Now, more and more people have difficulties in falling asleep. “In fact, we can train our brain to fall asleep,” says sleep expert Michael Grandner. Here are his top ways.
Make a plan and stick to it.
Melatonin (褪黑素) is produced by the body to control when you get sleepy and when you wake up. As night falls, the levels of melatonin rise, telling the body that it’s time for bed. And the levels naturally fall as daylight comes near, getting you ready to greet the day.
The release (释放) of melatonin needs to be at regular (有规律的) times. So if your bedtime and wake-up time change from day to day, your body doesn’t know how to respond (回应). So it’s important to have a regular bedtime and wake up time, even on weekends.
Don’t lie in bed awake.
In fact，this way is very helpful. Whether it’s the beginning of the night or the middle of the night, if you’ve been awake for 20 or 30 minutes, get up. Maybe you just need five minutes to get sleepy, or maybe an hour, but don’t spend that time awake in bed.
Change your attitude (态度) about sleep.
Many people regard sleeping as the final thing in a busy day, so they would rather delay sleeping to do housework, schoolwork or others. That thought needs to be changed. Make sure your sleep time is enough in order to work better the next day. It may sound like a small change, but it’s an important one.
(1). Michael Grandner gives us ________ ways in this passage.
| A． |
one |
B． |
two |
C． |
three |
D． |
four |
(2). When do the levels of melatonin rise?
| A． |
When you’re tired. |
B． |
When night falls. |
| C． |
When you feel sleepy. |
D． |
When daylight comes. |
(3). Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． |
A rise in melatonin levels tells the body it’s the bedtime. |
| B． |
Enough sleep time can’t make you work better the next day. |
| C． |
It’s not necessary for us to sleep or wake up at a regular time. |
| D． |
It’s best to stay in bed if you’re awake too long during the night. |
(4). What does the underlined word “delay” mean in Chinese?
| A． |
暗示 |
B． |
督促 |
C． |
调理 |
D． |
推迟 |
(5). What is the passage mainly about?
| A． |
The importance of sleeping well. |
| B． |
The change of bedtime and wake-up time. |
| C． |
When to go to bed and wake up. |
| D． |
How to train your brain for better sleep. |
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The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said , “Miss Li, you told us that water has no colour and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell。” Most of the children agreed with him.
“I’m sorry, children.”, said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”The students were having their __________class.
| A．English | B．Chinese | C．chemistry | D．maths |
Miss Li was telling the children what __________ was like.
| A．water | B．air | C．earth | D．weather |
A boy said, “The water in river behind my house is always __________”.
| A．white | B．black | C．clean | D．clear |
Most of the children __________ the boy.
| A．agreed with | B．wrote to |
| C．heard from | D．sent for |
The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______
| A．more and more | B．less and less |
| C．cleaner and cleaner | D．dirtier and dirtier |
The day is like any other day in his life. Tom walks past the shop on the street corner. He stops to look at the front row of shoes, and he feels happy to see that the pair of shoes he wants very much is still there. Looking down at his old shoes, he feels sorry for himself. He really wants to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walks away and thinks how to tell his mother about it. He knows very well she has little money. He decides not to go home at once , as he looks sad and his mother will notice(注意) it. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. There he sees a boy moving a wheelchair（轮椅）with his hands . Tom looks at him and is surprised to see that the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet”, he thinks. There is no reason or him to feel so sorry and sad. He goes away and smiles, thinking he is happier.Tom passes the shop ______.
| A．on foot | B．by bike | C．in a wheelchair | D．by bus |
Tom stops in front of the shop because he wants to ______ .
| A．buy the shoes | B．look at the shoes he liked |
| C．buy a present for his friend | D．get something for his birthday party |
Why did Tom go to the park? Because ______.
| A．many nice shoes are sold(卖) there |
| B．he wants to play there for a while |
| C．he wants to see his disabled(残疾的) friend |
| D．he doesn’t want to make his mother worried |
We can learn from the story that Tom ______ .
| A．doesn’t like old shoes | B．loves his mother very much |
| C．doesn’t want to stay at home | D．has no feet |
Before Christmas Mr. Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn't like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr. Smith didn't get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr. Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year's Day outside hospital. Soon Mr. Smith left hospital and on New Year's Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What an unlucky man he was！Mr. Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to |
| B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his left leg |
| D．he had to |
He had a good time on ______.
| A．Christmas’ Eve |
| B．Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Eve |
| D．New Year’s Day |
Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
| A．he was too happy |
| B．both of his two legs got well |
| C．he had a fall |
| D．he was in hospital |
Mr. Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
A．at home
B．at a party
C．in hospital
D．outside hospital
Mrs. Clark moved to the small village when she was twenty-four. And she has lived there for thirty-nine years. She has a poor farm. She works hard on it, but she is often hungry. Her son Henry joined the army(参军) eight years ago and then found a job at a post office in London after he left the army.
One day, he wrote to his poor mother and asked her to go to the capital. The old woman was very happy when she received the letter. The next morning she started. Because it was the first time, her daughter took her to a small station and bought a ticket for her. A train came and she hurried to get on. Before long, a conductor came up to her and said, ‘Ticket, please.’ The old woman showed her ticket to the conductor. The man looked at it and said, ‘You must take a train to London. But it is a train to Manchester. I am afraid you’ve taken a wrong train.’ ‘Is it possible?’ Mrs. Clark said angrily, ‘I am sure it’s your driver’s fault (过错).Mrs. Clark is __________ years old now.
A．twenty-four
B．thirty-nine
C．sixty-three
D．eightyThe old woman took a wrong train because _______________
| A．she had never taken a train before. |
| B．her daughter took her to a wrong train. |
| C．she never visited Manchester and she wanted to go there. |
| D．the driver is silly (愚蠢) and it was his fault. |
A ‘conductor’ means _________
| A．司机 |
| B．售票员 |
| C．检票员 |
| D．乘警 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mrs. Clark took a wrong train. |
| B．The driver drove to a wrong place. |
| C．Mrs. Clark’s daughter bought a right ticket for her mother. |
| D．The conductor wanted to see Mrs. Clark’s ticket. |
Val is a six-year-old boy. He begins to go to school this term. He studies very hard and listens to the teachers carefully. He is polite and has many friends. They all like him very much.
It was Sunday. Val, his sister and his mother stayed at home. His mother was doing some housework, his sister was doing her homework. Val was watching TV. At ten his father came back with some apples. The boy liked apples very much and wanted to eat some of them. His mother gave him four apples and said, “Go and wash them.”
Val washed the apples and then gave them back to his mother. Mother asked, “Which apple do you want, Val?”
“The biggest one, Mum.”
“What?” said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”
“Should I tell a lie to be polite, Mum?”Why did his mother ask Val to wash the apples?
| A．Because he was free. |
| B．Because he liked washing apples. |
| C．Because his mother was lazy. |
| D．Because he didn’t like apples. |
Who was going to eat the biggest apple?
A．His mother.
B．His father.
C．His sister.
D．Val.Which is right?
| A．Val is not polite and he has no friends. |
| B．Mother was cooking in the kitchen. |
| C．His sister was doing her homework. |
| D．Val’s father came back for some apples. |
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