Lie in bed, by an open window, and listen…
“No air conditioning? How can you sleep?” a friend asks, horrified. I tell her my family has decided to shut the air conditioner off and reduce our electric bill. On this first night of our cost-cutting plan, it’s only 85 degrees. We’re going to suffer, but the three kids complain anyway.
They have grown up in 72-degree comfort, protected from the world outside.
“It’s too hot to sleep,” my 13-year-old daughter complains. “I’m about to die from this heat,” her brother complains down the hall. “Just try it tonight,” I tell them. In truth I’m too tired to turn for long. My face is sweaty, but I lie quietly listening to the cricket choirs outside that remind me of childhood.
The neighbor’s dog howls. Probably a passing squirrel. It’s been years since I took the time to really listen to the night.
I think about grandma, who lived to 92 and still helped with my mom’s gardening until just a few weeks before she died. And then, I’m back there at her house in the summer heat of my childhood. I move my pillow to the foot of grandma’s bed and turn my face toward the open window. I turn the pillow, hunting for the cooler side.
Grandma saw me turn over and over. “If you just watch for the breeze(清风),” she said, “you’ll cool off and fall asleep.” I stare at the filmy white curtain, willing it to move. Lying still, waiting, I suddenly notice the life outside the window. The bug chorus. Neighbors, porch(门廊)-sitting late, speak in unclear words that calm me.
“Mom, did you hear that?” my seven-year-old son cries, “I think it was an owl(猫头鹰)family.”
“Probably,” I tell him, “just keep listening…”
Without the working air conditioner, the house is peaceful, and the natural night noises seem close enough to touch. I hope I’m awake tonight when the first breeze comes in.
【小题1】On the first night of the writer’s cost-cutting plan, her children ______.

Lie in bed, by an open window, and listen…
“No air conditioning? How can you sleep?” a friend asks, horrified. I tell her my family has decided to shut the air conditioner off and reduce our electric bill. On this first night of our cost-cutting plan, it’s only 85 degrees. We’re going to suffer, but the three kids complain anyway.
They have grown up in 72-degree comfort, protected from the world outside.
“It’s too hot to sleep,” my 13-year-old daughter complains. “I’m about to die from this heat,” her brother complains down the hall. “Just try it tonight,” I tell them. In truth I’m too tired to turn for long. My face is sweaty, but I lie quietly listening to the cricket choirs outside that remind me of childhood.
The neighbor’s dog howls. Probably a passing squirrel. It’s been years since I took the time to really listen to the night.
I think about grandma, who lived to 92 and still helped with my mom’s gardening until just a few weeks before she died. And then, I’m back there at her house in the summer heat of my childhood. I move my pillow to the foot of grandma’s bed and turn my face toward the open window. I turn the pillow, hunting for the cooler side.
Grandma saw me turn over and over. “If you just watch for the breeze(清风),” she said, “you’ll cool off and fall asleep.” I stare at the filmy white curtain, willing it to move. Lying still, waiting, I suddenly notice the life outside the window. The bug chorus. Neighbors, porch(门廊)-sitting late, speak in unclear words that calm me.
“Mom, did you hear that?” my seven-year-old son cries, “I think it was an owl(猫头鹰)family.”
“Probably,” I tell him, “just keep listening…”
Without the working air conditioner, the house is peaceful, and the natural night noises seem close enough to touch. I hope I’m awake tonight when the first breeze comes in.

1. 1.

   On the first night of the writer’s cost-cutting plan, her children ______.

   1. A.
      live a comfortable life as usual
   2. B.
      begin to be unhappy
   3. C.
      are protected from the world outside
   4. D.
      are about to die from the heat
2. 2.

   The author talks about her grandmother and her childhood to show that ______.

   1. A.
      people used to live a hard life
   2. B.
      people at that time were hardworking
   3. C.
      it’s OK for people to live a simple life
   4. D.
      she has learned a great deal from her grandma
3. 3.

   In the writer’s eyes, her children are ______.

   1. A.
      free from parents’ protection
   2. B.
      full of dissatisfaction with life
   3. C.
      dependable because of parents’ love
   4. D.
      lacking in real test of hardships in life
4. 4.

   Which of the following titles best suits the passage?

   1. A.
      Waiting for the Breeze.
   2. B.
      An Interesting Experience.
   3. C.
      Life at Present and Life in the Past.
   4. D.
      Different Times, Different Children

Children lie on couches or sit on floors, nearly hypnotized(迷住) by all kinds of messages coming from the television. This scene has become all too familiar. Increasingly, young children are adopting a watching-TV lifestyle, at s stage in life when activity is important to their growth. Furthermore, family time is being destroyed by too much TV time. Here are some facts you need to know:

   *Research shows that children spend between five and six hours per day watching TV, and they go to bed before having any communication with other family members.

   *Time spent in front of a screen is reducing the amount of time children spend sleeping.

   *The more time a youth spends in front of a screen, the more likely he or she is to be overweight.

   Experts(专家) offer the following advice to parents on how to stop their children from becoming addicted to television:

   *Do not put a TV in a child’s bedroom.

   *Make meal time, family time -----turn off the TV during a family meal time. Better yet, remove the TV from the eating area.

   *Make TV time active time by doing simple exercise during advertisement breaks.

   *Help your kids be clever TV watchers by teaching them to recognize a sales trick in advertisements(广告).

   *Create family memories by planning fun activities instead of always watching TV with your family.

   *_______. Limit your own TV watching to less than two hours per day. The best way to learn is to follow; this is especially true for children.

Which fact is not mentioned(提到) as a result of watching TV in this passage?

   A. Family time has been destroyed.

   B. Children who watch too much TV are often overweight.

   C. Children spend less time sleeping because of watching TV.

   D. Children’s study can be badly influenced if they watch too much TV.

Which of the following is one piece of advice given in this passage?

   A. Parents should teach children to judge TV advertisements.

   B. TV should be removed from homes that have children.

   C. The family should watch TV together while eating.

   D. Parents should not allow children to watch TV.

The sentence in the blank in the last advice should be “_______”.

   A. Be a good role model              B. Limit children’s TV time

   C. TV time should not be over 2 hours.  D. Watching too much TV is bad for children

Children lie on couches or sit on floors, nearly hypnotized(迷住) by all kinds of messages coming from the television. This scene has become all too familiar. Increasingly, young children are adopting a watching-TV lifestyle, at s stage in life when activity is important to their growth. Furthermore, family time is being destroyed by too much TV time. Here are some facts you need to know:
*Research shows that children spend between five and six hours per day watching TV, and they go to bed before having any communication with other family members.
*Time spent in front of a screen is reducing the amount of time children spend sleeping.
*The more time a youth spends in front of a screen, the more likely he or she is to be overweight.
Experts(专家) offer the following advice to parents on how to stop their children from becoming addicted to television:
*Do not put a TV in a child’s bedroom.
*Make meal time, family time -----turn off the TV during a family meal time. Better yet, remove the TV from the eating area.
*Make TV time active time by doing simple exercise during advertisement breaks.
*Help your kids be clever TV watchers by teaching them to recognize a sales trick in advertisements(广告).
*Create family memories by planning fun activities instead of always watching TV with your family.
*_______. Limit your own TV watching to less than two hours per day. The best way to learn is to follow; this is especially true for children.
【小题1】Which fact is not mentioned(提到) as a result of watching TV in this passage?

 Children lie on couches or sit on floors, nearly hypnotized(迷住) by all kinds of messages coming from the television. This scene has become all too familiar. Increasingly, young children are adopting a watching-TV lifestyle, at s stage in life when activity is important to their growth. Furthermore, family time is being destroyed by too much TV time. Here are some facts you need to know:

*Research shows that children spend between five and six hours per day watching TV, and they go to bed before having any communication with other family members.

*Time spent in front of a screen is reducing the amount of time children spend sleeping.

*The more time a youth spends in front of a screen, the more likely he or she is to be overweight.

Experts(专家) offer the following advice to parents on how to stop their children from becoming addicted to television:

*Do not put a TV in a child’s bedroom.

*Make meal time, family time -----turn off the TV during a family meal time. Better yet, remove the TV from the eating area.

*Make TV time active time by doing simple exercise during advertisement breaks.

*Help your kids be clever TV watchers by teaching them to recognize a sales trick in advertisements(广告).

*Create family memories by planning fun activities instead of always watching TV with your family.

*_______. Limit your own TV watching to less than two hours per day. The best way to learn is to follow; this is especially true for children.

1.Which fact is not mentioned(提到) as a result of watching TV in this passage?

2.Which of the following is one piece of advice given in this passage?

3.The sentence in the blank in the last advice should be “_______”.