Karnishakuji4- 162

Tokyo 145

October24,2007

Concord School of English

23 Essex St.

Concord,,NH03301

Dear Madam or sir , 

     One of the teachers at my school in Japan told me that your school has summer courses . I’m planning to go to the USA next summer and would like to take a one- month course .

     I’m 18 years old and have been studying English for six years . I’m going to study English at the university . I have ever been to a few countries , such as China , England ,Korea ,but never to the US ,and I think a trip will help me improve my English .

     Could you send me a catalogue 目录and application 申请表？ I would also like information about New Hampshire and other places nearby .

      I hope to do some traveling when the course is over .

      Thank you . I look forward to盼望 your reply .

                                                 Yours ,

                                                 Mariko Kobori

1.From the passage we know that the writer is from __________.

A.  Japan     B. the US      C. Korea       D. China

2.When will Mariko Kobori take the summer course ?

A. In June , 2006    B. In May , 2007    C. In June , 2008    D. In July 2007

3.Mariko Kobori  began to learn English at the age of _____________.

A. 18      B. 16      C. 14       D. 12  

4.After the course is over, the writer may _________.

A. go back home at once                 B. have a trip in the USA  

C. meet some friends in the university      D. go on studying there

5.Mariko Kobori wrote the letter to ________________.

A. take the next summer English course

B. go to the USA for summer holidays

C. get some advice on how to learn English

D. know about the Concord School of English 

A Brown University sleep researcher has some advice for people who run high schools: Don’t start classes so early in the morning. It may not be that the students who nod off at their desks are lazy. And it may not be that their parents have failed to enforce(确保) bedtime. Instead, it may be that biologically(生物学上)these sleepyhead(贪睡者)students aren’t used to the early hour.
　　“Maybe these kids are being asked to rise at the wrong time for their bodies,” says Mary Carskadon, a professor looking at problem of adolescent (青春期的)sleep at Brown’s School of Medicine.
　　Carskadon is trying to understand more about the effects of early school time in adolescents. And, at a more basic level, she and her team are trying to learn more about how the biological changes of adolescence affect sleep needs and patterns(方式).
　　Carskadon says her work suggests that adolescents may need more sleep than they did at childhood, no less, as commonly thought.
　　Sleep patterns change during adolescence, as any parent of an adolescent can prove. Most adolescents prefer to stay up later at night and sleep later in the morning. But it’s not just a matter of choice---their bodies are going through a change of sleep patterns.
　　All of this makes the transfer(迁移)from middle school to high school---which may start one hour earlier in the morning----all the more difficult, Carskadon says. With their increased need for sleep and their biological clocks set on the “sleep late, rise late” pattern, adolescents are up against difficulties when they try to be up by 5 or 6 a.m. for a 7:30 a.m. first bell. A short sleep on a desktop may be their body’s way of saying. “I need a timeout.”
【小题1】Carskadon suggests that high schools should not start classes so early in the morning because _______.

 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和首字母提示，在短文空白处填入适当的单词，使短文内容通顺、合理。并将完整的单词填写在答题卡的相应位置上。

Tuesday, 4^th May

Hurray! I’ve just met my all-time hero — Wong Kam-Po. I’ve seen him many t   1.     on television, but it was fantastic to meet him in person because c   2.    is my favourite sport. I’d love to be a professional cyclist (自行车手) one day.

I arrived at Shangri-La Hotel on Sunday to meet my family for lunch, when I found out that Wong Kam-po was giving a talk there. I decided to l   3.    to the talk instead. Wong talked about w   4.     the gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He said he felt very p   5.      of himself and his teammates. He explained how he and his team prepared themselves for races.

After the talk, I went up to him and introduced m   6.    . I asked him f   7.    some advice to improve my riding skills. I was a bit nervous s  8.     I couldn’t express myself very well. Wong said that we needed to believe in ourselves and should never give u   9.    .

It was a fantastic e  10.      and I really enjoyed talking to my hero!

Dear Abby,
I'm a helpless mother. My son Tom is 15 years old. I find that the older he grows, the less we talk. I feel very sad and I really need help.
My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his spare time on computer games. When he gets home, he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I'm getting worried about him, especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams.
Second, he likes new technology, but I don't have enough money and I can't afford all the things he wants.
Recently, I've found that he is always alone. I've never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends. That is the last problem I have.
What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.
A helpless mother
【小题1】The helpless mother has         problems.

Problem:

I'm bored. We have a day off because of the heavy rain. If you didn't go to school today, what would you do? Why? Linda

Some advice:

If I were you, I would be at home doing something, such as making my bed or helping my mother do some chores. That way, my room would be clean and my parents would be happy. Tina　　

I would do what I love! Maybe I would help Mom do some cooking. I would learn how to make dumplings. Kathy　　

I don't have enough time in one day to do all the things I want to. People who get bored usually don't have a good imagination (想象力). There are lots of different books to read, websites to surf, people to visit and things to make. June　　

Well, if I were you, I would watch a good movie and then take a good nap (小睡). Your brain (脑子) and body will then be relaxed and ready for classes the next day. Lisa

根据材料内容，选择最佳选项。（10分）

1. What's Linda's problem?

2. Who would watch a movie if she had a day off?

3. What would Kathy probably like to do on her day off?

4. June would do all of the following EXCEPT 　　

5. What do we know from the reading?