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　　Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. The American couch-potato becomes maybe even a part of the American tradition! You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch watching TV. As there are many channels to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watching TV are called couch-potatoes.

　　In America, when one watches TV, one is most often sitting on a couch. While watching TV, most of these people look so frozen that they almost, look like dead things! Everyone is sitting still with eyes looking right into the same black box. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don't take exercise and usually get very fat. So, in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look so still and fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now that you know what a couch-potato means, the next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

1．The word “couch-potato” is often used ________.

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2．A couch-potato ________ in his free time.

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A．only watches TV

B．takes exercise

C．gets fat

D．does nothing but sit on a couch

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．The writer wants to advise us not to watch TV too long.

B．There are many different kinds of TV programs.

C．Watching TV by standing there is better for health.

D．Most persons who like watching too much TV get fat.

4．A couch-potato looks like a real potato because ________.

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5．From the passage, you may know many Americans at that time were having a/ an ________ life.

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It is known that most people spend one third of their lives sleeping. So sleeping is important to our health and daily lives. But the problem is that for most people, especially office workers, it is not easy to get enough sleep. For centuries, people have been troubled by insomnia. There are three ways to deal with it

Pay attention to your daily diet!

How well you sleep is closely connected to your daily diet. If you eat fat or hard-to-digest food for supper or eat just before you sleep, it will keep keeping you awake. What should be on your daily menu? For supper, you can choose something low-fat and digestible like fish, chicken or lean meat, rice and wheat. All the foods mentioned above can soothe the nerves(舒缓神经). Avoid foods that cause gas such as potato, corn, bread, carbonic acid(碳酸)drinks. If you still can not sleep well after cutting out these harmful foods, try adding some foods that will make you sleepy

Create a good sleeping environment

A good sleeping environment includes comfortable pajamas, a soft quilt, and most importantly, a comfortable bed.

Do something relaxing

In order to get a good night's sleep, you should not only relax your body, but also your mind. Try to do something to relax your mind before going to bed. Listening to soft music, reading or watching some light TV for half an hour before going to bed is a good way to make you feel sleepy. If you still can't sleep, try some exercise like walking or jogging to get rid of stress and increase your blood circulation(血液循环). Also taking a bath or soaking（浸泡）your feet in warm water can help your blood circulation and relax your body.

51.What’s the meaning of insomnia?

   A. 疲劳          B. 紧张          C. 兴奋          D. 失眠

52. Which shouldn’t we eat or drink if we can hardly fall asleep?

   A. milk           B. coke           C. fish           D. vegetables

53. Which can help you to fall asleep?

   A. To watch an exciting basketball match.

   B. To listen to rock music

   C. To quarrel with your neighbor.

   D. To go out for a walk.

54. How many hours do most people sleep every day?

   A. 12 hours        B. 10 hours        C. 7 hours        D. 8 hours

55. What’s the main idea of this passage?

   A. How to prepare you dinner        B. Interesting sports

   C. Three ways to relax yourself       D. How to sleep well