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Getting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. According to a new survey(调查) by the National Sleep Foundation, 51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights, even though they have to get up early. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- to 12-year-olds said they felt tired during the day, and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school.

How much sleep you need depends a lot on your age. Babies need a lot of rest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! Adults need about eight hours. For most school-age children, ten hours is ideal(理想的). But the new National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hours. And guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime? Watch TV.

“More children are going to bed with TVs on, and there are more opportunities(机会) to stay awake, with more homework, the Internet and the phone,” says Dr. Mary Carskadon, a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical School. She says these activities at bedtime can manfen5 get kids all excited and make it hard for them to calm down and sleep. Other experts say part of the problem is chemical. Changing levels of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers’ bodies develop adult characteristics, but also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm.

Because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers, some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used to. Three years ago, schools in Edina, Minnesota, changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am. Students, parents and teachers are pleased with the results.

1.What is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on?

A. American kids’ sleeping habits. B. Teenagers’ sleep-related diseases.

C. Activities to prevent sleeplessness. D. Learning problems and lack of sleep.

2.How many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day?

A. 7 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 10 hours. D. 18 hours.

3.Why do teenagers go to sleep late according to Carskadon?

A. They are affected by certain body chemicals.

B. They tend to do things that excite them.

C. They follow their parents’ examples.

D. They don’t need to go to school early.

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假定你是中学生李华，打算用周日的时间，在校附近公园开展“英语角”活动，请根据以下要点给在你校留学的美国学生Linda写一封邀请信：

1.简单的自我介绍

2.说明自己的计划（活动目的、时间、地点、参加者等）

3.邀请她和她的朋友们参加。

注意：1.词数100左右；开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总字数。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Linda,

How are you these days?____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

Roller coasters are fast and exciting. But passing a painful kidney (肾) stones is not. The process is painful and can take a long time. But American researchers have found that a roller coaster ride just might help those suffering from a kidney stone. They say such rides help patients pass the stones with a 70 percent success rate.

David Wartinger led the study. He found that where the person sits on the roller coaster can make a big difference. He said, “In the pilot study, sitting in the last car of the roller coaster showed about a 64 percent passage rate. Sitting in the first few cars only had a 16 percent success rate.”

It also mattered where the stones were located in the kidney. The researchers found that stones located in the upper part of the kidney model were passed 100 percent.

When it comes to passing kidney stones, not all roller coasters are equal. The researchers used 174 kidney stones of differing shapes, sizes and weights to see if each model worked on the same ride and on two other roller coasters. They found that Big Thunder Mountain was the only one that worked. The other two roller coasters both failed the test. Wartinger said the other rides were too fast and too violent. The movement forced the stones against the side of the kidney. He said that the ideal roller coaster is rough and quick with some twists and turns.

Wartinger thinks roller coaster rides could also be used as a preventative measure. He said that a yearly ride on a roller coaster could even prevent stones from developing. “You need to heed the warnings before going on a roller coaster,” he said. “If you have a kidney stone, but are otherwise healthy and meet the requirements of the ride, patients should try it.”

He adds that it’s definitely a lower cost alternative to other treatments. And riding a roller coaster is definitely more fun!

1.According to the text, passing kidney stone is ______.

A. fast B. exciting

C. interesting D. painful

2.Which of the following benefits people with a kidney stone most?

A. Sitting in the first car of a roller coaster.

B. Sitting in the middle car of a roller coaster.

C. Sitting in big roller coasters with doctors’ care.

D. Sitting in rough and fast roller coasters with twists and turns.

3.What’s Wartinger’s attitude to riding roller coasters for people having a kidney stone?

A. Worried. B. Negative.

C. Supportive. D. Skeptical.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Some treatments of kidney stones

B. Advantages of riding roller coasters

C. Roller coasters can help pass kidney stones

D. Kidney stones can be cured by riding roller coasters

My wife and I were attending a wedding at St. John’s Church. The sound of______rang to the heavens as the ceremony continued.

At the church, I______an old friend, Casper, who happened to be at the______. Now 73, Casper was a brilliant and______softball pitcher（投球手）back in the Men’s Leagues of Philadelphia in the mid-60s. I did not______the now silver-haired fellow until my brother-in-law John mentioned his name to me！After a very pleasant______, Casper asked if I remembered a letter of ______I had written to him back in 1964. It appeared Casper fell on hard times, as professional pitchers______do, and he wasn’t pitching too well for a period of time. I did not ______the letter, but he said, “Yes, I still have it and I read it anytime______aren’t going too well.” He said that he had read the letter many times, and the situation always seemed to improve. I was______and speechless!

He continued, “You don’t remember?” I said, “Sadly, no, I don’t.” But I did ask if I could have a(n)______of the letter. He said he would email it to me. After the______, we met on the steps of the church. Casper came up to me and______the letter. He lived a block from the______and had run home to get it. The envelope was______and turned yellow, and so was the letter inside. That letter had to be nearly 50 years old.

In______terms, the letter read:

“These hard times are______！Keep your enthusiasm for the______. Never quit and you’ll be back on the top again______. Hang on there!”

1.A. wind B. traffic C. music D. firework

2.A. took over B. ran into C. picked up D. called on

3.A. scene B. meeting C. service D. position

4.A. limited B. balanced C. devoted D. talented

5.A. recognize B. invite C. inform D. disturb

6.A. discussion B. shaking C. journey D. greeting

7.A. apology B. encouragement C. introduction D. appreciation

8.A. rarely B. entirely C. sometimes D. forever

9.A. receive B. write C. remember D. preserve

10.A. things B. stages C. effects D. jobs

11.A. pleased B. disappointed C. annoyed D. puzzled

12.A. address B. copy C. record D. opinion

13.A. break B. wedding C. party D. incident

14.A. opened B. delivered C. presented D. dropped

15.A. theatre B. church C. office D. station

16.A. faded B. painted C. folded D. divided

17.A. gentle B. patient C. modest D. simple

18.A. relative B. impressive C. temporary D. reasonable

19.A. game B. prize C. glory D. lesson

20.A. properly B. shortly C. totally D. casually

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假定你是李华，计划组织一次郊游，请给你的英国朋友Chris写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：

1. 参加者；

2. 时间、地点；

3. 活动：登山、野餐等。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

I lost my way in complete darkness and, 　　　　matters worse, it began to rain.

A. made B. having made

C. making D. to make

The Chinese government’s strong attitude towards the problem of the Diaoyu Islands arouses wide good ________ around the world.

A. response B. reflection

C. sympathy D. offence

While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life,college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this______process and found something that has changed my______at college for the better:I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).

I never felt an urge to______any sign language before.My entire family is hearing,and so are all my friends.The_______languages were enough in all my interactions(交往).Little did I know that I would discover my________for ASL.

The _______ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club ________ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very _______ of communicating without speaking ______me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the _______.This newness just left me________more.

After that, feeling the need to ______ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club`s meetings. I only learned how to ______ the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my ______ progress,I was excited. I then made it a point to ______ those meetings and learn all I could.

The following term, I ______ an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was _______. I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant._______, if there had been any talking, it would have ______ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the ______ way of communication it opens.

1.A. searching B. planning C. natural D. formal

2.A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion

3.A. choose B. read C. learn D. create

4.A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken

5.A. love B. concern C. goal D. request

6.A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task

7.A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed

8.A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason

9.A. disturbed B. supported C. embarrassed D. attracted

10.A. end B. past C. course D. distance

11.A. showing B. acting C. saying D. wanting

12.A. exercise B. explore C. express D. explain

13.A. print B. write C. sign D. count

14.A. slow B. steady C. normal D. obvious

15.A. chair B. sponsor C. attend D. organize

16.A. missed B. passed C. gave up D. registered for

17.A. prohibited B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated

18.A. Lastly B. Thus C. Instead D. However

19.A. required B. caused C. allowed D. expected

20.A. easy B. popular C. quick D. new

It’s said that one can know the nature of both man and woman by their behaviors at table. Indeed table manners are closely related to one’s life and one’s job. As the saying goes “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”, English learners should know what the proper table manners are in western countries if invited to a dinner party. The followings are some suggestions that may be helpful to you.

The first important thing you need to know is when to begin eating. Before dinner, the hostess usually serves guests first and herself last. So do not eat as soon as you are served but wait until the hostess has also been served and has picked up her fork as the signal to begin. But at a large dinner party where there are many guests, the hostess may ask everyone to begin eating as soon as they are served.

If you want to talk while eating, your mouth should certainly not be full of food because it is considered very bad manners. But it is possible to speak with a little food in the mouth. When you have to answer a question, naturally you must wait until the food in your mouth is eaten.

When a dish is passed to you with a fork in the plate, you should use it to take your food. Do not take too much at a time and make sure that the other guests can have enough food.

Anyway, good table manners are very important and they are not so simple as we thought. But it is necessary for one to know what good table manners are because they can help one succeed in his life!

1.Table manners are closely related to one’s ________ in paragraph 1.

A. life and name B. job and age

C. job and name D. life and job

2.What is the first important thing to know at a dinner party?

A. What to eat. B. Whether to talk.

C. When to begin eating. D. How to use forks.

3.If you have to answer a question while eating, you should ________.

A. refuse to answer it B. answer it immediately

C. tell him/ her to ask it later D. wait until the food in your mouth is eaten

4.The author suggests that you use the ________ to take food.

A. fork B. knife

C. chopsticks D. spoon

5.In which section of a newspaper can you find such a passage?

A. Sports. B. Culture.

C. Music. D. News.

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