我市的很多学校开展了"小组合作学习"的教学改革，同学们感受到现在与过去的学习方式有所不同。请根据下列表格中信息的提示，完成一篇短文。

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Studying in groups is becoming more and more popular in our city._______________________ 

55. 为了不冒犯他人，学习有关语言礼节非常重要。(learn)

 In order not to offend people,                           is very important.

54. 我在英语学习的过程中，要写出完整的句子总是有困难。(trouble)

I always                   complete sentences in my English study.

53. 你知道在中国最普遍的交通方式是什么吗？ (popular) 

Do you know                                  of transportation is inChina?

52. 你本应该提前十分钟到达机场的。(should)

 You                                   the airport ten minutes earlier.

51. 有人插队的时候我就会生气。(annoy)

 I'll                                    when someone jumps the queue.

 Did you sleep the day away on March 21? Well,you should have done because it was World Sleeping Day. This is the one day of the year when people around the world care about their sleep,and ask themselves a lot of questions about sleep.

Why do we need sleep? Nobody can give a perfect answer to it. However,tests have shown that lack (缺少) of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature,great weight loss and finally,sickness.

Different people need different amounts of sleep. Eight hours a night is considered the average (平均) amount of sleep. For teenagers,the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are: ten hours for primary school students,nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs.

Some people seem to get along just fine with very little sleep at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison said that sleep was a waste of time. He did,however take naps during the day. On the other hand,Albert Einstein,another great scientist,said he needed at least ten hours' sleep a night.

Here are some of the most useful suggestions for a good night's sleep: Go to bed at the same time; Don't exercise in the evening;Keep the bedroom dark and quiet;Drink a glass of milk before sleep;Stop looking at the watch while you can't sleep!

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

46. What day is March 21 ?

47. What will happen to you if you are lack of sleep more than a month?

48. What's your least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors?

49. What does take naps mean in Chinese?

50. What's the last paragraph mainly about?

 A. Children and parents weren't so busy

   B. families decided to turn off their televisions

   C. teachers did not give homework

   D. families relaxed and spent the evening together

   E. Some families do not have time to eat meals together more than once a week Many American families live busy lives. Every week,the children have sports,music lessons,club meetings,and many other activities,including hours of homework. The parents are busy,too. They work,take care of their homes,cook meals,and drive their children to activities. (41)         . One American community decided that it was time to take a break.

After seven months of planning,the community of Ridgewood,New Jersey,took one night off. They called it "Family Night", a night for families to spend time together. Sports teams stopped their practices,and (42)         .

On Family Night, (43)         .   They also decided not to answer the telephone.

Answering machines said, "Please call back tomorrow. ” Many families ordered takeout pizza and other takeout food so that they wouldn't spend time cooking.

Popular activities included board games and card games. These games gave families

a chance to spend time together.   (44)         ， and children didn't spend so much time playing video games and watching television. On Family Night, (45)         . The town hopes to have many more "Family Nights".

WINTER holiday is still a few days away,but nearly 4,000 students in Chang'an No. 1 Middle School in Xi'an,have already had a oneweek rest. This is because more than 20 students in the school caught a cold.

On December 22  and 23,many cities inChinaexperienced a rather cold day,with temperatures dropping to a record low. For example,Inner Mongolia has suffered from a killer cold of —40.   C. Patients with a cold were twice as many as usual.

In Shenyang,people said even their eyelashes began to ice up when they went outside.

"The wind blowing on your face is like knives," people said to China Daily. "Nobody is willing to stay outdoors after work."

The cold even took away some people's lives. Two tourists lost their way on Lingshan Mountain on the border of Beijing and Hebei on December 22. The temperature on the mountain was — 25°C that night and there were strong winds. When they were found at least 18 hours later,they had lost their lives.

Some other countries also suffered from extremely cold weather. InRussia,more than 120 people died because of the winter cold,Dragon TV reported.

Scientists say that the cold started in the Arctic (北极) .The sea ice there has been melting (融化) because of global warming.

This changes how the air moves. "Some areas of the ocean act like a heater as the water is warmer than the Arctic air above it. ” said Professor Stefan.

At the same time,melting ice means more water. This means more water vapor (水蒸气) in the air,which means more snow.

(   ) 36. The students in Chang'an No. 1 Middle School in Xi'an         .

   A. all caught a cold   B. were having winter holiday

   C. were influenced by the cold   D. lost their way on mountains

(   ) 37. How many cities or places inChinaare mentioned about the cold in the passage?

   A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Six.

(   ) 38. The underlined word   suffered     means        in Chinese.

   A. 覆盖   B. 遭受   C. 幸免   D. 受益

(   ) 39. According to this passage,         caused the cold.

   A. water vapor   B. patients with a cold

   C. the sea ice   D. global warming

(   ) 40. What's the best title of this passage?

   A. Fighting the cold   B. Catching a cold

   C. Global warming   D. Melting sea ice

Watching news about the environment on TV can make people feel terrible. The problems seem so big that it's difficult to imagine how persons can do anything about them. Rebecca Hosking,however,thought differently.

Rebecca is a wildlife camerawoman and she was filming a documentary for the BBC in the Pacific Ocean when she saw something that made her cry ―quite a lot of dead birds that had died because they had eaten some plastic that is thrown into the sea each year. Beaches that used to be beautiful were covered with plastic toys,bottles,pens ― every plastic thing you can think of.

Rebecca decided she had to do something. Back at home she thought about what she could do to help deal with the problem of throwaway plastic. In her hometown of Modbury,she asked local shop owners to stop using plastic bags in their shops.

Plastic bags are used everywhere in theUK. The numbers are amazing. TheUKuses are nearly 17 ,000,000,000 plastic bags each year. And the bags can take a very long time to break down because they are chemical (化学物) rather than natural,so each year the sea and the environment become more and more polluted.

To Rebecca's surprise,the shop owners agreed and Modbury became the first plastic bag free town in theUK. Instead,shops offered cotton bags or paper bags. Other towns around theUKfollowed Modbury's example and are becoming plastic bag free. It won't deal with all of the world's environment problems but it shows that there is something we can do and one person can make a big change with a strong enough decision.

(   ) 31. Rebecca cried one day when she         .

   A. found the ocean was polluted   B. was thrown into the water   C. saw quite a lot of dead birds   D. was listening to BBC news

(   ) 32. According to the passage,Rebecca         .

   A. comes from a town in the UK   B. has never used plastic bags   C. works as an actress in films   D. often travels to the beaches

(   ) 33. The passage tells us that         .

   A. people usually feel terrible while watching TV

   B. we can do something about environmental problems

   C. plastic bags are used in all towns except Modbury

   D. the shop owners were against Rebecca's idea

(   ) 34. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

   A. A lot of birds died because they had nothing to eat.

   B. The environment in Modbury is the worst in theUK.

   C. Cotton bags or paper bags take longer time to break down.

   D. Rebecca didn't expect that local people would support her very much.

(   ) 35. The best title for the passage might be         .

   A. The dead birds   B. The town of modbury

   C. The bag lady   D. The plastic bags