Even though global warming may have made the weather more mild, many animals are still hibernating(冬眠)．It's too bad that humans can't hibernate．In fact we almost did．
Apparently, at times in the past, farmers in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation．So writes Graham Robb, a British scholar who has studied the sleeping habits of the French farmers．As soon as the weather turned cold, people all over the France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months．
In line with this, Jeff Warren, a producer at CBC Radio's The Current, tells us that the way we sleep has changed since the invention of lighting．
When historians began studying texts of the Middle Ages, they noticed something referred to as “first sleep”, which was not clarified, though．Now scientists are telling us our ancestors most likely slept in separate periods．The business of eight hours’ continuous sleep is a modern invention．
In the past, without the artificial light, humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves up around midnight．The late night period was known as “The Watch”．It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals, although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbors．
According to some sleep researchers, a short of insomnia(失眠)at midnight is not a disorder．It is normal．Humans can experience another state of consciousness(清醒状态)around their sleeping, which happens in the brief period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning．This period can be a creative time for some people．
Playing with your sleep rhythms(节奏)can be dangerous, as worry may set in．Medical science doesn't help much in this case．It offers us medicines for a full night's continuous sleep, which sounds natural; however, according to Warren's theory, it is really the opposite of what we need．
(1)
The late night was called “The Watch” because it was a time for people ________．
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A．
to set time to catch animals
B．
to remind others of the time
C．
to guard against possible dangers
D．
to wake up their family and neighbors
(2)
We can infer from the last paragraph that people should ________．
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A．
sleep in the way animals do
B．
follow their natural sleep rhythms
C．
keep to the eight-hour sleeping way
D．
ask doctors for help if they can't sleep
(3)
What is the writer's purpose in writing the passage?
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river．It was very hot．How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while．
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers．He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them．Now Allan was walking by himself．
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake(蛇)! Help!…"
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan．
"A snake bit(咬)me in the leg．Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound(伤口)on Henry' s leg．
"The snake was in the grass．I didn't see it．"
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry．
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck(吸)at it．In this way he saved(挽救)Henry's life．"Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me．"
"That's all right．We are friends and we must always help each other．"
(1)
It was _________ when-Allan and Henry went out．
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A．
hot
B．
cold
C．
raining
D．
wet
(2)
After swimming, they played in the sun _________．
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A．
the whole morning
B．
for 2 hours
C．
long
D．
for a while
(3)
On their way home, _________ got something wrong with his _________
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A．
Allan; leg
B．
Allan; head
C．
Henry; leg
D．
Henry; head
(4)
Henry and Allan are _________．
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A．
workers
B．
good friends
C．
brothers
D．
farmers
(5)
Which of the following(下面的)is true?
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A．
Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan．
B．
Allan saved Henry' s life．
C．
Allan saw the snake．
D．
They ran to the hospital at once．
阅读理解。阅读下列短文，然后从所给的选项中选择最佳答案。
It's Charlie's birthday today, but he isn't feeling happy．No one wishes him a happy birthday．Mother says nothing about his birthday．She just tells Charlie to play outside．At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie! ” Charlie slowly walks into his house．But the living room looks different．Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅)．Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons, presents, and all of his friends．“Happy birthday! ” everyone shouts．Charlie's face lights up．He is happy and surprised(吃惊)．No one forgets his birthday after all!
(1)
What is this story about?
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A．
Eating cake．
B．
Celebrating a special day．
C．
Forgetting a birthday．
D．
Having fun at a friend's party
(2)
Why is Charlie not happy in the morning?
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A．
He doesn't like his party．
B．
He doesn't like his presents．
C．
He wants to eat cake．
D．
He thinks people forgets his birthday．
(3)
Why does the living room look different?
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A．
There are many decorations(装饰)．
B．
The lights are on．
C．
There is a birthday cake．
D．
There are many presents．
(4)
What does the underlined(划线的)word “light up” properly mean(意思是)here?
