________you often late for school?

A．Do B．are C．Is D．Does

March 16 is World Sleep Day. This year’s slogan is “Breathe Easily, Sleep Well”. Its aim is to celebrate the *benefits of good and healthy sleep.
Fangfang, from Liaoning, just became a high school student last September. She gets up at 5:30 a.m. every day and goes to bed at about midnight. Fangfang feels sleepy all the time. “I want to finish all my homework first,” she said.
Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. According to the National Sleep *Foundation in the US, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. For students who are 10 to 17 years old, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours every night.
But many students don’t get enough sleep because of early school start time and heavy homework. About 80 percent of middle school students don’t get enough sleep, the China Youth and Children Research Center reported. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and can’t fall asleep quickly. For others,they may even have insomnia, and usually they have to ask the doctors for help.
These sleeping problems greatly *affect people’s life. Some doctors found out that *lack of sleep for teenagers lead to poor grades. Students without enough sleep cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports. Also, they often become anxious easily.
Luckily, with good sleep habits, it is easier to fall asleep. Some of these good habits include *avoiding drinks that make people excited late in the day, going to sleep at the same time every night, and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark, quiet, and neither too warm nor too cold.
More tips to get a good night’s sleep:
Exercising during the day. You’d better do sports three hours before going to bed.
Don’t eat big meals before bedtime. Drink a warm glass of milk.
If you stay awake worrying about things, try making a list of things that you need to do before you go to bed.
【小题1】How much sleep do students aged from 10 to 17 need every night? 

March 16 is World Sleep Day. This year’s slogan is “Breathe Easily, Sleep Well”. Its aim is to celebrate the *benefits of good and healthy sleep.

Fangfang, from Liaoning, just became a high school student last September. She gets up at 5:30 a.m. every day and goes to bed at about midnight. Fangfang feels sleepy all the time. “I want to finish all my homework first,” she said.

Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. According to the National Sleep *Foundation in the US, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. For students who are 10 to 17 years old, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours every night.

But many students don’t get enough sleep because of early school start time and heavy homework. About 80 percent of middle school students don’t get enough sleep, the China Youth and Children Research Center reported. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and can’t fall asleep quickly. For others,they may even have insomnia, and usually they have to ask the doctors for help.

These sleeping problems greatly *affect people’s life. Some doctors found out that *lack of sleep for teenagers lead to poor grades. Students without enough sleep cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports. Also, they often become anxious easily.

Luckily, with good sleep habits, it is easier to fall asleep. Some of these good habits include *avoiding drinks that make people excited late in the day, going to sleep at the same time every night, and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark, quiet, and neither too warm nor too cold.

More tips to get a good night’s sleep:

Exercising during the day. You’d better do sports three hours before going to bed.

Don’t eat big meals before bedtime. Drink a warm glass of milk.

If you stay awake worrying about things, try making a list of things that you need to do before you go to bed.

1.How much sleep do students aged from 10 to 17 need every night? 

A．7 hours.          B．8-9 hours.         C．10-12 hours       D．Less than 7 hours.

2.What does the word “insomnia” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．失眠症.           B．好动症.           C．咽喉炎.           D．关节炎.

3.If teenagers don’t get enough sleep, they may _____________. 

A．do well in sports                        B．grow and develop better

C．feel sleepy in class                      D．do much better in studies

4.Which of the following is a good sleeping habit according to the passage?  

A．Do exercise at night before going to bed.

B．Going to sleep at the same time every night.

C．Going to sleep in a place where it is bright.

D．Eat big meals or drink a lot of wine at night.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?   

A．People should sleep well to live healthy and study better.

B．Teenagers should sleep longer on Saturdays and Sundays.

C．People should see the doctor if they don’t have enough sleep.

D．Teenagers don’t get enough sleep because of heavy homework.

Li Ming   26  often late for school. The teacher is very angry with him. “  27  are you often late for school?” asks the teacher. “Because I often get up  28 ,” answers Li Ming. “  29  clock can wake (唤醒)you up,” says the teacher.“Yes, you are   30  .But it  31  work ,” says Li Ming.“Why don't you   32  it?” asks the teacher again.“Oh, I don't want it to work   33  ,” answers Li Ming.“If all of us are late for school,  34  do you like it?” says the teacher.“Oh, that's great! There will be  35  schools in the world,” says Li Ming with a smile.

1. A. is             B. be              C. does             D. do

2. A. Why       B. When            C. What             D. Where

3. A. quickly        B. early               C. late             D. slowly

4. A. You            B. Your                C. Yours                D. Yourself

5. A. right     B. wrong           C. fine             D. OK

6. A. don't     B. doesn't         C. isn't                D. not

7. A .take           B. bring               C. make             D. mend(修理)

8. A. good           B. nice                C. well             D. fine

9. A. what      B. why             C. how              D. where

10. A. no            B. not             C. little               D. without

   Li Ming  16  often late for school. The teacher is very angry with him. “  17  are you often late for school?” asks the teacher. “Because I often get up  18  ,” answers Li Ming. “  19  clock can wake you up(叫醒),” says the teacher.” Yes, you are  20  . But it  21  work,” says Li Ming. “Why don’t you  22  it?” asks the teacher again? “Oh, I don’t want it to work  23  ,” answers Li Ming. “If all of us are late for school,   24  do you like it?” says the teacher. “Oh, that’s great! There will be  25  schools in the world,” says Li Ming with a smile(面带微笑).

16.A. is            B. be             C. does          D. do

17.A. Why         B. When          C. What         D. Where

18.A. quickly       B. early           C. late          D. slowly

19.A. You          B. Your           C. Yours        D. Yourself

20.A. right         B. wrong          C. fine          D. Ok

21.A. don’t         B. doesn’t         C. isn’t         D. not

22.A. take          B. bring          C. make         D. mend

23.A. good         B. nice           C. well          D. fine

24.A. what         B. why           C. how          D. where

25.A. no           B. not            C. little          D. without

One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column (专栏). Here are some of the questions asked and their answers.
Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me about what to do. Tommy.
A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.
Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.
A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be bold(大胆的). Write and tell me more about yourself.
Q: I’m always at the bottom (末尾)of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.
A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.
【小题1】What is the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?

One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column (专栏). Here are some of the questions asked and their answers.

Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me about what to do. Tommy.

A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.

Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.

A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be bold(大胆的). Write and tell me more about yourself.

Q: I’m always at the bottom (末尾)of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.

A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.

1.What is the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?

2.What is Tommy’s problem?

3.What does the adviser (建议者) want Sara to do?

4.What does Molly want to do?

5.By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?