1 . After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.

There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles(肌肉) relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.

Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep tell us that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This period of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.

If you can’t fall asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believed that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!

1. The word “drowsy” in the last paragraph means _________.

A．sick

B．stand up

C．awake

D．a little sleepy

2. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you______.

A．dream more often

B．have poor health

C．nervous

D．breathe quickly

3. During REM, ________________.

A．your eyes move quickly	B．you dream
C．you are restless	D．both A and B

4. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is __________.

A．approximately six hours	B．around ten hours
C．about eight hours	D．not stated here

2 . Five tips for safe running

We all know that exercise is good for our health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems.

Running is good exercise, but it can be hard on the body.     1    

Take it easy. Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries (受伤) when they push themselves too bad. The body needs time to get used to increase in distance or speed.     2    

Listen to your body. Most running injuries do not come unexpectedly (意外地).     3    

They may include body aches, sore muscles (肌肉) and pain that does not go away.

    4     There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoe that offers the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly, you should replace your shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.

Take good notes. Take time after each run to write down what you did and how you felt. Look for patterns, things that happen over again. These notes will help you find the best exercise for you.

Cross train. As we said earlier, running is hard on your body. So physical fitness experts suggest some form of cross training to improve muscle balance and to help you stay injury free. They say, besides running, swimming, yoga, and riding a bicycle are good exercises.     5    

A．Get good running shoes.

B．Here are five ideas to reduce the risk of injury.

C．Muscles and joints (关节) need time to recover.

D．Running may also help you live longer

E．These exercises are easier on the body.

F．Usually, there are warning signs.

G．As advertisements for the running shoe Nike say, “just do it.”

3 . 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。文中共有十个错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），在答题处写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，并在答题处写出该词，且也用斜线划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一条横线，并在答题处写出修改后的词。从第11处起不计分。

Mary was an university student. She didn’t have much money and her parents were poor. So she had an uncle who had been luck enough to be very rich. He always give her valuable Christmas and birthday presents. When her uncle’s birthday came round, Mary wanted to buy her something really special, but because of he was so rich, she did not know how to get him. She went into the best shop in her town and explained her problem to one of the helpful shop assistant. Finally she asked, “What do you have for someone has already got everything he wants or needs?” The girl sighed deep and answered, “Envy (忌妒), only envy.”

4 . Confidence in Maths, Confidence for Life.

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At Mathnasium we use our unique assessment process to determine exactly what each child knows and what they need to learn. Next, we design an individual learning plan for each student. It doesn’t stop there—our teachers continually check progress along the way to make sure students truly understand the concepts we've taught. Students learn maths at their own speed and according to their own level. They will see obvious changes in attitude, confidence and school progress.

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1. Whom does Mathnasium of North Oxford teach maths?

A．Teenagers.

B．Adults.

C．Babies.

D．Graduates.

2. What is special about Mathnasium of North Oxford?

A．Its large-sized classes.	B．Its location.
C．Its individual teaching.	D．Its school environment.

3. Where can you find the ad?

A．In the newspaper.

B．On the poster.

C．On the Internet.

D．Over the radio.

6 . A fresh and gentle wind on your face, soft sand under your feet and blue waters as far as the eye can see. Is there any other Olympic sport that is played in such pleasant conditions as beach volleyball？

“I’ve gone to a lot of beautiful places, and met a lot of beautiful people. That wouldn’t have happened if I had been playing another sport.” said Randy Stoklos, America’s most famous beach volleyball player.

The sport began as a four-a-side game on beaches in Southern California in the 1920s. The first recorded two-man game took place there in 1930, and the first tournament (锦标赛) was held in Los Angeles 18 years later. The winners were awarded a case of Pepsi. In the 1950s, women started playing and the sport soon spread to Europe and South America. Yet at that time, beach volleyball was more an entertainment show than a sport, with beauty contests included. The Association of Volleyball Professionals was founded in 1983 and beach volleyball developed into a fast, athletic sport. Its world-wide popularity won beach volleyball a place at the 1996 Olympics in Atalanta, where 24 male teams and 16 female teams took part. At present, the US and Brazil are the best in the world at beach volleyball.

The game came to China in the early 1990s and there have been national tournaments since 1994. It became an official event at the Eighth National Games in 1997. China’s You Wenhui and Wang Lu finished ninth in the women’s beach volleyball world championships in Brazil.

1. The passage is mainly about ______.

A．the history of beach volleyball

B．how to play beach volleyball

C．the importance of beach volleyball

D．women’s beach volleyball in China

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE？

A．Beach volleyball was first played like other Olympic: sports.

B．Beach volleyball has always been an entertainment show rather than a sport.

C．Beach volleyball began on beaches in Souther California.

D．Women started playing beach volleyball in South America in 1945.

3. When did beach volleyball officially become an Olympic event？

A．In 1948,

B．In 1996.

C．In 1950.

D．In 1997.

4. According to the passage, we can learn that______.

A．in 1996, beach volleyball became an official event in China

B．China’s beach volleyball team is the best in the world

C．China’s beach volleyball players won the first place in Brazil

D．beach volleyball came to China in the early 1990s

7 . When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very _________, I wasn’t a good student, I_________ too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to bear all this _________I could. But at last, I became very _________. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me _________. Then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re like? Well, you now have that girl’s _________. Go and make a list of everything she said and _________ the points that are true. Pay _________attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t _________(like being very thin), but a good number I could — and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear __________of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He __________to take it. “That’s just for __________,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the __________about yourself. But you have to learn to __________, not just close your ears in anger feeling __________. When something said about you is true , you’ll find it will be of __________to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, __________hear the truth and do what you know is the __________ thing to do.

Daddy’s advice has __________me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a __________piece of advice.

1.

A．strong

B．thin

C．tall

D．fat

2.

A．suffered

B．offered

C．talked

D．did

3.

A．if

B．as long as

C．until

D．by the time

4.

A．afraid

B．shocked

C．foolish

D．angry

5.

A．angrily

B．quietly

C．in surprise

D．in disappointment

6.

A．opinion

B．purpose

C．thought

D．disadvantages

7.

A．miss

B．mark

C．tell

D．improve

8.

A．some

B．more

C．much

D．no

9.

A．believe

B．accept

C．judge

D．change

10.

A．thought

B．decision

C．picture

D．memory

11.

A．refused

B．decided

C．promised

D．pretended

12.

A．me

B．you

C．all

D．her

13.

A．secret

B．information

C．truth

D．trouble

14.

A．listen

B．fight back

C．think

D．protect yourself

15.

A．unfair

B．stupid

C．happy

D．hurt

16.

A．the same

B．help

C．interest

D．no value

17.

A．even

B．or

C．but

D．and

18.

A．right

B．usual

C．different

D．special

19.

A．belonged to

B．returned to

C．stuck to

D．passed to

20.

A．worse

B．good

C．bad

D．better

8 . When I first arrived in Australia at the age of 16 to go to high school for one year and live with a host family, I was completely over the moon about everything. I had been planning for many months. But, even though all exchange students participated in a one-day preparatory meeting, culture shock couldn't be avoided.

Those first weeks are so-called “honeymoon phase Ⅰ” where you are happy to be in that culture. However, this feeling didn’t last forever. After about two months, differences became more evident. I started missing my friends and family more and more. Frustrating thoughts increasingly occupied my head-nobody really understands me, and my English is not good enough. I wish people would just he able to speak German for one day! I wish public transportation would work the same way as at home! And so on. I knew it was “honeymoon phase Ⅱ”.

Over the next few months, though, I slowly and unknowingly entered the “adjustment phase”. I developed my own little routine, learnt to adapt to stress through various techniques, and made many new friends. My English improved dramatically!

I understood Australian culture better and better. That was a major breakthrough for me personally. Every day I felt more and more comfortable with my new home. I adopted many new traits（特征） while also keeping earlier ones from my home country. I would often refer to myself as “having a second nationality”. This process which happened over my last few months abroad is called the “mastery phase”. My happiest moment was when my dear friend one day said during a conversation, “You are Australian now, Jude! You sound just like us!”

I want to point out that the effects of culture shock are different for everyone and can result in different behaviour and feelings. The timing of the different phases also varies a lot from person to person. One thing is for sure-though culture shock is unavoidable, acceptance is the first step towards adjusting better to a foreign culture.

1. According to the passage,which phase is the most difficult to go through?

A．Honeymoon phase Ⅰ.	B．Honeymoon phase Ⅱ.
C．Adjustment phase.	D．Mastery phase.

2. What happened in the “mastery phase”?

A．The author got rid of his earlier habits.

B．The author quitted his nationality.

C．The author adjusted to the culture better.

D．The author made many new friends.

3. What’s the most important thing to deal with culture shock?

A．Ignoring it.

B．Avoiding it.

C．Accepting it.

D．Changing it.

10 . While the arts can’t stop the COVID-19 virus or the social unrest we see in the world today, they can give us insight into the choices we make when moving through crises and chaos. The arts invite everyone to think in new ways.

We often experience works of art as something that’s pleasing to our senses without a full understanding of the creative effort. Great art often shows us contradictions and crises, and we can learn a great deal from their resolutions. Through our understanding of art, we can gain a deeper understanding of how we might overcome our own challenges. In understanding extremes of contrast, we can see the beauty in art with themes that are not simply pleasing for their magnificent features or qualities.

Beethoven offers a wonderful example of moving artfully through crises and chaos. He composed his Symphony No.9 as his hearing loss became more and more pronounced. The opening of the symphony seems to come out of nowhere, from near silence in the opening to a full expression of what many consider to be the joy of freedom and universal brotherhood with Schiller’s Ode to joy (欢乐颂). Beethoven appears to have created a work of art that not only freed him from his personal struggles, but one that also speaks to the joy of living together in peace and harmony.

Have a dialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they always start out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference—a oneness of the two opposing forces. The arts offer many lessons that can help us gain the knowledge we need to move more confidently in today’s competitive and uncertain environment. An openness to arts-based solutions will give you more control over your future.

1. What value does art have beyond pleasing people’s senses?

A．It brings people inner peace.	B．It contributes to problem-solving.
C．It reduces the possibility of crises.	D．It deepens understanding of challenges.

2. What can we learn about Beethoven’s Symphony No.9?

A．It celebrates freedom and unity.	B．It aims to show crises and chaos.
C．It opens with Schiller’s Ode to Joy.	D．It is unfinished due to his hearing loss.

3. What is the author’s suggestion on dealing with conflicting forces?

A．Leaving things as they are.	B．Making a choice between them.
C．Separating them from each other.	D．Engaging them in a conversation.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．How COVID-19 changes art	B．Moving artfully through crises
C．Essentials of Symphony No.9	D．How to appreciate arts in new ways