When US student Olivia Priedeman, 17, woke up one morning, she thought she had had a dream about making plans with a friend.
But it wasn’t a dream. Her phone showed that during the night, Priedeman had read a text message from her friend. She did it while she was fast asleep.
Reading and sending text messages while asleep—called “sleep texting”—is an unusual sleep behaviour, similar to sleepwalking. It’s also a growing concern(关心的事) among doctors: young people can’t live without their cell phones.
One in three teenagers sends more than 100 text messages a day, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. And at least four out of five teenagers said they sleep with their phone on or near their bed.
Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, has studied sleeping texting. She said that having a phone nearby all night is a big part of the problem.
Andrew Stiehm, a sleep medicine expert with Allina Health in Minnesota, agrees. It’s possible for the part of the brain that controls motor skills (动作技能) to wake up, while the part of the brain that controls memory and judgment(判断) may be still asleep. That’s why some people can perform basic movements ---such as walking, talking, texting or even driving—while they’re sleeping. Some of Dowdell’s students said that they’re disturbed by their nighttime texting behavior. But because sleep texting is unconscious, it’s a difficult habit to break. Dowdell said she knows of some students who wear socks on their hands to keep themselves from texting.
Marjorie Hogan, a doctor at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, suggests keeping all electronic devices(电子设备) outside the bedroom at certain times. What happened to Olivia Priedeman?
A.She sleepwalked to a friend’s house. |
B.She dreamed of making plans with a friend. |
C.She phoned one of her friends during the night. |
D.She read a text message from her friend while asleep. |
Which part the brain controls keeps awake while asleep?
A.judgment | B.language | C.memory | D.motor skills |
What does the underlined word “unconscious” mean?
A.无法 | B.无意识的 | C.无反应的 | D.无规律的 |
What does doctor Hogan suggest people who sleep text do?
A.Stop text during the daytime. |
B.Take some medicine to control the behaviour. |
C.Keep their phones out of their bedrooms while they sleep. |
D.Wear socks on their hands to stop themselves from texting. |
We can learn from the passage that ________.
A.It’s easy to give up a sleep texting habit. |
B.One in three teenagers has a sleep texting habit. |
C.Sleep texting can reduce the quality of one’s sleep. |
D.Sleep texting does more harm to one’s health than sleepwalking. |
Dear Jenny,
I'm sorry you're sick and can't come to school this week. Let me tell you what you have on Monday next week.
We have math at 8:00. How boring! Then we have English. That's interesting. I know you love English. Next is P.E.. The fourth lesson is art. That's my favorite subject! In the afternoon, we have history with Mr. Chen. He is fun but history isn't. Then at 2:00 we have science with Miss Jones. You know how strict she is. I don't like her. Our last class of the day is math.
Yours,
BenWho is not at school this week?
A.Jenny | B.Ben |
C.Mr. Chen | D.Miss Jones |
What subject is their first lesson?
A.English | B.Math |
C.Science | D.Art |
What subject does Jenny like?
A.P.E. | B.Science. |
C.Art. | D.English. |
How many lessons do they have on Monday?
A.Four. | B.Five. |
C.Six. | D.seven. |
How is their science teacher?
A.Friendly. | B.Kind |
C.Boring. | D.Strict. |
阅读理解。阅读下列短文,根据要求完成各短文后面的题目。
Picnic Plan
Time |
This Sunday morning |
Food |
Bread, chicken, rice |
Place |
Yunluo Park(云落公园) |
Drinks |
Orange juice, milk |
People |
Yukio, Helen, Steve, Jane |
Others |
Kite, knife, glasses |
What do they want to do this Sunday morning?
A.Have a picnic. | B.Watch monkey show. |
C.Have lunch. | D.Visit a friend. |
What food do they want to take?
A.Bread, chicken, rice. |
B.Orange juice, milk. |
C.Kite, knife, glasses. |
D.Hamburgers and fish. |
How many kids have a picnic in Yunluo Park?
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
What drinks do they take?
A.Orange juice, milk. |
B.Apple juice, milk. |
C.Coke(可乐). |
D.Nutri- Express(营养快线). |
What can they do in Yunluo Park?
A.Fly a kite there. |
B.Drink coke there. |
C.Eat hamburgers there |
D.Watch TV there. |
“Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”
Until then, I didn’t think about how Jen felt. She had a new stepfather (继父) and stepbrother, and had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake where Dad and I went every summer, and she had to move up north with us. She had more changes than me.
Jen seemed sad, so I was busy thinking of some ways to cheer her up on Thanksgiving. I told her my plan and she was excited. First we made a huge snowball, and then a small snowball. Then we built a wall behind the big snowball as a tail. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, “We can spray (喷) colors on the tail.” Our snow turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellow tail. We were so busy that we didn’t notice our parents come outside. Dad found a hat for the snow turkey, and Mom wrapped her scarf around its neck.
“Thanks for cheering Jen up,” Mom said. “You’re a good brother, and you always come up with great ideas.’’ A happy feeling spread through me. I began to understand how much she cared about everyone in our new family.What did Jen do on Thanksgiving in the past?
A.She went skating with her friends. |
B.She went to the farm with her mother. |
C.She stayed at home with her mother |
D.She made snow turkeys with her mother. |
What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A.Jen lived near a lake in the past. |
B.The writer was Jen’s stepfather. |
C.Jen moved up north for studying. |
D.The writer just moved out of his old house. |
Which of the following is the right order?
①made a small snowball ②found a hat
③made a huge snowball ④sprayed colors on the tail
⑤wrapped a scarf around the neck
⑥built a wall behind the big snowball
A.①③⑥④②⑤ | B.①②③④⑤⑥ |
C.③①⑥④②⑤ | D.③①⑥②④⑤ |
What can we infer (推断) from the underlined sentence?
A.Jen’s stepmother was not friendly to the writer. |
B.Jen didn’t feel happy after moving here |
C.Jen’s mother did a lot to make Jen happy. |
D.The writer felt happy because his stepmother liked him. |
My father and I started our morning by moving quickly into the local store. I waited in the line at the Starbucks counter while he shopped around to pick up a few things.
As I was starting there I become aware of an elderly women, with untidy hair, wearing layers upon layers of old clothing, hunchbacked (弯背的) behind me in line. She had a few things for washing and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to ring up since that queue was shorter than the queues in the store.
At some point I became aware of her edging (慢慢挪动) closer behind me — closer than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) placed a hand over my purse and drew it close to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild stories about this homeless woman who might try to steal from me.
Then it was my turn to order. As the cashier rang up my total, I discovered I was 67 cents short. I called my father but he was hard of hearing. He asked me to repeat what I said but he still couldn’t make me out. At that point, a long, grey arm, with holes in its sleeves, reached over from behind me. She laid 67 cents out on the counter, saying, “Here, we all need some help sometimes.”
I was stunned! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to give and was in great need herself. I had judged her wrongly and she had offered to reach out to help me!
What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about judging others! Thank you, God!From the passage, we can learn that the elderly women .
A.probably lived a poor life |
B.tried to steal money from the writer |
C.always followed close behind the writer |
D.often went to the store to buy a few things. |
The elderly woman decided to help the writer .
A.the moment she saw the writer |
B.when she noticed the writer watching her |
C.after the writer failed to get help from her father |
D.when the writer discovered she was 67 cents short |
The underline word “stunned” in paragraph 5 probably means “ ”.
A.happy | B.surprised | C.angry | D.disappointed |
What lesson does the writer learn from the story?
A.We should look at things from two sides. |
B.It’s wise to give help to those in need. |
C.The world is full of love and surprises. |
D.Never judge a person from his appearance. |
If we are driving a car or crossing a street, we will stop when the traffic lights turn red. Why do we use red rather than other colors?
As we know, scattering (散射) happens when light goes through the air. For the same media, if the wavelength (波长) is long, the scattering will be short. If the wavelength is short, then the scattering will be long.
Of all light we can see red has the longest wavelength, so the scattering is the weakest. That means the red light travels far. In fact, it travels farther on rainy days.
Using the red light can help drivers in farther areas see the lights. It helps drivers slow down or stop in time. If drivers don’t see the red light until they are close, they may not be able to stop the car in time. An accident may happen. Red can also excite people. We can act more quickly when we see the color red.
In a word, red light helps drivers stop in time and help prevent accidents.______ has the longest wavelength of all light we can see.
A.Red | B.Green |
C.Yellow | D.Black |
Red light travels farther on ______ days.
A.windy | B.sunny |
C.rainy | D.cloudy |
Red can make people act more quickly because ____________.
A.red can make people happier |
B.the scattering of red is very short |
C.the scattering of red is very long |
D.red can make people more excited |
The passage mainly tells us ____________.
A.why accidents happen |
B.how the red light travels |
C.why we use red traffic lights |
D.how to stop in time at traffic lights |