A Good Night’s Sleep
Sleep plays an important role in good health and well-being throughout your life. While you’re sleeping, your brain is forming new pathways to help you learn and remember information. Although we all know the importance of getting a good night’s sleep, not all of us know the best way of getting it. A sleep expert, Phil Atherton, gave some top tips for getting the most out of the night, which will leave you ready for action in the morning.
According to Phil Atherton, not eating a large meal before bedtime is important for getting a good night’s sleep. The time difference between eating and sleeping should be at least three hours. So you’d better avoid eating any food three hours before bed, as it will lower your blood sugar during sleep and help reduce damage from too much sugar floating around.
It’s also important to find ways to prepare your body for sleep. You can follow a routine like trying not to expose yourself to too much artificial light within one hour before bed, as your brain uses light to help set internal “body clock”. Although it might seem unnatural to schedule your sleep, the purpose is to send a signal to your body and mind that it’s time to sleep.
Another way to prepare your body for sleep is to get into a relaxed state by taking a bath or listening to soft music. Both of them will help to take the mind off the daytime stress.
Having a suitable bed, especially a suitable mattress (床垫), is necessary for a good night’s sleep. Sleep is a personalized activity, and we all adopt different sleeping positions. Finding the mattress that suits you will reduce back pains that can result from a poor sleeping position. The bed should be four to six inches longer than its tallest user, allowing for space to move around.
The recent research is pretty clear that a good night’s sleep is a major part of good health. Since the start of the 21st century, studies have linked a lack of sleep to many illness, such as diabetes and obesity. Taking action now will lead to long-term benefits for you and those around you.
1. What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?| A．When to start a sound sleep. |
| B．How to get a good night’s sleep. |
| C．What to do with sleep problems. |
| D．Why to form a good habit of sleeping. |
| A．do something relaxing |
| B．check your blood sugar |
| C．reduce your pain in the back |
| D．record your biological clock |
| A．Not eating food. |
| B．Eating too much. |
| C．Not sleeping well. |
| D．Having a good sleep. |
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【推荐1】Do you know jaguars (美洲豹)? They are interesting animals. Read on and find out more information about them.
Jaguars are a kind of large animal of the cat family and they are 4—6 feet long. They are strong animals. They have strong jaws (下颌), teeth and muscles.
Jaguars live in South America and Central America. They walk and run around in rain forests, swamps (沼泽) and grasslands. During the daytime some jaguars sleep in dens or in caves (山洞). They also sleep on low branches in trees. They look for food at night. Don’t feel so surprised when you can find jaguars walking around at night.
Jaguars eat all kinds of meat. They eat deer, monkeys, birds and some other small animals. Jaguars are good at swimming, so they also look for food in water.
1. After reading the passage we can know a jaguar might be ________ feet long| A．3 | B．5 | C．7 | D．9 |
| A．in dens | B．on low branches in trees |
| C．in caves | D．on high branches in trees |
| A．Because jaguars eat them for food. | B．Because jaguars often live with them. |
| C．Because both of them can live in water. | D．Because jaguars can save monkeys. |
| A．We can know where jaguars live. | B．Jaguars are strong animals. |
| C．Jaguars look for food during the daytime. | D．Jaguars can look for food in water. |
【推荐2】Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turning to the right, you see a Sichuan-style restaurant. After walking into a store, you see that Huawei smartphones are on sale. But you’re not in China — you’re in Manchester in Britain. In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities. Chinese products have been going all over the world.
Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. To meet local people’s tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes. “One example is the meat,” said Yin Hang, a Chinese student who is studying in Australia. “We like to eat meat with the bone（骨头）in, but people here don’t. So the local Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish.”
Some Chinese brands（品牌）are also becoming more popular. It is reported that in many cities in Europe, many stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers. More than half of US-owned drones（无人机）are Chinese models, according to China Daily. They’re not only made in China, but also designed and developed in the country.
In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. But now, things have changed greatly. More people trust Chinese brands. “Made in China” becomes cool. “They are beautiful and offer something special that American phones don’t have,” an article on CNN once said about Chinese smartphones.
As it is said, Chinese government has been trying its best to improve its national brands of all kinds to meet the needs of modern life.
1. According to the passage, .| A．Chinese products are very popular around the world |
| B．People in Western countries don’t like Chinese food |
| C．All of US-owned drones are made in America |
| A．cut the prices of the dishes |
| B．provide big pieces of meat with bones |
| C．have made some changes to the dishes |
| A．TCL | B．Samsung | C．Lenovo |
| A．不可信赖的 | B．不可回收的 | C．不可思议的 |
| A．a story book | B．a school notice | C．a newspaper |
【推荐3】McDull is a talking piglet(小猪). He isn’t smart or good-looking. But he has a heart of gold(金子). McDull lives with his mother Mrs Mak in Hong Kong. Before his birth, his father left them. Mrs Mak had to raise McDull by herself.
They are not rich, but Mrs Mak tries her best to make a good life for McDull. However, when McDull grows up, he becomes a detective(侦探) and leaves home. The mother and the son are not as close as before. Can they go back together and be close mother and son again?
You may find the answer by watching the movie McDull · Me & My Mum. The movie is the fifth in the McDull series. As the first appearance(出现) of McDull film, McDull became a popular cartoon character(角色) because of his spirit(精神) of never giving up. The funny piglet has many dreams but fails every time he tries. He is down, but he keeps trying and works hard for other dreams.
Mrs Mak doesn’t appear very often in the first four McDull movies. But in McDull · Me & My Mum, she is a main character. The film is about mother’s love.
1. McDull must be a ________ piglet.| A．wild | B．smart | C．good-looking | D．brave |
| A．with his father | B．with his parents | C．with his mother | D．alone |
| A．Because he becomes a detective. | B．Because he finds his mother a detective. |
| C．Because he finds his mother not kind to him. | D．Because his mother doesn’t like his dreams. |
| A．having dreams | B．stopping trying | C．feeling sad | D．making wishes |
| A．It is the fourth in the McDull series. | B．McDull’s mother seldom appears in the film. |
| C．It is a film about a son’s love for mother. | D．It tells us a story between a mother and her son. |
You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.
Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.
Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.
1. The word “gravity” in the passage means “______”.
| A．the pull of everything |
| B．the pull of the earth |
| C．the pull of the sun |
| A．Water runs down hill. |
| B．We can jump high. |
| C．A ball falls back down to the ground. |
| A．the spaceship goes very fast |
| B．the earth is far from the space |
| C．the spaceship is very light |
【推荐2】While mothers look forward to Mother’s Day, sellers expect the holiday even more. That’s because the money spent on meals, flowers, and other presents adds up to billions of dollars, and the spending keeps increasing year after year.
Not surprisingly, gifts like rings and necklaces top the list with $4.6 billion. Trips come in second of $4.4 billion. $2.6 billion will go towards buying flowers. Others include clothing ($2.1billion), electronics ($2.1 billion), and personal services.
Though motherhood has been celebrated across the world for centuries, this official(官方的) US holiday started because of the hard work of Anna Jarvis. She came up with the idea in 1905 to honor moms for the hard work they do for their families. The first celebration in 1908 at a Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia, was such a success that Jarvis made up her mind to make the holiday a national holiday. To achieve her goal, she started a writing campaign(运动) to newspapers and lawmakers about the importance of a special day to honor mothers. While many states, towns, and churches had accepted the holiday by 1912, it took another two years for President Woodrow Wilson to set the second Sunday in May as official Mother’s Day.
However, soon after the holiday became official, sellers got the opportunity to market their products. Jarvis was not pleased with this. So she spent years speaking out and fighting against the “profiteers(投机商)”.
While Mother’s Day has become increasingly commercial(商业的), most moms would choose spending time with their families and a break from daily chores over going to expensive stores to buy things. So on Mother’s Day this year, do something thoughtful like making breakfast or doing laundry, and more importantly, spend time with your mom and give her a hug!
1. According to Paragraph 2, people are most likely to spend their money on _________ on Mother’s Day.| A．Trips | B．flowers | C．clothing | D．rings and necklaces |
| A．Anna Jarvis thanked her mother | B．the writing campaign was organized |
| C．Mother’s Day became an official holiday | D．President Woodrow Wilson honored mothers |
| A．wanted to start a better holiday | B．failed to make the holiday popular |
| C．found it hard to get it accepted by people | D．got disappointed at the way of celebration |
| A．prefer cooking at home to eating outside |
| B．expect surprising gifts from their children |
| C．consider daily housework really great pleasure |
| D．consider Mother’s Day a chance to stay with families |
【推荐3】The Taj Mahal in India is one of the seven wonders in the world. It is also one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Over three hundred years ago, the king called Shan Jehan built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife. He did not care about the time or money. He brought together workmen from all Asia. It took 20,000 men over 18 years to complete it.
The building stands on a platform of red sandstone. A large dome（弯顶）rises from the centre of the building. Around this large dome there are four small domes. There is an open corridor just inside the outer walls. The bodies of Shan Jehan and his wife lie in a tomb below the room. In front of the entrance to the building, there is a long, narrow pool. Looking in this, you can see all the beauty of the Taj Mahal. Many people think the Taj Mahal is the most beautiful at sunset. The building is built of fine white marble with many other coloured marble inside. The marble picks up the colour of the sunset and the building and its reflection（反射）in the pool looks like pink jewels（宝石）.
1. Taj Mahal is in ____________.| A．China | B．India | C．America | D．Russia |
| A．himself | B．his son | C．his wife | D．his country |
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．in front of | B．behind | C．beside | D．in the centre of |
| A．only white marbles |
| B．white and many other coloured marbles |
| C．pink jewels |
| D．red sandstone |
Today SMS---Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.
Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs(拇指) are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship.
SMS is becoming more and more popular. It's reported that sixty-seven percent of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I'm thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top of the thumb, so much joy can be found.
1. SMS can help people do the followings except(除了)____.
| A．knowing the weather report |
| B．sharing jokes and new |
| C．spending more time traveling |
| A．SMS helps people a lot |
| B．young people dislike SMS |
| C．he invented SMS |
| A．40% | B．67% | C．60% |
| A．how to search Internet |
| B．how to send short message |
| C．the joy (快乐) of SMS |
| A．More than 400 people send messages in China every second |
| B．The writer has one million yuan. |
| C．The writer spends ten fen on this short message. |
If you do, you need to take control(控制)of your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry with people can cause you to lose friends.
Gray Gerber, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them.
The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better. Getting angry is not a natural way to act, the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking.
The book says you can control your anger easily. All you have to do is tell yourself not to be angry. When a baby falls over, he only cries if people are watching him.
Like a baby, you should only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do. The book gives many tips(提示)to help you if you get angry easily. Here are our tips：
(1)Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry.
(2)Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
(3)Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.
1. Where does Gray Gerber come from?
| A．Canada. | B．China. | C．America. | D．Australia. |
| A．you’d better leave |
| B．you’d better stay in a cold place |
| C．you’d better calm yourself |
| D．you’d better shout |
| A．makes your friends leave |
| B．helps to make more friends |
| C．is a good way to let out(发泄)feelings |
| D．helps to make things better |
| A．Write down why you are angry. |
| B．Walk away from the problem. |
| C．Try to laugh. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．Both smoking and getting angry are bad habits. |
| B．Getting angry is not a natural way to act. |
| C．When you get angry, just cry like a baby. |
| D．How to control our feelings and it’s important. |
【推荐3】One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn,they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out .A while later they indeed saw mice running out,one after another.They everyone thought that all the mice had escaped.But just as they began to clean up,they saw two mice squeezing at the mouse of the hole. With some efforts,the mice finally go out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did no run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that was trying to bite the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled,so they stepped nearer to take a look.They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape. After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the mice. One serious American official said, "l think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.”The others thought for a while and said, "That was why!”
A smart French said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense. A Japanese said,"I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son. " Once again the others thought for a while and felt it was more reasonable.So they expressed agreement another time. At that moment one Chinese asked, "Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier ail lowered their heads in shame and did not dare to answer.
In fact. the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship.Instead it is located on no relationship?”
1. Why did the officials make the mice come out?| A．Because the government officials want to build a simple building for storing hay,grain, ect. On a farm. |
| B．Because people hate the mice. |
| C．Because government needs to kill the mice |
| D．To let the plants grow bet |
| A．one was biting the other |
| B．the mouth of the hole was too small |
| C．they were not afraid of smoke |
| D．one was trying to help the blind one |
| A．They didn't dare to answer. |
| B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice |
| C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away. |
| D．They didn’t express themselves much better. |
| A．all the mice come out of the hole easily. |
| B．each of the people understood the relationship differently |
| C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke. |
| D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight. |
| A．it was correct | B．it was strange | C．it was funny | D．it was sweet |
| A．Two Lovely Mice | B．Help Produces Love |
| C．Friends in Need | D．Love is All |
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Class schedule for Monday | |
8:00 am | Information Technology(IT)-Using the Internet Students learn to surf the internet and search engines. This lesson also offers students the best websites for online learning. |
10:00 am | Drama Students learn about a given play and have the chance to act it out in class. |
11:00 am | Painting with watercolors Students learn how to use watercolors properly. If the weather is good, the lesson may take place outdoors. |
11:50 am | Lunch break |
1:00 pm | Science (Biology/Chemistry) Students can choose either of them In biology this week, the topic is Human Body. Students will learn about how it works. Alternatively, students can study chemistry in the science lab. This week students will learn about H2 and O2. |
2:00 pm | Sports(football for boys and tennis for girls) a. Skills Students learn about the skill of a certain sport from videos of past games. b. Practice After we pick learns, students will play a match lasting 45 minutes. |
2:00 pm | |
3:00 pm | |
After school | Homework IT-search for some websites at home (about 30 minute). Drama-preview a part for the next lesson (about 40 minutes.) Biology Chemistry-write a short report on the lesson (about 20 minutes). |
| A．9:30 am | B．11:15 am | C．1:30 pm | D．2:00 pm |
| A．As a result | B．For this reason | C．As another choice | D．In another word |
| A．physics | B．science | C．drama | D．sports |
| A．write reports on drama. | B．play basketball | C．make a video | D．surf the internet |
| A．half an hour | B．one and a half hours | C．two hours | D．20 minutes |
【推荐2】A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said to be her friends. But one day she heard the hounds（猎狗）coming and hope to escape them with the help of her friends. So she went to the horse and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back, But he declined, saying that he had important work to do for his master instead. He said he felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her.
She then asked the bull, and hoped that he would prevent the hounds with his horns（角）. The bull replied, "I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady, but I feel sure that our friend a goat will do what you want."
The goat, however, feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it. The ram, he felt sure, was the proper friend to apply to. So she went to the ram and told him the case. The ram replied, "Another time, my dear friend. I do not like to get into it, as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares."
The hare then applied as a last hope to the calf, who regretted that he was unable to help her, as he did not like to take the responsibility, as so many older animals than himself had declined the task. By this time, the hounds were quite near and the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped.
1. The passage is________.| A．a film poster | B．a school notice | C．a fable story | D．a news report |
| A．refused | B．accepted | C．hid | D．taken |
① calf ②bull ③ram ④goat ⑤horse
| A．③①⑤②④ | B．⑤①④②③ | C．②③①④⑤ | D．⑤②④③① |
| A．Failure is the mother of success. |
| B．Friendship is love with understanding |
| C．One that has many friends has no friends |
| D．A life without friends is a life without sunshine. |
The children might think there are too many notes to take or their teachers write or speak so fast that they can’t take more specific notes. They are trying to find ways to make things easier, so they use digital cameras. In fact, children are very clever to make use of technology (技术).
But do digital cameras really make taking notes easier?
Not really. Before you read notes from digital cameras, there are a lot of things you have to do. To begin with, you have to find a computer. Then you need to copy the photos into the computer. Next, you have to find a printer (打印机) to print the photos. Another thing is that you can’t hear the sound from the digital cameras clearly because there is usually lots of noise. You will have to listen to it slowly several times before you understand everything.
In fact, taking notes by hand has many advantages. For example, it can help you remember and understand what you are learning. In order to save time, you can choose the most important things or the things you don’t understand to write down. You don’t have to write down everything.
Don’t be afraid to take notes by hand. It’s really an effective (有效的) way.
1. Why do more and more students take notes with digital cameras but not by hand?
| A．Because they want to take right notes. |
| B．Because their teachers want them to do so. |
| C．Because they want to make taking notes easier. |
| D．Because they always want to try new things. |
| A．Four. | B．Three. | C．Two. | D．One. |
| A．噪音 | B．音调 | C．口音 | D．录音 |
| A．You shouldn’t be afraid to write down everything. |
| B．To save time, you should memorize instead of taking notes. |
| C．You should write down all the words that your teachers write on the blackboard. |
| D．You only need to write down what you don’t understand or some key words. |
| A．By taking pictures of the words that teachers write. |
| B．By recording what teachers say in class. |
| C．By using a computer. |
| D．By taking notes with your hand. |
