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. |
Report Card
Name: James Smith Time: January 24th, 2015
Subjects Grades Comments(评语)
English B+: Your reading and writing are good. But you have a strong accent(口音), so you are not good at speaking. And you do not put much effort into this subject. If you work hard, you can get a better grade in this subject.
Physics A+: You are good at this subject. You are hard-working. I am glad that you do best in this subject.
Math C: You like this subject. But you are not good at this subject because you are a little lazy. It is disappointing. You can do better if you try your best.
Music B: It is a happy thing to hear you play the piano. You are crazy about music. Although you like this subject best, your accent has a bad influence on your singing.James got the best grade in __________.
| A．English | B．physics | C．math | D．music |
The underlined word “effort” means “__________” in Chinese.
| A．分值 | B．计划 | C．努力 | D．兴趣 |
Why did NOT James get the best grade in music?
| A．He was a little lazy. |
| B．He had a strong accent. |
| C．He didn’t play the piano well. |
| D．He didn’t like music. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．James studies hard in physics. |
| B．James doesn’t like math. |
| C．James’ speaking is good. |
| D．James is good at singing. |
From this passage, we know that __________.
| A．James is a bad student |
| B．all the teachers are happy with James |
| C．James had the exams on January 24th |
| D．studying hard can make one get good grades |
Have you ever heard of a mobile phone company called Nokia? And do you know that there’s a mobile phone throwing competition in Finland every year?
In order to recycle old mobile phones, the town of Savonlinna in southeast Finland holds a Mobile Phone Throwing Competition every year. And people can have a little fun from the games.
While competitors cannot throw their own phones, the competition organizers provide hundreds of mobiles to choose from. Then people throw as far as possible from the throwing area. Last year’s winner Ere Karjalainen set a world record with his 101.46m throw. As a prize, he got a chance of drinking and practiced again as his preferred training methods.
Those without a strong throwing arm can enter the freestyle competition. During the competition, the style of the throw are judged (判断) rather than the distance. A three-person jury (评委) gives scores from one to six, and the thrower with the highest number of points wins.
This Year’s competition will be held on August 24. Sign-ups(报名注册) are still being accepted for five dollars per person or two dollars for children 12 and under. Once all the day’s phones have been thrown, they are taken to a recycling center.Finland holds the mobile phone throwing competition mainly in order to________
| A．recycle old Nokia mobile phones |
| B．raise money for the poor |
| C．have fun and enjoy the competition |
| D．take exercise and keep healthy |
The underlined word“competitors ”in the passage means“________ ”.
| A．The competition organizers |
| B．Members of the competition juries |
| C．Those who have nothing to do with the competition |
| D．Those who take part in the competition |
A child at the age of ten must pay________ dollars for the sign\|up.
| A．0 | B．2 | C．5 | D．6 |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．People only can throw the mobile phones provided by the organizers. |
| B．Those who throw the farthest will win the freestyle competition. |
| C．If you are weak, you can take part in the freestyle competition. |
| D．Ere Karjaiainen won last year’s competition with his 101.46 m throw. |
A little stream (小溪) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert,“I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,”she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed.
At this time, a deep voice said,“if a breeze (微风) can cross the desert, so can a river.”It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered,“that’s because a breeze can fly, but I can’t.”
“That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze, and it can take you across,”said the desert.
“Give up what I am now? No! No!”The little stream could not accept this idea.
“The breeze can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,”said the desert.“And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature (本性) never changes.”
Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage (阶段) of her life.What did the stream think when she reached a desert?
| A．She thought she couldn’t cross the desert. |
| B．She believed she could cross the desert. |
| C．She thought she knew well about the desert. |
| D．She started to worry about herself. |
What does the underlined word“it”refer to (指的是)?
| A．The desert. | B．The nature. |
| C．The breeze. | D．The stream. |
What did the stream do in the end?
| A．Crossed the desert. | B．Stopped trying. |
| C．Failed to get to the ocean. | D．Died. |
What is the main idea of the story?
| A．The road to success is not always easy. |
| B．We should do the right thing whatever others say. |
| C．Our lives can be as difficult as the little stream’s. |
| D．To succeed, we should change the way we used to be. |
 CCTV News May 28, 2015, Thursday The No-Smoking Law in China will be carried out next Monday in Beijing. All indoor public places and many outdoor public places, violators (违者) will face fines of up to 200 yuan. |
 CCTV News May 31, 2015, Sunday Su Bingtian broke record at Saturday’s IAFF Diamond League ( 国 际 田 联 钻 石 赛) in Eugene, United States. He finished third in 9″ 99, behind Americans Tyson Gay in 9″ 88 and Mike Rodgers in 9″ 90. Liu Xiang said,“You are great! ” |
 CCTV News June 2, 2015, Tuesday It’s reported that the first two deaths from an outbreak of MERS (中东呼吸综合症) on June 1st in South Koren. So far, the number of new confirmed（感染）cases is 25 in total. |
 CCTV News June 4, 2015, Thursday The big ship Dongfang Star( 东方之星) with 458 people sank in Yangtze River after being caught in a strong cyclone at 21:28, June 1. So far, only fourteen people were saved, however, the rescue（搜 救）are still continuing. |
When will the No-Smoking Law be carried out in Beijing?
| A．May 31, 2015 | B．June 1, 2015 |
| C．June 2, 2015 | D．June 4, 2015 |
Who became the first Asian\|born person in the men’s 100 meters?
| A．Tyson Gay. | B．Mike Rodgers. |
| C．Su Bingtian. | D．Liu Xiang. |
How many people died from the outbreak of MERS in South Korea on June 1st?
| A．1 | B．2 | C．14 | D．25 |
What caused the big ship to sink on Yangtze River?
| A．Hitting another ship. | B．Carrying too many people. |
| C．The wrong driving. | D．A sudden strong cyclone. |
阅读下面短文，按要求完成各小题。
Do you often help the people who are in need?
One day, two boys were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. The old woman looked very tired. They went up and said, “Are you going to town? If you are, we’ll help you carry your basket.”
“Thank you,” said the woman. “That’s very kind of you.” Then she told them that she was going to the market to sell the pears. So the boys decided to lift the basket together. They walked slowly with the heavy basket, but they were happy.
The other day, I saw a little girl pick up a piece of banana peel(水果皮). She threw it into the dustbin(垃圾箱). “I hope nobody would throw that on the street,” she said. “Someone may slip (滑倒) and fall.”
Perhaps some people may say that these are not great things. That’s right. But almost all great things are made up of such small things. We shouldn’t wait for the time to do great things. We should begin with these things that are full of love.What was the old woman carrying?（根据短文内容回答问题）
Where were the two boys going? （根据短文内容回答问题）
Should we wait for the time to do great things?（根据短文内容回答问题）
从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思相同或相近的单词。
But almost all great things are made up of such small things.In the passage, the underlined word “it” refers to .