Do you sleep well? If your answer is no, the following might help you.
Set a certain bedtime and rising time A certain bedtime and rising time can help you build up your body clocks. Set a bedtime which is good and natural for you. Don’t change your bedtime and rising time on weekends. |
Avoid exciting activities just before sleeping Exciting activities get your thoughts running. At the same time, if you make tomorrow’s plan or read an exciting story before turning off the light, it doesn’t give you enough time to relax before you try to sleep. |
Keep the bedroom for sleeping only It’s a bad habit for you to use your bedroom as a place to eat, watch TV, read, talk on the phone, or discuss important matters with your family members. Break that habit to get better sleep. |
Don’t go to bed too early Your body usually lets you sleep only the number of hours it needs. You should decide how many hours you must sleep in order not to experience daytime sleepiness. |
Take a warm shower before your bedtime A twenty-minute warm shower at a temperature of about 45 –50 not only is a great relax at day’s end, but also raises your body temperature by several degrees. The coming drop in temperature of your body will naturally make you feel sleepy. |
If you want to build up your body clocks, you should ______.
A.set a certain bedtime and rising time |
B.go to bed neither too early nor too late |
C.keep the bedroom for sleeping only |
D.take a warm shower before sleeping |
Why should you avoid exciting activities just before sleeping?
A.Because they will get your thoughts running |
B.Because you have to make tomorrow’s paln |
C.Because you should read an exciting story |
D.Because you will have to turn off the light. |
Your bedroom should be kept for ______ only.
A.talking | B.eating | C.reading | D.sleeping |
According to the passage, ______ will make you feel sleepy.
A.taking a cold shower | B.your body temperature dropping |
C.your daily experience | D.raising your body temperature |
My name is Mike. I have a big family. It’s Saturday morning. My grandfather is sitting on the sofa near the window. He is reading the newspaper. My grandmother is taking photos of some flowers in the garden near the house. My father is watching sports games on TV in his bedroom. Basketball games are his favorite but he can’t play basketball. Where are my two sisters? Oh, look! Lily is over there. She is listening to music. She likes music very much. Lucy is in her room. There is a computer in her room. She is surfing the Internet(上网). She is writing an e-mail to her friend. What am I doing? I am doing my homework. Do you know who is cooking? How many people are there in Mike’s family?
A.5 | B.6 | C.7 | D.8 |
What is Mike’s grandfather doing?
A.He is doing housework. |
B.He is reading the newspaper. |
C.He is watching TV. |
D.He is taking photos. |
Mike’s father likes ______ very much.
A.watching sports games | B.playing basketball |
C.listening to music | D.reading newspapers |
Where can we find Mike’s grandmother?
A.In her room. | B.In the house. | C.On the sofa. | D.In the garden. |
Who may be cooking for the family now?
A.Mike’s sister | B.Mike’s father |
C.Mike’s mother | D.Mike’s grandmother |
Names |
Occupations |
Countries |
Languages |
Jack |
writer |
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English, German |
Kelly |
teacher |
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French and English |
Nick |
manager(经理) |
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English |
Li ling |
student |
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Chinese, French, English |
Gina |
student |
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English |
Linda |
worker |
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English, Spanish |
She is a worker. What’s her name?
A.Li Ling | B.Gina | C.Linda | D.Kelly |
She is a student. She doesn't speak French. Where is she from?
A.China | B.Canada | C.Australia | D.America |
He is a manager. What language does he speak?
A.English | B.English, Spanish |
C.French and English | D.English and Japanese |
She speaks French, English and Chinese. What does she do?
A.a worker | B.a teacher | C.a writer | D.a student |
Which of the following(下列) about the language is not mentioned(提及)?
A.English. | B.Chinese. | C.Japanese | D.French |
Nowadays, computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns.
A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, peoplespenda lot of money competing(较量) with the machines. It’shardfor one to win the computer, but one can makeprogress after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology(赌博心理)when they play computer games. The more theylose, the more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the nearby computer game houses. Little by little(渐渐地), they forget all about their lessons and fall far behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are notlucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students’ money and become thieves.Who always go to the computer game houses?
A.Young girls. | B.Young children. |
C.Young students. | D.Young boys. |
People made small shops into small game houses in order to _________.
A.make computer games more popular. |
B.get more money. |
C.help people to learn computer better. |
D.make people happy. |
What do we need to play games in the game houses?.
A.Tickets. | B.Paper. | C.Cards. | D.Money. |
What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?
A.They will win a lot of money. |
B.They will make a lot of good friends there. |
C.They will fail in their study and even break laws. |
D.They will live a happy life in the future. |
What is the passage mainly about?
A.Game houses have a bad effect(影响)on young boys. |
B.More and more small shops have been made into game houses. |
C.Young boys spend a lot of money playing computer games. |
D.People play games better after trying again and again. |
Why do we come to school? Most of us may say we come to school to study. But to study needs a right way, or you either waste the time or the money. The following are the ways for studying.
The best time for reading is morning. In the morning the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason we can get good results.
In studying we must have patience(耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one until we have learned the first one well.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the books, or we can get nothing from the books while we are reading.
We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, brothers or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we have learned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying, yet what I have said above will be enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.How many ways for studying does the passage tell us?
A.Three | B.Four | C.Five | D.Six |
It’s better for us to read in the morning because _________.
A.we have no other work to do |
B.we can get good results |
C.we have slept for some hours |
D.we may learn the next text |
While reading we can’t get anything from the book if we _________.
A.read very fast |
B.read in the afternoon |
C.don’t read it again |
D.can’t put our hearts into it |
Always asking “whys” in reading can help us _________.
A.write down the questions |
B.read in the afternoon |
C.understand the book better |
D.remember what we’ve learned |
In writing this passage, the writer wants to tell us to __________.
A.save our time and money |
B.know the importance of reading |
C.have more patience in reading |
D.learn about the ways for reading |
Looking for a children’s book? Internet users can find hundreds of them. These books are from around the world. And they are free to readers. The United States has started a project called the International Children’s Digital Library. It is supported by the National Science Foundation, the Library of Congress and the institute of Museum and Library Services.
The goal of the project is to offer more than 10,000 children’s electronic books in at least 100 languages. Some of the books show the similarities and differences in ways of life around the world. They will enable children to have a better understanding of other people’s cultures. People working for this project have tried to design easy ways to search the collection and read the books. A picture of each page appears on the computer. Users can also print the pages on paper if they want to.
The project is for two main groups of users. The first group is children between the ages of three and thirteen, along with their teachers and parents. The second group is researchers of children’s literature(文学). The books can help children understand more about the world.The books in the project can make children better understand ________.
A.other people’s cultures |
B.their own culture |
C.their teachers and parents |
D.researchers of children’s literature |
In this project, the electronic books are ________.
A. expensive to readers B. from the U.S.A.
C. in different languages D. for children onlyThe underlined word “goal” probably means ________ in the passage.
A.山羊 | B.煤炭 | C.进球得分 | D.目标 |
The third paragraph is mainly about ________.
A.the purpose of the project |
B.the users of the project |
C.people working for the project |
D.museums and libraries |