s easy,” the baggage handler answered. “He’s going to London, but his bags are going to Tokyo.”
I won’t recommend that we use revenge to relieve stress. But let me tell you about one of my friends who has found a way to go through most of his life unaffected by theturbulence that disturbs most people. He is one of the calmest people I’ve ever known and he describes how he keeps his cool no matter how turbulent a situation becomes. He says, “I look at it this way. A traffic jam has no power to make me angry. It just stops my car. And that’s the way I try to look at most of what happens to me.” With that philosophy, this guy goes through life with a calmness I can only envy.
My friend likes to say things like, “A rude customer has no power to make me angry; he just fusses.” And, “A mistake I made has no power to make me upset; it’s just a chance to do better.” He shows how we can truly find calmness in the midst of chaos.
The airport baggage handler remained calm during the customer’s berating because ______.

A．he was good at self-control

B．he wanted to show his professionalism

C．he wanted to revenge the customer

D．he knew well the airport rules

What is the author’s attitude towards the baggage handler?

A．Appreciative.	B．Disapproving.
C．Concerned.	D．Sympathetic.

Why does the author tell us about his friend?

A．To tell us what is true calmness.

B．To explain a special philosophy.

C．To show his envy to the friend.

D．To advise us to have good manners.

What does the underlined word “turbulence” mean?

A．an uneasy or a disturbing state of mind

B．a confusing or uncontrolled situation

C．a person that makes people angry

D．violence that hurts people

Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A．A Clever Baggage Handler

B．Restraint and Humility in Life

C．A Philosophy for Everyone

D．Calmness in Chaos

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