March 16 is International Sleep Day． Studies have shown that a good night's rest helps us stay healthy， both mentally（精神地） and physically（身体地）． Sleep is probably the best tool we have for memory and learning． A good night's sleep helps to learn better．
But what about getting rest during the middle of the day？ Short periods of sleep after a mid﹣day meal， we call it napping（午睡）， may help our brains work better．
Past studies have shown that napping can help babies and young children learn better． And napping can help brain performance in older adults． Taking a nap may also help this group of peoplefight off age﹣related memory loss． As we all know， the older we are， the more memory we will lose．
The study found that people who took an hour﹣long nap did much better on mental tests than those who did not nap． The hour﹣long nappers also did better on the tests than those who napped for shorter and longer periods． In this study， it seems that the most effective（有效地） nap lasted for about an hour， but not much longer． Keep in mind， however， that these are the findings for those over the age of 65．
And there is a little difference between the old and young people． Doctor Michael Twery notes that an hour long nap may be too long for young， healthy adults． And 30 minutes is enough to remove the pressure to sleep and will help them feel more awake（清醒的）． If they nap longer， they will get trapped into（受困于） deep sleep， which can be hard to get out of．
If you have trouble falling asleep at night， limit（限制） your daytime nap to under 45 minutes． Also nap before 3 p．m． in the afternoon．
（1）When is the International Sleep Day？
| A． |
January16． |
| B． |
February16． |
| C． |
March 16． |
| D． |
May 16． |
（2）This group of people refers to（指的是） ．
| A． |
babies |
| B． |
young children |
| C． |
older adults |
| D． |
young， healthy adults |
（3）People who are over the age of 65 should spend napping．
| A． |
10 minutes |
| B． |
30 minutes |
| C． |
under 45 minutes |
| D． |
about an hour |
（4） 30 minutes is enough for the young， healthy adults to remove the pressure and help them feel more awake．
| A． |
Napping |
| B． |
Walking |
| C． |
Swimming |
| D． |
Dancing |
（5）If you ， you should reduce your nap time and nap before 3 p．m． in the afternoon．
| A． |
are having trouble seeing |
| B． |
have trouble making decisions |
| C． |
have trouble remembering things |
| D． |
have trouble falling asleep at night |
People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells(贝壳).
In China,cloth and knives were used as money.Elephant tusks(牙)，monkey tail and salt were used in some parts of the world.Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands(岛).Some animals were used as money,too.
The first copper coins(硬币) were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver (银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.People usually use money .
| A．to buy gold | B．to get something they want |
| C．to buy shells | D．to buy something expensive |
Long, long ago people all over the world used as money．
| A．the same metal |
| B．the same paper |
| C．the different metals |
| D．all kinds of things |
In the past, the ancient(古代的) Chinese used to have cloth and knives .
| A．as a tool | B．as money |
| C．as a gift | D．as a kind of goods |
was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands．
| A．Gold | B．Animals | C．Rice | D．Knives |
The first paper money ___.
| A．looked like the same as the paper money used today |
| B．looked interesting |
| C．looked like a note |
| D．had a square hole in the center |
One day a young woman walked into a hat shop.
"Good morning, madam. "Said the shop assistant with a smile. "Can I help you?"
" Yes, please. " said the young woman. "'There is a green hat with red flowers on it in the window. Would you please take it out of the window?"
Certainly. madam. "said the man happily," I shall be very glad to do that for you."Usually ladies look at a lot of hats before then finally choose one. So the shop assistant was happy because he thought he could sell that hat without much trouble. "Do you want it in a box ,madam?" he asked.
"Oh. no" said the lady. "I'm not going to buy it, I only want you to take it out of the window. I have to pass your shop every day, and I always feel sick when I see that thing. "
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)One day a young lady went by a hat shop.
The hat in the window was green.
The shop assistant thought the woman wanted the hat.
The lady went to the hat shop every day.
The lady was tired of the hat.
Being a writer
Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That’s good! It’s good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they really are good writers. They should read a lot of books. And read for hours every day instead of watching TV and spending a lot of time to do the reading homework. Then you have time to read many other books for fun. Because of more fun in reading , you want to look for more books to read.
Before you decide to be a good writer, you’d better say to yourself, “I must read and read and read and read more and more!”This article mainly tells us that_______.
| A．some children wish to be writers some day. |
| B．it is good to write something for people to read. |
| C．reading can make you a good writer |
| D．writers like to read more books for fun. |
Some children want to be writers______.
| A．because they want to be good readers. |
| B．to write stories or books for people to read. |
| C．to find good work some day |
| D．to get more money to keep a family |
It’s good for children________.
| A．to do a lot of reading |
| B．to watch TV in the evening |
| C．to have wishes sometimes |
| D．to be good writers right now |
Reading can__________.
| A．help you to do a good player. |
| B．help you write well |
| C．make your work better |
| D．make you watch more TV at home |
From the passage we know that_________.
| A．all children like to be writers |
| B．people like to read for children |
| C．all writers are children |
| D．children need to read more and more books. |
阅读短文，回答问题。
A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness (目击者). This is what they said.
TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged（受损害）.
TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning (警告). I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.
TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.
Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.How many people were mentioned (提到) in the story?
_________________________________________________________Where was the truck going ?
__________________________________________________________From the story, Who didn’t tell the truth?
__________________________________________________________Who was also a witness besides Tom.
__________________________________________________________What was the taxi driver doing when the taxi hit the truck?
___________________________________________________________
根据短文内容，填写空白。
I got an A in Maths
Mr Brown was born in a poor family .He couldn't go to school when he was young. Now he's a porter (搬运工)and works at a station. He doesn't think it's necessary to know some knowledge(知识)of science .His son, Bill, began to go to school last year. The boy only likes playing. He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class. It's the hardest thing for him do maths exercises .And he wants to drop it.
One day, Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room ,while she and her husband were watching TV. She came up to him and asked,“what's the matter, Bill?”
“I can't do my maths homework,” said the boy, “I am not going to school tomorrow.”
“Oh,no ,don’t do that” Said the woman.“Maybe your father can help you.”
Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths. Mr Brown said,“but I don't know maths, either.”
“It doesn't matter,” said his wife.“You'll only coax （哄骗）him out of crying Mr Brown had to do as his wife said. The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise-book to his father. The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“ come here quickly ,dear ! I got an A in maths!”
改写文章：
Mr Brown is a porter. He knows little knowledge. His son, Bill only likes playing. He doesn’t do _____ in his lessons .Math is the most _____
__ for him. One day, Mrs Brown and her husband were watching TV ____
__ she heard Bill crying in the next room ,he cried because he wasn’t _____
__ to do the math homework. Mrs Brown asked her husband to make the boy not cry. He did so. The next afternoon Bill ___
____and showed his exercise-book to his father. Bill got A. His father was happy. Because he thought he could get an “A”, too.