No one knows why we sleep, but it’s certain that we need to. People who are prevented from sleeping begin to suffer obvious effects after a few days—they think less clearly, and they fall asleep during the working hours; some may have hallucinations(幻觉).
There are no rules about sleep. Generally speaking, grown-ups sleep about 7 and a half hours each night and probably more than 60 per cent get between seven and eight hours. But perhaps eight per cent are quite happy with 5 hours or less, and four per cent or so find that they want ten hours or more. If you feel all right, you’re probably getting enough sleep. The important thing is not to worry how much other people get—their needs may be different. Exercise doesn’t seem to increase the need for sleep—office workers, for example, sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work.
Children sleep more than grown-ups—perhaps 14 to 18 hours soon after birth, going down to grown-up levels by early teenage. Sleep patterns also tend(倾向) to be different in the elderly, who may sleep less at night than they did when younger, find sleep getting more broken, and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime.According to the passage, some people are unable to think clearly because ___________ .
A.they have hallucinations |
B.they feel sleepy during the working hours |
C.they don’t have enough sleep |
D.they are certain to be kept from going to bed |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.All grown-ups must have at least eight-hour sleep. |
B.Most of grown-ups sleep for seven or eight hours. |
C.Quite a few people need only 5 hours or less for them to sleep. |
D.No grown-ups sleep more than ten hours. |
Whether you have got enough sleep is judged by__________.
A.how many hours you have slept |
B.how many hours you need to sleep |
C.whether you do exercise and physical work |
D.whether you feel fresh and energetic |
According to the passage, a boy of 14 years old sleeps__________.
A.as long hours as a grown-up |
B.much longer hours than a grown-up |
C.for 14 hours each night |
D.for less than 8 hours per night |
INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF POLAND
EXPORTSConsidering all imports and exports, what statement can be made about Poland’s trade?
A.Poland imports food and exports natural materials. |
B.Poland imports natural materials and exports manufactured goods. |
C.Poland imports manufactured goods and exports natural materials. |
D.Poland imports manufactured goods and exports food. |
With which of the following does Poland carry on the most trade?
A.Asia. | B.Africa. |
C.Middle East. | D.the United States. |
Judging from its economy, it could be concluded that most of Poland’s working people are _________.
A.farmers | B.fishing people |
C.skilled factory workers | D.unskilled laborers |
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________.
A.want to be as rich as their neighbors |
B.want to be happy |
C.don’t want others to know they are rich |
D.want others to know or to think that they are rich |
It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _________.
A.live in New York City | B.live outside New York City |
C.live in apartments | D.have many neighbors |
Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _____.
A.an important name |
B.a popular name in the United States |
C.his neighbor’s name |
D.not a good name |
According to the writer, it is ________ to keep up with the Joneses.
A.impossible | B.interesting |
C.correct | D.good |
Below is information from a university website under the title of Examination.
Ensure you are prepared for your exams by understanding the processes, dates and support information related to examinations. Please read the information under Examination Policies and Processes below, especially the Rules to be observed by candidates for examinations.
Examination period
Semester 1, 2015 Monday 15 June — Saturday 27 June (inclusive)
Semester 2, 2015 Monday 9 November — Saturday 21 November (inclusive)
Important notice: special consideration
All students are reminded that submitting an unreal medical certificate(证明)or PPC with a special consideration application amounts to misconduct(行为不端)and carries severe fines and punishment.
Final personal exam timetables will be available from 4:00p.m. Thursday the 8th of October.
Rules to be observed by candidates for examinations (updated April 2012)
You need to follow all instructions given by examination teachers.
1. You may take in pens, pencils, drawing instruments and small items of food such as sweets. These items may be left on the desk during the examination. You may also bring in small valuables such as wallets, purses, mobile phones and laptops which must be powered off, not just silent. These items must be placed on the floor below the desk. Don’t leave money or valuables in bags. The University can accept no responsibility for the loss of students’ personal property.
2. Anything taken into an examination room must be made available for inspection(检查) by the examiner or other University staff.
3. The use of approved calculators may be permitted in examinations. The make and model of all calculators used by students in formally inspected examinations will be recorded. You are not permitted to share calculators, or pass them between each other in an examination. Mobile phones which have a calculator facility are not allowed. Use of a non-approved calculator may be regarded as misconduct.
4. No candidate may be admitted to an examination room after 30 minutes from the start of writing. No candidate who has entered an examination room and seen the examination paper may leave until 30 minutes has passed from the time writing started. No candidate may leave during the last ten minutes of any examination.
5. Smoking is not permitted in examination rooms.
Students with disabilities, medical conditions or injuries
If appropriate, special arrangements can be made to meet particular requirements.
Serious illness, injury or misadventure — Special Consideration regarding assessments
Please read about Special Consideration.
◇Students who feel too ill to attempt an examination at the scheduled time should consult a medical practitioner (职业医生) after reading the Special Consideration section.
◇Students who fall ill during an examination will be asked by invigilators(监考官) whether they wish to consult a doctor at the University Health Service. If this occurs the doctor will complete a Special Consideration form and forward it to the relevant examiner.
Misreading of the timetable is not accepted as a reason for failing to attend an exam.We can learn from the passage that _______.
A.there will never be any exams on Saturdays or Sundays |
B.exams are likely to be held in Semester 1 starting from November |
C.misreading the timetable will not be an excuse for not attending an exam |
D.final timetables will be available from 4:00p.m. Thursday the 5th of September, 2014 |
According to the passage, you will be fined if you _______.
A.share or pass your calculator in an examination |
B.hand an unreal medical certificate to your school |
C.use a calculator that is not permitted by your examiner |
D.leave the examination room 30 minutes before the end of the exam |
When you are in the exam room, you are supposed to _______.
A.offer your personal items to your examiner |
B.ensure your mobile phones and laptops are quiet |
C.pack your small valuables in your own bags |
D.be prepared for any inspection by your examiner |
Students who fall ill during an exam _______.
A.will be offered special arrangements to meet particular requirements |
B.will be asked whether to see a doctor at the University Health Service |
C.will be required to go to see the doctor and end the exam immediately |
D.will be advised by invigilators to read the Special Consideration section |
If you want to express something so unbelievable that it must have been a special effect, you have a new word to add to your vocabulary.
It’s “Duang”, an onomatopoetic (拟声词) word which doesn’t relate to any particular Chinese character and refers to a special effect.
A video parody (恶搞) adapted from a shampoo commercial featuring Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan spread quickly online, leading Internet users to invent the new word.
The video begins with Chan flashing his black, smooth hair, which would have been perfect except that it was not his real hair.
Next, a self-satisfied Chan admits, to the repetitive, rhythmical sounds of “Duang”, “I refused to approve of this product when they first came to me because of my thin hair, but the director insisted, saying special effects could be used to make my hair look healthy on the screen. Now you see, it’s all special effects. It’s not real.”
The original advertisement became the target of punishment by the government for over- spreading the effects of the shampoo after it was broadcast in 2004.
“Duang” has now become one of the hottest topics on Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like Chinese social network site among those crazy ones imitating Jackie Chan’s speech in different situations.
The actor’s Weibo account was flooded with comments containing the word in this sweeping online trend.
The video came at a time when the famous movie star has been under public attention after trying to save the ill image of his son, Jaycee Chan, who was released from prison this week.
Data from Baidu, the major Chinese search engine, also proved the phrase’s popularity as it has been searched more than 586,000 times within two days.
The word of geili’s sudden rise in 2010 caught the attention of international media when it made up for the word’s official translation-geilivable-to describe something cool or awesome.
It’s not the first time that online word has become a regular vocabulary in China.From the passage we know that the word “Duang” was originally made .
A.by some crazy Internet users |
B.to refer to a kind of product |
C.by Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan |
D.to expresssome special meaning |
From the passage we know that the new word “geili” is .
A.only popular in China |
B.a cool and awesome word |
C.used by ordinary people |
D.also widely used abroad |
What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage?
A.To tell us online words have enriched Chinese vocabulary. |
B.To teach all the Internet users how to invent new words. |
C.To explain how Jackie Chan invented the popular word. |
D.To urge people to fight against the false advertisements. |
Dennis Sinar, 51, a doctor from New York, is quick to explain why he took a year-long break from his job. “I was pretty burned out after practicing medicine for 26 years. I needed a recharge.” So he took a “gap year”, from July 2011 to June 2012, to explore things like ancient buildings, and traditional Eastern medicine, in locations including Alaska, Nepal and Romania.
“Taking a break from work is an excellent way for adults to go into a new career or refresh an old one,” said Holly Bull, president of Princeton, N, J. “In recent years, mid-career breaks have been gaining more interest,” she said. A report on adult gap years published this year by a market research company also described the potential American market for gap years as a “sleeping giant.”
“A gap year is a challenge for the older individual to step out of a comfort zone and take a risk. I enjoyed that side most.” said Dr. Sinar, who kept a daily blog about his experience. His time studying Eastern medicine “assured the reasons I went into health care,” said Dr. Sinar, who returned to practice medicine at his old job, although he works fewer days. “I use those experiences to provide my patients with more care,” he added. “And I listen better than I did before.”
George Garritan, chairman of the Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management at New York University, certainly agrees with Dr. Sinar. He said a gap-year experience could be worthwhile for employees and companies. For employees, investing in themselves and improving skill sets is a move that will benefit throughout their career. He added that returning employees feel refreshed and have given more thought to their career. For companies, offering unpaid leaves makes good sense for attracting and keeping talented employees.Dr. Sinar took a gap year because he ______.
A.had lost his old job |
B.wanted to refresh after 26 years’ work |
C.had a desire for travelling |
D.became interested in historical research |
The phrase “sleeping giant” (in 2nd paragraph) indicates that ______.
A.it’s too early for people to accept the concept of gap year |
B.the effect of gap year policy remains to be seen |
C.it’s difficult to foresee the gap year market |
D.more American people will accept the gap year policy |
What’s George Garritan’s attitude toward the “gap year”?
A.Positive. | B.Doubtful |
C.Uninterested. | D.Uncertain. |
What’s the passage mainly about?
A.How an adult plans a mid-career gap year. |
B.Why a gap year is worthwhile for adults. |
C.Whether a gap year is popular with adults. |
D.Why a gap year is challenging for individuals. |