If you are having trouble falling asleep, you are in good company. About 65% of Americans said they have sleeping problems a few nights each week, according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation. Sleeping too little can lead to a higher risk of becoming fat and getting depressed(沮丧的). But before you go to a doctor for advice, it is worth examining your sleeping habits one more time. Some of your favorite evening habits may have something to do with the sleeping problems.
Setting a Bright Alarm Clock
The light of your bright alarm clock can prevent you from falling asleep. You can make your room as dark as possible. Cover the bright numbers with a book or consider buying a small travel clock. Your cellphone alarm may also do the trick.
Counting Sheep
When you just can’t  fall asleep, it’s useless to stay in bed to count sheep. If you’ve been trying to fall asleep for more than 30 minutes, the National Sleep Foundation suggests you get up to do some reading or watch TV for a while. Such activities will make you sleepy. Before you know it, you’ll be going back to bed really tired.
Exercising Late at Night?
Daytime workouts(锻炼) will keep you full of energy for hours. That’s why you don’t want to exercise within three hours of hitting the sack. Fierce(剧烈的)  physical activity raise your body temperature and pumps your energy level—both are bad for a good night’s sleep.
【小题1】What can we learn from the first sentence of the passage?

A.It’s not good to fail to fall asleep at night.
B.People in a good company often have sleeping problems.
C.There are many people who have sleeping problems.
D.You should find someone to talk to if you can’t fall asleep.
【小题2】The underlined part “hitting the sack” in the last paragraph means “______”.
A.going back homeB.going to bed
C.going to the gymD.falling asleep
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.The bad results o f getting too little sleep.
B.Why the bright alarm clock keeps you awake.
C.What to do if you can’t fall asleep after 30 minutes.
D.Why watching TV and reading books make people sleepy.
【小题4】By writing the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us _______.
A.why so many people can’t sleep well at night
B.how to enjoy a good night’s sleep
C.that sleeping problems are troubling more and more people
D.that people may solve their sleeping problems by some habits

Weighed down by study? Pushed to the limit by the fast pace of life ? Frightened by the possible war ? Well, you’re not alone. Men and women in France are seeking relief using the world’s best medicine-----laughter.
In the past year, more than 15 laughter clubs have been set up across the country. People of all ages go to release their stress with an hour group laughs. “People telephoned me and said they have forgotten what it is to laugh. They want to find a place where they can escape all their problems for a while. So they come,” said 40—year—old Jocelyne Le Moan. She usually takes a class of around 60 people through a series of laughter techniques.
Her pupils range from teenagers to 70 years old, but most are middle---aged white collars seeking 60 minutes of relaxation at the end of a busy day. Le Moan takes them through the “Lion Laugh”and the “Laugh Contest”, where participants “speak”to each other in different ways. And instead of talking, they break into fits of laughter. At the end there are 15 minutes of “meditation”, when they lie on their backs and let the laughs burst out of their mouths.
“I love it. It’s an experience that has changed my life. Through it I rediscovered the child’s laugh inside me,”Said Romain Jouffroy, 24. “US President George W. Bush should give it a try. He has lost his laugh,”she joked . Like Jouffroy, many laughter club members find themselves changed into children again, and why not ? The average preschooler laughs up to 400 times a day.
The average adult only a day seven to 15.
The physical benefits of laughter are already well—recognized. Doctors say the act of laughing releases good chemicals into the blood—stream, while the quick breathing that accompanies it helps massage(按摩)the digestive organs and strengthens the heart.
“A full hour is like having your inside go jogging!One finishes out of breath, but feels revitalized(产生新活力. And on top of that , you’ve had a laugh,”said doctor Alexisd’ Estaing.And many participants in Paris also emphasize the psychological benefits. They believe that laughter is a way of making oneself feel more confident.
【小题1】Which of the following is not included among the benefits of laughing?

A.It can make people rediscover their children’s laugh.
B.It can release good chemical into blood streams.
C.It can make you feel self—confident.
D.It can cure the illness of people.
【小题2】The writer suggested that you should_____________.
A.take the world’s best medicine.
B.talk to each other about what troubles you.
C.learn series of laughter techniques.
D.have a good laugh after a busy day.
【小题3】From the passage , we can conclude the following but___________.
A.Jocelyne Le Moan is a teacher of the club.
B.the members are mostly middle---aged white collars.
C.people always need some way to relax in life.
D.laugh freely and everything goes well.
【小题4】Which of the following is not the reason why so many people join the laughter clubs ?
A.Those members feel too much pressure on them.
B.They want to find a place to relax themselves.
C.Laughters help massage the digestive organs.
D.The members don’t know how to laugh.

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As we know, sport is very common in our daily life. People who usually compete in sports can be found everywhere. Why so many people love sports? __1__
Generally speaking, it is good for our health to do sports, such as basketball, football, table tennis, swimming, badminton, and so on. __2__ I have taken the swimming course this term, since I didn’t know how to swim. I find that swimming is very interesting and has many benefits for our bodies. On one hand, it can make our blood circulatory system run regularly. On the other hand, the muscles of our bodies can be massaged(按摩) under the pressure of water. All these are positively advantageous to our health.
__3__ It is known to us that some sports are team sports that involve several players or even more. When playing with others, people must face the situation of getting along with others. Through the sport games, strangers may go easily with others and make friends with each other. __4__ If you don’t know what to do, doing exercises may be a good idea because you can share the time and the fun with your friends.
__5__Yes, that’s right. But the advantages of sports are more than its disadvantages. We should follow the lead of sports athletes, as sports play an essential role in our life. Plenty of physical exercise will help you keep fit.

A.I think I love the sports deeply.
B.Just take swimming for example.
C.There are many reasons for this.
D.I like the sports, which is interesting.
E. Besides, sport is also a way of communication.
F. Some people may say it is easy to be hurt while having sports.
G. What’s more, they can get satisfaction from the competitive sports.

Let's pretend we're sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat. The Rhine is one of the main waterways of Germany, and the river traffic is heavy. It's interesting to watch the many boats going up and down the river. But the river traffic is not nearly so interesting as the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides. The boat is passing many old castles. We can see people working in the vineyards (葡萄园) on the hillsides. There are vineyards as far as the eye can see. Wine from the Rhine Valley is famous all over the world.

Suddenly our boat slows down and begins to turn a little. We are coming to a sharp bend in the river. On our right we can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high. At first it looks quite ordinary, but there is nothing ordinary about it. There are many stories, poems, and songs about the cliff. We are looking at the Lorelei. Then someone on the boat begins to sing in German, the song of the Lorelei. It is a song about a beautiful siren (妖妇) who has lured(引诱) many sailors to their deaths.

The siren is supposed to sit on the rock combing her long golden hair and singing. The sailors who hear her forget to steer(掌舵), and the current of river hurls (掀翻) their boats on the rocks and dashes(猛撞)them to pieces.

Soon other people on the boat begin to sing. The beautiful song adds to special magic to the moment, and you begin to realize why so many people have made this trip down the Rhine to see the rock of the Lorelei.

1.The most interesting thing to those who are sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat is      .  

A. to watch many boats going up and down the river

B. to see the beautiful scene along the banks and hillsides

C. to hear a song about beautiful siren

D. to see a beautiful siren combing her golden hair

2. Which of the following is famous all over the world?

A. The Rhine River.                 B. The River Traffic.

C. Wine from the Rhine Valley.        D. The Lorelei.

3.We can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high      .

A. on our right when coming to a sharp bend           B. on the Rhine hillsides

C. from the Rhine Valley                     D. on the boat

4. The song of the Lorelei is about      .

A. The Rhine wine                  

B. a rocky cliff

C. the beautiful scenery along the Rhine River   

D. a beautiful and dangerous siren

 

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