Getting ready for a big test? Want to get some extra energy for your next sports event? Or do you just need to relax? Match the mood you’re in( or the mood you’d like to be in) to the descriptions below and find out what color may help.
Feeling tired: Red can help you meet the demands of a busy day. If you’ve got a tough day ahead, try wearing a red sweater or painting your fingernails a rich red to boost(增加) your energy.
Feeling tense or depressed: Green may give you a sense of peace. Take a long walk through a tree-filled park or read a book in a grassy area.
Wanting to use your creativity: Violet(紫罗兰色) helps increase creativity. Think of a creative project you’d like to start and use the color violet as your main theme.
Experiencing lack of interest: Yellow helps to improve thought process and mental sharpness. Start keeping a diary on yellow notepaper, and get some sunlight on your face.
Needing to boost your imagination: Indigo(靛蓝色) strengthens dream activity. Put on your favorite pair of jeans and a pair of indigo sunglasses.
Feeling sad, self-conscious, nervous: Orange may help start your emotions and make you more social. Buy yourself an orange book bag or purse and carry it with you on the days when you’re feeling low.
Having trouble sleeping: Blue helps calm your nerves and brings relaxation. Buy some blue sheets for your bed and curl up with your favorite magazines for a relaxing night.
【小题1】 If you’re trying to calm yourself down, you may ________.

A.wear a red sweaterB.walk through green fields.
C.put on a pair of jeansD.buy a yellow bag
【小题2】Which of the following is most helpful in producing unique artwork?
A.RedB.GreenC.VioletD.Orange
【小题3】According to the passage, orange____________.
A.helps fire one’s imaginationB.helps you deal with people easily
C.helps have a good restD.helps save energy
【小题4】 If you want to be in high spirits, which colors may help?
A.Red and yellowB.Yellow and blue
C.Green and violetD.Blue and green


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Let’s do some sleep math.You lost two hours of sleep every night last week because of a big project due on Friday.On Saturday and Sunday,you slept in,getting four extra hours.On Monday morning,you were feeling so bright—eyed that you only had one cup of coffee,instead of your usual two.But don’t be cheated by your energy.You’re still carrying around a heavy load of sleepiness,or what experts call “sleep debt”一in this case something like six hours,almost a full night’s sleep.
Sleep debt is the difference between the amount of sleep you should be getting and the amount you actually get.It’s a shortage that grows every time we skim some extra minutes off our nightly sleep.“People get more sleep debt gradually without being noticed,”says William C.Dement,founder of the Stanford University Sleep Clinic.Studies show that such short term sleep lack leads to a foggy brain,worsened vision,and trouble remembering.Long-term effects include obesity(肥胖),insulin(胰岛素)resistance,and heart disease.A survey by the National Sleep Foundation reports that we’re losing one hour of sleep each night——more than two full weeks of sleep every year.
The good news is that,like all debt,with some work,sleep debt can be repaid.Adding all extra hour or two of sleep a night is the way to catch up.For the long-term lack of sleep, take it easy for a few months to get back into a natural sleep pattern.
Go to bed when you are tired,and allow your body to wake you in the morning(no alarm clock allowed).You may find yourself catatonic(有紧张症的)in the beginning of the recovery cycle:expect to have ten hours shut—eye per night;As the days pass,however,the amount of sleeping time will gradually decrease.
So earn back that lost sleep and follow the rules of your innate(固有的)sleep needs. You’ll feel better.“When you put away sleep debt,you become a superman,”says Stanford's Dement,talking about the improved mental and physical capabilities that come with being well rested.
53.If you have short-term sleep lack,you may___________.   
A.put on weight    B.get heart disease  C.hate eating food   D.have a poor sight
54.The example of sleep math is used to show______.
A.in what case you build up a sleep debt
B.in what way you can make up for lack of sleep
C.why you are energetic even without enough sleep
D.why you need six hours’sleep every night
55.By saying the underlined sentence,Dement means that______.
A.you need a lot of sleep to be a superman
B.you will be in a good state with enough sleep
C.you need to be a superman to repay sleep debt   
D.you will become a superman with more sleep debt
56.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?   
A.How can you keep energetic?    B.What is sleep debt?
C.Can you catch up on lost sleep?  D.Can coffee refresh you?

Being organized is an important skill for school and life.When you’re well organizedyou can stay focusedinstead of spending time hunting things down and getting sidetracked.What does it mean to be organizedFor schoolworkit means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignmentsso you know what you have to do and when.Keeping clearly labeled binders or folders for handouts and keeping all your schoolwork neat and in a specific place—these are the main parts of organization.

For home stuffbeing organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go.It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair.It means keeping your schoolbagyour shoesand your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them.

Planning is part of being organizedtoo.Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it.Calendarslistsand schedules can help you plan.You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace.Making a schedule or a “to?do” list for yourself is a good idea.Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do.Add new things as you get assignmentsand check off things when you’ve done them.Use your list to help you decide which thing is the most important to work on first.

It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff.But once you’re organizedyou feel great.The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homeworkthe more time you have for better thingslike reading a good book or playing.

1. According to the first paragraph“being organized” probably means “________”

Alooking for something with others here and there

Bdoing something according to the plan made ahead of time

Cgetting together every now and then

Dtelling you what you have to do every day

2. If you are well organized at homeyou will________.

Aleave all the things as they are

Bhang your coat on a chair

Cknow where your clean underwear is

Dask your mom where your shoes are

3.Which one of the following is the right order of being organized?

aDeciding what you have to do and when.

bFinding a notebook where you can write down your “to?do” list.

cGetting rid of the things that have been done in the list.

dMaking a “to?do” list for yourself.

Abadc? Badcb

Ccbad? Ddcba

4.What may be the best title for this passage?

APlanning Is Part of Being Organized

BA Good Beginning Is Half Done

CBeing Organized—an Important Skill

DWhere There Is a Will There Is a Way

 

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