阅读理解 How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average of seven to eight hou 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均值) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.

　　Most people have a night when they cannot sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people cannot fall asleep. This problem is called insomnia.

　　This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history have had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin, the famous statesman (政治家) and inventor, had four beds. He moved from one to the other to fall asleep. King Louis XIV of France had 413 beds and hoped he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side across the end of the bed!

1．Most people need ________ hours of sleep a night.

[　　]

A．3

B．10

C．7～8

D．5～6

2．People need ________ sleep as they get older.

[　　]

A．more

B．less

C．no

D．little

3．The name of this problem is insomnia. Here insomnia means ________.

[　　]

A．going to sleep easily

B．sleeping at daytime

C．the ways of sleep

D．not being able to go to sleep

4．Mark Twain lay on his side across the end of the bed because he ________.

[　　]

A．was an old man

B．thought it was easy to go to sleep

C．was a famous writer

D．didn't have much room to sleep in

5．The passage is mainly (主要地) talking about ________.

[　　]

A．sleep

B．insomnia

C．how to get to sleep

D．the famous person's beds

答案：C;B;D;B;A

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　House prices （价格）in England went up quickly between 1951 and 1972. The following records （记录）show how much a house in London had risen in price since 1955.

　Take No. 29 Smith Terrace for example. In 1955, Jane Grey sold it for ￡（英磅符号）2,000. Mrs Black bought it next to ￡4,900 and sold it nine years later to Bill and Green White for ￡22,950. Now four years later, in 1972, the house is at the price of ￡30,000.

1． The price of the house was 　　　 as high in 1972 as in the year when Jane Grey sold it.

[　　]

A． about 10 times 　 B． twice

C． 150 percent　　　D． 15 times

2． Mrs Black made a profit of （净赚）　　　.　　　

[　　]

A．￡2,900　　　　　 B．￡8,050

C．￡18,050　　　　　　　D．￡7,050

3． Of all the people, who got most money?　　　

[　　]

A． The Whites　　　B． Jane Grey

C． Mrs Black　　　　　D． No one

4． When did Mrs Black buy the house? In 　　　.　

[　　]

A． 1972　　　　　　　 B． 1959

C． 1968　　　　　　　　　　　D． 1972

5． Jane Grey lived in No. 29 Smith Terrace 　　　.

[　　]

A． for four years　　　　　　　B． for nine years

C． between 1951 and 1972　　　D． before 1955

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　　Most American children eat potatoes．But many children don't know what of the potato is the best for food．Take a knife and cut from the middle of the potato a piece as thin as paper．Hold the piece between your eyes and light．You will see that the potato has skin(皮)，an outside rim(边缘) and an inside part．The outside rim which is right under the skin of the potato，is the most valuable part of all．But this is often thrown away with the skin．Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside．When eating a cooked potato，if you choose the inside and leave the outside，you are throwing the best part of it．If you can't eat the whole potato，eating the outside rim and leaving the inside will do．

(1)

How many parts does the potato have?

　　A．It has only one part，outside rim．

　　B．It has two parts，skin and outside rim．

　　C．It has three parts，skin，outside rim and an inside part．

　　D．It has four parts，middle，skin，outside rim and an inside part．

[　　]

(2)

What is the best part of a potato?

　　A．Outside rim．　　B．Inside part．　　C．Middle．　　　　 D．Skin．

[　　]

(3)

What should you eat first if you can't eat the whole potato?

　　A．Skin only．　　B．Inside．　　C．Outside rim． D．Part of it．

[　　]

(4)

In fact the skin is ______．

　　A．no good at all　　　　　　　　

B．better than the inside part

　　C．better than the outside rim　　

D．as good as the outside rim

[　　]

(5)

What does this passage tell about potatoes?

　　A．How to cook them．　　　　　　

　　B．How to plant them．

　　C．What is made up of a potato．

　　D．How to eat them．

[　　]

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　　You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．

　　Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．

　　Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．

　　(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?

　　(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?

　　(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?

　　(4)Do you read one word at a time?

　　If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．

　　If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．

　　If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．

　　Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．

(1)

You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．

　　A．to tell others to be silent

　　B．to feel whether your lips move or not

　　C．to hold a piece of paper between them

　　D．to keep yourself from talking to others

[　　]

(2)

When you read，______．

　　A．don't keep your head still

　　B．don't hold your books with your hands

　　C．don't stand up near a desk

　　D．don't use your finger to point to words

[　　]

(3)

If you learn to read fast，______．

　　A．you can read more in less time

　　B．you can write faster

　　C．you can understand better

　　D．you can read less in more time

[　　]

(4)

You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．

　　A．remember　　B．have C．get rid of D．keep

[　　]

(5)

This reading is mainly about ______．

　　A．the way of reading fast

　　B．the importance of fast reading

　　C．the bad habits in reading

　　D．how to speak quickly

[　　]

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　　Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.

　　The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.

　　The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.

　　The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.

　　My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.

　　Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.

　　I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.

(1)

Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?

　　A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.

　　C.A teacher. D.An English officer.

[　　]

(2)

How many laws are discussed in the speech?

　　A.Four.　　B.Three.　　C.Six.　　D.Five.

[　　]

(3)

The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.

　　A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England

　　B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England

　　C.give advice to the travelers in England

　　D.warn people against going to England

[　　]

(4)

The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.

　　A.keep up　　B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble

[　　]

(5)

From the passage we can learn______.

　　A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you

　　B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age

　　C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road

　　D.you can't make a noise except at night

[　　]

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　　No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him. As the centuries（世纪） went by, he made more and more new words, This is what we mean by language.

　　People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in

the world. Each has many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, has four or five hundred thousand words. But before you leave school you will learn only a few thousands more. Then you should learn more and more words. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

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1. The main idea of the first paragraph is ______.

[　　]

A. how animals make sounds

B. how man made words

C. man heard different sounds round him

D. man made more and more words

2. About how many different languages are there in the world?

[　　]

A. 150　　B. 1500　　C. 5000　　D. 500

3. A very large English dictionary might have over ______ words.

[　　]

A. 400,000　　B. 50,000　　C. 40,000　　D. 800,000

4. After you leave school, you should learn ______.

[　　]

A. only a thousand words　　B. all the words

C. more words　　　　　　 D. all kinds of languages

5. If you want to know more new words, you can ______.

[　　]　　

A. read many difficult books　　B. read easy books

C. written easy English　　　　 D. look them up in your dictionary

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