Do you play with your phone before bedtime? You may want to read a book instead. According to a US study, looking at screens at night can cause us to sleep badly.
In the evening, our bodies make melatonin(褪黑素). Melatonin helps us feel sleepy and relaxed. It’s an important part of our sleep cycle(周期). Our electronic screens stop that cycle from working normally(正常地).
Why? Phones, computers and TVs make blue light. Blue light stops our bodies from making melatonin. Even just a little bit of blue light can have an effect(影响). Eight minutes of blue light can keep your brain “awake” for another hour, according to the study. Even if you fall asleep, you may have lots of dreams. Your brain won’t have a good rest.
It’s even worse if you play an exciting game before bedtime. Games make our hearts beat faster, so we have a harder time falling asleep. Then, when we fall asleep, we don’t get enough “deep sleep”.
Use these tips to get a good night’s sleep
*Have a relaxing time every night. Take a warm shower or read a book.
*Sleep in a dark, quiet room that is not too warm or too cold.
*Count sheep. It’s the oldest trick, and it can actually work!
*Don’t eat a big meal or drink coffee. Instead, drink milk.
*Don’t run or exercise three hours before bedtime.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. What can we learn about melatonin?
| A．It helps us fall asleep at night. |
| B．It makes us feel hungry and tired. |
| C．Too much of it makes us sleep badly. |
| A．They cannot make us feel relaxed. |
| B．Their blue light breaks our sleep cycle. |
| C．They can help us to make more dreams. |
| A．dreaming a lot | B．being sleepless | C．having a rest |
| A．Drinking coffee with milk. |
| B．Running from 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. |
| C．Keeping your bedroom dark. |
| A．How to Get a Good Sleep |
| B．Why Scientists Need to Study Sleep |
| C．What Kind of Dreams Most People Have |
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Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it’s good for us. It keeps body strong.
When the daytime comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing things with the body. There’re many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following(下面的) ways: You have to like what you’re doing.
Exercise enough — but not too much. It’s good to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or three sports that feel right for you.
Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can play sports together. How do you exercise?
根据上文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. In the passage the writer tells us that we all need to _________.
| A．relax | B．exercise | C．work |
| A．Fishing. | B．Running. | C．Swimming. |
| A．It means studying. | B．It means playing. | C．It means doing things with the body. |
| A．It can make the body weak. | B．It can make the body healthy. | C．It can make us sleep more. |
| A．健身中心 | B．减肥中心 | C．医疗中心 |
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Baseball and American football are people’s favorite sports in the USA. Children play them in sports fields (球场) or in parks.
In summer, there are often some informal (非正式的) baseball games. Boys and girls, the young and the old, they all can play the games. There are two teams in a baseball game. Each team (每一支球队) has nine players.
The baseball season starts (开始) in April and finishes in September. During this time, baseball games are on TV. In September, the two top (顶级的) teams play with each other in the field. Many baseball fans(球迷) will go there to watch the game. Many other people will listen to the radio and watch TV. After that people talk about the game and the players for a long time.
In the USA, many people are interested in American football, too. American football is not like (像) soccer. People play their football with hands (手) not their foot. The football season starts when the baseball season finishes. And the football season finishes in November. There are eleven players in each team. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The best teams play again (再一次) on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people sit near the radio or the TV to hear or watch the game. And they really want to know which team wins the game.
1. In the USA, people’s favorite sports are _________.| A．baseball and soccer | B．baseball and volleyball |
| C．basketball and tennis | D．baseball and American football |
| A．9 | B．11 | C．18 | D．22 |
| A．there are eight months in a baseball season |
| B．many baseball fans go to the field to watch games |
| C．all the people must watch the games on TV at home |
| D．people only talk about the players after the games |
| A．baseball | B．soccer | C．hands | D．foot |
| A．Only boys and girls can play baseball. |
| B．People in the USA don’t like playing football. |
| C．The football season is after the baseball season. |
| D．The best football teams play again on March 1st. |
【推荐3】To compete with online sellers, traditional bookstores have tried everything to win the customers. And it's true that a great bookstore can encourage people to read in many ways. Here are some good bookstores around the world that are worth a visit.
Shakespeare & Company, France
France doesn't have Shakespeare, but it has Shakespeare &.Company. Many great writers used to meet here, such as Eara Poundie and Ernest Hemingway. Today, it helps young writers by allowing them to live and work here.
Strand Bookstore，US
Strand Bookstore is a secondhand bookstore. It sells used books for $2～3 each. Sometimes you can find very old and rare (稀少的）books at Strand, for example, a Shakespeare book that came out in 1632 is worth $125,000!
Eslite Bookstore, Taipei, China
Eslite Bookstore is a cultural landmark in Taipei. It has clothes stores, cafes (咖啡厅)，galleries（画廊）and other spaces. It also holds lots of activities about reading, like the talks with famous writers.
Sanlian Taofen Bookstore, Beijing, China
It is 11:30 p.m.and getting late. But Bejing Sanlian Taofen Bookstore is sill bright. Hundreds of people are staying inside for one thing: to read.
The bookstore runs 24 hours a day and it's the first bookstore of its kind in Beijing.
1. There used to be many great _______ meeting in Shakespeare Company.| A．writers | B．readers | C．sellers | D．teachers |
| A．cheap | B．expensive | C．rare | D．used |
| A．painting | B．reading | C．shopping | D．drinking |
| A．Shakespeare &.Company | B．Eslite Bookstore |
| C．Sanlian Taofen Bookstore | D．Strand Bookstore |
| A．Books in Strand Bookstore are all old and cheap. |
| B．People can read,relax or shop in Eslite Bookstore. |
| C．Readers can live and work in Shakespeare &.Company. |
| D．Online sellers sell fewer books than traditional bookstores. |
【推荐1】Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. You shouldn’t waste this wonderful opportunity to learn. Here is our advice for you to have a happy school life.
Advice 1 Be active in school! Don’t say things are difficult or boring. Be interested in school life and your school subjects. Join lots of activities. Be quick to put your hand up. Go around the school with a big smile.
Advice 2 Expect to work. School is not a holiday camp. If you are not working，you are not learning，and you are wasting your time at school. Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.
Advice 3 Keep fit. If you do not eat a good breakfast，you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep，you will be sleepy in class. Play some sports to keep your body strong.
Advice 4 Do today’s work today. Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class，it is very difficult to get back in front. You can’t finish a race if you rest all the time.
Advice 5 Don’t be too disappointed if things sometimes go badly. Everyone fails some tests，loses some matches and has bad days. Friends are not always perfect，and they sometimes say and do unpleasant things. Don’t let small problems seem very big and important.
Advice 6 Talk about problems—sometimes they are only the result of misunderstanding. Don’t be too embarrassed to ask for help. You are young. No one thinks you can do everything!
Advice 7 Plan your time. Don’t waste life lying in bed on Saturday morning. Go and play a sport，learn the piano，work on a project，read a book，practise English，or help someone with problems. There are always a lot of things to do.
1. One way to be active in school is to ________.| A．regard school as a camp | B．do more difficult things |
| C．show interest in school subjects | D．do more boring things |
| A．you can rest in class | B．you can do your homework tomorrow |
| C．you’re still supposed to study hard. | D．you can sleep |
| A．keep in good health | B．not think about food in class |
| C．answer teachers’ questions quickly | D．keep their body strong |
| A．Advice 3 | B．Advice 5 | C．Advice 6 | D．Advice 7 |
| A．Friends are always perfect. | B．You should ask for help if you need. |
| C．You needn’t plan your time on weekends. | D．Be slow to put up your hand. |
When can you get a phone? The answer is when your parents think you need one. Of course, many kids seem to get a phone at around age 12 or 13 or at an even younger age because their parents think it is helpful. A phone can let the children soon contact(联系) their parents if something goes wrong or they need help. Likewise, it can also make parents quickly contact their kids so that they can check(检查) on them and make sure they’re OK.
If you get a phone, work out some rules with your parents. Learn to be in control of your phone. It will cost(花费) you much if you send too many messages or talk too long. Also work out some other things. When can you use your phone? When must you turn off the phone?
If you get a phone, you’ll also have to make sure you can take care of this new “friend”. Put it in the same place so that it doesn’t get lost. And don’t use it in the bath-room(洗手间), because it is easy for you to drop your phone into the toilet(厕所).
1. Why do some young kids have a phone?| A．Because their parents are rich. |
| B．Because the young kids want to have fun. |
| C．Because their parents think it is helpful. |
| D．Because their parents are very busy. |
| A．希望地 | B．急速地 | C．同样地 | D．绝望地 |
| A．Work out some rules with parents. |
| B．Work out some other things about using it. |
| C．Put it in the same place so that is doesn’t get lost. |
| D．Use it in the bathroom in order to play games. |
| A．The importance of a phone. | B．When kids can get a phone. |
| C．The use of a phone. | D．Where kids can get a phone. |
You can make it. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps feel more
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry—looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your book or whether people like you or not.
Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say: “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself: “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
1. How many pieces of advice does the writer give?
| A．four | B．Five | C．Six | D．seven |
| A．难受 | B．尴尬 | C．害羞 | D．自在 |
| A．say nothing but smile |
| B．say something nice about others around you |
| C．look others up and down |
| D．tell others you are a shy person |
| A．Don’t keep smiling too often |
| B．Never say something nice about people. |
| C．Think less about ways to enjoy parties or games |
| D．One day you’ll never feel shy when talking to others. |
