This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡觉）. But he couldn't. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor. “I can't go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.” The next day the man came back to the doctor's office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”

“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to （直到）one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.

1.The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .

2.The doctor asked the young man ________ .

3. The young man came back to the doctor's office the next day because ___ .

4.The young man ________ .

5.The young man ________ in fact.

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡觉）. But he couldn't. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor.

“I can't go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.”

The next day the man came back to the doctor's office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”

“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to （直到）one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.

1．The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .

A. he didn't finish his lessons

B. he worked too hard and was ill

C. he was worried about his homework

D. there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn't have a good rest

2．The doctor asked the young man ________ .

A. to count numbers before he went to bed

B. to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together

C. to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D. to go to bed earlier

3．The young man came back to the doctor's office the next day because ___ .

A. he wanted to thank the doctor

B. he was better

C. he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D. he still couldn't go to sleep at night

4．The young man ________ .

A. counted from 569 to 1000

B. counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C. counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D. counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep

5．The young man ________ in fact.

A. didn't understand the doctor's words

B. couldn't count numbers

C. didn't try to sleep

D. wasn't ill at all

Experts(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “ early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.

A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker (虚弱)than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.

Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.

1.The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________

A．he didn’t have enough sleep             B．it wasn’t time for him to get up

C．he didn’t want to go to school             D．he wanted his mother to wake him up

2.In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________

A．become too weak to sleep                B．not work well in class

C．go to bed early                         D．be weak in English

3.In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________”

A．get up early        B．get up late         C．sleep less         D．don’t want to sleep

4.According to the passage, which of the following is right?_________

A．If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.

B．Sleeping less means working hard.

C．Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.

D．Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.

I felt so __________that I fell __________in the History class this afternoon.

    A. sleeping; asleep    B. sleepy; asleep    C. sleepy; sleep      D. asleep; sleepy

How do you remember the way to your house? Where do dreams come from? It is your brain (大脑) that does these things. A British scientist showed that “sleep can improve one’s memory.” It’s not a dream for students to study when they sleep. In fact, your brain is working day and night. If you learn words before bed, a certain part of the brain may help you to remember the words while you sleep. What’s more, another scientist in the USA found that there was a “talent button (天才按钮)” in the human brain. It might make a person more talented.
There are more interesting things about the brain. Your brain uses less energy than a fridge light. Just two bananas can give the brain enough energy to work for a whole day. According to some scientists, yawning (打哈欠) keeps our brains “cool”, which makes us think quicker.
Here are some pieces of advice to keep a good brain:
Eat healthy food.
Get a lot of playtime or exercise.
Don’t drink or smoke.
Use your brain a lot.
【小题1】A British scientist found out that ________ could improve our memories.