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It is reported that many middle school students are just not getting enough sleep, especially during the school week. The problem seems to get (bad) as they get older. Year 7 students sleep 8.4 hours in a school night, and Year 9 students only 6.9 hours.
It’s also reported that not getting enough sleep can cause ( (problem) in a student’s life. Many students fall
(sleep) in school or while doing their homework, so it is not
(surprise) that they get lower grades than those who get enough sleep. Scientists suggest nine hours a night for middle school students.
Of the students who feel (happy) and nervous, 73% don’t get enough sleep at night.
Why aren’t students getting enough sleep? Many students have one of the (follow) things, like telephone, television, or computer in their bedrooms. Using them on a school night not
(takes their time away from homework, but also makes
difficult for them to sleep. As a result, many students can’t sleep before 11 p.m, yet they must get up early
(go) to school.
Scientists also suggest students should not do exciting activities for an hour bedtime.
阅读下面短文,在空白的地方填入适当的内容(不多于三个单词)或括号内单词的正形式
It was the ambition of an eleven year old boy in Kansas City to be an engine-driver. Born without arms, he had been sent to special schools he learned to use his
(foot) as “ hands”. He spent all his spare time
(watch) trains and one day his dream came
(true). Seeing a deserted engine , the boy climbed in, he had no
(difficult)in starting it up with his feet . Soon he was traveling along
forty miles an hour. Signalmen could not see the young driver, so they set out
(stop) the train. Meanwhile the boy reached Missouri, stopped the engine himself, and then made it
(go) backwards. When he was near home, a railway-man caught up with the engine and stopped it. At first, he was very angry, but he smiled
the boy said simply, “I like trains.” “Well, I’m glad you don’t like planes!” answered
railway-man.
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Have you ever heard “Tuhao (土豪), let’s be friends”? Are you puzzled, wondering ________it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.
The Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama (大妈)” have become so familiar _________many Chinese people that they often play jokes on each other when
_________ (chat) about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new
__________ (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily.
Amazingly, the two wildly popular words have also become hot words in English. The BBC recently __________(produce) a program to introduce “tuhao”. On the Internet, “tuhao” can be translated into “new money ” in English. Besides, The Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin
________(describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women, calling
________ “a force in the global gold market”. Experts say the Chinese language’s influence
___________ English will continue during the entire 21st century,
it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by to appear in
________new word lists.
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Louis invited his friends to lunch one day. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he (find) that he had run out of salt. So Louis called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much
too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a very (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Louis said.
Louis’s guests, had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Louis replied, “The only reason why a man would sell sale
a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect __
__ the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it”
“But such a small thing couldn’t (possible) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always
(think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”
阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Our local Community Youth Club is very popular organized with young people in my town. I have been member for four years now and I’ve taken part in a lot of interesting projects. These include fun activities such 62.
holiday camps and discos. We have organized sports competitions and we have even made a video. it isn’t all just enjoyment; we 64.
(start)doing social work to help people in our neighborhood. We have organized activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed a special support group to help young people stop (smoke)! We have been
(particular)proud of the most recent group we have created. It organizes regular visits to the local old people’s home. The old people,
were very excited by our visit, told us their
(person)stories. We sang songs and played games with them and had tea together. Some of them were in poor health and were very unhappy.
this visit, my friends and I decided we should do something
(help)improve the quality of their lives.
英语知识运用(共10小题;每题1.5分,共15分)
There once were a goat and a donkey(驴), lived on a farm. The donkey worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the
(much) food. Sometimes the donkey was given more food
it could eat. This made the goat so jealous
it began plotting against(谋划对付) the donkey. “Hey, donkey,” the goat said one day. “I think you do too much work on this farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why don’t you pretend
(get) sick so you can take a day
?” The donkey thought the goat had a great idea. So the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable(畜栏) on its side with its eyes
(close). Right away, the farmer called the doctor.
looking at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine
(make) from the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed
goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart.