How much sleep do we need? People are all different. Some people need only three or four hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep seven to eight hours a night.
Some people find it is hard to fall asleep. About one in three Americans have a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia (失眠症). Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people have special (特殊的) ideas to make themselves sleep. Benjamin Franklin had four beds. He moved from bed to bed to fall asleep. Mark Twain lay (躺) on his side across the end of his bed.
根据短文内容，判断正 (A) 误 (B)。Different people need different amounts of sleep (睡眠时间).
Most Americans sleep more than 8 hours a night.
If a person has insomnia, he can never fall asleep.
About 1/3 of Americans have a problem with sleep.
Mark Twain had four beds to make himself sleep.
（1）We may read the advertisement above ．
A． in a geography book
B． in a history magazine
C． on a travel website
D． in a city newspaper
（2）The advertisement offers information mainly to people from ．
A． China
B． America
C． England
D． Canada
（3）If you want to get an event pack， you need to
A． text CHINA to 82727
B． learn about the Great Wall
C．visit nspcc．org．uk/chinatrek
D． e﹣mail chailenges@nspcc．org．uk
（4）we learn from the material that ．
A． you can sign up on Octobr 30th
B． you can call for more information
C． the Great Wall Trek lasts for half a month
D． the joiners can trek on the whole Greal wall
（5）NSPCC has something to do with ．
A． nature
B． children
C． the Great Wall
D． standard network
A group of boys ， ten and eleven years old， walk into a classroom at Collegiate School． （1） The boys are curious about their new class． It is called "babies"．
（2） They are volunteers． The babies are not dolls． They are real， live babies． The boys learn how to feed，dress，wash and carry them． They even learn how to change diapers（尿片） and what to do in emergencies（紧急情况）．（3） Some of them ask to take it again．
（4） The boys take required courses in math， English， social studies， and science． They can also choose electives（选修课） in weight lifting，photography， kite flying and computer science． Recently， the headmaster at Collegiate School decided to try something different．（5） In the class the boys used real babies to learn about child care．
Where does this school get the babies？ Mother in the neighborhood near the school volunteer their babies for a few hours each week． These mothers like sharing their children with others．
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A． He offered the boys a new elective． B． The boys don't have to take the class． C． Collegiate is a private boys' school in New York． D． They hear babies crying． E． Most of the boys have a good time in the class |
On the last Wednesday of each August the shops of the small Spanish town of the Bunol don't open． Anyone who doesn't like tomatoes leaves town and the streets become full of tourists． They are here to take part in La Tomatina， the world's largest vegetable fight． For a couple of hours almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes are launched as missiles（导弹） at whoever moves．
La Tomatina started around fifty years ago， when，for no reason， a group of local people started throwing tomatoes at each other． Other people joined in and had so much fun that they did the same thing the next year． Since then La Tomatina has grown and grown． In 2004 almost 20，000 people took part in the "tomato war"． Now days it is the most important part of a week﹣long festival involving（包含） parades， eating， drinking， and lots of fireworks．
On the morning of La Tomatina ， eight big trucks full of soft tomatoes pull into the center of the town． Official starters climb into the trucks and start throwing tomatoes at the crowd． That is the signal that the fight is about to start． From then on it is a wild scene， as everybody tries to get into the truck to get to the tomatoes． Nobody on the streets is safe from attack（攻击）． And there is nothing the locals like more than throwing tomatoes at camera﹣carrying tourist．
Finally， after two hours， all the tomatoes have been thrown． Everybody is tired， sweaty and covered with tomatoes． A bell rings to signal the end of the fight and everyone is a friend again． Tomato﹣covered clothing is taken off and throw away and the crowds wash themselves in public showers down by the river． La Tomatina is over for another year．
（1）How long does the tomato fight last？
A． For two hours
B． For a day
C． For a week
D． For a year
（2）What can we know about the tomato fight？
A． A bell rings to signal the start of it．
B． It costs almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes each time．
C． It takes place on the first Wednesday of August．
D． The crowds go back home to watch themselves after it．
（3）What's Paragraph 3 mainly about？
A． When the tomato fight starts？
B． Where the tomato fight happens？
C． What people do during the tomato fight？
D． Why the locals like attacking tourists with cameras？
（4）Where can we almost probably read this passage？
A． In a news weekly．
B． In a self﹣protect handbook．
C． In a Chinese textbook．
D． In a tourist magazine．
Have you ever heard that we can "grow" fresh air in our home without using any expensive air﹣cleaning machines？ It becomes true． The studies in India show that people need only three green plants． What we have to do is put them in specific（特定的）space of the house， and each of them will do their share．
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Betel palm |
Evergreen |
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Put it in the living room． |
Put it in the bedroom． |
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Four are needed for a person． |
Six to eight are OK． |
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Money plant |
Tulip |
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take away something bad from the air． |
give off something bad to the air． |
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Put it anywhere in the house． |
Never put it anywhere in the house． |
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As many as you like． |
You decide． |
Meattle， an engineer， has filled his office building with some plants and made it the healthiest building in New Delhi． So why not put some of these plants in your own house？ You will not only get better air but also feel fresh at any moment．
（1）What plant may be harmful to people？
A． Tulips．
B． Betel palms．
C． Evergreens．
D． Money plants．
（2）Which of the follow it TRUE？
A． Money plants can't be put in the bedroom．
B． Evergeens can change CO into O2 at daytime
C． Meattle has planted many tulips in his office building．
D． A family of three needs 12 betel palms in the living room．
（3）What's the passage about？
A． How to grow green plants better
B． how to make the office building healthier
C． How to get fresh air through proper plants．
D． How to turn our home into a more beautiful one．
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This dog is from the USA． She can run，jump and play． She is very smart． Of course， she can't talk， but she can understand about 350 words． |
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This monkey is 29 years old and lives in a zoo in the UK． He can help people take care of sheep． He can make things and play the piano． |
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This elephant from Thailand is very big． It can swim and run very fast． But it can't jump! It can play basketball with other four elephants． They are a strong team． |
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Call 0919﹣236﹣517， and you can know more about these smart animals． If you are the 100th to call in， you can have a robot as a gift． |
（1）Where is the elephant from？
A． America
B． Thailand
C． China
D． England
（2）What animals can play the piano？
A． The cat
B． The dog
C． The monkey
D． The elephant
（3）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． The dog can take care of sheep．
B． The elephant can play basketball．
C． The monkey can understand words．
D． You can call in and get a mobile phone
