So how long should young people sleep each night? The answer is between eight and ten hours. If you don't get enough sleep at night, you'll have less energy the next day.

①But the scientists say many children have missed out on 4, 500 hours of sleep by the time they are seven years old. They say that children miss sleep because they have TVs and computers in their rooms，and busy parents don't read to their younger children at night any more. The traditional "bedtime story" helps children to relax and fall asleep peacefully. Children with TVs and computers in their bedrooms are more likely to sleep badly, and to get less than eight hours' sleep. Even losing one hour's sleep a night can mean that children do less well at school.

German scientists think that your brain(大脑)keeps working while you are asleep.②To show that they were right，they gave two groups of people a problem to work out. One group went to sleep, and the other group stayed awake. The result? The people who slept worked out the answer

more quickly. This showed that their brains had been trying to find the answer while the people were asleep. So, make sure you get enough sleep tonight, and you'll be at your best tonight, and you'll be at your best tomorrow!

【1】What problem do more than a half of students have?

A. They don't get on well with their studies.

B. They don't have enough sleep at night.

C. They don't relax themselves at school.

D. They don't follow their school rules

【2】According to the third paragraph, what influences many children's sleep worst?

A. Their parents' noise. B. Bedtime stories.

C. Too much homework. D. TV and computers.

【3】The German scientists' experiment showed that _______.

A. our study depended on our sleep

B. our sleep helped improve our health

C. our brain worked while we were asleep

D. our brain worked faster during sleep

【4】This passage is mainly written for _______.

A. parents B. school teachers

C. scientists D. young students

Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you. First-born children receive all the attention from their parents. Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born than any other child. Parents usually give first-born more responsibility and depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters. As a result, first-borns are often responsible, hard-working, andjealous. They often want to do well at school and work. There are more first-born American Presidents, for example, George Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson-than second or last-born children.

When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child has to compete with the first-born for the parents’ attention and love. Their children often choose different sports and hobbies to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family’s attention. They are often friendly and cool. Many famous talk-show hosts were born last.

【1】The writer thinks that the second children are often ______.

A. outgoing and jealous B. cool and friendly

C. hard-working and serious D. creative and responsible

【2】The underlined word “jealous” means______ in the passage.

A. 友好的 B. 冷静的 C. 快乐的 D. 嫉妒的

【3】______is usually the happiest in the family according to the passage.

A. The eldest child. B. The second child.

C. The youngest child. D. The father.

【4】We can learn from the passage that .

A. the second child is very similar to the first-born child

B. brothers and sisters usually have the same personalities

C. it’s easy for the second child to get his or her parents’ attention

D. there are more first-born successful people than second or last-born people

【5】The passage is mainly about ______.

A. birth order and personalities

B. the personalities of the second child in a family

C. the personalities of the eldest child in a family

D. the personalities of the youngest child in a family

Jenny Sanders, a high school student in California, asks, "What good do we get from learning math? We can use computers to compute numbers, and we can use computers to store information. I think learning math at school is a waste of time."

However, there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract(减)numbers.① In fact, math is not so much about calculation as it is about learning to think logically and solving problems. ②Of course，Jenny was right that we could use computers to do calculations, but how would we even know how to use the computer if we couldn't think logically? In short, computers are only tools when solving problems.

For example, imagine you are a cook and must serve dinner to 100 guests. How should you divide your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently(高效地)?In situations like this, the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem.

【1】According to the passage, which subject do students always learn in different grades at school?

A. Chinese. B. Math. C. Geography. D. Art.

【2】What does Jenny Sanders think of learning math?

A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Useless. D. Difficult.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. 90% of the students hate learning math.

B. Students can learn math well with computers.

C. Math can do calculations and store information.

D. Math helps students learn all the other subjects well.

【4】What does the writer want to tell us ?

A. Math is just learning to add and subtract numbers.

B. Math can be good for both our body and our mind.

C. Math helps us think logically and solve problems.

D. Math can help students find a good job in the future.

Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari．He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India．He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him fl change in life for the better．

After he returned from India，he began to live on a farm in California．And then，in l975，Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer．Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak，he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage（车库）．He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard（果园）in Oregon．

His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous．But unluckily，he died of illness in 2012．

【1】Steve Jobs ________ when he was in schoo1．

A. was an outstanding student B. didn’t do very well

C. was always praised by others D. didn’t learn anything

【2】The underlined word “value” means _______．

A. beauty B. chance

C. importance D. hope

【3】Steve Jobs _________．

A. received excellent college education

B. didn’t go to college at all

C. studied in college for 4 years

D. didn’t finish his college education

【4】Steve Jobs named his computer company “Apple” because _______．

A. apple was his favorite fruit

B. he designed the computer under an apple tree

C. he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard

D. the computer was designed on the orchard

【5】Steve Job’s ______ would be the most important thing for his lifetime success．

A. “failure” in school B. new ideas

C. travel on India D. stay on the orchard

随着网络技术的不断发展，人们传递情感的方式也在不断变化。假如你是王强，上周你就“使用纸质卡片还是电子卡片？”这个话题在班级展开了一项调查。请你给China Daily报社写一封信，介绍此次调查的结果并说说你的观点。

要求：1. 表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

2. 必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥；

3. 词数：100左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。

Dear Editor，

I am writing to tell you about the survey I've made on “Using paper cards or ecards？” in our class.

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Yours sincerely,

Wang Qiang

C919 is developed by COMAC, a Chinese aircraft company. It is designed to compete with Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The first C919 aircraft can carry 168 passengers and is able to fly a distance between 4，075 and 5，555 kilometers. It's reported that a C919 costs around 50 million dollars, less than half of a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320. Up to now, more than 570 aircrafts have been ordered from 23 customers, mostly Chinese, but also American and Thai companies or airlines. COMAC aims to take one fifth of the world's narrowbody aircraft market and one third of the Chinese market by 2035.

The name C919 has its special meanings. The letter C stands for both “COMAC” and “China”. The number 9 is pronounced as jiu in Chinese, which means “forever”. And the number 19 refers to its capacity(容量) of 190 passengers.

The large passenger aircraft is praised as “the flower of modern industry”. It is a symbol of the nation's industrial and technological standards(水平) as well as the comprehensive(综合的) power. In order to realize the century dream of flying in the sky and the strategy(战略) of the nation, COMAC bears the nation's dream and people's trust. China considers it as a national pride.

【1】C919 is produced by ________.

A. Boeing B. a Thai aircraft company

C. Airbus D. a Chinese aircraft company

【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the first C919 aircraft?

A. It can carry 190 passengers at most.

B. It can only fly a distance of 4,075 km.

C. It costs less than half of a Boeing 737.

D. It costs more than half of an Airbus A320.

【3】The letter C in C919 stands for ________.

A. “company” B. both “COMAC” and “China”

C. “customer” D. both “cost” and “capacity”

【4】The news report is written mainly to ________.

A. introduce the design of C919

B. describe the first flight of C919

C. explain “the flower of modern industry”

D. show China's achievements in aircraft industry

Later the car makers had to find a quicker and _______ way of making cars so that people _______ buy them. Instead of _______ all the parts at their own factory, some car makers _______ other factories to do this. Then parts were ________ fitted(组装) together by the car makers.

________ American whose name was Henry Ford found a quick way of making cars. He had a ________ of men who fitted together each part of a car. Other men brought the parts to them. After one car was fitted, the men moved ________ to another car. When the cars were finished, they were driven away and another line of cars was started.

Today the cars are ________ away by a moving track(输送带). Modern carmaking factories are ________ large that each one is really a lot of factories close together. Thousands of men and women work in each factory and make many different parts of cars.

【1】A. arm B. hand C. machine D. nature

【2】A. spent B. kept C. took D. gave

【3】A. spent B. paid C. used D. cost

【4】A. even B. still C. also D. only

【5】A. of B. in C. from D. still

【6】A. expensive B. cheaper C. stranger D. important

【7】A. could B. must C. should D. had to

【8】A. buying B. selling C. mending D. making

【9】A. had B. ordered C. asked D. helped

【10】A. not B. always C. only D. hardly

【11】A. An B. A C. The D. /

【12】A. group B. little C. few D. lots

【13】A. away B. off C. out D. on

【14】A. carried B. brought C. driven D. made

【15】A. too B. such C. so D. just

【1】Both his grandfather and father are ________(邮递员) in that post office.

【2】All these ________(产品) are made by Chinese workers by hand.

【3】In autumn, the tree ________(叶子) start to fall off the tree.

【4】He has ________(完成) all his homework so far.

【5】Work is just part of our ________(日常的) life.

—A ________. She likes it very much and she can put her mobile phone in it.

A. handbag B. textbook C. blouse D. balloon

A. visits B. was visiting C. has visited D. is going to visit