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If you are a sleep deprived(被剥夺) teacher, you may not be aware of the term woodpeckering(啄木鸟式点头), but you’ve probably done it. It happens the day following a bad night’s sleep. You’re sitting in a long meeting and you can barely keep your eyes open, so you support your head up with your hand. Next thing you know, you are moving your sleeping head back to its upright position. Do this a few times and you are woodpeckering.

I thought I knew sleep deprivation when I did my medical internship(实习) in hospital. That year I frequently went 36 hours with no sleep. When I finished my stay in neurology(神经内科), I welcomed the promise of full nights of sleep ever after. It went pretty well for the next 10 years until I became a school teacher and experienced a whole new level of sleep deprivation.

Teachers’ working hours go far beyond the 8 am to 5 pm schedule of kids in school. There are hours spent at staff meetings, correcting homework, preparing for the next day- and then there is the worrying. What I did in a hospital emergency room required no more intensive mental energy than what is need to keep 30 kids attentive enough to learn what I was teacher.

Good teachers are like magicians keeping a dozen balls in the air to come at right time, with alarm set for 6 am to finish grading papers, memories of the day that’s gone- including the students who didn’t understand something, forgot their lunch or were embarrassed by wrong answers. All these will become sleep-resistant barriers. And also with some financial stress, you’ll have a cycle of insomnia(失眠) with unwelcome consequences.

With inadequate sleep comes irritability(易怒), forgetfulness, lower tolerance of even minor annoyances, and less efficient organization and planning. These are the very mental useless that teachers need to meet the challenges of the next day. In wanting to do a better job the next day, the brain keeps bringing up the worries that deny the rest it needs.

1.After a bad night’s sleep, usually the direct effect for the next day is to ______.

A. keep one’s eyes open all the time

B. move head back and forth

C. raise one’s head in upright position

D. keep nodding like a woodpecker

2.The writer’s new level of sleep deprivation began since he _____.

A. did his medical internship in hospital

B. began to teach in a school

C. left hospital ten years ago

D. went 36 hours with no sleep

3.From paragraph 3 we can infer that ____.

A. teachers’ work is comfortable

B. correcting homework needs less time

C. working in hospital is even tougher

D. teaching needs more mental energy

4. Good teachers’ sleep problems are mainly due to the _____.

A. common sleep-resistant barriers

B. embarrassment for wrong answers

C. diligence and devotion to teaching

D. misunderstanding of their students

5. What does the writer really want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. Unfavorable effects of inadequate sleep are various

B. Lay down worries and sleep well first for the next day.

C. Teachers should often practice mental muscles.

D. Better job has nothing to do with inadequate sleep.

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For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it has become a __________ routine. She has run 12 marathons once a week-for the past year in memory of her dad who _________ just 35 days after he was _________v with pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌). When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was _________ to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. “ It made me feel _________ .” she said, “I knew I had to do something.”

So this marathon queen, _________ she calls herself, did what she did best; she went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the _________ two years, Julie now vowed(发誓) to run 12 marathons in 12 weeks in _________ of her father. After asking people to _________ money for each marathon, she _________ a website, marathon goddess, com, to collect money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network(PANCAN), a nonprofit organization. Julie began her incredible _________ with a marathon is Rome and then entered a race every _________in some city across North America. _________ leaving work at 5p.m.on Friday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she _________ home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her 1,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, _________ more than $ 200,000 in the process for PANCAN.

While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule. “My body’s getting used to this. I’m changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more _________ .” she said. When her muscles began to _________, she kept her _________ in mind. “When you do what you love, for those you love, that is where the _________ happen. Together we can make a(n) _________,and pave the way for a happy, healthy, cancer free life.” she said.

1.A. weekly B. monthly C. daily D. yearly

2.A. passed by B. passed away C. died off D. died out

3.A. connected B. diagnosed C. treated D. dealt

4.A. inspired B. exhausted C. interested D. shocked

5.A. desirable B. helpless C. hopeful D. wishful

6.A. while B. what C. as D. since

7.A. previous B. precious C. present D. precise

8.A. search B. need C. honor D. place

9.A. pay B. donate C. make D. earn

10.A. set up B. made up C. held up D. broke up

11.A. experiment B. stage C. road D. challenge

12.A. day B. morning C. weekend D. weekday

13.A. At B. By C. With D. On

14.A. parted B. left C. headed D. missed

15.A. raising B. earning C. spending D. wasting

16.A. merrily B. efficiently C. specifically D. casually

17.A. swell B. stress C. burn D. ache

18.A. strength B. relief C. motivation D. interest

19.A. miracles B. accidents C. stories D. events

20.A. offer B. sacrifice C. promise D. difference

Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.

1.What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?

A.Some of them are not attractive.

B.Most of them ate too expensive to preserve.

C.They are more pleasing than modern buildings.

D.They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.

2.Which of the following is true according to the author?

A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.

B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.

C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.

D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.

3.By “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means“ ”.

A.destroy old buildings

B.put things in a different place

C.choose new architectural styles

D.respect people's feelings for historical buildings

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To explain why people dislike change.

B.To warn that we could end up living in caves.

C.To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.

D.To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.

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I got a guitar for my birthday, and since then I have been struggling. It’s kind of sad. To be honest, it is how many problems are caused by such little things in the life of a teenager .It has awakened another side of myself me. And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.

I’m a senior, I’m going to soon and I know what college I’m going to. And now I have to deal with this little voice in my head constantly me that I’m going to be a rock star, not a scientist.

A few weeks ago I was given the simple task of writing a short story. I sat down to ___ a beautiful work of fiction that would ___ my teacher and classmates. To be honest, this is an area I generally feel very __ in. I really enjoy it and such writing tasks used to take the ________amount of time.

So I was to write my story, and across the room lay my beautiful birthday present. “Once upon a time,” I wrote. Then I stopped, in my chair, and stared for a moment at the . Its dark red paint was and I could see my reflection in its perfect surface. And then my reflection started dancing and singing. I wasn’t , but it sure was. I’d follow its . So I seized my guitar and plucked (拨动) a string. I sat rocking with my guitar until late the night. I was sure I was preparing for the much more efficiently now that I wasn’t spending time writing stories.

Needless to say, no story was written, and many arose in my mind. Since then, I have constantly asked, “Am I for not wanting to do my work anymore?” More importantly, , I’ve learned I really am going to be a rock star.

1.A.interesting B.exciting C.disappointing D.surprising

2.A.within B.with C.before D.beyond

3.A.work B.write C.graduate D.retire

4.A.teaching B.advising C.reminding D.fooling

5.A.actually B.seemingly C.obviously D.partly

6.A.plan B.create C.carry D.continue

7.A.frustrate B.amuse C.astonish D.admire

8.A.happy B.rich C.fortunate D.strong

9.A.least B.most C.largest D.best

10.A.trying B.helping C.refusing D.learning

11.A.seated B.edited C.turned D.digested

12.A.paper B.instrument C.floor D.desk

13.A.running B.shining C.deepening D.fading

14.A.playing B.dreaming C.moving D.repeating

15.A.lead B.music C.speed D.rule

16.A.of B.at C.for D.into

17.A.university B.life C.future D.exam

18.A.doubts B.fears C.discussions D.problems

19.A.curious B.clever C.normal D.alone

20.A.therefore B.though C.otherwise D.even

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