March 16 is World Sleep Day. This year’s slogan is “Breathe Easily, Sleep Well”. Its aim is to celebrate the *benefits of good and healthy sleep.
Fangfang, from Liaoning, just became a high school student last September. She gets up at 5:30 a.m. every day and goes to bed at about midnight. Fangfang feels sleepy all the time. “I want to finish all my homework first,” she said.
Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. According to the National Sleep *Foundation in the US, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. For students who are 10 to 17 years old, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours every night.
But many students don’t get enough sleep because of early school start time and heavy homework. About 80 percent of middle school students don’t get enough sleep, the China Youth and Children Research Center reported. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and can’t fall asleep quickly. For others,they may even have insomnia, and usually they have to ask the doctors for help.
These sleeping problems greatly *affect people’s life. Some doctors found out that *lack of sleep for teenagers lead to poor grades. Students without enough sleep cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports. Also, they often become anxious easily.
Luckily, with good sleep habits, it is easier to fall asleep. Some of these good habits include *avoiding drinks that make people excited late in the day, going to sleep at the same time every night, and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark, quiet, and neither too warm nor too cold.
More tips to get a good night’s sleep:
Exercising during the day. You’d better do sports three hours before going to bed.
Don’t eat big meals before bedtime. Drink a warm glass of milk.
If you stay awake worrying about things, try making a list of things that you need to do before you go to bed.How much sleep do students aged from 10 to 17 need every night?
| A．7 hours. | B．8-9 hours. | C．10-12 hours | D．Less than 7 hours. |
What does the word “insomnia” mean in Paragraph 4?
| A．失眠症. | B．好动症. | C．咽喉炎. | D．关节炎. |
If teenagers don’t get enough sleep, they may _____________.
| A．do well in sports | B．grow and develop better |
| C．feel sleepy in class | D．do much better in studies |
Which of the following is a good sleeping habit according to the passage?
| A．Do exercise at night before going to bed. |
| B．Going to sleep at the same time every night. |
| C．Going to sleep in a place where it is bright. |
| D．Eat big meals or drink a lot of wine at night. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．People should sleep well to live healthy and study better. |
| B．Teenagers should sleep longer on Saturdays and Sundays. |
| C．People should see the doctor if they don’t have enough sleep. |
| D．Teenagers don’t get enough sleep because of heavy homework. |
Hello! My name is Jenny. My favorite day is Wednesday. Do you know why? We have a science lesson on Wednesday morning. It is my favorite subject. On Wednesday morning we also have Chinese, English and art. They are good, too. In the afternoon we usually(通常) have three lessons, but on that day we have two lessons, P.E. and history. Miss Guo is our history teacher. She is my favorite teacher because her lesson is very interesting. I like sports, too. I can play many kinds of games with my friends in the P.E. class. I can go home earlier(较早地) on the day. I like the nice day.Jenny’s favorite day is _____________.
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday_______is Jenny’s favorite subject.
A. Science B. P.E. C. ArtJenny has______lessons on Wednesday.
A.three B.four C.sixJenny’s favorite teacher teaches ______.
A. P.E. B. history C. Chinese下面的陈述哪一项是正确的？
A. Jenny doesn’t like English.
B. Miss Guo is Jenny’s mom.
C. Jenny can play games in the P.E. Class.
I’m Paul. I’m thirteen. My parents, my brother and I are in Beijing now. My brother and I are in Beijing No.1 Middle School. I like soccer very much. I am on the school soccer team (队). My brother David is fifteen. He likes basketball a lot. After school, he often plays it with his friends.
I’m Linda. I’m twelve. I am a student of Beijing No.5 Middle School. My mother is an English teacher. She works in Beijing No.1 Middle School. I like soccer, but I can’t play it well. I think soccer is difficult. After school, I often play volleyball with my classmates. I want to join (加入) the school volleyball team next term.
My name is Jim. I’m a 13-year-old boy. I look strong. I like ping-pong. When I’m free, I often play ping-pong with my friends. I like tennis, too. But I don’t do well in it. My father is a math teacher in a primary school(小学). He can play tennis very well. David often plays _____ after school.
A. basketball B. soccer C. volleyballWho is in Beijing No.1 Middle School?
A. Paul, David and Linda
B. Linda’s mother and Jim’s father
C. Paul, David and Linda’s mother What does Linda want to do next term?
A. She wants to play tennis well.
B. She wants to play basketball well.
C. She wants to join the school volleyball team. ______ is a teacher in a middle school.
A. Paul’s mother B. Linda’s mother C. David’s father 下列的陈述哪一项是正确的？
A. Jim thinks soccer is difficult.
B. David and Paul are brothers.
C. Paul, David, Linda and Jim are all 13 years old.
One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations (适应能力) was Charles Darwin (达尔文). He was born in England in 1809. He wasn't the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing (观察) nature more than attending medical classes and dropped out(辍学) without graduating.
Next, Charles' father sent him to school to become a minister (牧师). This time he made it to graduation. But he didn't want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.
After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. He wasn't the first choice, but he was the lucky one to go. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. The crew's task was to make maps of the places they visited.
On December 27th, 1831 Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study.
Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring (后代). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.Darwin was very interested in _____.
| A．attending medical classes | B．the work of a minister |
| C．sailing around the world | D．science |
The Beagle was a(an) _____.
| A．ship | B．plane | C．plant | D．animal |
When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was _____ years old.
| A．twenty-three | B．twenty-two | C．forty-five | D．fifty |
The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _____.
| A．adaptations | B．Darwin and Wallace |
| C．animals | D．Darwin's ideas |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Darwin graduated from a medical school. |
| B．Some animals have adaptations so that they can survive. |
| C．Darwin published a scientific paper by himself. |
| D．Darwin was first chosen to sail on the Beagle. |
The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.
| United Kingdom Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every new year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. |
| United States The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values. |
| Australia The Chinese new year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese. |
| Singapore The family dinner on new year’s eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. |
Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in ___________.
| A．1890 | B．1980 | C．2000 | D．2002 |
At the Spring Festival, American Chinese join in a large evening party to _________.
| A．say hello to the traditional new year |
| B．refuse a good chance |
| C．tell others they are alone |
| D．share different cultures |
. Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except _________.
| A．fireworks | B．lion dances |
| C．trick or treat | D．dragon boat races |
In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner at a restaurant but at home because___________.
| A．they want to keep Chinese tradition |
| B．the restaurant is far away |
| C．they moved there from other places |
| D．they were born in Singapore |
After reading the passage above, we might say__________.
| A．all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival |
| B．the Chinese new year is celebrated only in China |
| C．celebrations for the Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries |
| D．Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival |
No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each containsfour or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book. What do we mean by language?
| A．Sounds made by man. |
| B．All the words made by man. |
| C．Different kinds of sound. |
| D．The way man learns. |
Form the passage we know that long long ago________.
| A．no one learned how to make sounds or words |
| B．animals taught man to learn the language |
| C．man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground,and so on |
| D．man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words |
What is the number of languages spoken in the world today?
| A．500. | B．5,000. | C．1,500. | D．15,000. |
In which sentence can the word "contain(s)" be put so that it is a right one?
| A．I________ several dictionaries. | B．Sea water________ salt. |
| C．A dog _______ four legs. | D．Mr. Smith _____ glasses on his nose. |
Which of the followings is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger?
| A．To read more books. |
| B．To use the words in everyday life. |
| C．To use the words in class. |
| D．To write the words. |