A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸张), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (开夜车). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!
Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.
Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am. What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?
| A．It doesn’t tell the truth. | B．It is quite true. |
| C．It is impossible. | D．I don’t think it’s right. |
Why do most of the teens have to stay up late?
| A．They play computer games. | B．They watch videos late. |
| C．They have to do a lot of housework. | D．They have to do a lot of homework. |
When do students in most American high schools have to get up?
| A．At 7:30 am. | B．At 6:00 am. | C．At 9:00 am. | D．At about 7:00 am. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading?
| A．The writer usually stays up past 1:30 am. |
| B．The writer usually goes to bed around midnight. |
| C．The writer usually does a survey. |
| D．Many American students don’t get enough sleep, so they can have high grades. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Something has to be done to solve the problem of students’ lack of sleep. |
| B．Many American high school students are sleepy in class. |
| C．Many kids have too much homework to do. |
| D．Students can’t play computer games. |
Mr. Smith likes playing cards（扑克）at night and goes to bed very late. He often oversleeps（睡过头）. Mrs. Smith has to wake him up（不得不把他叫醒），so he won't be late for work.
One day，they have a big fight（打架）. They do not speak to each other. In the evening，Mr. Smith gives his wife（妻子）a piece of paper. The paper says “Call me at seven o’clock in the morning”. Then he goes to bed.
The next morning，when Mr. Smith wakes up，it's already 9：00. He is very angry. He gets up and puts on his clothes. He finds（发现）another piece of paper on the table. “It’s seven o’clock. Get up!”What does Mr. Smith like doing?
| A．He likes playing cards. | B．He likes playing ball games. |
| C．He likes fighting. | D．He likes writing letter. |
Why does Mr. Smith oversleep?
| A．He works very hard. | B．He can’t sleep at night. |
| C．He goes to bed late. | D．He watches TV too late. |
Why don’t they speak to each other?
| A．Because Mr. Smith is ill. | B．Because they have a big fight. |
| C．Because they are both late. | D．Because they don’t have dinner. |
What time does Mr. Smith get up the next morning?
| A．He gets up at 8 o’clock. | B．He gets up at 9 o’clock. |
| C．He gets up at 7 o’clock. | D．He gets up at 10 o’clock. |
What does Mrs. Smith’s paper say?
| A．It says “Call me at 9 o’clock in the morning”. | B．It says “Don’t be late”. |
| C．It says “Get up，please | D．It says “It’s 7 o’clock. Get up”. |
The ant(蚂蚁) works every day but the monkey plays in the tree every day in summer. One day the ant is carrying some candy to her home. Her home is next to a big tree. The monkey is playing games in the tree. He says to the ant, “Why are you working every day? It is warm today. Don’t work. Come and play games with me.” But the ant says, “Winter will come and it will be very cold. I want to store lots of food. I will sleep all day in winter.”
Winter will not come soon. You can work in autumn,” says the monkey.
Summer and autumn are over. There is snow(雪) everywhere. The monkey can’t find any food. Do you know what will happen?__________works every day in summer.
| A．The mouse | B．The monkey | C．The ant | D．The dog |
In summer the monkey __________ every day.
| A．sleeps | B．plays in the tree | C．eats bananas | D．walk the ant |
One day the ant is carrying __________ to her home.
| A．some candy | B．some bread | C．some meat | D．some rice |
The underline word “store” means _________ in Chinese.
| A．节约 | B．储存 | C．挑选 | D．商店 |
Which is TRUE?
| A．The ant asks the monkey not to work |
| B．The ant’s home is next to a big tree. |
| C．The house is clever. |
| D．The monkey will sleep all day in winter because he has lots of food. |
When I was young, I wanted to be a model, so when a national competition was nearby, I asked my parents to take me for an audition(试演) and they agreed, I was selected and told I had potential. They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event that a number of the most famous modeling agenies(中介) from around the world would attend. At 13, my hopes of fame and fortune(名利) clouded my judgment and I begged my parents to let me go. We have never been rich, but they saw my enthusiasm and at last they agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies. For .months, any boredom or disappointment that I faced disappeared because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model. I thought I would appear in the covers of famous magazines!
Of course, I wasn't signed, but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9' (about 1.75 meters) I could be a success. I sprayed for a growth spurt(冲刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream. I met with a local modeling agency and the agent required $500 for classes, $500 for a photo shoot(拍摄), and $300 for other fees. My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions but with every day I did not receive a call, I grew more disappointed. The final chance came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling. There was an open call(公开挑it) in New York City. We spent hours driving and spent another few hours waiting, only to be told that I was too short, I could hardly stand it.
Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling, just the idea of it.1 wanted to be special and I naively(天真地)decided to reach an impossible goal. The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.The author wanted to be a model, because_______.
| A．she won a national contest |
| B．she wanted to be famous and rich |
| C．she was urged by some modeling agencies |
| D．she had full potential to be a successful model |
The author's parents' attitude toward her dream is_______.
| A．encouraging | B．doubtful | C．worried | D．excited |
The author finally stopped dreaming to become a model mainly because_______.
| A．her parents were strongly against it |
| B．she realized that it was impossible for her. |
| C．even a local modeling agency turned her down |
| D．she realized that she didn't actually love the idea of modeling |
From her experience of struggling to be a model, the author learned that
| A．where there is a will there is a way |
| B．being a model is not so easy |
| C．we should have our own judgment and should not just follow others |
| D．we might set unpractical goals but the experiences can help us grow. |
BEING an astronaut sounds cool, doesn't it? In space, they get to do some pretty amazing things, like floating in zero gravity(重力).
However, there are also plenty of things that astronauts can't do because of their weightless environment, and that's very sad. What's worse, they can't even let their sadness show, because it's impossible to cry in zero gravity.
Of course, astronauts can still produce tears. But crying is much more difficult in space, according to The Atlantic(大西洋月刊) in January. Without gravity, tears don't flow(流动) down out of the eyes like they do here on Earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go-they just stick(粘) to your eyes.
In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks. "Tears," he said, "don't fall off of your eyes...They just kind of stay there."
Besides making your vision(视线)unclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on Earth, tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes. But that's not the case in space. The space environment dries out astronauts' eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. "My right eye is stinging(刺痛) like crazy," Feustel told his teammate during the walk.
Since gravity doesn't work in space, astronauts need some extra help to get rid of（除去） the tears. Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet to wipe(擦) the tears away. Another choice is to just wait-"When the tears get big enough they simply break free of the eyes and float around," astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic.
There are lots of small things-things like crying-that we are so used to on Earth. We usually take them for granted until they become a problem in a totally different environment, like space. There, astronauts can't talk to each other directly. They also can't eat or drink in normal ways. They can't even burp (打嗝), because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomach. If they do burp, they just end up throwing up（呕吐）everything in their stomach, according to the UK National Space Center.
Therefore, perhaps it's only space explorers who can honestly say: "Gravity, you're the best."From Paragraphs 2 and 3 , we can know that_______.
| A．astronauts are unable to feel sad in space |
| B．astronauts produce fewer tears in space |
| C．tears produced in space flow down more slowly |
| D．tears produced in space don't flow downward |
What effect do tears have on astronauts?
| A．They cause physical pain. |
| B．They bring comfort to them. |
| C．They make their vision clearer. |
| D．They float around and cause trouble. |
The underlined phrase "take them for granted" in paragraph 7 means _______.
| A．find them important |
| B．consider them useless |
| C．need them during an emergency |
| D．fail to notice their presence(存在) |
The second-to-last paragraph (paragraph 7) is mainly about_______.
| A．suggestions of how astronauts can stay comfortable in space |
| B．other basic things that are difficult to do in space |
| C．why burping is impossible in space |
| D．things human can't do without gravity |
Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument(乐器) or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter. However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children are short of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job successfully step by step. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse(激发) his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.Most Chinese parents don't realize_______.
| A．how much the best education is worth | B．when children should be educated |
| C．what children really need in later life | D．why school tests don't satisfy children |
What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．Fixing old machines is very important. | B．Interest is necessary for everything. |
| C．Broken things are useful for children. | D．Using hands helps improve thinking ability. |
The writer's attitude（看法） to children's education is that
| A．the cheaper an education is, the better it is |
| B．children today should learn different skills |
| C．practical skills are useful to children's growth |
| D．school education can't meet parents' expectation. |
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