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阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Scientists have learned a great deal in the last thirty years by studying people as they sleep. They study the bodily characteristics that change during sleep. They have learned that there is one kind of sleep which causes rapid eye movement ( REM ) and another kind with no rapid eye movement (NREM).

Sleep is divided into three stages. In stage one, when you start to go to sleep, you have a pleasant floating feeling. In stage two, you sleep more deeply, and a noise will probably not wake you up. In stage three, the brain waves are less active. This third stage is when you dream, REM tends to signal that we are dreaming. For the rest of the night, you alternate between REM and NREM sleep.

Sleep is a biological need, but your brain never really sleeps. The things that are on your mind during the day are still there at night. They appear as dreams. Researchers say that normal people may have four or five REM periods of dreaming each night. The first one may begin only a half hour after they fall asleep, and the final one may last up to an hour. Nightmares (a frightening dream) usually happen toward the early morning.

Besides dreaming, snoring is also common in one's sleep. People snore because they have trouble breathing while they are asleep. Some snorers have a condition called apnea. They stop breathing up to thirty or forty times an hour because the throat muscles relax too much and block the airway. After a period of time, the brain will signal the person to start breathing again. During this time a person will snore. This is a dangerous condition, because once the brain is without oxygen for four minutes there could be serious brain damage. Sleep apnea can also cause irregular heartbeats, high blood pressure, and a general lack of energy.

What should you do if you have trouble sleeping? Lots of people take sleeping pills, but these are dangerous because they can be addictive. Doctors say the best thing is to try to relax and to avoid bad habits.

Sleep is important to humans. In an average lifetime, 220, 000 hours are spent sleeping, so we need to understand everything we can about sleep. Sweet dreams!

1.Sleep is a(an) ________ need for humans.

A. emotional B. mental

C. biological D. psychological

2.Which of the following conditions is NOT caused by sleep apnea?

A. A heart attack.

B. A lack of energy.

C. Irregular heartbeats.

D. High blood pressure.

3.We can learn from the article that ____________.

A. our brains can get a good rest when we are asleep

B. it's impossible to stop the habit of taking sleeping pills

C. REM and NREM are ways to see if people are in a deep sleep.

D. in stage two people will probably not wake up if they hear a noise.

4.Where is the article probably from?

A. A sports guidebook.

B. A health magazine.

C. A fashion website.

D. A news report.

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It was a special morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. ________ an inexperienced teacher, I tried every possible means to get them to be ________ , but in vain. My ________ was rising and I could feel my heart ________ wildly. I began to wonder whether this was the ________ of my job as a music teacher. I thought ----teaching was not for me. Then an idea occurred to me. Hoping that no one would notice that I was ________ at that time, I threw my voice as ________ as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your ________ ! We are going on a journey."

________ , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly ________ , put it in the ________ and played it.

Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and ________ . When the music started, the room was ________ with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were ________ . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their ________ slowly so that we could ________ our musical journey.

At this point, ________ all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to ________ . The music allowed me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the _________ and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that ________ in the classroom could have.

1.A.For B.With C.As D.Without

2.A.safe B.quiet C.kind D.glad

3.A.panic B.shame C.joy D.delight

4.A.hitting B.slapping C.jumping D.beating

5.A.aim B.end C.plan D.rule

6.A.hopeful B.confident C.nervous D.happy

7.A.near B.far C.nearer D.farther

8.A.mouths B.eyes C.books D.doors

9.A.Importantly B.Amazingly C.Obviously D.Frequently

10.A.passed one on B.gave one back C.turned one in D.took one out

11.A.CD player B.tape recorder C.television set D.notebook computer

12.A.slept B.nodded C.waited D.clapped

13.A.full B.filled C.satisfied D.greeted

14.A.talking B.dancing C.listening D.discussing

15.A.legs B.arms C.shoulders D.heads

16.A.share B.scream C.whisper D.yell

17.A.although B.when C.but D.where

18.A.understand B.imagine C.play D.teach

19.A.unspoken B.unknown C.unprepared D.unforgotten

20.A.games B.music C.tears D.Knowledge

阅读理解,阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

As a high school dropout myself, I often feel it is my duty to defend my fellow non-scholars. Common wisdom would have you believe we are the "bad kids", the future criminals, the worst sort of people. But not all dropouts will deal drugs, shoplift, or even shoot pool all day.

My own favorite hooky hangout was always the public library. My early retirement meant that at last I had the time to read everything I wanted to.

Best of all was the time I finally had to myself. I felt uncontrolled and free. I had been in school nearly my whole life. I wanted to find out for myself who I was, and until I did, everything else felt like a waste of time.

To be honest, though, my daily life as a dropout consisted mostly of long hot baths, afternoon naps, and microwave food. After nearly three years of such self-centered pleasure, a series of strange thoughts began to enter my mind continuously.

Images of myself at the age of 35-still living at home, collecting dust balls on the couch, reading the same book over and over-began to bother me in my sleep. And a voice in my head began asking over and over, "Who is paying the hot water bills? Who buys the microwave pizza?"

The answer, of course, was my poor old parents. Sure, I was having a wonderful time doing plenty of nothing, discovering myself and all, but they were getting a raw deal. What parents long to see their child drop out of school, with no plans for the future? Could they be expected to support me forever?

Certainly not. I had been visited by Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, and there was no looking back. I immediately moved out of the house and out of town, in search of a future for myself.

And it is here, in my new home of San Francisco, that I have decided to do what was once unthinkable: go back to school. I plan to take adult education classes and get me GED (General Educational Development), and then enroll in City College.

So next time you see a dropout, that unchangeable anti-student, be understanding. And please don't push him to do something he doesn't want to do. It never works. He'll come around when he's ready.

1.Which question is NOT answered in the article?

A. When did the writer leave school?

B. How was the writer's life as a dropout?

C. What future plans did the writer have in San Francisco?

D. What did the writer's parents say when he dropped out?

2.The writer went back to school because __________.

A. he wanted to learn something and support himself

B. he found the life as a dropout was very unbearable

C. his parents couldn't support him anymore

D. he didn't want to be looked down upon

3.What do we know about the writer from the article?

A. He didn't like studying.

B. He had a busy life as a dropout.

C. He was concerned about his future.

D. He wanted to become a teacher.

4.The writer writes this article mainly to _________.

A. explain why he became a dropout

B. tell people how to treat dropouts

C. prove that not all dropouts are bad

D. show what a dropout's life is really like

Do you always forget where you placed your keys or your purse? What was the name of the movie you saw last week? The major cause of your forgetfulness may be linked to what you store in your body, not in your short-term memory bank.

Tests continue to show that people with enough Vitamin B-2 do well in memory exams. The "B" could stand for "brain", if you're one of many with limited instant recall. And the number one source of that vitamin (维生素) is sunflower seeds.

Even when you're sleeping or relaxing, your brain is still at work. Although it makes up just two percent of your total body weight, it uses up to 30 % of the calories (卡路里) you take in each day. For it to work properly, it must be fed. Even if you're not a breakfast eater, that meal is the best way to prepare your brain for the day. A quick and easy English muffin with peanut and butter in it, a glass of milk, and an orange, might be what your brain may be asking you the first thing in the morning when you feel your head is in a fog. Having sunflower seeds and fruit between meals adds more muscle to that hungry, demanding organ. Vitamin B-1 also helps the memory, and that is found in eggs, meats and nuts. In Chinese culture, walnuts are known as the fruit for a long life because it is believed that they feed both the kidneys and the brain. And according to Chinese culture, if you keep those two important organs in good working order, you'll live longer.

However forgetful you are, just keep in mind the letter "B", which will help you to "bear in mind almost everything" even on those days when life's challenges are sending you in a billion directions.

1.The underlined word "muffin" in the third paragraph probably means________.

A. menu B. dinner C. cookie D. calorie

2.What can we conclude from the passage?

A. Two percent of our brain is still active when we are sleeping or relaxing.

B. What we eat seems more important than what we learn in terms of memory.

C. It doesn't make much difference to our brain whether we have breakfast or not.

D. Life's challenges have no effect on our memory, if dealt with in a proper way.

3.In the passage, Chinese culture is mentioned to________.

A. support the idea of long life

B. warn the readers of two organs

C. show the importance of vitamin B-1

D. remind us of walnuts and sunflower seeds

4.What can you get from the passage?

A. Keep in mind the letter "B"

B. The younger, the better memory

C. Learn about Chinese culture

D. Try to get more rest

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