A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off-if it is milked from a cow at night.

Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.

The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.

Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.

Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.

While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.

Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.

1.According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_______.

A. started sleep more easily

B. were less active

C. were more anxious

D. woke up later

2.Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?

A. It’s used in sleeping drugs

B. It exists in milk in great amount

C. It can make people more energetic

D. It’s been tested on mice for ten years

3.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Milk Drinking and Health B. Fat, Sugar and Health

C. Night Milk and Sleep D. An Experiment on Mice

Have you ever heard of homecoming? It’s a tradition celebrated every year in the US. At homecoming, a school or university welcomes back former students or alumni(校友). 1.It means, “coming home.”

This is a time when everyone can get together. 2.There are events that encourage school spirit all throughout homecoming week, which leads to the big day on Friday.

A major activity that most students will take part in is choosing the homecoming king and queen.3.This is a group of boys and girls who represent (代表) school spirit. At the end of the week, students vote for a boy and a girl to be the king and the queen.

Then it’s time for the football game, the main event of homecoming week! 4.Almost everyone from school goes to the game: students, parents, teachers, and alumni visitors. If they win, everyone is very happy.

5. Students dress up, and some might even bring a date to go with them. After the dance, homecoming is officially over, and everyone can’t wait for next year!

A. The last event is the homecoming dance.

B. That is where the name comes from.

C. Students get to pick who will be on homecoming court early in the week.

D. The tradition began more than 100 years ago in the United States.

E. The football team faces a lot of pressure to do well for the big crowd.

F. Homecoming usually lasts a week and happens in the fall.

G. Homecoming week was not just about fun, but also a chance to try out new things.

I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was _______and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a week’s worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could _____ it all. As I _____ the door, I saw a man with kind eyes and a gentle _____. He said he was collecting for a local food bank that helped to _____ the hungry in my area. He handed me a second shopping list of things they could use and asked me to _____ if I could. I smiled back, took the _____ and walked into the store. I really wanted to help, but wasn’t sure if I could this time.

I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas, and a dozen other things. I slowly _____ each item off my list until I was done. When I looked down at my full cart I _____ again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then, as I put my own list back into my pocket, I saw the food _____ list under it. I smiled and decided to trust my heart.

With the food bank in mind, I went over and _____ two of the biggest boxes of rice the store had and put them in my cart. It took _____ six dollars out of my wallet to pay for them, ______ my heart felt six times larger when I did. And when everything was _____, I had just enough to pay for it all.

It _____ so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a child’s _______ belly(肚子). A smile and hug can help to heal(愈合)a hurting heart. An______word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random _____ of kindness can change another’s day and life. It is up to us, _____. If we can ______a few dollars on rice , then we can share a love that will last forever.

1.A. short B. long C. frequent D. heavy

2.A. offer B. exchange C. afford D. accept

3.A. approached B. painted C. cleaned D. left

4.A. attitude B. manner C. smile D. anger

5.A. share B. train C. protect D. feed

6.A. advertise B. write C. help D. search

7.A. name B. list C. project D. budget

8.A. signed B. rid C. marked D. separated

9.A. wandered B. amazed C. fancied D. wondered

10.A. store B. cart C. bank D. nutrition

11.A. picked out B. lifted up C. picked up D. folded up

12.A. other B. others C. another D. more

13.A. but B. so C. and D. since

14.A. ordered B. totaled C. replaced D. packed

15.A. takes B. spends C. pays D. wastes

16.A. anxious B. adequate C. hungry D. full

17.A. encouraging B. excited C. encouraged D. disappointing

18.A. ability B. act C. appreciation D. allowance

19.A. although B. still C. yet D. though

20.A. save B. rescue C. accumulate D. reserve

1.This is the o______________(起源，由来)of the seasons on Earth.

2.The Church has something to say on how to c_________________(结合，联合)freedom with responsibility.

3.I was a quiet and g______________(温和的，文雅的)man who liked sports and enjoyed life.

4.On the way, we s____________(发现，注意到)a man holding a piece of paper that said, “Lost my job, family to feed.”

5.His family then moved to a s_______________(稍微，轻微地)larger house.

6.The Canadians plan to d_________________(递送)more food to southern Somalia.

7.So far, Mr. Cook has not c_____________(评论)on these reports.

8.Someone had furnished the place on a tight b___________________(预算；开支).

9.We know that the taste in art is a s______________(主观的)matter.

10.I think these traditional customs should be p________________(保存；保留).

Julie was at a crossroads. She had just graduated from university 1.was ready to begin life as an independent adult. She had already received some great job 2.(offer) from several major companies and was very3.(excite)about the opportunities. While4.(clean) out her dormitory room on her last day at university, she 5.(receive) an unexpected phone call. The6.(call) greeted her in careful English and then introduced himself as representing 7.international association. He had met Julie a few weeks ago at a job fair(招聘会)and 8.(impress) with her spoken English. The only difficulty was 9.his company was in the country of Colombia. Julie was 10.(curiously)to find out more, so after talking with her parents that evening, she booked a flight to South America.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last week our class voted on how to do for you class outing: visit the Singapore Zoo and go to the Night Safari(夜间动物园). We girls wanted to go to the zoo, but since we are in minority, we lost to the boys, that all wanted the safari. We got the admission rate for the students, which was great since I still had not enough money to buy a brochure about the park as well as something at the souvenir shops. The safari was scary(吓人的)but real fun. As we took the ride across the park’s dark jungle, we could see the eyes of many creatures look at us. Most of the animal there sleep when there sunlight and wake up at night.

假定你是刘明，刚刚以优异成绩从美国某大学毕业。你的的美国朋友Tony邀请你去他的公司工作，但是你想回国工作。请给Tony写一封邮件婉拒他的邀请。

内容要点包括：

1.报效祖国；

2.照顾父母；

3.发展空间大。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tony,

Thanks for offering me a job in your company, but I have decided to go back to work in China.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Liu Ming

LONDON—Terror struck in the heart of London on Thursday as explosions ripped through three subway trains and blasted(炸开)the roof off a crowded red double-decker bus. At least 37 people were killed and more than 700 wounded in the deadliest attack on the city since the blitz(闪电战)in World War II.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed Islamic extremists and said the bombings were designed to coincide with the opening in Scotland of a G-8 summit of the world’s most powerful leaders. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the bombings—which came the day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics--- have the “hallmarks(特点)of an al-Qaida-related attack”.

Trapped passengers in the Underground railway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing. As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas try to break the windows so that they could get air. Passengers emerged from the Underground covered with blood and soot(黑烟). On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and doctors used a hotel as a hospital.

“I didn’t hear anything, just a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was. I just had to get out of the train,” said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands.

“It was chaos(混乱),” said Gary Lewis, 32, evacuated(撤离)from a subway train at King’s Cross station. “The one haunting(萦绕)image was someone whose face was totally black( with soot) and pouring with blood.”

Police said there had been no warning and that the blasts at three subway stations went off within 26 minutes, starting at 8:51 a.m. in an Underground train just outside the financial district. Authorities initially blames a power failure but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a.m.—less than an hour after the first explosion.

1.The best title of the news report is ________.

A. London wins the bid for 2012 Olympics

B. London terror bombings kill 37, wound 700

C. G-8 leaders vow victory against terrorism

D. Chaos in London following multiple explosions

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news report?

A. How the British government reacted (反应)to the attack.

B. What poor results the attack could lead to.

C. Why the terrorists attacked London.

D. How the trapped subway passengers escaped.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?

A. These explosions were the deadliest attack on London in history.

B. Terror attack happened right after the closing of G-8 summit.

C. Explosions had terrible effects on the survivors of the attack.

D. The worst explosion was the one that happened at 8:51 a.m.

4.The underlined word “initially” in the last paragraph probably means “_______”.

A. at once

B. at first

C. at last

D. without doubt

My roommate Lily was well organized, while I was not. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Lily got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

War broke out one evening. Lily came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming. “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Lily answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Lily had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”

Lily and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned 高一阅读理解My roommate Lily was well organized while I was the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

1.What made Lily so angry one evening?

A. She heard the author shouting loud.

B. She saw the author’s shoes beneath her bed.

C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.

D. She couldn’t find her books.

2.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A. By analyzing causes.

B. By following time order.

C. By showing differences.

D. By describing a process.

3.The author tidied up the room most probably because _______.

A. she wanted to show her care

B. she hated herself for being so messy

C. she was asked by Lily to do so

D. she was scared by Lily’s anger

4.What might be the best title for the story?

A. Hard Work Pays Off

B. Learning to Be Roommates

C. My Friend Lily

D. How to Be Organized

Newborns begin to develop language skills long before they begin speaking. And, compared to adults, they develop these skills more quickly. People have a hard time learning new languages as they grow older, but babies have the ability to learn any language easily.

For a long time, scientists have tried to explain how such young children can learn the complicated grammatical rules and sounds of a language. Now, researchers are getting a better idea of what’s happening in the brains of the tiniest language learners. This new information might help kids with learning problems as well as adults who want to learn new languages. It might even help scientists who are trying to design computers that can communicate like people do.

Most babies go “ma ma” by 6 months of age, and most children speak in full sentences by age 3. For many years, scientists have wondered how the brains of young children figure out how to communicate using language. With help from new technologies, scientists are now finding that babies begin life with the ability to learn any language. They get into contact with other people, listen to what they say and watch their movements very closely. That is why they quickly master the languages they hear most often.

Studies show that, up to about 6 months of age, babies can recognize all the sounds that make up all the languages in the world. Starting at around 6 months old a baby’s brain focuses on the most common sounds it hears. Then, children begin responding only to the sounds of the language they hear the most.

In a similar way older babies start recognizing the patterns that make up the rules of their native language. For example, English children who are about 18 months old start to figure out that words ending in “-ing” or “-ed” are usually verbs, and that verbs are action words.

1.The new research in the second paragraph can be helpful in _____.

A. finding successful language learners

B. teaching kids with learning problems

C. designing human-shaped computers

D. improving babies’ language ability

2.The researchers found out that babies learn a language mainly by _____.

A. repeating the words of other people

B. remembering the full sentences they hear

C. hearing and closely watching others speak

D. figuring out the meaning of different sounds

3.The purpose of the text is to _____.

A. discuss

B. educate

C. inform

D. entertain