Last night， a school night， my 11﹣year﹣old son's baseball team played a game that lasted until 9:30． By the time we got home and he had a quick dinner and shower， it was 10:30﹣an hour and a half later than a child who gets up at 6:30 should be going to bed． We love baseball． My son is having fun， getting exercise， and learning patience， teamwork and sports spirit． But the truth is that the game also influences his sleep．
As parents， we want good things for our children． We want them to be healthy both in body and in mind． To this end ， we look for ways to help our kids grow and develop． We help them with their homework． We sign them up for dance， soccer and baseball． We encourage our kids to take honors courses（培优课程） or to have after﹣school jobs． And we praise them for hard﹣earned success and achievements．
However， the irony is that all of these activities and responsibilities that we are giving our children to make their lives colorful could be badly influencing their health and taking happiness away． Activities， responsibilities， and goals are good． But if we want our kids to realize their full physical， learning and social ability， sleep is important． We have to start taking sleep seriously．
Parents make bedtime routines and carry out（执行） strict rules about nighttime． But in fact，these measures（措施） aren't enough because getting our kids， enough sleep isn't just about carrying out stricter bedtime． It actually requires more than that． In order to ensure our kids get the sleep they need， bout parents and schools should make an effort．
（1）From the passage we know the writer's son
A． isn't good at sports
B． wastes time every night
C． can't get enough sleep
D． always hangs out with friends
（2）What does the underlined word "irony " mean in Chinese？
A． 光荣
B． 骄傲
C． 讽刺
D． 公正
（3）What does the writer think of taking honors courses at last？
A． Boring．
B． Unnecessary．
C． Interesting．
D． Enjoyable．
（4）How can we make sure kids get enough sleep according to the write？
A． By making the children's lives colorful．
B． By refusing all the after﹣school activities．
C． By carrying out strict rules about bedtime．
D． By making an effort from parents and schools．
（5）What would the writer probably talk about in the following paragraph？
A． Advice on how to sleep well．
B． Ways of changing kids' education．
C． The importance of sleeping well．
D． Measures parents and schools should take
Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is often hot in July and August.
Children do not go to school in those two months. Some people like to stay at home, read books, or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to eat at a place with many trees or a nice lake. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan and Australia. They usually fly to these countries. Many families travel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries. Their favorite cities are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to mountains or beautiful valleys（山谷）._____ is a good season for vacation.
| A．Spring | B．Summer | C．Autumn | D．Winter |
Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They don’t _____.
| A．read books | B．visit their friends | C．watch TV | D．go to work |
Many families like to have their lunch _____ during their vacation.
| A．in the office | B．near a cinema |
| C．near a big factory | D．near a nice lake |
If you have _____, you can travel to other countries.
| A．money and friends | B．friends and time |
| C．money and time | D．food |
Which of the following is “芝加哥”?
| A．Chicago. | B．New York. | C．Miami. | D．Los Angeles. |
We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They’re in their shells ---sleeping .
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into its shell and closes the opening with a thin cover. Then it goes to sleep. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So whenever it rains, it goes inside its shell house and goes to sleep. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It can take a short sleep. Or it can sleep for days at a time. And it spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out of from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. It can’t see very well. Its eyes, at the ends of the top feelers are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to the new greens. Then the snail’s little mouth goes to work.
A snail’s mouth is no longer than the point of a pin(针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are so small that you can’t see them. But they do their work.. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out. And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.
Mostly, a snail looks for food at night .But on cloudy days it eats in the daytime. It eats all day long. A snail can go on eating for hours and never feel full.A snail__________.
| A．moves more slowly in the daytime | B．has thousands of feet |
| C．doesn’t move at all | D．sleeps much of the time |
In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell” the word “draw” means_________.
| A．to make with a pen | B．to keep away from |
| C．to pull | D．to move to end |
From the story we know_________.
| A．the snail’s shell is very thin |
| B．a snail can’t see well |
| C．the snail’s nose is quite short |
| D．the snail’s body changes in different seasons |
A snail goes to sleep when_________.
| A．it feels hungry | B．it is put in a paper box |
| C．spring is coming | D．it rains heavily |
Which of the following in not true?
| A．A snail doesn’t like living under the sun. |
| B．In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move. |
| C．The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out.. |
| D．The snail’s strong sense of smell helps to find things far away. |
Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert（灵活）. That means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.
They are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: You have to like what you are doing. Exercise enough--- but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of sports until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you.
You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipment（设备）there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you healthy. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it’s very expensive.the underline word “fitness centers” in the passage means _____.
| A．商务中心 | B．健身中心 |
| C．医疗中心 | D．购物中心 |
The sport “_____” is not told in the passage.
| A．playing soccer | B．skateboarding |
| C．walking | D．running |
The doctors say that exercise can make your heart and body _____.
| A．ill | B．happy | C．strong | D．health |
About “exercise”, which statement of the following is NOT right?
| A．Thirty minutes’ exercise each time is enough. |
| B．You have to exercise too much every day. |
| C．You needn’t do all kinds of sports to keep healthy. |
| D．You have to like the sports that you are doing. |
It’s best to exercise _____.
| A．at fitness centers | B．in groups |
| C．in the morning | D．twice a week |
Do you often play with your pet dog or cat? Do you like touching(触摸) animals like rabbits? They are cute. But someimes they may bite(咬) you. Then you could get a terrible disease—rabies.
In China, 2,245 people got rabies in the first nine months of 2007. In September, 318 people died of（死于）rabies.
Dogs, cats, rabbits and bats(蝙蝠) may have rabies. If they bite or scratch(抓) someone, the virus(病毒) of rabies could go into the person’s body. The person could even die. It’s important to get the right treatment very soon. Every year, more than 50,000 people aound the world die of rabies. Most of them are from poor countries. India has the most death(死亡). China is the second.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
| A．a book | B．a man | C．a pet | D．a disease |
| A．2,245 | B．318 | C．232 | D．50,000 |
| A．how to do with rabies |
| B．something about rabies in China |
| C．asking people not to keep pets |
| D．showing what rabies is really like |
| A．Rabbits. | B．Ducks. | C．Cats. | D．Bats. |
| A．治理 | B．待遇 | C．治疗 | D．处理 |
One day a dentist was starting his morning work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!”, The dentist thought he must be very ill. His assistant(助手) helped to make the poor man sit in a chair. The dentist gave the man some medicine to make him sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up(醒来), he said in a low voice, “Quick, doctor, quick.”
“It’s all right now,” the dentist told him, “It’s over.”
“You don’t understand,” said the man, “I came to tell you your house is on fire.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．in the evening | D．at night |
| A．over | B．ill | C．all right | D．rich |
| A．began to work | B．began to cry | C．went home | D．went to sleep |
| A．a tooth | B．a bad tooth | C．all the bad teeth | D．all the teeth |
| A．bacause he was ill |
| B．because he wanted to sleep |
| C．to tell the dentist that he was all right |
| D．to tell the dentist that his house was on fire |